Remember Andrew Yang? In 2020, the failed Democratic presidential candidate made universal basic income (UBI) the foundation of his platform. Called the “Freedom Dividend,” it would have paid every American adult $1,000 a month, or $12,000 a year in perpetuity, regardless of employment status or income.
Even hardcore Democrats rejected the idea. In the New Hampshire primaries, Yang finished eighth with 2.8 percent of the vote. In the Iowa caucuses, he finished 10th with only 1 percent.
But like most bad ideas, UBI didn’t suffer an instant death. It sank beneath the radar to the city and county level , where […]
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