While Australians talk of a ‘fair go’, Americans are trialling Universal Basic Income

While Australians talk of a 'fair go', Americans are trialling Universal Basic Income

Andrew Yang hosts a campaign rally in April 2019 Andrew Yang is not your typical candidate: in a field dominated by Democratic party veterans like Bernie Sanders, the 44-year-old son of Taiwanese immigrants has never run for elected office before.

Despite this, he’s doing well. From nowhere, he’s surged in popularity and is now among the frontrunners for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.

The reason for this has a lot to do with ‘the Freedom Dividend’: a pure universal basic income, with no phaseouts for top earners or work requirements.A $1000 monthly cheque would be mailed to every adult American aged […]

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