Universal basic income

Universal basic income

From the December 2019 print edition

If you’ve been following the US political scene, you may have heard of Andrew Yang. He hopes to be the Democratic nominee for president, which means that if he were successful, he’d be going head-to-head against Donald Trump next November. What has distinguished Yang’s campaign is his call for universal basic income or what he calls the freedom dividend. Every American 18 or older would receive a monthly check in the amount of $1,000, no questions asked, which amounts to $12,000 per year. A couple would receive a combined $24,000, which is enough […]

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