UBI is a way to address wealth inequality and economic displacement from automation—if fewer worker hours are needed in the economy, people still need to live, so a basic income ensures people can survive even if full-time employment is not available for everyone.

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Katie Porter

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if we're not we may not need as many people hours as we had and so people may not have a full-time job. We may not have that level of economic employment but people still have to live.

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Does American Capitalism Still Work?The Aspen Institute
Created: 8/11/2026, 7:21:54 AM

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