Billionaire Richard Branson thinks America should give out free money to fix inequality

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• Richard Branson thinks the US and Europe should start giving citizens free cash.
• He's a supporter of universal basic income — a living wage provided by a nation's government to all its people.
• "I think with artificial intelligence coming along, there needs to be a basic income," Branson told the New York Times on Saturday.

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Richard Branson is an advocate of universal basic income.

That's to say he believes that everyone should receive a living wage from the government, regardless of their financial status.

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