Meeting: Ken & Liam — Pre-Easter Check-In
Date: 2026-04-03 Attendees: Ken Yang, Liam Wilkinson (“UBI”)
Summary
Quick check-in before Easter weekend. Agreed to hold non-essential emails until Tuesday. Liam working on Tenbo research that revealed unexpected macro model outcomes for UBI tax policy.
Key Points
- Hold non-essential emails until Tuesday (post-Easter)
- Casual RSVP reminder to go out Saturday or Tuesday
- Liam has Monday meetings including one with a benefits advisor
- Ken taking Easter Monday off; available today and Tuesday
Tenbo Research Update (Important)
- Liam working with Tenbo on macro modelling of UBI tax policy
- Unexpected finding: plugging UBI tax policy into standard macro model leads to:
- Increased business profitability
- Higher labor supply
- Downward pressure on wages
- Potentially increased rents
- Main driver: increase in labor supply due to lower taxes on wages
- This challenges some of the team’s assumptions — Liam to send email update to Ken
Action Items
- Ken: Send dinner + optional breakfast location email to group
- Ken: Send instructions to Sandeep for hosting AI activist petition on homepage
- Ken: Send RSVP reminder email on Saturday
- Liam: Review and analyze Tenbo’s research update, investigate new model assumptions
- Ken: Share preview of slides/materials with Liam afternoon (optional)
Notes
- Sandeep is handling AI activist petition homepage implementation