Above: Andrew Yang at the Techonomy 2019 conference in New York. Of the 20-some-odd public figures gunning for the Democratic presidential nomination this U.S. election cycle, Andrew Yang stands left of center for his decidedly progressive views. The New York native’s signature policy — one inspired by futurist Martin Ford’s book Rise of the Robots — is what he calls the Freedom Dividend, a form of universal basic income that would guarantee every American aged 18-64 at least $1,000 per month. Yang has also proposed a federal agency devoted to regulating the “addictive nature” of media, making Tax Day […]
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