Andrew Yang: It's time to rewrite the rules of this economy

[redqueen]

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The 2020 election “is about an opportunity for us to actually catch up to the real problems of 2020 and move our country forward,” Yang said during a weekend interview. “We need to solve the problems of today and tomorrow instead of constantly talking about ideas that have been around for decades.”

Like other presidential hopefuls, Yang talks about health care, education and the Green New Deal, for example. He also talks about how technology, automation and artificial intelligence have changed and will continue to change job opportunities and the economy from rural Iowa to major metropolitan areas.

“I’m telling people that we need to turn things around so that they work for us and our families” instead only the largest, most profitable corporations, said Yang, who on Saturday had town hall meetings in Iowa City and Marion.

At the heart of Yang’s agenda is his Freedom Dividend, a universal basic income of $1,000 per month for every American adult over the age of 18. In a time when Iowa has lost 40,000 manufacturing jobs and many common jobs, such as retail clerk and truck driver, are disappearing, he is proposing a “a “trickle-up economy” that puts individuals, families and communities first.
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https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/andrew-yang-democrat-president-campaign-reinvent-economy-20200120?

[Newest Reality]

1. This is what I like about Yang.

All things aside, he is presenting clear points about the state of this economy and is a cogent visionary when it comes to the vital solutions we so desperately need in a time when the old ways and nostalgia will not suffice at all.

This is a Brave New World and that is not being jingoistic. Not only are we not keeping up with the kind of adaptation needed due to the accelerated pace and explosion of innovations and information, we are not preparing much for the results of that lag or ready to step forward in a beneficial way that can mitigate the negative effects of quicker transitions and rapid transformations.

[redqueen]

3. Same!

While listening to his book I was struck again and again by how forward-thinking he is.

[guillaumeb]

2. Media nonsense aside,

the US economy is only booming for the very rich. And that might be one reason that many voters distrust the corporate media.

[redqueen]

4. One of the many reasons, I'm sure.

And it's unsustainable.

[guillaumeb]

5. It is a series of speculative bubbles.

And as one bursts, another is created by those who profit from the speculation.