Universal Basic Income – Patrick Hurley – Ignite Futures
As part of our Future Sessions at Liverpool Makefest on 29th June 2019, we asked people to respond to a number of themes. Patrick Hurley Universal Basic Income.
How and why it’s the best option for the automated economy of 2049, by which time the robots will have taken all our jobs. Ignite Liverpool, Ignite Futures – Liverpool Makefest 29 June 2019
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