Introduce a universal basic wealth system that grants individuals a capital endowment at birth

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  Allison Schrager

  Economist; Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and Bloomberg Opinion columnist

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  Just as the 21st-century economy has invented new ways to create wealth, it may also require new ways to redistribute it. [...] If the economy grows from an AI productivity boom, more Americans will share in the benefits. AI Verified source (2026)

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  Gavin Newsom

  Governor of California

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  Not universal basic income — [that's] the old construct — but this notion of universal basic capital [...] more challenging than it appears. AI Verified source (2026)

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  Dedrick Asante-Muhammad

  President of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies; expert on the racial wealth divide

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  To bridge growing wealth inequality, that is the lead cause of ongoing racial inequality, we need to embrace the original structure of Baby Bonds and broader structural reforms that move resources toward families who have been locked out of wealth fo... more AI Unverifiable source (2026)

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  Mike Novogratz

  Founder and CEO of Galaxy Digital; cryptocurrency investor; former Fortress Investment Group and Goldman Sachs partner

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  At Galaxy, we believe every child born in America should have a seat at the table of U.S. capital markets. By matching the government's contribution to Trump Accounts, we're turning that belief into action, putting capital to work from day one and gi... more AI Verified source (2026)

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  Catherine Ettman

  Assistant Professor in Health Policy and Management at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; researcher on wealth-building policies and baby bonds

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  Wealth plays a foundational role in shaping health and well-being, yet it remains far less studied than income. [...] This study offers evidence of support for policymakers, agencies, and other stakeholders as they consider policies for investing in ... more AI Verified source (2026)

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  Brad Gerstner

  Founder and CEO of Altimeter Capital; founder of Invest America Foundation; architect of the $1,000 child investment-account proposal that became Trump Accounts

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  The answer to more socialism is more capitalism. This makes every child in America a capitalist from birth. AI Verified source (2026)

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  Scott Bessent

  U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (2025–present); founder of Key Square Group

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  President Trump's $1,000 Baby Account, thanks to the One Big Beautiful Bill, doesn't replace Social Security—it supplements it. Every newborn becomes a stakeholder in America's future. Compounding wealth, not government dependence. Unverified source (2026)

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  Nathan Gardels

  Editor-in-chief of Noema Magazine; co-founder and senior adviser of the Berggruen Institute

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  Since income through labor will diminish and even disappear where tasks are routinized, more of people's earnings in the decades ahead should be drawn from an ownership stake in listed companies, particularly those where intelligent machines are disp... more AI Verified source (2026)

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  Larry Fink

  Chairman and CEO of BlackRock

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  There's a real risk artificial intelligence could widen wealth inequality if ownership does not broaden alongside it. [...] We'll see how these accounts evolve, but if they are structured thoughtfully, and paired with existing investment vehicles for... more AI Verified source (2026)

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  Joseph Blasi

  J. Robert Beyster Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Rutgers University; Director Emeritus, Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing

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  Right now, the priority is to develop capital ownership 'homestead stakes' by as many citizens as possible. [...] Like Alaska, an AI permanent fund would use the dividends and some of the capital gains to create capital income payments. The payouts w... more Unverified source (2026)

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  Darrick Hamilton

  Economist. Professor at New School, New York

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  The fundamental point is providing people with capital at a key point in their life, so they can get into an asset that will passively appreciate over their lifetime. Unverified source (2026)

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  David Autor

  MIT labor economist; Ford Professor of Economics; leading researcher on technology and employment

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  Although I do not at all like the idea of universal basic income because I don't think it solves many problems, and I think it creates others, I do like the idea of what some people call universal basic wealth where people are granted the endowment o... more Unverified source (2026)

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  Michael Dell

  Founder, Chairman and CEO of Dell Technologies; billionaire businessman and philanthropist

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  The idea is to give millions of children a head start on saving for the future. And we know that when children have accounts like this, even with modest sums, they have better outcomes in life. Unverified source (2025)

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