As we know that in today’s world, Technology is increasing at a rapid rate. Automation and Artificial Intelligence will soon be prominent. Because of these unemployment is growing at a rapid rate.
So for the fundamental right of people like right to live, right to food there is a need of universal basic income. Many of the great people have talked about it and it will be needed in upcoming generation, so that people can live with the basic things in life like food, clothes, shelter etc.
Understanding with examples
As we know that there are also robots like Sophia, a social robot. With the increase in automation in some countries there are self billing counter, where there are no human to take your money in exchange of good and AL is doing it. So, it reduces the employment of the workers. Like in India, there are many people who are working in Big Bazaar, V Mart etc, if such things come here what will happen.
In McDonald’s in some of the places there are self billing counter where they will give the food item in exchange of money. So, it reduces the employment of the workers. Many Dominos, Pizza hut with such a large population of workers will become jobless in India.
Taking in mind the upcoming automation, there is a need of universal basic income. There are also robotic vacuum cleaner which reduces the necessity of maid in our house.
There are also self driving car. Nowadays, Most of Tesla cars are self driven, that’s why unemployment is growing at a rapid rate.
Many of the CEO’s of popular companies had talked about it, like Twitter’s CEO, Elon musk Mark Zuckerberg etc. Elon musk said “In the upcoming generation, with the increase in Automation there is a need of something like universal basic income.
In Spain one of the leaders had started giving universal basic income so that none of the people in the streets and the people with low wages will suffer. In America one of the political leader had made the manifesto on the basis of universal basic income. He said that he will give $1000 per month to every people of America so that in future everyone will live happily.
There is actually need of universal basic income in India. Also present government is providing many schemes which are providing little extra income too some category of people in India. Because of automation, there is also reduction in the employment of mechanical engineer.
ADVANTAGES
There are many advantages of universal basic income :-
People at the streets or with low wages will not suffer and can get basic income.
People will have more time to spend with their family.
People who are getting low wages for hard work can leave their job and can pursue their hobbies and can get a better carrier.
It will provide happiness to the society.
TIME TO CONCLUDE
As with the increase of technology, there are many sensors which can detect lights, sounds etc. So there is really a need of thinking something as Par as today’s generation and taking in mind of coming generation with unemployed people. As there are estimation that people will remain unemployed in coming generation. There is really a need of something like basic income which can provide happiness to the society. As in India and Bangladesh, which are the most densely populated countries, happiness index is very bad.