Andrew Yang and the “Freedom Dividend” (Universal Basic Income)

Presidential candidate Andrew Yang is campaigning on the platform of Universal Basic Income. He says everyone from MLK to Milton Friedman to Richard Nixon were for it. But were they? The answer won't surprise you. Support the Channel: Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/dontwalkrun Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dontwalkrun Don't Walk, RUN Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/dontwalkrun_youtube Intro/Outro song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fri7W6Ghy_I SOURCES: U.S. Census https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/dashboard/US/PST045218 President Nixon’s Welfare Reform Plan https://web.archive.org/web/20160719051500/https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws?pid=2194 Statement of “one thousand” economists https://www.jec.senate.gov/reports/90th%20Congress/Income%20Maintenance%20Programs%20Volume%20II%20(423).pdf The fall of employment in the manufacturing sector - Bureau of Labor Statistics https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2018/beyond-bls/the-fall-of-employment-in-the-manufacturing-sector.htm Alaska Permanent Fund Payout https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Permanent_Fund#Annual_individual_payout Too Many Jobs, Not Enough People in Iowa https://www.wsj.com/articles/iowas-employment-problem-too-many-jobs-not-enough-people-1522580400 American Center for Mobility: Preparing the Workforce for Automated Vehicles https://ouravfuture.org/resources/american-center-for-mobility-preparing-the-workforce-for-automated-vehicles/ JOBS LOST, JOBS GAINED: WORKFORCE TRANSITIONS IN A TIME OF AUTOMATION https://www.mckinsey.com/~/media/mckinsey/featured%20insights/future%20of%20organizations/what%20the%20future%20of%20work%20will%20mean%20for%20jobs%20skills%20and%20wages/mgi-jobs-lost-jobs-gained-report-december-6-2017.ashx