NYC Mayoral candidate Andrew Yang speaks during Martin Luther King celebration at Al Sharpton’s National Action Network in Harlem. Of all the policy ideas being hashed out in this year’s race for New York City mayor, none has animated progressives more than using unconditional cash payments as a way of alleviating poverty. During his presidential run, Andrew Yang became one of the biggest evangelists for the concept, calling on the federal government to provide a so-called "universal basic income" [UBI] of $1,000 per month. As mayoral candidate, he has scaled-back that pitch considerably, stripping it of its reach and […]
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