Basic Income: A Sellout of the American Dream

It’s the simplest business model conceivable: hand thousands of dollars over to individuals in return for nothing, no strings attached. Krisiloff insists he and his Y Combinator colleagues can’t wait to get started giving away the money. “This could be really transformative,” he says. “It may help change how humans, society, and technology all operate together in the future.”"Basic Income: A Sellout of the American Dream" is from the July/August 2016 issue of Technology Review.