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I was Yang Gang in 2020.
Andrew Yang is probably one of the least bad capitalists. I read his books so I gave him a fair shot, but UBI is prolonging the inevitable.
What’s a real shame is he seems pretty honest about his intentions, and there doesn’t seem to be much evil in his intent, so to me he’s a victim of capitalist realism like many others. This begs the question, how many
s are also permacopers?
i dont believe he was very upfront about the fact that his UBI was supposed to replace all other government programs. so if someone is receiving section 8 and SNAP they would no longer get section 8 rates on their rent and the UBI would be immediately eaten up, and now that person has nothing left for food cause the UBI was meant to replace SNAP as well
im no yang expert but that always seemed really dishonest to me
FWIW, Andrew Yang is pro universal healthcare and wants regulations on tech firms, but I also know he has cozied up to some sus people in the past.