Andrew Yang in Axios.com political coverage


On Budget & Economy: Freedom Dividend of $1000/month for every adult American

Yang's proposal would provide every American over 18 years old with $1,000 per month. He contends that this would grow the economy by 13 percent and increase the labor force by 4.5-5 million people. Stems from his belief that AI and automation will wipe out millions of jobs and is the path to avoiding economic ruin. He says he rebranded to "Freedom Dividend" because it tests better with conservatives.
Source: Axios.com "What you need to know about 2020" Apr 7, 2019

On Drugs: Legalize marijuana; pardon marijuana-related offenses

Marijuana legalization: Yang pledged to legalize marijuana and pardon all non-violent drug related offenses, then later clarified in an interview with George Stephanopoulos that he would only pardon marijuana-related offenses. Yang said he would still decriminalize opioids.
Source: Axios.com "What you need to know about 2020" Apr 7, 2019

On Health Care: Aligned with "intactivists": against circumcision

Andrew Yang's stance on key issues: Circumcision: In March, Yang came out against circumcision, telling the Daily Beast: "I'm highly aligned with the intactivists. History will prove them even more correct. From what I've seen, the evidence on it being a positive health choice for the infant is quite shaky."
Source: Axios.com on 2020 Democratic primary Apr 22, 2019

On Health Care: Advocates for a single-payer health care system

Yang calls his economic philosophy "human-centered capitalism," advocating for a system that emphasizes metrics that measure "human well-being and fulfillment," such as standard of living, health-adjusted life expectancy, childhood success rate and social and economic mobility. He described his plans as a "vision for a trickle-up economy" on ABC's This Week.
Source: Axios.com "What you need to know about 2020" Apr 7, 2019

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