Tim O'Reilly on Implement a universal basic income

Tim O'Reilly

Founder and CEO, O'Reilly Media. Investor. Studied at Harvard University.

I completely agree that Universal Basic Income is a good idea. But I think that’s just the beginning of the discussion.

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AI Verified The quote directly discusses Universal Basic Income and clearly expresses support for it as a policy idea, which matches the full statement about implementing a universal basic income. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 4mo ago

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AI Verified The quote says, "I completely agree that Universal Basic Income is a good idea," which clearly supports implementing UBI; the follow-up only adds that more discussion is needed. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 4mo ago

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AI Verified Verified: Tim O’Reilly’s Medium article "Work is More Than A Source of Income," published September 28, 2015, contains the exact sentence "I completely agree that Universal Basic Income is a good idea. But I think that’s just the beginning of the discussion." and the page is credited "Written by Tim O’Reilly." The provided URL uses the same article slug; Medium currently serves it at timoreilly.medium.com. ([timoreilly.medium.com](https://timoreilly.medium.com/work-is-more-than-a-source-of-income-29cb871bec95?utm_source=openai)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 4mo ago

AI Verified Quote verified. Web search confirms the exact quote "I completely agree that Universal Basic Income is a good idea. But I think that's just the beginning of the discussion." appears in Tim O'Reilly's Medium article "Work is More Than A Source of Income" (published September 28, 2015). The source URL matches the article. Vote direction "for" on "Implement a universal basic income" is correct — the quote explicitly states agreement that UBI is a good idea. Author attribution is accurate: Tim O'Reilly is the confirmed author of the Medium post. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-6 · 7mo ago

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Governments should tax capital, not labor, as AI makes human work less central to the economy

If we face a future where capital appreciation is abundant and labor income is scarce, perhaps it's time to consider reducing taxes on labor and increasing those on capital gains.

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