.@AndrewYang: βWhat Iβm 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?β
βYou 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,β 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 βflatten the curveβ 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: βI live by the principle of everything is connected, so if someone is in pain, Iβm in pain, ultimately, over time.β cnb.cx/36l6mBI
.@jack announced he is donating $3 million to the @mayorsforagi UBI project. βThis is one tool to close the wealth and income gap, level systemic race and gender inequalities, and create economic security for families,β he says. cnb.cx/3gIHgAX@AndrewYang@MichaelDTubbs
"One of my supporters said something to me β 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
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.