Global Ethics Forum: The Case for Universal Basic Income, with Andrew Yang

[@jrm371]

I've forgotten how it felt to watch a candidate answer questions and back his policies with sources and not gut feelings.

[@rianmayzer8849]

Was a Trump supporter. Now I'm with Yang Gang 2020!

[@38vausa]

Rian Mayzer Same here!!!

[@infectedmonkey4827]

Same here buddy! Wife voted for Hillary I voted for Trump but there wasn't a clear winner last election this guy is intelligent! He definitely has my vote!

[@matthewlake182]

Make sure you register as Dem! Some states are a closed primary. Deadlines are coming VERY soon, like Oct for some parts.

[@coachtanishamarie]

He is going viral

[@infectedmonkey4827]

Finally someone with intelligence! I don't need the 1000 a month but others do! We all have our opinions! Hell I voted for trump and my wife voted for Hillary! To me there wasn't a clear winner in last election. But this guy damn yang 2020 thank you for being urself!

[@phoenix99941]

Regardless of whether you agree with him or not, at least he has done serious research on this. He would be a better President than the narcissistic clown in the White House now.

[@1cubsfan100]

@Kaleb Swager I believe he said two trillion. I did the calculations myself and they were correct. According to U.S census bureau there are 167,100,100 people in the United states ages 18-64 give or take obviously. So just take that number times 1000, then multiply that by 12 and you'll get 2.0052e12 which is equivalent to 2 trillion.

[@T9RX3]

Yama, your opinion is ridiculous

[@mikejohnson9606]

@@1cubsfan100 how do you off set the seniors. If you have paychecks from 18 to 64. Seniors will become the new poor.

[@kennethcallicutt6007]

Mike Johnson He has said in other talks that they would keep their benefits (soc sec, etc.) if it was more than the $1,000/mo or they would be eligible for the ubi

[@aridianknight3576]

Mike Johnson they’ve already got social security

[@KevinTheNoobie]

The fact this video has less than 10k views is very disheartening. This needs to be global discussion.

[@davidchou1675]

Luckily, the two-hour Joe Rogan interview has 1.5 million views!

[@briandiehl9257]

This video needs a thousand views a month

[@cyclamengarden]

@@davidchou1675 Now (Feb 27) 1.8 million. People are just beginning to be introduced to his ideas!

[@chaoticlife311]

it is now as im from SEA, and anyone that is relating to me is going to spread here.

[@angeltapia9671]

You got my vote.

[@FirstRisingSouI]

I'm pleasantly surprised by the lack of vitriol in the comments. There's some skepticism, but that's healthy. Gives me hope.

[@rh5340]

Cuz republican voters probably wouldn't click on this type of videos.

[@dat868]

That makes two of us. If Yang is a liberal then he's a very honest one and seems to care for ALL Americans and not just those who are non-white like most leftists.

[@bigfan1041]

@@rh5340 I'm republican. You're wrong.

[@shavedata5436]

@@rh5340 I've been binge watching Yang for the last few weeks and what really surprises me is how often his vision brings liberals and conservatives together, even if only online. For example, if you look at the top comment of this video, you will see a Trump supporter pledging Yang his vote. Fantastic.

[@jakepigue5357]

I'm also a Republican in favor of Yang. Good Solutions > Party Loyalty I don't care who's in office if they accomplish things that are good for this country. Yang would be one of the only politicians I've ever actually liked, not just from a policy standpoint - and I align well enough with enough of his policies to vote blue for the first time in my life. He's definitely very progressive, but that in itself isn't inherently bad to a Republican. He's not so focused on partisan lines that drives away Republicans or independents. If the MSM covers him more and he's embraced by the democratic party, I would love to give him my vote instead of Trump.

[@BritainRitten]

Props to the host Stephanie Sy, she did an excellent interview here.

[@halnineooo136]

BritainRitten Unusually true. Smart and savvy.

[@jamesyoo67]

@@halnineooo136 She literally forgot to mention he's a presidential candidate until 6 min in. That's pretty pathetic.

[@tnt_pkk1311]

This guy is way too smart. He’ll be a legend whether he wins in 2020 or not.

[@justinblount5033]

Mr. Yang. You’ve have such great a coherent Analysis of our current economic and human condition supported by sound empirical data. You have my undivided support and vote. I live in South Florida and I will do my best to spread your ideas and solutions. More people need to hear your platform. UBI will solve such a wide multitude of issues and stimulate an unforeseen economic growth in the personal lives of individuals this country so desperately needs. This shouldn’t be seen as some utopian idealism but rather as a sound economic solution to help improve the economic lives and value of many Americans where capitalism has abandon them. We must implement the best of socialism and capitalism in the age of automation.

[@mikejohnson9606]

Why do you think will work. 2.4 trillion dollars and a 32.6 trillion dollar medicare for all on a budget of 4.6 trillion dollars already means it is 10 trillion dollars of a 19 trillion dollar annual amount. Thats more than 50% of it.

[@austinm419]

South Florida Yang Gang!

[@ariadnepyanfar1048]

I’m an Australian desperately hoping Yang wins in 2020. I have believed in the solutions a UBI offers for a long time. I think Australia needs one badly. If it happens in America it’s so much more likely to happen here.

[@pixelbath2131]

i think this is a fair and smart solution. not because i want free money. we already live in a society where the majority of people live lives nearly devoid of free time. i know nurses, construction workers, teachers who barely leave the house unless for work. people who cant afford to eat well or look after themselves because its just too time consuming or expensive to do so. this is not a radical solution when you consider the opposing option of allowing the immense increase in profit going only to the people who own the robots.

[@tielohnoms]

There's that and people think that $1000 will make people quit their jobs and be lazy. They literally think they can live off that amount.

[@aguilacristian]

In the 1930s automation in the form of mechanical machines disrupted the agriculture industry amongst other industries, after all the wars and revolutions people started having 8 hour day "jobs", "unions", "social security". In the 2000s automation in the form of electronic machines started to disrupt all industries....

[@catmani2]

No, I think it will bankrupt us by adding an additional 2.35 trillion dollars to our budget each year. But hey, who cares about crippling debt and the collapse of the economy and government. I am sure those checks will still keep coming......

[@sagisli]

@@catmani2 How about people paying their fair share of what they owe. Amazon didn't pay anything in federal taxes, but I just wrote out a $2,500 check to the IRS because of that wonderful tax cut that benefited the wealthy. I could have used that money more than Bezos. Thanks a lot POTUS

[@darthwithit417]

@@catmani2 Th money gets put back into the economy so it would actually help to lift the deficit.

[@brucekeaneanderson6878]

I was a Bernie supporter and now I’m a Yang supporter. Ms. Sy is a great interviewer.

[@bobchu82]

If anything, nothing is polarizing about his suggestions. What we have always asked about from a politician in being clear, fair, whatever, he's doing it. This Republican is switching just to vote for this man.

[@aliancemd]

16:40 I would still work but significantly less hours, in order to work on my own passion projects.

[@darthwithit417]

Yes for sure I would put more time into my book and comic!

[@Jayarrin1]

Andrew Yang 2021 Let's do it!! #RealChange

[@CharlieIsThere]

hmmm 2021 What are you implying lol

[@sillvvasensei]

It would help in creating more people with a mindset of abundance, rather than a mindset of scarcity.

[@my_temporary_name]

Define "a mindset of abundance" please.

[@simisolaoludare4511]

Hyta000 and define how you "create" people too.

[@huna1950]

And also will create a strong mindset of entitlement!!I'am in the mean for it though.

[@MeserithSama]

@@my_temporary_name Google abundance vs scarcity and a middling Google definition will explain what this is about. Your question is lazy.

[@hottexasweiner]

Abundance will not happen with the low pay UBI.

[@petarparchev2181]

This is just amazing.

[@傅二代-d1y]

Great idea, thorough analysis and righteous leader.

[@wearamask4842]

He'd need 65k doners to be on the stage. This man definitely deserve to be on the stage! Very much looking forward to it!

[@BryanChance]

I just donated to Mr. Andrew Yang's campaign. First time I donated to any politician!! ;p

[@mahirrahman7]

He is just like FDR a traitor to his own class. As an Indonesian American he has my vote ! #BernieYang2020

[@SJNaka101]

He is saving the rich from themselves! Without Andrew Yang, the rich will end up getting the guillotine or retreating to their bunkers when the riots break out. He's good for everyone, rich and poor!

[@hebegebes1785]

everyone should have an income

[@catmani2]

Why? Why are you entitled to anything? Please give me a single creature in existence that is entitled to anything? Name a single creature that thinks it is entitled to anything simply for existing other than moronic humans?

[@AgrippaTheMighty]

catmani2 Entitlement is the wrong word. The product - or access to resources - derived from the tools that we make is the better term. Humans, by definition, make instruments which extend the capabilities of our race, the homo sapiens. So, the tools are an extension of ourselves. Humans at large have, sooner or later, at the end always gotten the benefits derived from the use of their machines.

[@tastybarrels9205]

​@@catmani2 Not disagreeing, but I would argue that we're all entitled to a chance at survival. Income is pretty central in that regard, even as a completely human construction. A good book to consider is 'Sapiens' by Harari in charting the course for how we arrived at that cultural agreement.

[@T9RX3]

Hebe, then get to work. Plenty of jobs out there.

[@SociallyTriggered]

Andrew Yang is going to become a strong candidate. He is a good contrast to Trump. It would be interesting to know his other policies.

[@Luismx6]

Go on his website yang2020, over 75 policies !

[@Sssssss527]

SociallyTriggered here you all 100 ish of them with succinct explanations. You may not agree with everything but I’m certain you will be impressed with it. www.yang2020.com/policies/

[@ericnawnaw]

We need someone who really understands how modern technology works.

[@dkrahn26]

Will this cause inflation? this is a very fair observation and a great question. I have spent a lot of time thinking about and studying this topic. ... Housing... Naturally if you have 100,000 households and 100,000 apartments or homes and everybody gets an immediate raise in their income inflation would naturally occur. BUT, you what immediately create location mobility for people. Meaning they do not have to live in their city or community any longer because they do not feel tied to their current job, especially if they are in a field that is going to be automated away. This will result in many people moving out of City centers in large cities in general. This will open up a lot of supply and demand will go down. This will result in lowering of rents most likely and at the worst they would remain stable but I doubt that. I used to live in Orange county California and my housing payment was $3,500. I now live in a rural community out of state and pay $1,300 (6 acres rural and peaceful). I was able to do this only because I run my business completely over the Internet. So my situation would mimic a person that would newly receive a Ubi and have mobility of location... Clothing is more of a global demand and supply situation and would not be affected by such a small change in income for small slice of the global population. Also automation will make clothing much less expensive in the long run. Research how automation will affect clothing in the future IE 3D printing Etc. The demand for gas will go down because people are not commuting as much to and from work. Additionally, automation which is the whole reason for all of this will keep fuel prices down as well because all of the vehicles will be automated and electric. Food... this might sound strange but it is real. If more people have more time to focus on life instead of working all day everyday, growing your own food will become quite commonplace. Having a garden is very easy and rewarding and it will drastically reduce the amount of food that you require from outside sources. And again, automation will greatly affect food prices with automated trucks to haul food, automated farming equipment to plant and harvest the food, automated grocery stores to distribute the food, automated delivery of these groceries to the end-user consumer. if you really think about all of this with a clear mind and a macro vision of the future it really does all makes sense.

[@davidchou1675]

Check out The Atlantic's all-too-short interview with him where he addresses this very point. But no, UBI will not cause inflation due to mature (efficient) markets for the consumables (everyday me necessities and modest luxuries) most people would be spending their UBI on typically.

[@stevechong1525]

You got it. Plus alot more areas to counter balance to offset the money for UBI .Seriously, first time to hear a presidential candidate with a comprehensive plan and NOT all the jargons to fool the people all the time. Trump was just that BS !!!

[@slanteyedpoet]

Please engage in some active reading instead of a lot of passive watching so as to accurately size up the situation fairly quickly. Peace!

[@jordansage9655]

This: 13:23 13:48, evolving the meaning of social value.

[@tee5634]

How about taking a half trillion from the military.

[@Apeiron134]

You HIT the point bro. In europe we think you are crazy with all that money in military

[@rmdec]

I really don't like this kind of "proposal". I don't think a solution is so obvious. I know it's easy to look at the numbers as if it's a simple direct comparison, but the fact is (regardless of your moral stance on this) USA, not Europe, is the de facto international power. I think it's reasonable to say most people understand leaving the authoritarian runner-ups, China or Russia, to take on more of that role in the world stage would be less than ideal. Also, if you play strategy games you can understand another basic problem that's part of the game. You don't need something until you need it. When you suddenly need it, you can't just demand an army and it's supporting operations be built instantly. There are a few more reasons I can think of why you probably shouldn't immediately reach into the military budget. If you're going to be armchair expert don't stop at the most shallow level of analysis...

[@gailbenton8642]

Could it be that the trillions of dollars "unaccounted for" in the Pentagon is going to technology for control of the People? Silent wars? Stealing resources? Making immorality legal? More research for corporations that profit for themselves? Don't we need to get control of these unelected criminals? With mass surveillance, judges, representatives, and yes, the President can be controlled through blackmail?

[@ianprado1488]

The dollar would crash

[@fahimp3]

​@@rmdecThe US will still be a military powerhouse (and still kill a whole bunch of civilians) even if you cut its budget by half! US budget: *610* BILLION China, Russia, Saudi Arabia, India, France, United Kingdom, and Japan combined: 578 BILLION www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0053_defense-comparison

[@aprilflower43]

Andrew Yang has my support. He is intelligent, an experienced leader, eloquent and highly capable. He has the vision and methods to lead us Americans into a brighter, stronger future. Lets put our best foot forward with our future in mind, no personal agendas and do what's right for all of America. Give everyone the rights that most developed countries enjoy and have. @t Vote for Andrew Yang!

[@jonahware5396]

legalize weed country wide and that'll pay for the UBI alone!

[@Luismx6]

He's for legalization of marijuana and forgiving those that were incarcerated for possession of marijuana

[@rban123]

I don’t think legalizing weed would generate $1.8 trillion a year, but it should still be legalized. Yang has already proposed a value added tax on technology corporations which would pay for the UBI

[@kiqyou]

pro tip: a yang/gabbard ticket wins 2020.

[@markguchen8128]

Surprised that nobody here mentioned that this is a vision of (optimistic) future portrayed in Star Trek where nobody works just for money, but their passion and what they are good at.

[@jjsan1]

Good concept...definitely up to debate...how about from a global perspective? How would this impact the global economy?

[@michaelhashimoto1650]

The more I watch him the more I think even if he gets into office 8 years is not enough time to implement all of his ideas.

[@sagisli]

If he's successful enough, the American public might rise and demand a Constitutional amendment to extend his term, but that's not a good idea. The better option would be to have another highly intelligent candidate win and improve on Yang's successes

[@jennifercuddy5663]

That’s what I was saying...We have a window of opportunity here. Let’s not close it. It will boost the economy!

[@volta2aire]

14:41 UBI $1000/month. I've heard it's 10-12% of GDP, that's expensive. It's not enough to prosper. Enough to stay out of jail? Incentivises staying out of trouble. It will be an option so it will not reduce benefits already in place. Pay For - A 10% VAT tax is easier to collect.

[@Orf]

22:50 in this case the absence of gov action is going to make individual freedom worse

[@olllloollllo]

A radical solution to a truly radical problem.

[@KL-qb1bp]

Interviewers seem slightly more aggressive/condescending to him than to typical interviewees. Poor Yang just has that vibe. That's why he's so smart and radical. Yang for 2020!

[@ottson]

That old guy at Fox News seemed especially intimidated by Yang!

[@BrentLabasan]

#YangsPlan

[@laylashoemaker4711]

For all the people asking why he is starting with president, well, bc hes been shouting about this for 2 years and NO ONE was listening till he decided to run for president

[@maestro92]

This was super interesting.

[@ap3885]

maestro92 And 1 year later from your comment he’s now climbing the polls.

[@bradkohl6283]

Litterally take 500 billion from the military budget and not much more would have to be raised to fund it if any. The amount of money we as a country waste on destruction we can have a Utopia.

[@briandiehl9257]

We would still need 6 times that to fund it

[@cindysu6694]

Liked, subscribed and shared on both my Facebook and Twitter

[@anthonylipke7754]

Tax emissions, tax natural resource use like fisheries and radio spectrum tax land value.

[@ariadnepyanfar1048]

Yang will tax carbon emissions at $40/ton

[@huyngo5316]

although I'm not rich, still donated him $50 and trying to support him some here and where. He is representing Asian American and the whole Asian. Give his family help while he helping us.

[@ankhoe]

Current technologies, automation and AI, are built on the human precedent innovations. So why it only benefits a few people. UBI should be a right not hand out.

[@samholder196]

Good point about the onus placed on innovator's being unfair -- it is about an adult government to regulate, restrain, and distribute in a way that supports both the innovators and their enterprises, as well as the consumers who are impacted by it.

[@rationalmale6265]

Trump supporter here. This guy has my attention. I need to do more research, but he makes sense and I find myself agreeing with him. Interesting.

[@riotingmangos9288]

Yes Yang!

[@Orf]

26:45 us trials didn’t see workforce drop out

[@totocat7]

The underpin point is about if the UBI spending by the government will outweigh the government spending on welfare system, policing and prison system, and the need to make to a more stable society in the face of onslaught of AI and automation. The decision should be based on demographic statistics, taking into account the difference of living standard in different states, the contribution and burden of different states or even individuals, and other quantified and calculated indexes.

[@limhrl]

I like the UBI for all, but seniors should not be made to choose between UBI and their soc. security...soc. security is not welfare benefits, ..seniors work all their life and pay into a sort of pension plan and the govt. promise to give you SS ..so if millionaire bill gates is given UBI, so should all seniors ...without conditions and certainly not forced to choose between UBI and SSecurity--- does yang know that SS uis not welfare ? IF YOU TELL SENIORS THEY CAN GET $12000 FREEDOM DIVIDEND ON TOP OF THEIR SOCIAL SECURITY, MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF SENIORS WILL VOTE FOR ANDREW YANG AND ENSURE THAT HE GETS INTO THE WHITE HOUSE !....do not make seniors decide between Soc. Security and Freedom dividend...Soc. Security is not welfare !.....a thousand dollars a month is a life saver for many seniors who are barely scraping by !.... ANDREW SHOULD TAP THE SENIOR POWER !!!....can somehow alert his campaign to this fact !

[@Orf]

13:90 journalism

[@dlg5485]

UBI is not a radical idea. In fact, it's been in practice in Alaska for decades (each resident gets a check annually from an oil company tax) and it was first proposed at the national level by Republicans in the 1970s, as a means of simplifying the delivery of welfare to the poor and insuring that everyone's basic needs were met, but they fell a little short in support. UBI is a great idea that has the potential to solve a multitude of problems and it can be done IF voters finally get wiser about who we send to Congress. Progressive policies are the only viable future, after so many years of shameless greed, so we should get the ball rolling in that direction asap, before things get worse and even harder to turn around.

[@T9RX3]

UBI is not done in Alaska. They offer royalty checks from their oil profits which amounts to about 1200 annually per LEGAL adult. Good luck living on that.

[@lance6554]

Yang Gang!!!!! Yang 2020!

[@monkofra4061]

#Yang2020

[@MaxPowers2.0]

everytime I hear him talk i like him more

[@breeze787]

Consumer Purchase is 71% of GDP! Giving $1,000/month for every citizen will blow GDP into record levels not seen by any economic measurement. But . . . say we don't do this? Automation will start eroding jobs slowly over time and americans will go home with pink slips and try to assess a future displaced by robots. And how does the jobless buy the newest technological whizbang without a revenue stream? Capitalism needs a strong middle class. Andrews Freedom Dividend accomplishes that along with a host more humanitarian reasons. Vote Yang2020 we deserve him.

[@socialsigh]

I've been following Yang for a while. Why is Google only recommending this video to me now? Google better start recommending these videos to everyone following the 2020 election. These echo chambers are really destroying democracy.

[@aatt3209]

automation happened long ago, for example, a washing machine is a robotic hand that permits a woman to do something else (like becoming an engineer), a fan is a robotic arm that circulates air that permits her to do something else too (like becoming a physicist), nowadays, automation has evolved to perform tasks that are impossible to be done by humans, I am not speaking on the tasks like washing or fanning, rather I am referring to intricate surgical procedures or actions performed under dangerous conditions, etc. the problem is to enable people to materialize their potential to contribute to society - invest in people's potentials

[@seanmcpherson5595]

Independent should have the right of participate in the internal democratic party.

[@jezp112]

This was like music to my brains.

[@Carbon375]

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

[@Betty9971]

Jim Shellenback yin and yang

[@cynthiamarquez3370]

How much revenue would be gained by taxing weed, alcohol, tobacco. Vape pods and devices and using those toward ubi?

[@Roderik1R]

One of the ways it can be payed for, is a financial transaction tax. It means that for each and every transaction money is put aside. For example 0.3% of is enough to pay for the basic income in Germany. (See f.e. professor David Precht on YT, if you can understand German). For easy calculating: let's take 0.5 % - If you buy something for 100 Dollars, you pay 50 cnts for the basic income. And you'll pay 50.000 Dollars for the UBI when you buy something for 10.000.000, ten million. May-be the percentage in the USA will be 0.5 %. In any cae, it can all be automated also. I would support Andrew Yang, espacialy because of his human interest. thx!

[@OneEphraimite]

*_#YANG421CENTURYSOLUTIONS_*

[@stephen60078]

We are going to print $10T total (equal to 5 years of UBI) by the end of 2020. $7T had already printed year to date 2020

[@SteveScapesYT]

People think this will have macro Econ consequences but this is nowhere near as invasive on market operation as a 15 dollar min wage and nowhere near as unlikely to suck in execution as a jobs guarantee. Still planning to vote Bernie but maybe Yang can be VP after he shows the people his stuff!

[@The_Natsu.]

That's weird. Sounds like you think this is better, yet you are still planning to vote for Bernie Sanders, who is planning to do both Jobs Guaranteed and $15 min wage.

[@davidchou1675]

I was for Sanders/Warren but UBI is the biggest thing that would have the most impact in literally everyone's lives immediately so I have to go with a Yang/Warren or Yang/Sanders ticket!!

[@thehomeplatespecial597]

great interview. #Yang2020

[@chetpomeroy1399]

*EVERYONE* will know that there's an extra $1000 in the budget, due to UBI, including landlords. When leases expire, they will adjust rents upward to accommodate for this new development.

[@chemerai]

More people will be able to own homes so you may have less renters in the marketplace. They may need to lower their rates to remain competitive or an attractive option.

[@AliasHSW]

Will his VAT replace local sales tax at a brick and mortar; or is it limited to e-commerce as he always alludes to?

[@BronzeSilverGoldPlatinum]

Just satisfy that bottom rung of our Hierarchy of Needs and watch Humanity blossom 🌸

[@avayu2289]

Yang has good points but we/the US also had bad trade deals as well. It’s multi faceted.

[@levelazn]

trade deficit exist because the US dollar is a global currency, a deficit is needed to be maintained to control global economic politics. As money is lend out, the lender is depended on the valuation of the US dollar, or indirectly US treasury to maintain its value.

[@jordannixon7409]

We need to stop trying to run from automation. We should embrace it, we should want our jobs to become more automated. UBI not only helps with that transition but speeds up the process.

[@partydean17]

I know they didnt get to it but the regulations on insurance, utilities, health care, and food would have to be extremely intelligent in implications to make sure they dont take advantage like they do with the welfare already in place

[@johnellis7614]

The lower-half of society is the laboring-class, the 50% working poor. And as they are slow and careful of thought, they are most perfect for doing the most dangerous task in society, manual labor with it's pinch points and sheer points. Also, being slow of thought they find manual labor challenging and rewarding, unlike those more intelligent who consider such work to be horrible drudgery. The middle 25% of society is the intelligent and educated middle-class, the top 25% are the genus ruling-class and again we find that everyone is given an intelligence most perfect for the tasks they are destined to fulfill. The goal of capitalism being an intelligence dictatorship that maximizes production for the laboring-class, consumption for the middle-class and profit for the ruling-class, it is impossible for society to have the moral fabric needed to achieve happiness. For happiness is to experience the four greatest emotions in life, namely compassion, pity and charity given in a way that best produces a grateful response. And so, as wealth is the property we have above what is needed for a comfortable life, the property rightfully owned by the one billion humans suffering want, surely, wealth needs to be outlawed as a crime against humanity. For when everyone desires only enough for a comfortable life, when everyone finds happiness in things other than hoarding wealth, than we shall have heaven on earth.

[@whataname01]

The problem is that GREED is always going to be a factor as the super rich billionaires don't want to share their wealth.

[@Orf]

19:00 vat

[@zhengyangwu8289]

The key questions are 2: Will the welfare benefits be kept? Will the money be transferred to other countries? Great idea, but probably will not work in reality.

[@jonesy4546]

Zhengyang Wu I saw in another interview that the welfare recipient will have to choose between government assistance (welfare) OR the UBI...I was so apprehensive. Mr. Yang has covered all bases. Looking forward to the debates!

[@MrMichaeledavis83]

The idea is very interesting, but I’m not sure how he gets his math on the cost. Based on the adult US population times $12000 per year I’m getting a cost of about $3.8 trillion per year, not $2 trillion.

[@ariadnepyanfar1048]

It doesn’t stack on top of current welfare, and it’s only for adult citizens. If citizens switch to the UBI from current welfare, or even stay with their current welfare instead of UBI, the cost drops right down to $2T.

[@dianewebb2689]

I have just discovered you on FB. All you say sounds good as far as it goes. Where do you stand on politics and the US place in the world? Maybe you would be the best vice president where you could focus on your goals, leaving the political stuff to a democratic president.

[@RyanWithersAway]

Nah. He needs to be the one in charge. I strongly encourage you to watch more of his interviews. He is the only candidate that is turning people away from the Republican side, and frankly his policies make way more sense than Bernie's. Bernie is who we needed 4 years ago. Yang is who we need now

[@Wodepaya]

People need to hurry up and learn how to protect themselves against when this will happen. Time is short! It starts with learning how to stay in control of your own money. If you earned it, it’s yours, right?

[@captainpicard6566]

One day we will look back on Andrew yang as the catalyst of a bigger movement

[@gailbenton8642]

When did our representatives become "leaders"?

[@rc8582]

Based on Yang’s plan, the one who claimed wealth fare can increase the income up to $1,000. But he seems ignored many retired baby boomers who have been paying years of income tax, but now only get slightly higher than $1000. Many of theses retired baby boomers will become the victims of inflation partly caused by his plan. Amazon and those big tech companies are not foolish swallowing those transaction fees charged by his plan, they will transfer those transaction fees to consumers for sure. I’m wondering how he explains his plan to those retired baby boomers.

[@psychicspy]

Outsourcing, not automation.

[@1Skeptik1]

UBI? Why not simply sent every citizen a government check for $1 million?

[@keithesaf08]

Poor interviewer Hint dear interviewer; you need to organise your questions in a methodical way. You didn't even let him explain what his plan was before quizzing him on it. Fail.

[@jeffreychongsathien]

Universal Basic Employment is much better idea - more aligned with human nature.

[@PaulLangan1]

Watch at 17:09 where Stephanie falls in love with Andrew Yang. His eloquence and poise had her from the start.

[@johnellis7614]

Can we increase income for the 50% working poor, without reducing income for the 25% rich who own 75% of the wealth?

[@thinkbeyond3457]

#WriteInYang

[@Bluemoonredwine]

I think it's fine to not give people the money for free. Create govt jobs to clean up the streets, rivers and oceans - our cities and environment is filthy. Clearly none of this has been automated.

[@bigfan1041]

@fixed dog Did you not even read the comment you responded to?

[@ottson]

Just accept that other people will take it easy while you keep chasing the dollar. Swallow that pill. It's good for you.

[@davidchou1675]

First off, it's not "free" money -- Yang intentionally calls his implementation of UBI "The Freedom Dividend" because citizens are a country's stakeholders the way publicly traded corporations are owned by stockholders. Second, UBI doesn't mean people can do those things you mentioned. Yang notes on his website that part of what UBI will do is give people the opportunity to volunteer, seeing how they're not going to be living paycheck to paycheck....

[@davefroman4700]

Yet, The issue is that this technology is not advancing in a slow linear pace. It is expanding exponentially. Every year it is twice as capable as it was the year before. This growth is not 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Its an exponential growth. 1 2 4 8 16 32. In ten years time AI and Automation will not only surpass the capabilities of individuals but the total combined abilities of the human race.

[@T9RX3]

@@davidchou1675 you really think more people will volunteer? Get real.

[@jpopjr4066]

The major problem is "believing" AI is above and has greater value then We The People. Put those thoughts in there proper place. Tax the heck out of all companies all over the world out of thinking companies "those individuals" are superior. This united effort will create a movement in governments all over the world. These United Nations will collectively put those companies "individuals" in check. Tax 75% of the gain from AI and distribute these to all people. Then see if those companies "individuals" continue to think that AI is the future. I understand technology. AI does have a place in our lives. To serve "We the People". Why would anyone bowel, sorry, bow, to the AI. Control those companies "individuals" into the ones in a dilemma. People are and always will be the ones in charge. Can you believe those companies "individuals" are giving greater value to AI companies. Why would those companies "individuals" do that, is a good question. By the way, Individuals of companies are doing this. Why would companies "individuals" do that was asked; This means that those companies "individuals" are putting themselves above everyone else "outside the company". How does this make sense to "We the People". Allowing few companies "individuals" to self proclamation, to self importance, over the prosperity of all. "We the People" have the power to make it stop. To make AI serve "We the People". We the People are the lives of our earth. We the People are what is life. We are what is important. Recall, from English, well actually, any language, Composition, the science behind the production of a great movie. The writers and directors of that movie have to mix in some truth into the story line to give the movie a personal touch. To make the move more exciting. That is done so we experience emotion. Movies always mix in some truth. Otherwise movie makers and companies trying to take over would be boring, would have no worth, because of the disconnect from "We the People". That is what those companies "individuals" are attempting to do. They want us to turn away from the real act. From the real issues. We know what this looks like. Trump uses it all the time. His gimmick is racism. Those companies "individuals" is turning us away from the truth. While we are looking in the other direction, those companies "individuals" will be trying to take "We the People" over. They are putting themselves in charge. Those companies "individuals" are using the same movie logic, disguising aggression with shadows of concern. That is politics. "We the People" are aware of those gimmicks because of years of experiences with those who try to govern at the expense of us, the true value. If we give those companies "individuals" the power, they will not stop there. They will spiral out of control. We the People have to restore our right to power. Those companies "individuals" believe we can't see through giving $1000 a month is under-valuating "We the People". That is trying to turn our attention. The are saying, go do the arts. Go learn something else. Get a job. Leave technology to those individuals. The companies "individuals" believe we can't see their movement. Their intent of taking over. They believe we can't see through this. YES! they can form logical statements, put words together. We "The People" are the ones in power. Do not let those companies "individuals" reduce We The People to insignificant impoverished beings.

[@whataname01]

Dream on baby will never happen!

[@thehomeplatespecial597]

why not federal guaranteed work like work progress administration did. How to handle the negative effects of UBI?

[@jonathanmcmahan5263]

How could this work when we cant even do social security without going bankrupt.

[@DaveWard-xc7vd]

Big business finally figured out how to get more money out of the hands of the rich. Just transfer their money into the hands of the poor. UBI is really a Universal Business Income. #UniversalBusinessIncome #UniversalBasicIncome #UniversallyBadIdea

[@trubblefoundit7056]

#YangTulsi2020

[@ExoticMicrogreens]

After reading the comments we need a movement for the seniors and disabled called 'LEFT BEHIND AND UNWANTED!"

[@ap3885]

Anakka Hartwell No worries. It will stack on top of social security

[@jiahuaxu918]

我们不能为了工作而反对科学进步，相反我们需要更多的人去研究科学，特别是人类科学，医疗健康，这是很大的产业。 科研的人越来越多，搞设计的人越来越多，把当前需要解决的人民关注的问题，在几年内解决掉。比如癌症研究，心血管病等等。