UBI polls poorly while 56,000 Americans back redistributive AI policies
deanwball · x · 2026-08-28
Dean Ball points out that AI discourse largely ignores that UBI consistently polls poorly—people want to work. Citing a CSAIP survey of 56,000 Americans across 79 AI policies, he notes significant support for straightforwardly redistributive policies (transferring resources from corporations and the wealthiest to workers and families) and for holding AI companies accountable.
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