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To the Point
To the Point

Money for nothin': The case for universal basic income

Hosted by Barbara Bogaev Jan. 02, 2017 National
Universal basic income is an idea people on both the Left and Right have kicked around for decades. But it has newfound currency because of the gig economy and automation replacing workers. On this special rebroadcast of To the Point, guest host Barbara Bogaev discusses the pros and cons of Uncle Sam cutting everyone a check.

Photo: Stock Monkeys

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Get ready to hear more a lot more about religious issues in 2017. White religious voters in large part helped Donald Trump win the White House. Early this year, the Trump...

7 min

Money for nothin': The case for universal basic income

What if the government guaranteed everyone a basic amount of income, regardless whether you work or not, let's just say $10,000. If you were broke, at least it could help...

31 min

Imagination failed us in 2016

Looking back now, 2016 seems to be the year so many of us got so much so wrong: Brexit, Trump, low-fat dairy, Ken Bone for heaven's sake. Prognosticating has never been...

13 min

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Host:
Barbara Bogaev

Producers:
Katie Cooper, Evan George

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