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masmdu

(2,651 posts) Thu Jan 10, 2019, 10:17 AM Jan 2019

Andrew Yang for President 2020....Any thoughts?

I have only just heard of Andrew Yang. Any thoughts about his 2020 presidential bid?

https://www.yang2020.com/policies/

His three main pillars are:
Universal basis income of $1000/month per adult
Medicare for All
Human centered capitalism

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Andrew Yang for President 2020....Any thoughts? (Original Post) masmdu Jan 2019 OP

Sounds like a shoo-in. marybourg Jan 2019 #1

Ha! DavidDvorkin Jan 2019 #9

Why not snowybirdie Jan 2019 #2

I like him Sherman A1 Jan 2019 #3

Me too masmdu Jan 2019 #4

I have been following him for awhile Sherman A1 Jan 2019 #5

No prior elected office/public sector experience? No thanks. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2019 #6

Exactly. Run for Congress or a Governorship. n/t FSogol Jan 2019 #7

He is the only person talking about UBI. Blue_true Jan 2019 #8

marybourg

(13,659 posts)

1. Sounds like a shoo-in.

Reply to masmdu (Original post)

Thu Jan 10, 2019, 10:23 AM

Jan 2019

DavidDvorkin

(20,683 posts)

9. Ha!

Reply to marybourg (Reply #1)

Thu Jan 10, 2019, 02:41 PM

Jan 2019

snowybirdie

(6,748 posts)

2. Why not

Reply to masmdu (Original post)

Thu Jan 10, 2019, 10:23 AM

Jan 2019

You or me or DU Administration?

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)

3. I like him

Reply to masmdu (Original post)

Thu Jan 10, 2019, 10:23 AM

Jan 2019

he seems to have a well laid out, thoughtful agenda. Also seems to be the only one talking about automation replacing workers in the very near future.

masmdu

(2,651 posts)

4. Me too

Reply to Sherman A1 (Reply #3)

Thu Jan 10, 2019, 10:35 AM

Jan 2019

...what's not to like? I'm surprised I've never heard of him before now.

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)

5. I have been following him for awhile

Reply to masmdu (Reply #4)

Thu Jan 10, 2019, 12:35 PM

Jan 2019

listened to him speak on a panel last fall on C-Span from the Brooklyn Book Festival one Sunday AM. I really feel that he knows what the devil he is talking about.

He has a Facebook page that I follow and it pops up in the news feed from time to time. Mostly he has been bouncing around Iowa of late from what I can tell.

I hesitate to send him any money as the candidates I support financially tend to lose so don't see that as a positive thing to do.

Tommy_Carcetti

(44,585 posts)

6. No prior elected office/public sector experience? No thanks.

Reply to masmdu (Original post)

Thu Jan 10, 2019, 12:37 PM

Jan 2019

He ought to consider a run for Congress instead and then build himself up from that.

FSogol

(47,665 posts)

7. Exactly. Run for Congress or a Governorship. n/t

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Reply #6)

Thu Jan 10, 2019, 12:39 PM

Jan 2019

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)

8. He is the only person talking about UBI.

Reply to masmdu (Original post)

Thu Jan 10, 2019, 02:22 PM

Jan 2019

He is on point in that regard. I would go listen to him if he ever presents close to where I live.

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