Andrew Yang Talks Universal Basic Income, Climate Change, With Undecided Voters | Off Script | NPR

That's a bit ludicrous considering most of Yang's policies (most of all their policies) are Bernie's.

c johnson like what? Just curious btw.

@@cjohnson3836 You must not have read up on Yang yet. The FD is completely opposite of FJG. Public option expansion of ACA is much different then trashing ACA for single payer. Democracy dollars is better plan then bernies voucher. Office of technology assessment is something that Bernie doesnt even know what it is. New American scorecard is well beyond Bernies ability to understand metrics. VAT is superior in wealth transfer to that of a Wealth tax. Etc... Bernie's spirit might be in the right place, but Yangs policies are light years ahead of bernies plans.

c johnson lol most policies....
he has over 100+ for many months now he has 180+ yeah Bernie has that much... I don’t think you know what you are talking about.
Yang is not for free college, FJG, wealth tax etc.... Yang attacks the costs directly Bernie doesn’t. Some of Bernie’s policies will do more harm than good let alone you need congress for it. Like the 15 wage hike which as already proven hurtful.

​@@avatarmezzy2980 $15 wage hike proves hurtful?
LA has a $15 hour and honestly THAT isn't enough in my opinion living just outside of LA. Honestly looking at it on a macro level of economics, if you put more money into poor peoples hands you will stimulate the economy more, and YES prices will inflate over time though businesses aren't just gonna ramp up prices over night. In the short and mid term the benefits stimulate the economy and drive demand up though over the long term inflation will happen.....like it always does regardless.

Remember to spread the word on the street, donate and VOTE!

Dude, just make sure to actually vote though. Don't just stay home. Tell all of your friends. It is you young people that can really swing things in this election. You really have no idea of how important you are.

absolutely, i am on my states early ballot list and will be getting my absentee ballot over the mail. Donations made, word of mouth being spread. We got this!

@@David-xn9mu man, I hope there are millions of young people out there like you. Great job

95 million eligible voters didn't vote in 2016

Nina Farley truee

YES! And that’s exactly Andrews mindset too.

@Gregory Roberts buddy boy- working hard for your family will not change the future of automation and job losses that go with that. Automation will target the common jobs in rural America and Yang is just trying to make the effects of this less disruptive. The dividend gives people options, especially for your family and their futures. Don't dismiss Yang's ideas when his plans will help middle America stay afloat during this massive economic shift. The UBI doesn't dictate what you do with that money, rather the opposite really. It would allow you to take action and further yourself. Yang's presidency puts the American people first, not corporations who resist the change America requires. OMG Getta clue

@Gregory Roberts hahahaha this mans the best troll i've seen!

Yang is such a likeable guy. Hope he runs again in 2024.

Annalise Shaw... Endless numbers of us have said that, -that we hate "politics". But, we're the people, we're not the politics that have been allowed to take root and perpetuate since the beginning of this Nation's construction. We ARE our government and we need to be invested in that. I popped in on your comment to say this because, I think symantecs count when we've created such thick, blanketed statements that we've lost all sight of what anything is, pertaining to the statement. It's a shocking idea, to a great number of us, when we really allow ourselves to understand that, we're the ones who are supposed to be running this entity. That, this entity is nothing to be above us but, rather, behind us when we need the backing and, below us when we're looking for our footing to propel in our individual and collective journeys. That idea is surreal to far too many of us. The fact is, your "autonomous" life is affected constantly by the government we allow to rule and, in ways that we'd understand if only we hadn't lost our education of it. We're walking around blind, we're avoiding and handing off our literal rights, our children's futures, to ppl we don't even know because, "we hate politics", right? -I hate politics, too... They're in the same genre as greed and harming each other. But, I want my rights and I want to know what they are and how to wield them when they don't automatically work for me. It's a scary place when something happens to you and yours and it seems there's nothing you can do about it. That's the residue of politics, IME but it's NOT to be confused with what our government should be and who should be in charge of it. Otherwise, we're hating ourselves.

Being smart and becoming President are two different things.

@@ec9833 Totally agree

@@davidgrossman9859 I think it’s politics that took away our rightful education. We should be educated from the beginning of our lives, especially in public education institutions, no? But... what we get is washed and brief...I wonder if we’re conditioned to dislike it, in the first place. It’s supposedly boring... but is it? Would being taught from the beginning, what privileges we have as citizens, things that will affect us throughout our entire lives and knowing how to exercise these things toward our due advantage, is that boring? I think, if taught properly, in ways that humans best collect and retain information, it would be fascinating for many of us. That’s with anything, as a curious species, IME. If we stay disinterested, if we keep to the comfort we’ve learned to have, inside the proverbial, hamster wheel/running toward the “American Dream”, we’re perpetuating immeasurable room for politics to govern our existences. It’s difficult to learn ALL this information by the time you’re an adult, having deep seated, innumerable biases, crafted by many a subconscious affecting thing, over the years. Much, much easier on the mind to travel on the trail burned long ago than to go through a new discovery process, outside all comfort and belief.

@@ec9833 Oh absolutely. My experience with the public education system has been abysmal, and I am in an area where public education is supposedly better than in other parts of the country. It is truly scary what I and other people have to learn BY OURSELVES outside of school in order to actually have a chance of being a happy functional and aware adult

i do that in Eugene Oregon and yes many have not heard of Andrew.

Yang campaign just sent out an e-mail about this. Yang supporters should pitch in a few bucks so his team can produce and air TV ads to reach older undecided voters. Please donate and volunteer when you can!

The holidays are our best bet, we should have some videos lined up to show the family.

🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

@@jimbledsoe9083 I canvas in Eugene Oregon for Yang!

please no not for the rest of the world just for america please.

@@RF-et2kv "only I and my "people" have the right"
dont be stupid, stupid

Yes, the rest of the world needs this man as well. Hello from Czech republic btw.

We can make it happen by voting in our state's Democratic Primary.

prevail223 did you listen to it at all? Where do you get that we are paying higher taxes? And yes I am employed and a home owner that could use the $1000 just like majority of the nation.

In order for him to stay in the race, please vote for him in your local primaries

Ditto

Yes, please listen to chase money and vote in primaries. We have two easy tasks and that primaries and presidential voting. Time to do our job. Also, educate those who dont understand the primaries exist and that they have register democrat depending on state to vote for him.

lets hope

Welp

He's a dad for sure. lol

I do the same. Makes me believe he's a real citizen

I like that too, it comes across as genuine imo

The other people at the table had zero sense of humor.

He's laughing because he is easygoing, relaxed and some of his jokes are light-hearted funny, but the audience is too stiff.

F U

G E K O L O N I S E E R D

This but New Zealand

William William me too! Or neither:) and I already donated to him probably illegally. Lol!

I can't answer for anyone else, but I'm certain that I will vote for him.

I don't think the other candidates are really taking advantage of this new social media driven era like Yang is. Where are all the warren supporters online? I don't see them? is it because i'm in an echo chamber?

He needs to be on Philip DeFranco on the "Conversation with".

He likes meth uhm i mean math

@@zmanx88 I kinda wonder about that as well but I think it's just the younger demographic online because I see mostly just Bernie, Yang, Tulsi online with kamala only getting support online with Twitter.
Beto, Buttigieg, Castro, Brooker etc. Supporters Basically don't exist.

@@zmanx88 Yes, to a degree we all are. The reality is the internet is not a useful indicator of the country. If it were, we'd be talking about President Ron Paul. One day it might be, but we aren't there yet.

I am from Britain and first listened to Yang a few yrs ago. He is a breath of fresh air and he truly is genuine. I really hope he grows in popularity and if he ever gets in power I would love to live in America. There is hope with this man especially after Trump. I'm my country pretty much all hope is lost as the poor are now being victimised just for being poor. People are being sanctioned left right and centre and the government has turned its back on its own people. I can't believe how terrible things have become and after the beginning of next yr we will fall of a cliff if we cannot begin new strong trading markets which is very unlikely.

I believe he should run for mayor of NYC in 2021, serve as mayor until his term is over, run for Congress or senate in the 2026 midterms, and then pres in 2028. He’ll have a ton of political experience, something that was the main issue for a lot in the last election’s primaries. On top of that, he still has a ton of business experience and intelligence.

Tbh it's probably good that he didn't become president. Dems can't even pass a minimum wage increase. The dinosaurs in washington wouldn't pass UBI.
Though on the other hand, Yang has been good at opening right wingers and/or nonvoters up to progressive policies. If he was the Dem frontrunner, and you saw loads of nonvoters and republicans vote for him in addition to dems, that might have gotten enough politicians to pass it, especially since Republicans are constantly going on about "google bad" shit (but never exxon bad 🤔).

He doesnt know the American people.
Nice man, but, no...

Please consider voting for him in your state's primary!

He needs your help to get win the primary!

I was just saying the same thing. I am a registered Republican but what this man is saying actually MAKES SENSE. And I haven't said that about a candidate in a long time.

I voted for Trump, but would easily vote for Yang. Too bad Dems/Left will make the same mistake they did with Clinton, and just keep pushing Biden.

​@@KTslinger Speaking as a liberal who's never voted red in his life ... 100% agree, & believe me, a lot of us hate it too. Like, those of us actually paying attention & who aren't just gonna vote for the guy with the most name recognition. I know a lot of Republicans *think* they hate the DNC, but trust me - you'll never hate the DNC like Democrats hate the DNC.
I don't dislike Biden as a person, but I spent half an hour today explaining to one of the uninformed about all the reasons Biden is the worst cho- oh, wait, forgot about that tool, John Delaney - the second wors- oh, shit, & Tulsi Gabbard - the 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒓𝒅 worst choice in the democratic field. And yes, I'm including Marianne Williamson in my ranking.
I wouldn't vote for Biden in the primary unless my future self came back in a time machine & told me he was the only one who could beat Trump & he needed my vote to win.

I'm not American and this is the first time I would like an American presidential candidate to be a leader of my own country.

Miguel Aveiro lol

except for pro-2a people

Happy Cody not if you want Medicare for all

jorge osorto do you want Medicare for all? Because he supports it. If you don't want it then your comment makes more sense.

If we had rank choice voting (and I wish we did) for me it would be Yang, Sanders, Gabbard
Unfortunately I don’t trust anyone else. And it is really surprising to me that the concept of building trust is not understood as a necessary campaign strategy.

@_in my eye yes, the 30% is greater than the 83% in terms of raw number of people, but that is mostly a function of Warren's name recognition relative to Yang's. If more people knew about him, the 83% would grow.

@@KoriThompson1 WHEN more people know about him ... :D

baronmorris warren is a fake progressive

baronmorris warren is a fake progressive

🤣

If you don't mind me asking, where are you from Marc?

Sadly we are too stupid or uniformed to vote him into office

Marc Andrew Pinto stop flexing ur good government

Jay Richie sell out!

Brayant Galvez Gonna need more context than that. Explain?

DMTdaydream Context? Cmon you had time to type a comment on youtube but not to google “context” and learn a new word? 😓

@@TheSBLA yeah he's asking for supporting reason why you're calling him a sell out? I dont understand where the drop in understanding was?
How about you not be condescending and try to explain?

Casualken LMAO everyones lost. When did I call him a sell out? I said “ I’m VOTING FOR ANDREW YANG” . Plz explain😂

Or a candidate with sanity.

@Bill Turner Hey Bill - buddy, chill, it's going to be okay. You still can vote for your guy, nobody is going to take that away from you. We are all Americans - united under this great flag. Peace brother - that's all we have left. Cheers!

@Bill Turner Damn dude... you're head is reeeaaally far up Trumps ass

@Bill Turner- well I wish you the best with that - God Bless America Buddy. It's a great country that we live in. Cheers!

@Bill Turner I would still stand next to you and fight with you to protect our country. Grab a beer bud and enjoy the sunset! Life is short.

he actually took his SATs at age 15 I think it was and did not need to retake them upon entering college.

Agreed.

He's not even a politician which is the best part. This is his first time ever stepping foot in the world of politics and despite that is still managing to stay relevant even if it's not on the same level of Sanders or Warren. If he can win New Hampshire during the debate tomorrow and then have that show in the caucus votes on the 11th I think he will have an amazing shot for the Presidency. Like he said in the CNN Townhall yesterday, Bill Clinton lost Iowa and only had 3% but won New Hampshire then went on to be president for 2 terms (even though the second one was cut short respectively). Yang just needs to do the same and we're golden. #MATH

Yes.

Let's start with the U.S. then we'll dream big... but yes.

A rat loves its cheese

not as long as he has socialist policies that go against our constitution.

i did like his singing ,though.
In fact lots of conservatives like him as a person
But that ubi and benefits to illegals means we can never support him.

Super intelligent. He doesn't sling mud, he slings facts and solutions.

I doubt if he referenced Chinese gov every five year strategy

Reshu Bhattarai I am talking about his proposal content which is similar to china‘s long term plan，like awarness of the 4th tech revolution，not emphasized this much in US and TW，but a focus of china long term plan

Perhaps you are a racist. (a positive one) You can test if you are one - just play the sound and watch Trump's face imagining the voice is coming from Trump. If you still think he sounds too intelligent for most US voters, you are not a racist.

@Reshu BhattaraiTaiwan used to be controlled by the Kuomintang Party (that's the Chinese Nationalist Party), and it's that party that mass-educated and industrialized the nation. Currently, the PRC as controlled by the CCP is behaving a lot like the ROC as controlled by the KMT before democratization. Successful democracies tend to work on a relatively homogenous population, and 95-98% of the Taiwanese population are ethnic Han, speak Han language as the primary language, and have Han social customs and expectations. The USA claims to be diverse, but it is also a very homogenous in culture. There used to be segregated schools in the USA, in which ethnic Chinese people can teach their children, but now school segregation is found to be "unconstitutional". Chinese immigrants use "face" to avoid media attention, and thus media attention falls on the Latinos and Blacks - very rarely, if ever, on the Chinese. It's no wonder that Chinese immigrants are very attracted to wealthy American suburbs, living the American Dream, and these suburbs just happen to be populated by White Americans as well.
Mr. Yang's policies seem rational and justified. It has an *American* focus too. Hopefully, this guy will relax on the stupid Trade War that Donald Trump has forced on China. China can then release the Uyghurs from the re-education camps. Xinjiang is pretty much a land-locked, impoverished state, so it will have to work with the wealthier parts of China for financial support and public infrastructure, such as the Belt and Road Initiative. Women are always attracted to rich men, and as Han Chinese men outnumber Han women, and that China is growing in wealth, it is possible that some of the wealth of the Han men may form interethnic marriages with Uyghur and Tibetan women, homogenizing the population further. Once Mainland China becomes majority Han, it can safely democratize like the ROC; and maybe the international image of China will improve. The democratization of China will also lead to the fall of the Kim regime in North Korea, allowing reunion of the two Korean political states.

We find out yang is actually two kids stacked up in a trench coat.. "he wasn't a real adult this entire time?!" Classic

Hard to find these days

@@genogreen7916 Really?

@@genogreen7916 this made me chuckle. Thank you. #yang2020

i fucking love him.

Trickle up creates a consumer economy. VAT will hinder lower income families more. You should research and understand how VAT works before forming an opinion.

@@bobbyshields7682 I understand very well the regressive nature of a uniformly applied vat. You should research Yang's detailed position on vat before opining: vat is easily constrained from commodities of which low earners disproportionately consume. I don't agree with all of Yang's ideas, but vat isn't one of them.

@@DavidMorley123 Im glad we could keep this civil since most are here just to troll. My issue is that Yang doesn't really detail much of his plans. He makes blanket statements of what he wants to do, (VAT) and then goes straight to the end result in his opinion will be great revenue. He leaves out the details which make up 90% of the policy. I understand he says their will be exemptions on basic goods like groceries etc. But there is so much more to a VAT structure that many voters have questions about. One of which was asked by the young lady in this video. She mentioned smart corporations and business owners know how to pass these expenses onto the consumer. Yang avoided the question by answering a different one. In the EU, it is known how the VAT impacts consumers far more than corporations because companies only pay a portion of the price of goods while consumers pay the entire tax on the sale price. I just ask that he go into more detail because these issues have to be addressed and to just say basic goods are exempt isn't enough. On another note, I do agree our current system is broken, I do agree we need change. Im a libertarian so I don't have party loyalty. Im just not sure his plan is thought out on VAT. I do give him credit because I think he truthfully wants to do right. Unlike Creepy Joe who is owned by the establishment.

@@bobbyshields7682 Thanks for your detailed reply. I'm glad to hear you're a libertarian like me, a lower-case libertarian.
Scattered around Yang's interviews you'll hear some replies like the VAT issue.
As a libertarian, I like the UBI exactly because it's universal, so (ideally) it reduces government discretion. Similar reasoning for VAT.
As a thoughtful libertarian have you dabbled in Theory of Public Choice? It might temper you of choosing a politician on the basis of which one better seeks the public well-being. Better to seek a formulaic solution which does not depend on any whim of a politician.
Thanks again, and
Happy New Year!

@@bobbyshields7682 Henry Ford made the remark, if your employees cant afford your product you ll go broke. I guess they forgot that when he died.

A rat loves its cheese

i'm a yang supporter but that's definitely not true. tons of other candidates do long form including pete and bernie

Tulsi does it as well. I like them both.

Bernie does plenty. He went on Joe Rogan a couple months ago.

GoVegMofoMakeAMuffin but those dudes do not come across as casual and authentic like Yang.

@Daniel Callahan why not?

They're almost always the ones not on those programs.

I get similar feeling of a FJG.. What does it mean for the person who CANT take this GUARANTEED job? Will there be an added stigma of unemployed/being on welfare since anyone can now point to your situation and say you shouldn't be in it because the government has a guaranteed job for you? It just seems so toxic, especially if kept uncheck which the US government is notorious for.

@@Nunyabusiness40 this is exactly why I despise the idea of an FJG. Anybody who wants a "job" can have a job and If you don't want to slave away at a government job.... It's the streets for you and good luck... Sounds extremely inhumane.

Gabe what is FJG in this context? I only know it as the Fonda, Johnstown and Gloversville railroad from my youth.

@@jpe1 federal job guarantee

SAME

Steven Moore yes it's refreshing on a level I never expected in politics. It isn't political, at its core it seems to be human and palatable, politics has always had an elusive quality to it, at least for me. Rapper J. Cole proposed in a song that Americans should have an app on our phone to vote for what projects we want the government to fuel our taxes into. That's in line with Andrew Yang, making government and citizens have a real interaction.

Hope, that's hope.

wow, what did you think? What got you hooked?

As did I.

Anyone ever heard the term “history always repeats itself” mostly because ppl forget and don’t read up on history.
The tax system was added in old England as a means of distributing wealth. The rich came up with the idea.
Ultimately, it was the middle class and the poor that paid the most (relative to their income)
If the US implements a UBI it will be the middle class and lower class that pays the most taxes even with $12k per year.
If your net worth is $20 million compared to $200k, who would struggle more with a 10% tax increase?

Studies have shown that the 1/4 of the upper class consumers don’t even look at last 2 digits on a price tag. $7555 to us is just $7500.

@@crystalmethshrimp That's interesting information. Thank You.

american politicians need to lie to win, thats the culture

@@sherashera7791 not left, not right, but forward

@@sherashera7791 And it doesn't have to be that way going forward. We don't have to continue making bad choices...

@@Medowokha-bp5lq what constitutional right you are talking about, idiot?

Asked about if he's gonna stop offshore drilling
Yang: I would. 😮😮😮😮

What’s not?

Kind of reminds me of the one where he took time to talk to a group of high school students. They may not be even be old enough to vote but he thought it was important nonetheless to reach out to them.

Small Potatoes He’s a politician! What do you expect him to do??

@@Americansikkunt Did any of the other candidates take the time to meet this small group of high school kids? That's my point.

What part of the south??

@@andreachung396 really? Really?! ARE YOU FOR REAL? OmG 😲

@@e-rambler4910 bahahaha I just your post again. My bad!

@@andreachung396 lol its alright

And hopefully you will be wise to close some of the ridiculous 'loopholes' that the high income and corporations use everyday.....'loopholes' encourage shady deals and greed !!!!

Yes Yang Gang! Please spread the word to others in your age cohort...please. The campaign desperately needs additional support from the 50+ age group, anything you can do to help would be monumental. Thanks from a 21 year old hoping to see this country go on the right path

If they instituted this program, you'd have the option of taking your SS benefits AND the difference of that and the freedom dividend, or the entire freedom dividend and forfeit your SS benefits. Either way you'd be getting $1000 a month instead of $700.

STOP I CAME FROM THE FUTURE IN 2022 AD IN MY TIME MACHINE. WORLD WAR 3 STARTED AFTER A BRIBE FROM CHINA SOLD CONTROL OF AMERICA VIA PRESIDENT YANG. IT IS YOUR JOB AMERICA TO STOP THIS CHINESE SPY WHO NEARLY ENSLAVED AMERICAN HUMAN RIGHTS. PREVENT THE DECEITFUL STRATEGY THATS COVERED UP BY TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE OFFER FROM CHINESE SPY ANDREW YANG. NYX EREBUS AND FATHER CHAOS OUT..... GODSPEED

Nicholas Alexander
Lol

@@nicholasalexander4029 Don't you think your tin foil hat is a bit tight on that tiny skull?

@@nicholasalexander4029 lol, he's not even Chinese, that's perfect.

@Michael Bravo No he's not, he's taiwanese-american. Unless you are a commy chinese person that thinks Taiwan is China.... BUSTED!!

You have to register as a dem and each state's primary is different; search the Internet for registration deadline and democrat primary in your state.

Snappingturtle 267 define socialism?

Nicoscramble 🇬🇧

And may I add: intelligent and addressing real issues.

BaronVonSTFU likewise! First time I am genuinely excited about a candidate.

Me too!!

Hes not a politician hes a visionary for the people

He does sound a lot more intelligent than Trump but don't be fooled by his idea of handing out free cash people! Sure, he's Asian and supposedly really good at math, he graduated from a prestigious private college with economics degree. But his idea is exactly what brought countries like Venezuela and Zimbabwe to their economic nightmare. I suspect he's like an dishonest car salesman because he knows the economics so well but still tries to sell this idea to American people.

@@junemiabba Away with you

DesertRunner956 same!

I did the same thing!

Yup!

I plan on doing that soon

I did too!! Went from I to D but regardless, you can bet your bottom UBI dollar that I'm voting for yang!

She was great until the end when she said "using Thorium to MAKE energy". Sorry that I love Physics.

I liked him until he outright lied about his Medicare for all plan, or lack thereof.

Changed my party affiliation just for him.

Andy Feliciotti free money!!!!! Sell your vote for $1000 a month at other people’s expense!

Brayant Galvez sounds good to me. It’s sad how many people live in poverty while working 40 hours per week

@@hankb27 Real talk. I work 2 jobs and still have to live with other people just so we can afford to have a place to live.

@@hankb27 Lol. I work more than that😂

Yup. This man does not avoid the questions and answers everything with as much info as possible. Irritating when the other candidates try to change the subject or spouts off with the default answer of saying they will take care of the problem but has no concrete answer of how they plan to fix it.

"I have the data"- AY :)

Michael Archbold warren doesn’t even Awnser 😭

Literally not one politician that has ever been elected to a public office lol

But he has point though just because some one couldn't made it it doesn't mean that you wouldn't make it. You can learn from those mistakes and make better one. The problem which he is not addressing is those wealth tax are revoked in Europe because even though oligarchs not powerfull in EU as much as they powerfull in USA they are still powerfull and used their power to revoke it. Also EU is not corruption free. Best but not perfect. It isn't talked about as much as in EU because inequality is not bad as in USA.
And Yang as much as he has better ideas than lots of candidates from the both isles he is still man of the Big Tech(Amazon, Tesla, Google...) so he is actually defending his bosses interest. He is not honest at there.
Because you can tax wealth in fact USA did decades with highest percent.
There are solutions for tax heavens, double Irish sandwich and so on. This tactics are not there because this lawyers smart but it exist because oligarchs bought politicians to put those defective laws there to use it for their interest.
And "Guy" knows that. He is not buying it just like me.

@@ebuzertahakanat because you’re not the one who gets taxed. Theres a lot of bureaucracy in a wealth tax and loopholes that comes in it that could easily be exploited by an individual.
if you introduce more policy then the bureaucracy increase and so on.

@@ebuzertahakanat
1) the wealthiest don't pay themselves an income, they get stock. So you're harming small to mid sized business.
2) Yang reported to the presidential administration when he was consulting on the tech industry. No one in tech is his boss.
3) when the USA had a large wealth tax, we abolished it because of the same reasons in #1. Post war 90% income tax was ineffective. They dodged the heck out of taxes so it was pointless. The same thing that happened in the EU countries. It's really easy for them to dodge taxes. There would have to be a massive shift and oversight in the financial WORLD to stop tax dodging amongst the wealthiest. That's not happening anytime soon.

😂😂😂😂 *Most ignorant comment ever spoken. Neither the wealth tax nor the VAT create revenue. The difference is the wealth tax is to remove power from the rich from buying our government. The federal government doesn't need "revenue" to spend. If the economy is at a stand still and a vat tax isn't being collected then how is the government spending money possibly sending a 2K a month check to every American? Yang gang refuses to understand that a VAT is regressive and unnecessary.* 😂😂😂

@@Jesus-kt5dc dumb ass bro VAT works in creating revenue

Manny the future of media

exactly... the "debates" are just a collection of random practiced soundbites

Manny yes this is more thorough informative... but I'm still not clear if I'm a SNAP recipient of $700/month would I be able to receive $1000 Freedom Dividend without giving up $700 from SNAP? Can you clarify?

@@nguyenvuongnguyenvuong1550 he explained that if you want to receive snap then you will not get the freedom dividend. And if you decide to get the freedom dividend you will not get snap.

@@nguyenvuongnguyenvuong1550 I believe the average SNAP benefits for a family are in the $200 or less a month range. I haven't seen a $700 a month SNAP before.

Give him that chance! 🙂

"We need a leader who brings people together." That's funny. If there's a WE, we are already together. Josef Stalin did a wonderful job of bringing people together. Those that weren't willing were simply eliminated and the next thing you know the survivors are very much together!

@@thomasmaughan4798 I hope you didn't congratulate yourself too much on your cleverness, comparing Yang to someone responsible for somewhere between 6 million and 20 million deaths like that. One of his taglines: "Not left, not right, but forward." Who's the enemy here? Not even Trump has managed to cause the deaths of a tenth of that number of immigrants, or all the minorities you could think of put together. Hmm, maybe you thought Yang's planning to execute hundreds of thousands of robots, and then starve millions more of them of electricity or something. I'm normally nicer with my comments, and I guess I will apologize for being so frank, after all, but something about the idiocy of your comment really ticked me off.

@@donngreitontordilla1456 "I hope you didn't congratulate yourself too much on your cleverness" I'm not sure how much is too much. I generally limit myself to a value similar to the RC time constant derived from 1-e^(-1). Your mileage probably varies.
"but something about the idiocy of your comment really ticked me off." It doesn't take much. The hive mind responds to the slightest disturbance in the Force. What exactly were you planning to do with the "deplorables"? Maybe, like Obama, "take away their car keys"? HRC would have been president, I believe, except for her contempt for half the nation. This is what seems to make Yang different. I haven't listened to his entire speeches but such as I have heard lack contempt for anyone. Unfortunately, contempt for others is extremely common on the left as you well demonstrate.

@@donngreitontordilla1456 On a more serious note, since you were triggered before realizing the actual substance of my comment, and on realizing that what afflicts you is probably widespread, I will explain: People of the Left and People of the Right are different; spectacularly, extremely different, more different than the typical man is from the typical woman (in my opinion and experience). Things important to the right aren't even on your radar; there is a type of blindness where it cannot even be described or explained. Same going the other way.
Someone like Yang *might* succeed in getting Left and Right on the same *train* figuratively speaking, but that does not mean Left and Right will be united; it simply means that goals can be aligned such that the labors of Leftwingers and the labors of Rightwingers can be made *complementary* and benefit the nation as a whole. This is already somewhat the case which is why the United States is still the United States; producers (Republicans) are complementary with consumers (Democrats) each needs the other even when mutually despised.
Joseph Stalin's method of creating a "we" was to eliminate most of the producers. So did France in the Time of Troubles (French Revolution) and so is Venezuela right now. The right has good reason to believe socialism's next experiment must fail as surely as every preceeding experiment failed.
That also is unique for Yang; giving everyone a thousand dollars a month isn't exactly socialism and consequently might work. Socialism will kick in when the Democrats go hunting for money to give away; it must always be OPM, other people's money, and there just isn't enough of it.

@@donngreitontordilla1456 You might notice several of my comments challenge the very identity of "we" as in "We can force corporations to pay their fair share and rewrite the rules of the economy to work for us"
I can spot a Democrat reliably, even when pretending to be a Republican, with two words: "we" and "fair". I double dog dare anyone to define "fair" in anything resembling a universally acceptable way. It tends to mean "I want what you have". Who is "we"? Well, I will leave you to ponder who exactly is "we" and why anyone else wants to be in that herd or hive. It is extremly presumptuous and manipulative. Works well on the left, weak on the right and completely ineffective on libertarians that run fast and far from "we".

I have once said, years ago, that we need a president that "gets all pragmatic on our asses" and Yang fits the bill.

I want a President who has the balls to change our corrupt broken Government system..Bernie 2020..Andrew for an economic advisor.

@@fuzzyapplebong328 I want a president that can at least make it through the term.

If a man can't commit to one woman, how could he possibly commit to a whole country?

@Colin Cleveland tell me how you really feel. lol omg I ask the same thing

Brad Collins it’s not reddit

@@crazywindows88 it does highlight that very few people care to bother to listen to Beto speak.

Yea, they only interview retarded liberals.

@@jeffkeil1595 still stuck on that "there's a good party and an evil party" way of thinking? Cool bro. Let me know when you figure that one out. I'll let you in on a secrete about Santa Claus, The Tooth Fairy and The Easter Bunny. Run along now Champ.

Yang gang at it again!

There's no reason other countries can't learn from him; be your own candidate, if need be.

Thats beautiful! He gives me hope too!

Right! I do the same! In America, Yang is a balm for the political soul. Just hearing someone speak truthfully, simply and address actual problems is SO different and constructive!

Yeah, you can tell he's head over heels in love with her. She strengthens him.

Kinda reminds me of Ned Fulmer from the Try guys. Who brings up his wife and baby in every single video. It's so wholesome to see.

we have a saying in chinese, "every hero needs a great woman"

He also mentions his kids and how important spending time with them is, and how he wants to make sure he's a good role model. I like this American.

She looks good.

Agreed. She does so much better than many others that I've seen.

She is great.

It amazes me that America doesn’t have VAT. I’m from the UK and just assumed every country had it and set their own rate. Ours is 20% on most things but lower on things the government wants to encourage

@@Theonevidz of course America doesn't have one because the rich are in control and don't want to be taxed by their own laws

@@Theonevidz We have sales tax which is 6-10% depending on area. In the UK the VAT is the only thing you guys have right? You don't have a sales tax?

Exactly 😂 logic seems to jump out of the cat , Well if I put my hand on fire it will burn! But butt what's Wrong in trying it out🙄

It must be frustrating to talk to people who doesn't listen/think about what you're saying

"We all see that is it very cold outside, why don't you support a windbreaker?"
"I support the idea of a windbreaker, but it wouldn't actually provide the warmth of a heavy coat"
"But I don't see why you don't like the windbreaker."
"Well the coat is thicker, so it naturally would be more beneficial"
"So why do you hate windbreakers?"

misternightstar some people just want to stick it to the wealthy where others want to help the poor.

Problem with wealth Tax: 1- how to do you determine what is wealth that can be tax (Money, Property, business ownership, life insurance, Stocks, etc. There would be huge bureaucracy trying to administer this). 2 - You would have capitol flight. The rich will transfer the money to other countries, you would end up with less money and investment in your region. 3. The rich will hire the best accountants to move money around and game the system. This is why they were repealed in the countries that tried it.
With a VAT Tax, Amazon would pay a sliver for every cardboard box they buy. Right now they account this as business cost and pays 0 in taxes. It's hard to game this system unless you don't want to participate in this economy. Jeff Bezos would be paying taxes on those billion dollars rockets, and the money will filter straight to common peoples hands. Over 90 percent of people on the bottom will have increased buying power with the freedom dividend.

That wealth tax lawyer was the most undecided elitist in Warren camp I have ever seen :)

@@milospesic2454 "but why won't you do my terrible idea? Rich people are bad!"

@@milospesic2454 the dood is like the cult members i talk to.
yes sir, i hear your facts, i agree with your facts, but i agree that my conclusion and desire trumps your facts.

Dude is also undecided about thorium reactors that will eventually get rid of traditional reactors, fossil fuels, and other harmful energy fuel...still asking, "how do we get rid of them traditionals though?"....🤦‍♂️

@@chovue2363 they are drawing blanks thats why they are desperately hanging to their own beliefs

I really doubt trump would even subject himself to that. Call the whole thing a sham and fake news. He knows his IQ is like 50 points too short to even talk to Yang let along debate him.

All Trump needs to do is to say that a freedom dividend will cause a mass migration towards America and Yang will lose.

@@petepetersen5418 The problem is a LOT of other countries with better quality of life already have UBI and get paid more and they aren't getting flooded with immigrants.

@@philliparnesen6942 Thats a good argument, but it negates the fact that the majority of people on earth don't have that quality of life. And also that exactly this argument is winning all over Europe, they fear that the immigrants are taking advantage of the welfare state. You shouldn't underestimate how many people fall for this line of reasoning, Trump already won using this, I wouldn't be surprised if he wins again.

@@petepetersen5418 It really would if Yang is the other option. Americans are getting desperate. We don't really care anymore if a system is exploited as long as our lives are marginally better.

Wrenchguy - I’d say she was great up until she “had to ask the NPR questions” and then turned into an MSM talking head. As someone else mentioned, she looked surprised when Yang said he was in the presidential race to win!

I wish she'd been more up to speed on the '0-64' question; that hasn't been the plan for months now, as he said. FD stacks on top of Social Security which will be HUGE for older voters.

Agree. She did a great job. NPR staff are almost always very professional.

I don't know why you would ask a presidential candidate if he's trying to win the election or simply just to get his proposals out such as UBI or Thorium based nuclear powered plants. "Anyone who's insane enough to run for president" (Yang quoted this somewhere) probably has every intention to win. This isn't a marathon where as long as you past the finish line, you "win." But it's not like people haven't asked him this question before - i just find it sort of rude. But yeah, overall, the moderator did well: leading, pacing, rephrasing questions throughout the course of the session.

Yeah i really liked how she asked so are you convinced. Nowaday we just nod and go along because we dont want to make waves but by asking that question. It lets the people get a better answer and tells Yang he didnt explain it well enough.

Ground Zero it’s like if Hilary had a soul.

Yang needs 1,000 cue cards to read, or a teleprompter with a Harvard intern to write up the speech and responses on the screen............. like for every U.S presidents and candidates.
rofl

@@swishywishy3490 what are you talking about, he was grounded and genuine and his responsesc were filled to the brim with technical details

@@Taveren i was JOKING.
you don't get my sarcasm.
if you ever watch presidents make speeches,
they read that shit off tv teleprompter or cue cards and usually written by harvard graduate interns.

@Savant do you even know the difference between a sociopath and a psychopath? What you are suggesting is a psychopath and he doesn't show any actual signs of being one..? “I know very little about the Math PAC generally,” he said. “If it’s the case that we have the rules that we have, and people want to support my message and my campaign, given the system we have right now, they’re free to do so.”
“I just hope they are aligned with my vision for the country and invest accordingly"
Those are his exact words in response to accepting PAC money, a psychopath would not be so direct in their responses and would Infact opt to go on anectodal response which would primarily focus on manipulating the feelings of those around them rather they just straight up laying out the facts with a genuine air to his words.
If he was a 'sociopath' as you suggested he would be completely unorganized in his life and would be emotionally unstable, unlike psychopaths, sociopaths are usually born out of emotional or physical trauma or abuse at a young age usually pre pubecent and as a result end up developing sociopathic tendencies such as a lack of remorse and guilt and violet outbursts as well as a perspective of some precieved wrong by some group of people and as a result can take out their anger and frustration on their targets and will take some satisfaction in their action often times they do have emotions and can feel guilt it is just super rare and they heavily lack the feelings of remorse (they are more nurture then nature, though due to the malleable nature of the mentally ills mind, one who is mentally ill may be more susceptible to developing such a pathology, it more heavily the fault of the environment. While a psychopath is the classic idea of a person without any real emotion, an individual who can easily blend into society, there have been occasions when a head injury caused psychopathy which goes to show it is more of a numerological deformity or damaging of the brain possibly during childbirth that causes the symptoms (which is more nature then nurture). A psychopath can have a healthy upringing and have a great childhood, they can even go without killing but their eyes and their words and feels are drenched with a superficiality.
It's funny norman Bates in psycho is actually more of a socieopath. Same goes with American Psycho, this is emphasized by the confession scene where the Patrick batemen cryed like the weeping killer.
A true psychopath is a character like Billy or Hans from Seven deadly psychopaths, and especially Hal 9000 and his mindset is the perfect embodiment of a psychopath, or possibly even jack Nicholson was a psychopath before entering the hotel but was pushed into delusional madness and a bloodlust by the ghosts of the hotel.
Psychopaths don't need to kill and can often times blend into society, a perfect copy, a sociopath is more twisted up by society and left a sinister psychologically deformed of their former selves.
They tend to both have 'the stare', this is more notable and documented on sociopaths, who tend to be far less organization and tend to care less about faking it to blend into society, psychopaths can hide it but is incredibly difficult and is usually notable, I mean Jake Paul has psychopathic tendencies not because of an even but he was born that way, his brother has similar traits but they are far less pronounced and could easily be born out of being influenced by Jake Paul himself. With Jake Paul however, at times he has the detached stare the eyes that simultaneously feel hollow and like a animal about to strike, there is something quite unsettling about the state which often constantly sits on the faces of psychopaths, Andrews eyes are far to emotive to be that of a psychopath and his family upbringing as well as his general success in life really stops the idea that he is a sociopath because unlike psychopaths, sociopaths often struggle to hold onto work

"I noticed you watched bowling, so who's your favorite cricket pitcher?"
You know he's good, because I probably would've lol'd in her face.
His answer was great though; "...Simple Minds...or Prince", SO ANIME!

Yup it's like I notice you're Asian so what's the other Asian thing you do?

Unfortunately there are a lot in this boat and never get the lightbulb moment.. I still try different approaches on Trump supporters that I know.. I dont think any of them actually put in any time listening to any of his long form interviews.

rmendoza1337 a lot of people who find UBI need 5 ‘hit points’ when they see the vision

@@rmendoza1337 But they'll listen to Trump's disgusting repetitive violent, hateful narcissism-fests for several hours. We need to teach about mental illness in this country at an early age so people can recognize psychopathy when they see and hear it.

They'll get the lightbulb moment when they're on their third or fourth Freedom Dividend and they see how much good it's doing for people

​@@isaacstevens1912 I think of walking the streets knowing in the back of my mind everyone is getting 1k a month as a floor, no stigma unlike other means tested programs. That shift in mindset and perception is so incredibly underrated & in a way liberating.

Pedro Rodriguez trump will be like that if he face Yang in 2020 hahaha

I sense that they still have doubts and questions. I like Yang too, but I can see that it is harder to make these educated voters to trust Yang. I think what Yang needs after this interview is to review this interview and come up with a even more robust set of research / data and policies on issues covered in this interview. He will need real experts on nuclear energy, renewable energy, VAT experts .. I hope some of the yang gangs are in these fields. And I hope that he takes steps to address any shortcoming in his current proposed policies, and comes up with a even better substances asap.

papaburger these are educated voters? He literally had to do math for them to recognize the ubi proposal is less money for the rich than the poor. He had to reiterate to the guy on why he didn’t like a wealth tax telling him how it failed in many other countries. These may be educated voters but they are not informed voters. The woman seems like she wants to make decisions for others. Constantly asking what if people made the wrong decisions and seemed surprised that Yang expected people to “tap into” their freedom dividend to survive natural disasters.

I think you just pointed out one of his best personality traits!
Even though Yang is very data and numbers driven, and while he knows that the numbers are on his side, he still is genuinely interested in hearing the opposing ideas and cases, never to dismiss them or to show contempt just because he believes he's correct.
His style of communication starts with the willingness to listen and an open mindset to find common grounds. On top of that, he always comes across as being sincere and respectful to others, even if he may completely disagree with their views!
This is what a great leader does and what's needed to effectively work with people who have vastly different ideas and beliefs, in order to bridge mutual understandings, and eventually getting buy-ins & build consensus!

I wish KRplus had a “love” button so I could love your comment. Yang is such a kind dude.

@@kevinhu3515 that's my difference with yang. He's much better at convincing others of the ideas I already had. So I want him to represent me because he is selling my ideas to the American people for me.
All his big topics he has said I have wanted happen 10+ yrs ago when I just started college.
Yang is definitely the one I am voting for no matter what. Sanders gabbard no.
They aren't bad people but my top choice is yang. I'm also independent I do not care I flip flop for worthy candidates.
Ron Paul on rep side was the only one I wanted. Repeal the snake vampire squid federal reserve. But commoners know nothing and support it for cheap money to the elites. Smh. I hate these fools voting in income tax enslaving us all.

@@kevinhu3515 Yes! He is a visionary who will heal our countries divides and inequities.

Yes. That's how interviews should work.

@Emmanuel Antonio Marmol warren: i would need to see the data. Yang : I've seen the data

Hate Me B1tch Yes! He actually took time to really look at every single one of those items. Not to mention seeing what is headed around the curve with automation.

Ofc he 100% CAN win (considerable upward trend), silly question. It's not like he said 100% WILL win lol

Of course! Lol he’s the best!

How many people do you know who couldn't use $1K a month? How many people are still reeling from 2008? How many people are homeless or living in RVs or still working past 70 years of age with broken bodies? How many people are one paycheck away from homelessness or no car or no food? MOST of us. Of course he can win! Please protect this man at all costs!

She will be even more surprised when he DOES win.

@@adnanbaqui2584 Those loosers should be grateful that Yang sat down with them and entertained them for ~1hr. These will be the people who will suffer most when Trump or other Democratic candidates becoming the president. Yang is already wealthy enough to be financial free.

When did he say this?

Commenter Person 30:57

Correction. It's which kids NOT to send to the frontlines. The test was to see which kids were smart, since you don't want your best and brightest future to be in the frontlines to be murdered. Wasted potential. But now those tests are still here...why? To evaluate your school and the kids when we already got grades for that? ...yeah it's time to get rid of SATs.

@@UltimateTH not sure that that's a correction, rather just a rephrasing

How to Eat a Kola Nut The knife indeed cuts both ways. Bullet catcher vs not bullet catcher

Totally agree -- I thought she was great. On a funny note, towards the end she started saying things twice really fast. I assume it's her experience with radio where they can edit one out.

Horrible questions

@@tjr2286 what would've you asked?

I like that it wasn’t a puff piece nor a hit job.

Tj Rivas Better than Washington Post’s questions. 🤗

@@amuzulo Washington Post was in my opinion Yang's best interview. He was in the lion's den clearly and concisely answering questions that many of those still unfamiliar with his policies use as their arguments.

Really now?

ThOriUm, UBi, AuToMatIon, BiG TeCh, EleCtrIC caRs... Lol Sounds like Yang gets all of his talking points straight from R/Futurology and the normies will eat it all up. You should thank all the scientists in that sub instead, since they have been talking about this for years.

@@gliath888 better than a candidate getting all his points from r/antiquesroadshow

So jealous!

He needs your help to win the primary!

They're not divisive. They're challenging him. Thats how its supposed to be so you know he's not full of shit.

Amandeep Singh Yang sucked at making the case for a value added tax. By the end of his explanation, I think a lot of middle class and low-income voters will still have concerns about “another tax” to pay. People who haven’t graduated college won’t understand most of what he says

That's because he's not a politician. Another reason why I believe that Trump won over many voters is because people are tired of politicians who say things and end up not following through with what they say. Yang has some great ideas and I love his drive. I hope that Yang rides the social media wave of many generations to see what he is about. A future president for the people.

He's straight up because he isnt a politician, that's why he's different and honestly better than the other nominees

Andrew Lim What you’re saying doesn’t make sense. Can you rephrase that?

He also hasn't attacked another candidate to my knowledge.

Underrated comment

@@coolsupercoolmario most underrated underrated comment

I don't get it

@@mka1717 Andrew Yang ride the bicycle in the beginning of the video

Send this Man 2 freedom dividends please

M G They will move their wealth before the “wealth tax” even leaves the lab. They are very connected people.

Exactly, the wealthy will just hire a very good Accountant to handle it for them or donate to a "Non-Profit". Ever heard of money laundering? It's been going on for ages, why are people still suggesting such a dumb idea.

M G maybe this dude is wealthy or thinks that one day he will become really wealthy so that’s why he wanted to keep the loopholes so pushing for wealth tax that’s the only explanation I can think of, because he irritates the heck out of me right now

@@ToraTheGoldenRetriever I'm sure the guy's straight as an arrow but others are not. So many loop holes out there for the wealthy to take advantage of (#45 spoke of this). Easiest one that's been going on for ages is money laundering. Donate to a fake non-profit, middle man gets his share, the rest comes back to the one who donated and he/she still gets to write it off from their taxes. This has been going on for ages!

People are saying that Bernie and Warren's wealth tax are different than your usual so I guess that's why.

@Gregory Roberts have you ever heard about democratic socialist countries :)?

Be happy you aren't

@Gregory Roberts move to Alaska and tell me how socialist their universal basic income is.
Ohh you can't because it isn't a socialist idea to share income generated by the fucking STATE.
Alaska funds their program through oil rights. The state makes billions every year, and they've been paying it back to Alaskan citizens for nearly 40 years.
Stop living in the past... Fucking boomer

global organisation required to tackle problems like climate change, artificial general intelligence, biotech, and genetics to regulate development of dangerous things. so we can choose andrew yang as the leader of that organisation. or people like andrew yang who understands technology at its core.

sameee

Yes! When have you ever seen a candidate ask a voter “which one?” And be completely serious in wanting to communicate?
“Which one do you want me to tackle?” Hello people - this is the attitude that GETS IT DONE.

geoff1121 She was great, but I chuckled at 17:30 when she was trying to assume what a lower-middle class American would think of “another” tax.. Honey they don’t pay taxes... (I know, I’m one of them.)

@@estherbednar3260 did you just incriminate yourself by admitting you are evading tax with your comment? If I was your lawyer I would advise against that...

geoff1121 Ummm no. Maybe I didn’t explain it well (or maybe you’ve never been lower-middle class), but what I meant is that tax time isn’t a burden for a lot of Americans like me- it’s quite the opposite. We file on time and don’t cheat, but because of the combination of credits and deductions, we never “pay” at tax time- we get paid (at least that’s what it feels like.) Hope that makes sense.

@@estherbednar3260 ah ok, excuse my assumption. I don't live in the states so am unfamiliar with your situation.

gfactordude Didn’t seem like she did a good job clarifying the value added tax... I think a lot of people who haven’t graduated college wouldn’t understand what he talked about, especially when he brought up certain products being “exempt” or not. That’ll be a concern for many in the middle class

He's trying to use tax money to get votes from morons.

@@jeffkeil1595 wow wow wow, Jeff, why do you say that?

@@diamondninja1118 because he's trying to use taxpayer money to buy votes. That's why I said it.

@@jeffkeil1595 Where's your proof?

Jeff Keil well, Jeff I’m no moron. And I don’t need the 1k a month. We’re going to pay taxes anyway! Why not give it back to ppl so they can improve their lives? Either way, this is a new era. I don’t want a late 70 or 80 year old president talking about MY future. Move along now.

Niall O'Brien ty for showing some love. Love and light!

Please register as a Democrat and vote for Yang in your primary or you will end up with another candidate in the General Election. Mainstream media is suppressing our movement like Ron Paul and we can't let that happen again. Thank you so much in advance!
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Then make sure you vote for him in the primaries if you want him to be one of your choices. :) Depending on where you live it could mean you have to register as a Democrat for the primaries.

I am from the UK if I was American i would certainly vote for this man we all have to look to the future 2020 Andrew Yang