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  <title>Episode 15: Episode 15: UBI - Dream or Nightmare?</title>
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  <itunes:episode>15</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Episode 15: UBI - Dream or Nightmare?</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>My look at the possibility of a UBI, pros and cons, and possible ramifications if it comes to pass</itunes:subtitle>
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&lt;p&gt;Vox - "Everywhere UBI has been tried, in one map" by Sigal Samuel:&lt;br&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Evonomics - "Capitalism’s Core Problem: The Case for Universal Property" by Peter Barnes:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://evonomics.com/a-new-capitalism-the-case-for-universal-property/#:%7E:text=Universal%20property%2C%20as%20I%20use,yet%2Dto%2Dbe%20born" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://evonomics.com/a-new-capitalism-the-case-for-universal-property/#:~:text=Universal%20property%2C%20as%20I%20use,yet%2Dto%2Dbe%20born&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;TaxFoundation.org - "Does Andrew Yang’s “Freedom Dividend” Proposal Add Up?" by Kyle Pomerleau:&lt;br&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Forbes - "The Surprising Cost Of Biden’s Free College Tuition Plan" by Rob Berger:&lt;br&gt;
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&lt;a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/27/what-billionaires-say-about-universal-basic-income-in-2017.html#:%7E:text=The%20idea%20of%20universal%20basic%20income,%20or?msockid=1546b612e67260fe1049a266e7e261f9" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/27/what-billionaires-say-about-universal-basic-income-in-2017.html#:~:text=The%20idea%20of%20universal%20basic%20income,%20or?msockid=1546b612e67260fe1049a266e7e261f9&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Nexford University - "How Will Artificial Intelligence Affect Jobs 2024-2030" by Mark Talmage-Rostron:&lt;br&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;University of New Hampshire - "More U.S. Women of Childbearing Age, but Fewer Have Given Birth" by Kennth Johnson:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://carsey.unh.edu/publication/more-us-women-childbearing-age-fewer-have-given-birth#:%7E:text=There%20were%204.7%20million%20more%20women%20aged" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://carsey.unh.edu/publication/more-us-women-childbearing-age-fewer-have-given-birth#:~:text=There%20were%204.7%20million%20more%20women%20aged&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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<p>Vox - &quot;Everywhere UBI has been tried, in one map&quot; by Sigal Samuel:<br>
<a href="https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2020/2/19/21112570/universal-basic-income-ubi-map" rel="nofollow">https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2020/2/19/21112570/universal-basic-income-ubi-map</a></p>

<p>Evonomics - &quot;Capitalism’s Core Problem: The Case for Universal Property&quot; by Peter Barnes:<br>
<a href="https://evonomics.com/a-new-capitalism-the-case-for-universal-property/#:%7E:text=Universal%20property%2C%20as%20I%20use,yet%2Dto%2Dbe%20born" rel="nofollow">https://evonomics.com/a-new-capitalism-the-case-for-universal-property/#:~:text=Universal%20property%2C%20as%20I%20use,yet%2Dto%2Dbe%20born</a>.</p>

<p>TaxFoundation.org - &quot;Does Andrew Yang’s “Freedom Dividend” Proposal Add Up?&quot; by Kyle Pomerleau:<br>
<a href="https://taxfoundation.org/blog/andrew-yang-value-added-tax-universal-basic-income/" rel="nofollow">https://taxfoundation.org/blog/andrew-yang-value-added-tax-universal-basic-income/</a></p>

<p>FactCheck.org - &quot;How Much Will the ‘Green New Deal’ Cost?&quot; by Jessica McDonald:<br>
<a href="https://www.factcheck.org/2019/03/how-much-will-the-green-new-deal-cost/?gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7bW47eHjiAMV6axaBR3w3SBeEAAYASAAEgK7LPD_BwE" rel="nofollow">https://www.factcheck.org/2019/03/how-much-will-the-green-new-deal-cost/?gad_source=1&amp;gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7bW47eHjiAMV6axaBR3w3SBeEAAYASAAEgK7LPD_BwE</a></p>

<p>Forbes - &quot;The Surprising Cost Of Biden’s Free College Tuition Plan&quot; by Rob Berger:<br>
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<p>US Department of Education - &quot;First-Generation Students - College Access, Persistence, and Postbachelor&#39;s Outcomes&quot; by Emily Forrest Cataldi, Christopher T: Bennett, &amp; Xianglei Chen:<br>
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<p>MSBNC - &quot;What billionaires and business titans say about cash handouts in 2017 (Hint: lots!)&quot; by Catherine Clifford:<br>
<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/27/what-billionaires-say-about-universal-basic-income-in-2017.html#:%7E:text=The%20idea%20of%20universal%20basic%20income,%20or?msockid=1546b612e67260fe1049a266e7e261f9" rel="nofollow">https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/27/what-billionaires-say-about-universal-basic-income-in-2017.html#:~:text=The%20idea%20of%20universal%20basic%20income,%20or?msockid=1546b612e67260fe1049a266e7e261f9</a></p>

<p>Magenta Health Japan - &quot;Robots &amp; their Contribution to Aged Care&quot;:<br>
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<p>Nexford University - &quot;How Will Artificial Intelligence Affect Jobs 2024-2030&quot; by Mark Talmage-Rostron:<br>
<a href="https://www.nexford.edu/insights/how-will-ai-affect-jobs" rel="nofollow">https://www.nexford.edu/insights/how-will-ai-affect-jobs</a></p>

<p>University of New Hampshire - &quot;More U.S. Women of Childbearing Age, but Fewer Have Given Birth&quot; by Kennth Johnson:<br>
<a href="https://carsey.unh.edu/publication/more-us-women-childbearing-age-fewer-have-given-birth#:%7E:text=There%20were%204.7%20million%20more%20women%20aged" rel="nofollow">https://carsey.unh.edu/publication/more-us-women-childbearing-age-fewer-have-given-birth#:~:text=There%20were%204.7%20million%20more%20women%20aged</a></p>]]>
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<p>Vox - &quot;Everywhere UBI has been tried, in one map&quot; by Sigal Samuel:<br>
<a href="https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2020/2/19/21112570/universal-basic-income-ubi-map" rel="nofollow">https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2020/2/19/21112570/universal-basic-income-ubi-map</a></p>

<p>Evonomics - &quot;Capitalism’s Core Problem: The Case for Universal Property&quot; by Peter Barnes:<br>
<a href="https://evonomics.com/a-new-capitalism-the-case-for-universal-property/#:%7E:text=Universal%20property%2C%20as%20I%20use,yet%2Dto%2Dbe%20born" rel="nofollow">https://evonomics.com/a-new-capitalism-the-case-for-universal-property/#:~:text=Universal%20property%2C%20as%20I%20use,yet%2Dto%2Dbe%20born</a>.</p>

<p>TaxFoundation.org - &quot;Does Andrew Yang’s “Freedom Dividend” Proposal Add Up?&quot; by Kyle Pomerleau:<br>
<a href="https://taxfoundation.org/blog/andrew-yang-value-added-tax-universal-basic-income/" rel="nofollow">https://taxfoundation.org/blog/andrew-yang-value-added-tax-universal-basic-income/</a></p>

<p>FactCheck.org - &quot;How Much Will the ‘Green New Deal’ Cost?&quot; by Jessica McDonald:<br>
<a href="https://www.factcheck.org/2019/03/how-much-will-the-green-new-deal-cost/?gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7bW47eHjiAMV6axaBR3w3SBeEAAYASAAEgK7LPD_BwE" rel="nofollow">https://www.factcheck.org/2019/03/how-much-will-the-green-new-deal-cost/?gad_source=1&amp;gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7bW47eHjiAMV6axaBR3w3SBeEAAYASAAEgK7LPD_BwE</a></p>

<p>Forbes - &quot;The Surprising Cost Of Biden’s Free College Tuition Plan&quot; by Rob Berger:<br>
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<p>US Department of Education - &quot;First-Generation Students - College Access, Persistence, and Postbachelor&#39;s Outcomes&quot; by Emily Forrest Cataldi, Christopher T: Bennett, &amp; Xianglei Chen:<br>
<a href="https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2018/2018421.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2018/2018421.pdf</a></p>

<p>MSBNC - &quot;What billionaires and business titans say about cash handouts in 2017 (Hint: lots!)&quot; by Catherine Clifford:<br>
<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/27/what-billionaires-say-about-universal-basic-income-in-2017.html#:%7E:text=The%20idea%20of%20universal%20basic%20income,%20or?msockid=1546b612e67260fe1049a266e7e261f9" rel="nofollow">https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/27/what-billionaires-say-about-universal-basic-income-in-2017.html#:~:text=The%20idea%20of%20universal%20basic%20income,%20or?msockid=1546b612e67260fe1049a266e7e261f9</a></p>

<p>Magenta Health Japan - &quot;Robots &amp; their Contribution to Aged Care&quot;:<br>
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<p>Nexford University - &quot;How Will Artificial Intelligence Affect Jobs 2024-2030&quot; by Mark Talmage-Rostron:<br>
<a href="https://www.nexford.edu/insights/how-will-ai-affect-jobs" rel="nofollow">https://www.nexford.edu/insights/how-will-ai-affect-jobs</a></p>

<p>University of New Hampshire - &quot;More U.S. Women of Childbearing Age, but Fewer Have Given Birth&quot; by Kennth Johnson:<br>
<a href="https://carsey.unh.edu/publication/more-us-women-childbearing-age-fewer-have-given-birth#:%7E:text=There%20were%204.7%20million%20more%20women%20aged" rel="nofollow">https://carsey.unh.edu/publication/more-us-women-childbearing-age-fewer-have-given-birth#:~:text=There%20were%204.7%20million%20more%20women%20aged</a></p>]]>
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