@Jag85: That's what I like most about him. As Yang has said many times: It's not left or right but forward. I'm part of a Yang's supporters group on Facebook and it has thousands of members across the political spectrum all and there are quite a bit of former trump supporters who are now voting for him because his message doesn't just appeal to one group. It genuinely appeals to all. And it's funny that without any major interviews or push from big media, He's raised as much money in February as any other major candidate. He still isn't featured in many polls and yet he's already gotten enough individual donations to make the debates. Social media is a pretty powerful tool and he's using it to a massive advantage.

My friend recently made a short film, an hour long, and posted it on youtube and would appreciate it greatly if people would check it out and leave feedback.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_klJBcnORZo

@blaznwiipspman1: Agreed. We spend too much money on BS (especially the defence budget) and not enough on areas that matter. And while it is an expensive plan, You can't say that it's not a do-able one. Especially when you consider the effects that the additional $1000 would have on people, Especially when a vast majority of them can barely make ends meet. And since we already spend hundreds of billions on things like welfare and food stamps, Imagine how many people will jump off the system to pay for UBI. Now imagine administrative costs considering now instead of having one department for this and another for that, Instead, it all goes through one department.

Now put that together with the VAT, and hopefully, additional changes to the tax law to make sure big businesses pay their fair share, and the bulk of UBI would already be funded yearly. Now imagine that everyone in a possible small town/dying area has an additional $1000 a month being pumped into their economy. How many jobs it's going to bring in order to make up for the new demand and how much more in taxes that is going to bring us with all these additional sales and jobs. It has a great kind of trickle-down effect when you sit there and think about it.

@judaspete: Thank you for getting it. The whole point of UBI is to get people off of the system and encourage them to put that money towards better use. About 40 million people have food stamps. The average per person is about $120 bucks, The average per household is about $250. Now imagine how many of those people, especially on the lower end, are going to jump to UBI. I'm sure it'd be a pretty staggering amount and that is what we want.

I agree that eventually have to do it. They have a UBI system in Alaska that works wonders apparently so the template is there. And with the way the country is going, With how much full time, long term jobs we simply don't have, It's gonna hit us sooner rather than later. And yes, While he certainly is a long shot, I feel it's more important to also get his ideas out there. Bernie started out very much the same way and now his "radical" ideas are something the vast majority of Americans want.

And in regards to taking away the other assistance programs, That's true to some degree. As I said in the post, People who get assistance (like food stamps) have the option to opt in and lose the assistance or opt out and keep their assistance. The idea is that so if you are making even $800 in assistance, You could opt in and earn that additional $200. If you are making more then the incentive would be to keep your current benefits. Either way, It's gonna get a lot of people on the program off of it and encourage them to put that extra money now in their pocket to good use. Naturally, When you give anyone money they're gonna blow it in some degree but that's their choice. It's their money to do as they please.

@x_karen_x: It's different for a family business to some degree, I'll give you that, but it's still not something I agree with. As I said in my post, That boss/owner is still getting paid, You aren't. So you could make a case that they are simply taking advantage of the family for their own means.

Going into this democratic race for the nomination, I went in trying to learn about each candidate and picking one that I thought best fit what I would like in a president. After seeing the recent Joe Rogan podcast featuring Yang, I was sold on him.

He makes a lot of great points about how automation and the advancement of AI are crippling the workforce in Americana and taking away a lot of the common jobs we have (fast food, retail, warehouse work and soon to be driving jobs). He also plans to implement a VAT (value added tax) of 10% on all businesses so everyone pays their fair share. I believe it was Amazon and also Netflix this year who had record-breaking profits and paid 0 in federal taxes while the average tax refund of the American people is down nearly 20% (I wonder why?).

And naturally, I can't talk about Yang without the centrepiece of his campaign: The Freedom Dividend. $1000 a month tax-free money in your pocket from the age of 18 and up. The money is your's to do as you please: Blow on commercial goods, Pay bills, Go to school. And a big reason why he wants to do it is that a majority of Americans live check-check, Almost borderline poverty. Having that additional money not just bails them out in a big way but it also helps stimulate the economy and in turn, We now have to create more jobs to make up for the sudden demand now that everyone have a lot more income at their disposal. It's a really great idea and just shows, at least to me, his original and how much thought he actually put into his campaign rather than just throwing his name into the ring. Another plus for him is that he rarely mentions Trump. Yang makes it about the issues and that is something I want in a president, Someone who knows what's going on and wants to fix it.

www.yang2020.com

That is his website. If you like what you see then spread the word, donate and go from there. If you'd like to discuss things, Leave a comment and I'll reply as quickly as I can.

If you expect people to work for you for free then you deserve to lose your business. It's exploitive and laughable to think that way, Especially in this day and age. How about this, We tell that boss to go without wages as long as their intern does and see what she has to say about that. I mean, She is earning experience, right?