Obama might have endorsed Universal Basic Income during a speech in Johannesburg, South Africa.

“It’s not just money that a job provides; it provides dignity and structure and a sense of place and a sense of purpose,” he stated. “So we’re going to have to consider new ways of thinking about these problems, like a universal income, review our workweek, how we retrain our young people, how we make everybody an entrepreneur at some level.”

Universal Basic Income is the idea where every person in a community receives a monthly stipend. It’s a thought normally supported by left policy thinkers and generally stems from the threat of automation.

This isn’t the first time Obama has spoken about UBI. In a 2016 article with Wired, he stated, “Whether a universal income is the right model — is it gonna be accepted by a broad base of people? That’s a debate that we’ll be having over the next 10 or 20 years.”

UBI is starting to become more and more popular. Cities in the U.S. are beginning to make strides with UBI. For example, in Stockton, California, 100 low-income families will receive $500 a month. And in Chicago, Obama’s hometown, a similar plan was just co-sponsored by a majority of Chicago lawmakers.