Mark Zuckerberg called for the US to explore the idea of universal basic income in a speech to the graduating class of Harvard University on Thursday.
Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook dropped out of Harvard to focus on the company that would ultimately make him worth around $63 billion.
“We should have a society that measures progress not just by economic metrics like GDP, but by how many of us have a role we find meaningful,” Zuckerberg said in the speech, according to Business Insider. “We should explore ideas like universal basic income to make sure everyone has a cushion to try new ideas.”
Zuckerberg is in the middle of a 50 state tour of the United States and is considered by some to be a potential 2020 presidential candidate.
According to Mic, universal basic income is “an allocated payment that’s provided to individual adults instead of households, regardless of other sources of income and with no requirement for work.”
While its a controversial idea, some economic heavy hitters have come out in support of the program including Elon Musk.
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‘I Am Guilty!’ Accused Planned Parenthood Shooter Robert Dear Belts Out in Courtroom
The accused Planned Parenthood gunman shouted “I am guilty” in a Colorado court on Wednesday afternoon while awaiting charges in the deaths of three people. Robert Dear, 57, opened fire at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs on November 27, killing three and injuring nine others. Dear was expected to be charged with first-degree murder… Read More
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“Suspicious” White Powder Found In Brussels Mosque
Belgium security forces are currently investigating a “suspicious” white powder that was found at a well known mosque that is located close to the European Commission building.
According to Reuters, a person inside the Islamic and Cultural Centre of Belgium called into the local fire department saying that they thought they had found anthrax powder.
“Reuters journalists saw about a dozen emergency vehicles, including police, outside the Islamic and Cultural Centre of Belgium, a large Saudi-established institution including a mosque situated 200 meters from the European Commission.
A spokeswoman for the fire service said it had taken a call from the mosque from a person saying they believed that they had found anthrax powder, prompting the deployment of specialist crews. There was no immediate word on what the substance was.”
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