Thread by @ecchen1

@politico 1. Automation already destroyed 4-5 million jobs in the Midwest, resulting in the election of Donald. Only half of those displaced are now working while the other half are now on disability. That's why the rust belt states bought into the #MAGA mantra.

@politico 2. UPS has invested hundreds of millions into self-driving trucks and the developer says the technology is very close to being complete.

3. Headline unemployment or U3 is deceptive. Our labor participation rate is as low as Costa Rica and El Salvador. Please look at U6.

@politico 4. Elon Musk also endorses UBI + Yang and he would be the kind of person that would pay more in taxes thanks to VAT under Yang's scheme. Elon Musk is at the forefront of technology and he fears the outcome of automation.

@politico 5. UBI makes sense even without automation. That's why Nixon, Milton Friedman, Dr. King, and even the latest Nobel Prize winning economists believe in a variation of basic income.

6. If Alaska already has an oil dividend and data is the new oil, where is our data dividend?

@politico 7. Even if there will be more jobs because of automation and technology, there will still be a transition needed otherwise people will riot during this great displacement (Luddites). UBI provides a cushion and safety net.

@politico We could go on and on but there is ample evidence and reasoning to show your hit piece is nothing more than just that.