Democratic candidates debate in Detroit Michigan, July 30-31, 2019: on Technology


Andrew Yang: Automation of our jobs the central challenge we face

If you've heard anything about me and my campaign, you've heard that someone is running for president who wants to give every American $1,000 a month. Why do we need to do it? We already automated away millions of manufacturing jobs, and chances are your job can be next. The automation of our jobs is the central challenge facing us today. Any politician not addressing it is failing the American people.
Source: July Democratic Primary debate (second night in Detroit) Jul 31, 2019

Andrew Yang: Technology

A study just came out that projected the average African American median net worth will be zero by 2053. How is that possible? We're in the midst of the greatest economic transformation in our history. Artificial intelligence is coming. It's going to displace hundreds of thousands of call center workers, truck drivers -- the most common job in 29 states. What are we going to do about it? We should go to the writings of Martin Luther King, who in his book "Chaos or Community," said "We need a guaranteed minimum income in the United States of America."
Source: July Democratic Primary debate (second night in Detroit) Jul 31, 2019

Joe Biden: In battle for America's soul we choose science over fiction

Everybody knows who Donald Trump is. We have to let them know who we are. We choose science over fiction. We choose hope over fear. We choose unity over division. We choose the idea that we can as Americans, when we act together, do anything. This is the United States of America. We've acted together. We have never, never, never been unable to overcome whatever the problem was.
Source: July Democratic Primary debate (second night in Detroit) Jul 31, 2019

Amy Klobuchar: We need infrastructure plan; fix the damn roads

I am the first one that came out with an infrastructure plan and I did that because this is a bread and butter issue for people that are caught in traffic jams. I think the Governor here in Michigan smartly ran on the slogan, "fix the damn roads," and it is an issue for union jobs. I would put $1 trillion into this, and I would pay for it by first of all changing the capital gains rate. I would take that money and put it in to rural broadband and green infrastructure.
Source: July Democratic Primary debate (first night in Detroit) Jul 30, 2019

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Rep.Tim Ryan (D-CA)
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CEO Tom Steyer (D-CA)
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Marianne Williamson (D-CA)
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