New York, NY – May 26, 2021 – Mayoral candidate Andrew Yang is pictured during a press conference at the Washington Market Park on Greenwich Street and Chambers Street. Andrew Yang’s two political campaigns have centered around an unconventional policy idea: just give people money. He ran for president on a policy to give $1,000 per month to every adult citizen, which he dubbed the “Freedom Dividend.” Now he’s running for mayor on what he calls “A basic income for New York City.”
As an economic policy researcher who focuses on universal basic income (UBI), I’ve studied both of […]
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