He said he believes a new US social contract with a floor and no ceiling would lead to a huge increase in US prosperity and keep the US in the global lead.
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Prediction: Statements about events outside the person's control, checked once they fell due: did they come true?
Reasoning
Speculative prediction about a policy not enacted, with no horizon.
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Sam Altman, “He said he believes a new US social contract with a floor and no ceiling would lead to a huge increase in US prosperity and keep the US in the global lead.” (said 2021). Verdict: unresolvable. Reliability API, claim c_95935cabdd0d, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_95935cabdd0d
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