Andrew Yang in Meet the Press interviews during 2019

On Civil Rights: Exposing stereotypes helps dispel them

Q: One pundit writes, "Seeing Yang up on the debate stage should've been a thrilling milestone as a Taiwanese-American. But it was hard to feel proud. He felt that the most practical use of his identity was as a joke."

YANG: I am very proud of my heritage and very proud of being the first Asian American man to run for president. Americans are smart enough to know a joke when they hear it. Dragging these myths into the light makes them less powerful and helps dispel them.

Source: NBC Meet the Press on 2019 Democratic primary Nov 3, 2019

On Jobs: Trickle up: create jobs by giving people buying power

Q: Are we going to be in this situation where we have too many people and not enough work?

YANG: We're in the midst of the greatest economic transformation in our country's history. Putting buying power into our hands will build a trickle up economy and allow us to create hundreds of thousands of jobs because that money doesn't disappear. This is the way we rejuvenate main street America.

Source: NBC Meet the Press on 2019 Democratic primary Nov 3, 2019

The above quotations are from Meet the Press interviews during 2019 (Chuck Todd interviewing candidates for 2019-2020 races). Click here for other excerpts from Meet the Press interviews during 2019 (Chuck Todd interviewing candidates for 2019-2020 races). Click here for other excerpts by Andrew Yang. Click here for a profile of Andrew Yang.
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