Now & Next: Work: In Progress – in partnership with The Economist

Now & Next: Work: In Progress – in partnership with The Economist

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  • February 14, 2019

Imagine paying people no strings attached cash, whether they have a job or not. In California, two experiments are being planned that some think could be the solution to a potentially jobless dystopian future.

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