The Truth About America's Disappearing Jobs and Why Universal Basic Income Is Our Future
by Andrew Yang
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American businessman, investor, and television personality
Recommended by 3 notable people, including Nat Eliason and James Altucher
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See customer reviews on Amazon →Readable and polemical, it argues automation threatens large swathes of work and centers Universal Basic Income as the primary policy response. Early chapters use concrete examples and anecdotes to show which sectors and roles may be vulnerable, which makes it easy to brief others or spark classroom debate. Mid sections list policy options and political strategy; those sections are useful for talking points but start to feel repetitive. Limitation: tone favors advocacy over careful economic nuance, so technical modelers or readers after step-by-step career moves will find it thin.
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From entrepreneur Andrew Yang, the founder of Venture for America, an eyeopening look at how new technologies are erasing millions of jobs before our eyesand a rallying cry for the urgent steps America must take, including Universal Basic Income, to stabilize our economy. The shift toward automation is about to create a tsunami of unemployment. N...
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