As people have heard, Andrew Yang will be speaking on campus this month. Although he may cultivate a flashy image as an innovative newcomer, he is just another neoliberal in sheep’s clothing. See this thread. (1)
Most importantly, Yang’s UBI plan would slash welfare, and even some of the foremost UBI advocates have rallied against it, saying that UBI was never supposed to replace welfare, and it would hurt low- income families. (2) https://www.google.com/amp/s/thehill.com/policy/finance/465906-universal-basic-income-advocates-warn-yangs-freedom-dividend-would-harm-low-income-americans%3famp">https://www.google.com/amp/s/the...
Then, there was his flip-flop on Medicare4All, first stating his support, then saying he supports it “in spirit”, and likes private insurance. (3) #blogHeader">https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/blog/meet-press-blog-latest-news-analysis-data-driving-political-discussion-n988541/ncrd1102611 #blogHeader">https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/...
Who can forget his endorsement of Biden against Bernie? (4) https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/03/10/politics/andrew-yang-endorses-joe-biden/index.html">https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp...