(2017-08-19) Silicon Valley Billionaire Stewart Butterfield Voices Support For Universal Basic Income

Silicon Valley billionaire Stewart Butterfield voices support for Universal basic income

Slack chief executive Stewart Butterfield has thrown his weight behind the basic income movement, joining such illustrious company as Bill Gates, Tesla boss Elon Musk, and Y Combinator president Sam Altman.

*He went on to suggest that the billions spent on College education around the world each year would be put to better use if given directly to individuals as a an unconditional payment.

If choosing between free healthcare, free university tuition and a basic income, the Canadian wrote that, “college seems the least important by a factor of 10”.*