A people powered movement to redefine progress and ensure humanity evolves to meet the challenges of the 21st century. Yang’s Freedom Dividend plan is a form of universal basic income, guaranteeing $1,000 a month to every U.S. citizen over 18 years old, without having to pass a test or meet a work requirement. Yang will soon be launching his own podcast as well, titled Yang Speaks. In the face of inevitable economic upheaval, we champion Universal Basic Income as a means to a healthier, more innovative, and just society. 2020 Democratic hopeful Andrew Yang on his proposal to give $1,000 per … Push for universal basic income will outlive Andrew Yang's 2020 presidential campaign A congressional 'cash squad' and other advocates are working … Dorsey told Yang that a universal basic income, or UBI, was a “long overdue” idea and “the only way we can change policy is by experimenting and showing case studies of why this works.” An audiobook version of his second publication The War on Normal People: The Truth About America's Disappearing Jobs and Why Universal Basic Income Is Our Future , is now available for free on YouTube , sparking more discussion than ever about UBI in the U.S. Andrew Yang argues that for capitalism to thrive in the United States, a universal basic income will have to help keep a generation of workers from being lost. Yang is not the first to pitch the idea of universal basic income, or UBI. Universal basic income was a major component of Yang’s presidential campaign, where he said he wanted to give $1,000 a month to every American. The central idea of his presidential campaign was a universal basic income of $1,000 per month.

Universal basic income has been getting more attention during the pandemic. It's been tested everywhere from Scandinavia to Stockton, Calif. NPR's Michel Martin talks with former presidential candidate Andrew Yang, who … Andrew Yang in Washington Square Park in Manhattan last year. 2020 candidate Andrew Yang explains his universal basic income proposal.