The War on Normal People

The Truth About America's Disappearing Jobs and Why Universal Basic Income Is Our Future

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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.

The shift toward automation is about to create a tsunami of unemployment. Not in the distant future--now. One recent estimate predicts 45 million American workers will lose their jobs within the next twelve years--jobs that won't be replaced. In a future marked by restlessness and chronic unemployment,...
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John Harwood Andrew Yang’s book is a take on the forces fraying America’s middle class. He draws our attention to eye-popping data points about where our economy is heading. (Source)


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