Presidential candidate Andrew Yang explains support for universal basic income

Presidential candidate Andrew Yang explains support for universal basic income

Andrew Yang, an entrepreneur and Democratic presidential candidate in 2020, has made implementing a universal basic income his central campaign plank. On this week’s episode of "The Takeout," Yang spoke with CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent Major Garrett to discuss the plan and how he is reaching a wide audience through social media.

Universal basic income would give every citizen a certain amount of money or resources to meet basic needs. Yang said that this would be a more practical solution to impending job losses in industries such as coal mining or truck driving than training the newly-unemployed to work […]

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