Universal Basic Income
Is a Universal Basic Income the best answer to increased automation leading to job loss? Why or why not?
Would you want to telecommute? Why or why not?
Would you pay double the price for say, a T-shirt, if it meant fair wages for foreign workers? What about a phone? Suggested reading: this wikipedia entry on Foxconn suicides
By offshoring, are we taking advantage of the foreign programmers, perhaps exploiting them by paying them less than we would have to pay the U.S. programmers?
Who should be responsible for ensuring human rights of workers in international trade – the country in which the company is based, or the country in which the workers are based?
………………………….Answer preview…………………………..The automation of jobs in the labor force is inevitable based on the fact that the machines provide efficiency, an aspect that cannot be associated with humankind. Therefore, the universal basic income is the only solution to the expected rise of job loss. Despite the fact that the idea can be considered as being far-fetched, it provides a guaranteed income thus functions as an efficient way to fight poverty…………………………………….
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