The war on normal people
Subtitle: the truth about America's disappearing jobs and why universal basic income is our future
By: Andrew Yang
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Hachette Books
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 284
ISBN-13: 9780316414241
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Guaranteed annual income; Government policy; Economic conditions; Social aspects; Poverty; Economic aspects; Automation
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-275) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : the great displacement; title: Part one. What's happening to jobs. My journey; title: How we got here; title: Who is normal in America; title: What we do for a living; title: Factory workers and truck drivers; title: White-collar jobs will disappear, too; title: On humanity and work; title: The usual objections; title: Part two. What's happening to us. Life in the bubble; title: Mindsets of scarcity and abundance; title: Geography is destiny; title: Men, women, and children; title: The permanent shadow class : what displacement looks like; title: Video games and the (male) meaning of life; title: The shape we're in/disintegration; title: Part three. Solutions and human capitalism. The freedom dividend; title: Universal Basic Income in the real world; title: Time as the new money; title: Human capitalism; title: The strong state and the new citizenship; title: Health care in a world without jobs; title: Building people; title: Conclusion : masters or servants.