Why Andrew Yang is not for America. His first plan, most comprehensive plan, is UBI(1,000 a month). The biggest issue with this is it doesn’t stack with things like Snap, Tanf, SSI, and many more programs people rely on.
If you go to Andrew Yang's site, he claims it stacks with Social Security Disability... the thing is, not everyone who is disabled has worked enough to collect Social Security, so they get SSI instead. You cannot collect SSI AND UBI at the same time. You must choose one.
Yang's site makes the claim that "Even some people who receive more than $1,000 a month in SSI would choose to take the Freedom Dividend because it has no preconditions."
Not only do you have to choose between UBI and SSI, but in many states you need to qualify for SSI to receive long-term care services through medicaid, which could cost upwards of 45k a year.
(You can read more here vox.com/first-person/2… )
(You can read more here vox.com/first-person/2… )
Also, if someone on any program chooses to do give it up for UBI , they must ALSO give up any other help UBI doesn’t stack with.
So, EVERYONE ELSE gets 1000 dollars a month... including the wealthy, IN ADDITION to their income... but the people on SSI have to choose between their current income or UBI. So while everyone else is getting a 1000 EXTRA DOLLARS A MONTH, those SSI recipients do not.
Let’s do some Quick “#math”
Rich people=
1,000 UBI=net +1,000
Person on welfare of 500$=
Give up welfare to get UBI
-500+1,000= net +500
This is just FURTHER widening the gap between the income of the disabled & poor and everyone else.
Rich people=
1,000 UBI=net +1,000
Person on welfare of 500$=
Give up welfare to get UBI
-500+1,000= net +500
This is just FURTHER widening the gap between the income of the disabled & poor and everyone else.
And, he's paying for this with a regressive VAT. So, those people who are forced to pick between UBI or welfare benefits are ALSO giving up a higher % of what little income they have to pay for the UBI that EVERYONE ELSE is benefiting from when they pay these regressive taxes
He hasn’t listed what would be excluded, but here are some guidelines based on England’s VAT:
(gov.uk/guidance/rates… )
“Food and drink for human consumption is usually zero-rated but some items are always standard-rated. These include....
(gov.uk/guidance/rates… )
“Food and drink for human consumption is usually zero-rated but some items are always standard-rated. These include....
... catering, alcoholic drinks, confectionery, crisps and savoury snacks, hot food, sports drinks, hot takeaways, ice cream, soft drinks and mineral water.”
Here are a couple more articles about UBI, and why Yang’s implementation is problematic.
neweconomics.opendemocracy.net/universal-basi…
neweconomicperspectives.org/2014/01/16-rea…
But make no mistake, despite only really having one actual policy, the pieces he tries in addition are just as bad:
neweconomics.opendemocracy.net/universal-basi…
neweconomicperspectives.org/2014/01/16-rea…
But make no mistake, despite only really having one actual policy, the pieces he tries in addition are just as bad:
He has flaws in things like his healthcare plan:
m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5e…
Supreme Court plan doesn’t really do anything to help the issues with the supreme court(his term limits proposed are longer than the existing average term, and that leaves the court politicized anyway)
m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5e…
Supreme Court plan doesn’t really do anything to help the issues with the supreme court(his term limits proposed are longer than the existing average term, and that leaves the court politicized anyway)
His plan to combat citizens united(“Democracy Dollars”) is convoluted, expensive, and wastes money. He sounds like “eventually” wants to overturn citizens united but it doesn’t sound like a priority.
He supports a states minimum wage rather than Federal
(Image available upon request, Twitter 4/3/18)
The man also doesn’t want to get rid of the Electoral College, but wants to add a few more electors.
(Image available upon request, Twitter 4/3/18)
The man also doesn’t want to get rid of the Electoral College, but wants to add a few more electors.
Outside of his policy, he is not a good person either.
He has supported known grifter, Andy Ngo(Yang’s Twitter on 1/7/19, image provided upon request)
Briefly on Ngo
google.com/amp/s/www.roll…
He has supported known grifter, Andy Ngo(Yang’s Twitter on 1/7/19, image provided upon request)
Briefly on Ngo
google.com/amp/s/www.roll…
Yang also dogwhistles to racists a little more directly.
Old versions of his immigration plan place the issues with immigration on our southern border, and said “make them earn it” when referring to immigrants.
(Images available upon request)
Old versions of his immigration plan place the issues with immigration on our southern border, and said “make them earn it” when referring to immigrants.
(Images available upon request)
There are other problematic tweets, such as referring to the problems of whites becoming a minority, and the country having a “minority majority”(twitter 10/27/18, images available upon request)
He has also been frequently known to say and do...dumb stuff:
He has also been frequently known to say and do...dumb stuff:
He suggested the government regulate porn more, said Trump was on the right with his Vape ban, said that if landlords raise rent to “find a new landlord, or four of you come together and buy a fixer upper!”.
He has said he was for Medicare for all as Sanders plan, and for a public option before attempting to quietly walk that back, and just take the name of “Medicare for All” but no piece of it.
(Images and sources available for all)
(Images and sources available for all)
Overall, he is a bad person, a candidate, with a bad platform, and barely any support.
Do better.
#AndrewYang @AndrewYang #math #yanggang #NotMeUs
Do better.
#AndrewYang @AndrewYang #math #yanggang #NotMeUs
@SenSanders @JoeBiden @PeteButtigieg @ewarren @AndrewYang @amyklobuchar #2020Primary #election2020
“But Vat isn’t regressive!!”
“But rich people won’t avoid taxes”
“But Yang can win”
Get out of here with your crap.
“But Vat isn’t regressive!!”
“But rich people won’t avoid taxes”
“But Yang can win”
Get out of here with your crap.
