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What is Socialism with Owen Jones

I Weigh with Jameela Jamil

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The Dangers of the Moment

Some people think new technology will destroy more jobs than it creates. The danger is you end up in a society where a huge part of the population are told, we don't need you for work or in theory. When what you could do instead is have not just a universal basic income, why not reduce every one's working hours? Like this demand for a four day week,. You can actually redistribute the work that people do. If, for example, your if you've got everyone working on a four-day week, then that will free up even more places for other workers. But the dangers of the moment, we're just going to say, we're gong to make lots

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