Nobody, not even Musk, can afford UBI for Americans — it's just PR
examachine · x · 2026-10-19
Replying to Gary Marcus in a UBI discussion, the user argues Elon Musk lacks the resources to provide universal basic income to all Americans — and so does everyone else. He calls this the part nobody will say out loud: tech leaders use the concept purely for PR, it isn't serious, and they wouldn't even want it to happen.
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