Hawaii Toys With Idea of Universal Basic Income

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Hawaii is now toying with the idea of introducing universal basic income as robots continue to take people’s jobs.

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The government giving its citizens an allotted monthly or yearly amount of money could soon happen in Hawaii as many experts feel this will be the only way to way to cope with the mass future job loss coming to the world caused by automation. CBS news reported that Hawaii state lawmakers have voted to explore the idea of a universal basic income in light of research suggesting that a majority of waiter, cook and building cleaning jobs — vital to Hawaii's tourism-dependent economy — will eventually be replaced by machines. The crucial question of who would pay for the program has yet to be determined. But support for the idea has taken root. "Our economy is changing far more rapidly than anybody's expected," said state Rep. Chris Lee, who introduced legislation to consider a guaranteed universal income. Lee said he felt it's important "to be sure that everybody will benefit from the technological revolution that we're seeing to make sure no one's left behind."