User:RJDenmark/Universal basic income
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[edit]In the US 2020 Democratic Party primaries, political newcomer Andrew Yang touted basic income as his core policy. His policy referred to as a "Freedom Dividend", would have provided American citizens US$1,000 a month.
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[edit]In the 2020 Democratic Party primaries, political newcomer Andrew Yang touted basic income as his core policy. His policy, referred to as a "Freedom Dividend", would have provided adult American citizens US$1,000 a month independent of employment status[1].
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[edit]To add context and links to existing information that may aid in further research of the topic.
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[edit]Andrew Yang's website which served to promote the proposed resolutions and policies he ran his campaign based on. On this specific page, details about "The Freedom Dividend" are given with supporting statements from top voices in the US on Universal Basic Income[2]. https://2020.yang2020.com/policies/the-freedom-dividend/
National Public Radio (NPR) hosts an article written by Noel King and Heidi Glenn about Andrew Yang's sit-down conversation with undecided voters in 2020 as a part NPR's of the "Off Script" series of interviews with presidential candidates. Here, the concept of Universal Basic Income expressed through Yang's "Freedom Dividend" is described, using quotes from the candidate and highlighting voter responses. https://www.npr.org/2019/10/23/770962701/a-game-changer-andrew-yang-explains-how-he-d-give-every-american-1-000-per-month
A link to this article along with mentions of Yang's Freedom Dividend may assist in the reader finding relevant information. https://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Universal_basic_income_in_the_United_States
- ^ "The Freedom Dividend - Yang2020 - Andrew Yang for President". Yang2020.
- ^ "The Freedom Dividend - Yang2020 - Andrew Yang for President". Yang 020. Retrieved 16 April 2023.