Don’t Be Duped By The Latest ‘Universal Basic Income’ Scheme – OpEd

Don’t Be Duped By The Latest ‘Universal Basic Income’ Scheme – OpEd

By Troy Vincent*

2020 Democratic Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang has been making the rounds on talk shows and popular podcasts like the Joe Rogan Experience over the past month. The key platform of his candidacy is what his team has branded “The Freedom Dividend.” This promise of a $1,000/month government payout for every American adult over the age of 18 is nothing more than a rebranding of what is commonly known as the Universal Basic Income (UBI). Unfortunately for Yang, the basis of both the supposed need for his policy prescription and the prescription itself is built upon a foundation […]

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