Martin Luther King Jr. was talking about a universal basic income before it was cool

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Billionaire tech bros like Sam Altman and Elon Musk like to think they operate on the futuristic fringe. On at least one subject that is trendy in tech circles, however, they are way late: basic income. Nearly six decades ago, Martin Luther King Jr. advocated for a form of basic income not unlike what AI leaders today suggest could be the salve to mitigate AI's impact on the workforce. King wrote in his 1967 book, "Where Do We Go From Here?" that a guaranteed annual income could ultimately

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