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

[masmdu]

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

[marybourg]

1. Sounds like a shoo-in.

<sarcasm >

[DavidDvorkin]

9. Ha!

[snowybirdie]

2. Why not

You or me or DU Administration?

[Sherman A1]

3. I like him

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]

4. Me too

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

[Sherman A1]

5. I have been following him for awhile

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]

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

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

[FSogol]

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

[Blue_true]

8. He is the only person talking about UBI.

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