Entrepreneur Andrew Yang speaks during a Democratic presidential primary debate. (David J. Phillip/AP) In his opening statement at Thursday’s Democratic debate, entrepreneur Andrew Yang made a surprise announcement. He told voters he plans to give away $1,000 a month to 10 randomly selected families for a year.
The program is designed to demonstrate how universal basic income, Yang’s signature policy proposal, would work.
Yang’s announcement prompted a lot of reaction on social media — including comparisons with Oprah Winfrey’s legendary giveaways — as well as head-scratching by legal experts.We spoke with legal experts to explore key campaign-finance questions swirling around Yang’s […]
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