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(2018)
The war on normal people
the truth about America's disappearing jobs and why universal basic income is our future
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by Andrew Yang
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From entrepreneur Andrew Yang, the founder of Venture for America, an eye-opening look at how new technologies are erasing millions of jobs before our eyes--and a rallying cry for the urgent steps America must take, including Universal Basic Income, to stabilize our economy.
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Guaranteed annual income, Government policy, Economic conditions, Social aspects, Poverty, Economic aspects, Automation, Income, united states, United states, economic policy, United states, economic conditions, nyt:paperback-nonfiction=2020-01-12, New York Times bestseller, United states, economic policy, 2009-, United states, economic conditions, 2009-, Automation, economic aspects, Basic income, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS, Labor, POLITICAL SCIENCE, Labor & Industrial Relations, Economic history, Entrepreneurship, New business enterprises, Arbeitslosigkeit, Garantiertes Mindesteinkommen, Künstliche Intelligenz, Digitalisierung, RobotikPlaces
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The War on Normal People: The Truth About America's Disappearing Jobs and Why Universal Basic Income Is Our Future
Apr 02, 2019, Hachette Books
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0316414212 9780316414210
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The War on Normal People: The Truth About America's Disappearing Jobs and Why Universal Basic Income Is Our Future
Apr 03, 2018, Hachette Book Group and Blackstone Publishing
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1549172131 9781549172137
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The War on Normal People: The Truth About America's Disappearing Jobs and Why Universal Basic Income Is Our Future
2018, Hachette Books
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The war on normal people: the truth about America's disappearing jobs and why universal basic income is our future
2018, Hachette Books
in English
- First edition.
0316414247 9780316414241
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Book Details
Table of Contents
Introduction : the great displacement
Part one. What's happening to jobs. My journey
How we got here
Who is normal in America
What we do for a living
Factory workers and truck drivers
White-collar jobs will disappear, too
On humanity and work
The usual objections
Part two. What's happening to us. Life in the bubble
Mindsets of scarcity and abundance
Geography is destiny
Men, women, and children
The permanent shadow class : what displacement looks like
Video games and the (male) meaning of life
The shape we're in/disintegration
Part three. Solutions and human capitalism. The freedom dividend
Universal Basic Income in the real world
Time as the new money
Human capitalism
The strong state and the new citizenship
Health care in a world without jobs
Building people
Conclusion : masters or servants.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-275) and index.
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