Primary 2020: A sit-down with Andrew Yang

Primary 2020: A sit-down with Andrew Yang

Andrew Yang, tech entrepreneur and presidential candidate, sat down recently with the Monitor ’s Editorial Board to discuss his campaign. The conversation covered Yang’s proposed ‘Freedom Dividend,’ the impact of automation on the economy, and beating Donald Trump. Below are highlights from the interview:

On the Freedom DividendYang’s most famous policy proposal, the “Universal Basic Income” (UBI) or Freedom Dividend, promises to give every American over age 18 the option to opt-in and receive $1,000 cash every month. How would he pay for it? A new value-added tax.“We’re the only advanced economy that does not have a value-added […]

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