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Ontario Launches Universal Basic Income Pilot (www.cbc.ca)

Posted by msmash on from the interesting-experiments dept.

Reader epiphani writes: The Ontario Government will pilot universal basic income in a $50M program supporting 4,000 households over a 3 year period. While Slashdot has vigorously debated universal basic income in the past, and even Elon Musk has predicted it's necessity, experts continue to debate and gather data on the approach in the face of increasing automation. Ontario's plan will study three communities over three years, with participants receiving up to $17,000 annually if single, and $24,000 for families.

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  1. Re: Ontario, largest subnational debtor on the pla by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Umm... you think "bored" humans will stop reproducing? I don't think you know very many humans.

  2. Re: Ontario, largest subnational debtor on the pla by ShanghaiBill · · Score: 5, Funny

    Umm... you think "bored" humans will stop reproducing?

    Yes. The premise of TFA is that in the future we will have robots that can do anything that humans can do. I don't know how much an anatomically functional interactive sexbot will cost, but it will likely be way cheaper than alimony and child support, and it won't get headaches. If it has a "mute" button and can make sandwiches, that is even better.