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Comment by Ioana Marinescu
Economist and Associate Professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice
Having an unconditional series of payments from universal basic income would be an effective safety net for unemployed individuals. [...] Essentially, I'm worried that people who benefit from AI, after the fact, are going to say, 'Well, why do we have to pay for all these people's problems?' But right now, we don't yet know exactly who wins, who loses.
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Quote attributed to Ioana Marinescu (economist, Associate Professor at UPenn School of Social Policy & Practice): "Having an unconditional series of payments from universal basic income would be an effective safety net for unemployed individuals. [...] Essentially, I'm worried that people who benefit from AI, after the fact, are going to say, 'Well, why do we have to pay for all these people's problems?' But right now, we don't yet know exactly who wins, who loses." The Fortune source URL returned HTTP 403 to direct fetch, but web search confirmed both spliced segments verbatim from that exact Fortune (Feb 1, 2026) article, including "would be an effective safety net for unemployed individuals," "I'm worried that people who benefit from AI...", and "we don't yet know exactly who wins, who loses." Author attribution and biography correct. Year 2026 correct and relevant. The quote argues UBI would be an effective safety net, consistent with the "for" vote on statement "Implement a universal basic income." Verified.
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Hector Perez Arenas
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· 11d ago
replying to Ioana Marinescu