What is the lesson learned by Facebook's Mark Zuckerburg from Alaska's Basic Income System?

On Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, there are various social security systems including "basic income" in which Alaska travels with Alaska traveling with his wife, Priscilla Chan, where unconditional cash is provided I learned to do. Mr. Zuckerberg says "It is a lesson to other countries," and posted a summary of it to Facebook.

◆ Basic income system in Alaska
According to Zuckerberg, there is a basic income system called "Permanent Fund Dividend" in Alaska State. Although Alaska's main source of income is mineral resources, some of the money obtained from mineral resources and the like is set as a provision for resources being exhausted by any chanceAlaska Permanent Fund"We accumulate as. Residents in Alaska can receive basic income of 1,000 dollars (about 110,000 yen) or more per person from this fund every year, for example, if five families get income of more than 500,000 yen per year unconditionally about.

Mr. Zuckerberg praised Alaska's unique basic income system as an "innovative approach" and lists two reasons. The first is that basic income funds are provided from natural resources rather than tax increases. Secondly, it is "not based on a progressive large-scale social security system, but based on a conservative principle by small administrations", Mr. Zuckerberg said, "Basic income is managed in a bipartisan way of thinking I can do it. "

There is also "basic income" provided by private companies in Alaska. According to Alaska indigenous people who had dinner with Mr. Zuckerberg, the land of Alaska is owned and developed by a private enterprise operated by Alaska Native People, and these private enterprises, according to the development situation, share the majority of shareholders It seems that they pay annual dividends to Alaska Native population which they occupy. In other words, if you are an Alaska indigenous people, you can earn two kinds of dividends from the Alaska Permanent Fund and private companies.

Mr. Zuckerberg, who saw the basic income system in Alaska, said, "When organizations operated early Facebook that they are thinking differently when they are profitable than when they owe you debt" I remembered the lesson learned. When you do not have money you can only think of surviving the main, but when you are profitable you can think optimistically about the future and have the margin to find opportunities for investment and growth.

"The economy of Alaska has been created by historically raising the idea of ​​such things, which also leads to basic income, which may be a lesson for other countries." "Said Zuckerberg.

◆ Support system for salmon fishing
Also, it is said that Alaska's social security system is not just a basic income. One example is "fisheries support for self-sufficiency", and it seems that salmon frys are released to the river led by the administration every year. The released juveniles go out to the sea, after growing, they return to the rivers in Alaska. Residents in Alaska can feed their families by catching a large amount of returned salmon. When Mr. Zuckerberg visited, six salmon caught in the net fishery in one hour. If this is the only thing, I can eat for a few weeks with my family.


Mr. Zuckerberg raises the advantage of this "support for fishery for self-sufficiency as a social security system". The first problem is that it is difficult for each country to participate in social security programs. In Alaska, not only are residents proud of salmon fishery but also to protect the cultural heritage of fishery It also states that it is connected. Secondly, "The most effective social security program is not merely rewards, but what needs work or incentives." In Alaska, fishermen do fishing for living, and everyone is developing a trend of maintenance and cleaning of fishing grounds in tacit consent.


Although these social security systems are particularly striking examples, Zuckerberg is planning to submit it to Facebook at a later date because there are other reference programs. Mr. Zuckerberg says, "If you have a chance to travel around Alaska, the summer season is not sunny until 23 o'clock, the scenery is beautiful and recommended."