Don Kahle: The empowering nature of UBI

Don Kahle: The empowering nature of UBI

I’m not a member of the Yang Gang, but I’m happy that Andrew Yang is running for president. So-called fringe candidates serve a valuable purpose, directing the nation’s attention toward a particular concept that demands or deserves it.

Single-issue candidates had better choose their single issue well. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee wanted to place climate change front-and-center, and now he’s neither. While Marianne Williamson wants to harness love as a political force, Yang offers something cold and hard — cash.

Yang wants to give every American $1000 every month. Scholars have called this “universal basic income” since Nixon considered it 50 […]

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