Tax Notes contributing editor Carrie Brandon Elliot discusses the rising interest in universal basic income, especially as artificial intelligence disrupts the job market, and the role of tax policy ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Carrie Brandon Elliot analyzes international tax issues. Artificial intelligence headliners are romancing universal basic income ...

As artificial intelligence threatens to wipe out jobs, the idea of a basic income paid to everyone without conditions is resurfacing. But do tech CEOs share the same motivations as the philosophers ...

I remember when George McGovern, the Democratic presidential nominee in 1972, promised that if elected, he would send each citizen a check each year for $1,000. In today’s dollars, that would be ...

As AI transforms the economy, some tech leaders push universal basic income. This piece argues Americans need opportunity, not government checks.

Imagine a world where every household receives a guaranteed monthly income, no strings attached. Now, contrast that with a future dominated by artificial intelligence (AI), where machines transform ...

Universal basic income (UBI) is gaining attention as a possible answer to AI-driven job loss, though experts disagree on the extent of AI's effects on the job market. Guaranteed income pilots have ...

Universal Basic Income sounds like a dream fix, offering free money for everyone with no strings attached. But good intentions do not always lead to good outcomes, and this idea is no exception for ...

Elon Musk recently posted a pronouncement on X: “Universal HIGH INCOME via checks issued by the Federal government is the best way to deal with unemployment caused by AI.” Andrew Yang cheered. Sam ...

Billionaire Elon Musk on Wednesday said that while the Trump accounts that are set to launch next year are a nice gesture, he doesn't think saving money will be necessary with "universal high income" ...