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American Equity, by Sam Altman (with comments & highlights)


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Sam Altman is the CEO of OpenAI, the creator behind ChatGPT. In this essay, he proposes a solution to achieve an American utopia where poverty is eliminated.
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The essay discusses the idea of giving every adult US citizen an annual share of the country's GDP as a way to align citizens' interests and increase prosperity. The author believes that this could help eliminate poverty and improve social cohesion, and suggests starting with a small amount and gradually increasing it to a target of 10-20% of GDP per year. The comment section touches on the challenges of implementing such a program, such as immigration policy and avoiding short-term thinking.

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