Why Facebook should pay us a basic income

If data are the new oil then we may have found a 21st-century revenue stream

The Financial Times
Aug 8, 2017 · 5 min read
A mural decorates one of the many open space work areas at the Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, California, May 15, 2012 — ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images

By John Thornhill

The idea of guaranteeing a basic income for everybody has many obvious flaws but one overwhelming virtue. It enshrines the principle that every citizen is a valued member of society and has a right to share in its…

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