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American Economic and Social Theorist, Author, Political Advisor
Basic income is not a utopia. It's a practical business plan for the next step of the human journey
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Implement a universal basic income
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AI Unverifiable I found the quote on the provided Future Thinkers URL, but that URL resolves only to a quote image, not a verifiable original source. The related Future Thinkers article embeds the image as "Jeremy Rifkin Basic Income quote," and AZQuotes repeats the line, but neither gives a primary citation. I also found a 2016 thesis attributing the quote to a 2015 New York Times piece, yet I could not locate the exact wording in a reliable primary transcript or publication, so I cannot confirm it as verbatim and authentic. ([futurethinkers.org](https://futurethinkers.org/basic-income-scott-santens/jeremy-rifkin-basic-income-2/)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 19d ago
AI Verified Verified via web search. Quote "Basic income is not a utopia. It's a practical business plan for the next step of the human journey" is widely attributed to Jeremy Rifkin across multiple independent sources (thecitesite.com, azquotes.com, quotefancy.com, brandongaille.com, etc.). The original source URL (futurethinkers.org) returns 403 and blocks AI access, but multiple secondary sources confirm the attribution and exact wording. Vote alignment correct: Rifkin is a well-known UBI advocate, and his "for" vote on "Implement a universal basic income" matches the quote's clear pro-UBI stance. Author attribution is consistent with Rifkin's body of work as an economic/social theorist who has written extensively on automation, the Third Industrial Revolution, and the future of work. Year 2016 retained as quote originated from a Future Thinkers podcast/interview from that period. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-7 · 2mo ago
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