Opinion: Andrew Yang’s TED Talk version of politics
Democratic residential candidate Andrew Yang speaks at a conference in New York on Wednesday. By Helaine Olen Helaine Olen Opinion writer focusing on politics, economics and American life Bio Follow Opinion writer May 17 at 2:40 PM At a rally Democratic presidential contender Andrew Yang held earlier this week in New York City’s Washington Square Park, I asked attendees how they found out about him. Many mentioned stand-up comedian Joe Rogan’s popular podcast.
But over and over again when I ask people who identify as members of “the Yang Gang” what attracted them to Yang, they cite Silicon Valley’s preferred solution to our economic woes: universal basic income or, as he calls it, “the Freedom Dividend.” Yang argues that technology is going to eat up millions of jobs over the coming decade, wiping out everything from retail workers to truckers. “How many of you have seen the self-service kiosk at McDonald’s or another fast food restaurant?” Yang asks.
This is a generation that’s been repeatedly shafted by the American economy. One might even say support for UBI is not so much the typical American “what’s in it for me” as much as aspirational. Millennials — who make up the bulk of this audience — have not exactly been the recipients of plenty.
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