Universal Basic Income

Gen X may be the first to need a universal basic income after late-career job loss

Evidence suggests that compared to the boomers we studied, a larger proportion of Gen X are susceptible to hard falls than their predecessors. This demands a structural solution and a universal basic income might be the answer.

BY ANNETTE NIEROBISZ AND DANA SAWCHUK
10/5/2025


Andrew Yang said this shit is coming in the 2020 election. With companies saving money by relocating jobs abroad and replacing workers with AI, how tf are people gonna be able to afford the goods and services these companies produce if they don't have jobs and income?
 
Gen X may be the first to need a universal basic income after late-career job loss

Evidence suggests that compared to the boomers we studied, a larger proportion of Gen X are susceptible to hard falls than their predecessors. This demands a structural solution and a universal basic income might be the answer.

BY ANNETTE NIEROBISZ AND DANA SAWCHUK
10/5/2025

We had DECADES to save. To turn around and demand money from others is a bitch move. FOH!!!
 
Lawmakers float a nationwide basic income experiment that would cover the cost of a 2-bedroom apartment

By Lauren Edmonds
October 26, 2025


• A New Jersey lawmaker is proposing a nationwide pilot program for a guaranteed basic income.

• The 3-year experiment would give 10,000 Americans a monthly basic income.

• The payments would cover the local cost of a two-bedroom apartment.
 
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