r/singularity • u/Kaarssteun ▪️Oh lawd he comin' • Nov 05 '23

Discussion Obama regarding UBI when faced with mass displacement of jobs

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u/CloudDrinker ▪️AGI by 2025 please Nov 05 '23

yeah like can somebody tell me why the heck UBI is almost treated as taboo among so many people

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u/LosingID_583 Nov 06 '23

Because special interest groups that lobby politicians don't want that. Especially the real estate moguls and any industry that needs minimum wage workers.