Universal basic income gains some support in liberal areas
The idea of a guaranteed income for all gains traction in Hawaii and the San Francisco Bay Area amid fears of job loss from automation. Advocates cite retraining gaps, pilot programs in Kenya and Oakland, and potential funding sources while skeptics warn of cost and work incentives.
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Labor Day Politics Dominate Summer's Final Hurrah
The holiday sees politicians like Jerry Springer in Cleveland urging union support and workers' rights while national figures such as Bernie Sanders criticize Trump policies. Elizabeth Warren's report claims Trump harms workers with anti-union appointees and deregulation, despite touted job gains.
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Automation confronts workers as San Francisco warms to robots
In San Francisco and the wider Bay Area, security robots like Knightscope K5 roam malls and bars as automation reshapes jobs and daily life. City supervisors push a robot tax and rules on delivery bots while business leaders argue tech creates opportunities and need for retraining, highlighting a national debate on income inequality and workforce disruption.
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