Andrew Yang. CREDIT: Billy Pickett.
Andrew Yang. CREDIT: Billy Pickett.

The Case for Universal Basic Income, with Andrew Yang

Mar 21, 2018

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Automation is causing the greatest shift in human history and will put millions of Americans out of work, says entrepreneur and 2020 presidential candidate Andrew Yang. His solution? Put human values before GDP and provide a universal basic income of $1,000 a month, funded by a 10 percent value-added tax (VAT). This is not a government program, he argues, but a dividend given to we, the people, who are the owners of this country.

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