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Americans would get ‘universal high income’ via steady federal checks under Elon Musk’s new proposal. Will it happen?
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Roughly 30,000 additional jobs have already been lost to AI in early 2026
60% confidenceUniversal HIGH INCOME via checks issued by the Federal government is the best way to deal with unemployment caused by AI
60% confidenceAI was linked to nearly 55,000 job cuts in the U.S. in 2025
60% confidenceAdvances in automation and productivity could dramatically increase the supply of goods and services, potentially offsetting inflationary pressure from increased money circulation
60% confidenceAI and robotics will produce goods and services far in excess of the increase in the money supply, so there will not be inflation
60% confidence