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There are times when BELIEVING IN YOURSELF feels like an ACT OF REBELLION. Oh, but what a BEAUTIFUL, POWERFUL, COURAGEOUS act of rebellion.
Catherine Clifford
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Catherine Clifford
@CatClifford
Science and energy strategic storyteller. Currently on the geothermal #heatbeat for @innerspace2030.
- .@AndrewYang: “What I’m saying to the American people is technology is the oil of the 21st century. That when I have AI that can do the work of hundreds of thousands of call center workers ... How much of that value is the American public going to see?”
- “You have record-high levels of corporate profits, but also at record highs in the USA right now: stress, anxiety, mental illness, depression, even suicides and drug overdoses. Student loan debt, record highs,” says @AndrewYang on @Freakonomics.
- The coronavirus pandemic has added fuel to the fire calling for UBI. Workers who can't work remotely face an impossible decision: go to work to get paid or stay home to help “flatten the curve” of coronavirus. @AndrewYang@AOC@TulsiGabbard@jasonfurmancnb.cx/2ILedxz
- .@AndrewYang didn't make it to the White House on his plan to give every American over the age of 18 $1,000 per month, but he's still pushing forward the idea of a universal basic income. cnb.cx/38r8U0T@HumanityForward
- Billionaire (& perhaps one of the more unconventional tech CEOs) @jack told @AndrewYang he is giving away all of his money in his lifetime: “I live by the principle of everything is connected, so if someone is in pain, I’m in pain, ultimately, over time.” cnb.cx/36l6mBI
- .@jack announced he is donating $3 million to the @mayorsforagi UBI project. “This is one tool to close the wealth and income gap, level systemic race and gender inequalities, and create economic security for families,” he says. cnb.cx/3gIHgAX@AndrewYang@MichaelDTubbs
- "One of my supporters said something to me — that the opposite of @realDonaldTrump is an Asian man who likes math," @AndrewYang tells @CNBCMakeIt. "We made 'math' signs and then people just hold up 'math' signs." cnb.cx/2TSP5Nx
- “Right now, our data is worth more than oil,” says @AndrewYang. He advocates for @amazon, @facebook and @Google to pay users for using their data.
- Billionaire @mcuban: "So be Patriotic. Go out there and get rich. Get so obnoxiously rich that when that tax bill comes, your first thought will be to choke on how big a check you have to write."
- .@JeffBezos on spending his $131 billion: "The only way that I can see to deploy this much financial resource is by converting my @amazon winnings into space travel. That is basically it." cnb.cx/2KqYAuU
- .@AndrewYang is not the only presidential candidate looking to give all Americans $1000 per month. Universal basic income is also part of @marwilliamson's economic plan.
- .@AndreaKsWorld and I met two inspiring sisters in Los Angeles, @KherisPoppin and @TaylorAndrea_. Together, they have launched a clothing company to combat racism and bullying. #FlexinInMyComplexioncnb.cx/2uqcnM3@aliciakeys@Nike@Lupita_Nyongo@SnoopDogg@LenaWaithe
