According to Politico, Presidential Hopeful Andrew Yang’s campaign says over 450,000 people have entered the online raffle for the $120k giveaway to 10 random families that he announced at the last debate. Yahoo Finance’s Zack Guzman and Brian Cheung discuss with CampusReform.org Editor-in-Chief Cabot Phillips.
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Yang is smart but won’t progress any further-he was awful at the debates with awful jokes! Makes for a bit of entertainment but never a serious contender-remember the last non political candidate? He was the worst experiment the country has given the world-nightmare-so let Biden Warren or Sanders take the job!
While we’re using Trump as an example of all non-political candidates, why not also use him as an example of all 70+ candidates, all white candidates, all male candidates? Trump is completely irregular, and to say he reflects on any of the demographics he’s a part of is an insult to them.
Not sure why you are bringing age into the equation-the single most important factor is experience and Yang has non-its the reality and that’s why he won’t get anywhere-novelty factor at the moment-Sanders Biden and Warren are all highly experienced and also smart-no gimmicks just a clear path to good government-that’s where the race is!
@前橋みき Experience is definitely a plus, but I don’t think it’s the be-all and end-all. I’m just saying that it’s not really fair to say “Trump is a bad president BECAUSE he has no experience”. He’s a bad president for a lot of reasons, experience might not factor into it at all.
The country and now the world has paid a heavy price for the lack of experience and still is -this was the single biggest mistake the USA has made in many many years- Obama was an amazing President highly educated well liked globally and most importantly experienced before getting the job! That’s says everything
Andrew Yang Gang put his money where his mouth is go Yang Gang ✌️
Thank you for covering Andrew Yang fairly!!
So proud for the yanggang! Yang2020!
the inadvertant effect of him doing this is to show just how many desperate people are out their in this supposedly ‘rich nation’. UBI needs to happen …and quick!
One of the major reasons why I want Yang to win is because be is modern. He has modern solutions to 21st century problems , even talking about a new energy source that hasnt gain muched traction till now. I cant stand the senile candidates we need someone young and who knows the country.
Yang is the only choice i won’t for for anyone else.He has the solutions to fix American’s problems
Buying voters..
In Europe we would be on his way to prison already!!!
It’s a pilot test, and the people are not required to vote for him whatsoever. They will be advertising for his campaign in a way by showing their experiences and telling you their stories.
It’s easy to dismiss him as a joke, but the more you listen to him the more sense it makes
He’s literally buying your vote. Literally.
Isn’t Bernie doing the same thing by wiping out student loan debt? That’s just unfair though to the people who didn’t go to college and have no debts.
Steel from the Rich and give it to us poor. Thank you and God Bless America.
But wait… The rich get it too though. Win Win
At this point, people are willing to do things differently..better than the usual, stale
How desperate does this clown have to be to bribe people with 12 grand a year?
Avalanche2 It’s ok for us to bail out the banks and big businesses. But it’s NOT to bail out American citizens. Donate your UBI check to Bezo, because Yang is coming after Amazon and other big tech companies to pay their fair share of taxes.
most ppl are desperate to pay off their bills, career politicians have failed us..get a clue.
PRESIDENT ANDREW YANG IS KING🙉🤑🤴
I have never been so excited about politics, until now! I am full yanggang
Yang is changing the script. We need his vision for our country.
I love Yang.
He won’t get the nomination this year, but it’s possible he could win the the 2024 election!
wogerwabbit106 Funny, I heard the mass media said the same thing about Trump around this time in 2016.
The only sensible candidate for 2020. Anyone not taking Yang seriously is a big mistake. He’s already delivering what he says.
andrew yang, the only candidate who can unite a youtube section
1000 a month would be a game changer for me and I could do what I want to do and love to do
BernieSanders2020!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! been fighting for us for decades! do some research! this man is amazing!
Finally I donated for this man. He’s fill with intelligence
Andrew Yang is a gift to America.
Are u fuckin kidding me???
9 more democratic debates will move him up to the front.
450k people who have demonstrated unequivocally
that the electorate can indeed be bought.
That being said I I like Andrew Yang because I think he’s spot on with automation.
Ebros How is it been bought if it’s OUR money?
Printing free money has never ended in catastrophe.
You have no idea about this really do you. It’s not printing new $ at all.
How is it printing new money? It’s money already in the system
It’s not new money. It already exists in the bank accounts of the mega rich companies who are paying no taxes.
It’s money Amazon, Google, Apple, Uber, Netflix should be paying. They paid 0 taxes last year! Yang is simply going to tax their manufacturing processes so that they can’t send the money offshore to Ireland, then send the tax money to Americans via the Freedom Dividend. It’s money that’s currently sitting in the accounts of those mega wealthy companies who are not using it to contribute to the economy and who are closing businesses in local towns, automating jobs away.
I freaking love Andrew Yang
So just to jump in, best candidate in my 65 years on the planet. He demonstrates how to counter our desperate trajectory with proactive engagement. This older white southern lady appreciates your fair coverage. Listen to his audio book, check out the YouTube podcasts and visit his website. Encourage friends and family to do that too and then watch conversion sweep through like a tsunami.
ANDREW YANG is the SMARTEST CANDIDATE…
Gang gang
Gambling is what he is doing. Does he have that right?
Very legal it was signed off by several lawers. And it is paying off… gained alot of momentum and dinars since.
yang is not giving away free money. that money belongs to the people
Sorry yang gang, you cannot buy my vote.
Allan Francisco Vote for other candidates, they’ll ALL improve your life. Salute the flag while the ship is going down, patriot!!
Tom Steyer is buying your vote. Yang is establishing a proof of concept. You should sign up. It takes 5 seconds and you’re not obligated to vote for Yang.
How about some money for me, you Commie!
I like the machines where you get in and spin around for all the dollar bills you can hold! Now, that’s a lottery!
$1000 x 12 months = $120,000?
Yahoo! Finance can’t do basic math apparently
The pilot program is for 10 families. Ten families getting $12,000 a year = $120,000 a year.
I went to sign up and it just sent me to the donation page and would not let me finish signing until I donated
There isn’t a confirmation page, just so you know, but you also DON’T have to donate to enter. I promise you. It says it in the fine print.
I signed up. It took 5 seconds. They sent me an email to confirm and I absolutely did not have to donate.
Talk up Yang more, and I’ll start using my Yahoo email again.
I see YangGang
very creative!
I am a yang supporter, but a massive influx of money like that to everyone 18 and above.. shouldnt there be some kind of precautionary plan in case the inflation rate goes too high?
Cusion Wong Yang’s NOT printing new money. Most of it will be from the Value ADDED TAX. We printed 4 trillions to bail out the big banks in 2008.
@Akira 28 Shima inflation doesn’t only happen with printing money… the money supply is increasing during a stable economy… I am sure businesses will increase prices on certain items
Cusion Wong There will be some increase in inflation. But it’s still a free market. A thousand economists signed on to UBI in the 1970s under Nixon. They must’ve known something.
@Akira 28 Shima yes but there should just be a precautionary step in place if things go south.. anyways all his policies sound amazing compared to the regular politician lingo
Andrew Yang did not run because he thought UBI was a joke.
A loving genius.
MSM wants to create the narrative that Yang is a joke but the people see right through it. He’s the real deal. The Freedom Dividend is not even his best policy. His policy on Democracy Dollars is a game changer.
Isn’t this bribery?? I just can’t see how this is legal
What Pete Buttigieg did was illegal. Yang is establishing a proof of concept. As a donor, I’m all for it. I hope the money goes to someone who really needs it.
T same here
Heck of a lot smarter than asking Russia to hack your own country
Nothing Is More Expensive Than A Free Government Service
I never vote because I’m aware of the corruption, but then YangGang arrived and it has me pumped about an actual shot of making the system efficient for all Americans
While I think it’s a brilliant move on his part and this is where campaign money SHOULD go I think it’s morally and ethically wrong. This IS buying voters.
There’s no room for Yang, MAGA2020🇺🇸
We need to embrace the future, not pretend to turn the clocks back. Trump’s solutions are for the past. It is time to realize the real problems of 2020
… judging by these comments his followers are indeed “very engaged”
i do like yang i guess but idk really
I’ll vote for yang over trump and I understand why people would vote trump over any other democratic candidate as nominee
Andrew Yang is the only Democrat I will vote for if not I’m voting for Trump!
I don’t buy the “media takes him has a joke”, they just can’t avoid him anymore. Even when praising him they subtly try to smear him has just a smart “player”
They imply he’s giving away free money just has a desperate winning strategy, that he capitalizes on millennial fear of automation.
The choice of words like “capitalizing”, “free money”, “millennial fear” without even referring to his slogan “humanity first”
“take him has a joke” my a$$!! What about “deeply corrupted media” instead??
Google “Noam Chomsky – The 5 Filters of the Mass Media Machine”….there’s an awesome 5 min video for dummies on the subject
There are people that disagree with the freedom dividend and talk negatively about Andrew Yang and his campaign. The funny thing is, if Yang wins the election, I can guarantee those people will be the first ones to opt in for their freedom dividend.
1000 doesn’t get added on top of already recieved government aid. Mediciad, medicare, tanf, snap, ssi, and any other forms of government aid recieved means you won’t get 1k in cash. The money will only go to those that don’t accept government assistance. Look it up people.
More about Yang please
Finland tried the Universal income experiment. It did not work out. Why and what makes people think that it will work now? The US government experimenting with the US civilization is a huge risk. Do not think that the risk is just money, it is food, electricity, water and that roof over your head at risk. Experiment with your own live not others.
they didn’t say it did not work out…it was only given to ppl on unemployment, so really, it was just welfare in Finland..not real UBI
Yang is not only capitalising on people’s fear, what’s more important, he’s capitalising on their hope.
Andrew Yang is talking sense! And Talking facts! MATH!
if only 450K people would go out there and CANVASS the rest of the country to unite behind UBI. We will all win! Ask not what 1k can do for you…ASK WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH 1K.
People are regarded
“The only thing i worry about is some total unknown that nobody ever heard of comes along.” – Donald Trump
Another leftist socialist elitist.
Do you really think this idiot is going to give you money?
Read the fine print.
If you do get the money, it will be on the stipulation that you “must donate” that money to the Democratic party.
You don’t get to keep it.
What you people don’t seem to understand is that everything you own.
In their eyes, belongs to the
Democrat party elites.
Your money, your property, your children, your very existence, belongs to the elites.
So they can keep living large.
All the while you starve and are dependent upon them.
Don’t believe me??
Look at Venezuela, then look at what’s happening in California.
You do the math.
“When you give a mouse a cookie, it will ask for a glass of milk”
“Capitalizing on fears” or addressing the problems? Yang has solutions. Check out his interview with Joe Rogan to learn more
I am going to give you free money! Please vote for me.
Check out Yangs interview on nigahiga’s podcast
Yang gang..Rodrigo duterte
“his audience” “his followers”…. marginalizing Americans with some common sense that see a genuine person with elon musk style smarts, pragmatism, and solutions.
Out of curiosity I checked his campaign website, went through his lengthy policies and concluded that Yang’s a socialist just like old Bernie but with AI accent full of jargons in tech fonts.
You’re welcome.
When you go on that type of website if asks for donations usually. If the average person that entered left a $5 donation then he just raised $450,000 X 5= $2.25 million lol
What a disgrace.
This is not an exaggeration – Andrew Yang is the only candidate in US history ever who is actually “human”; he easily relates to people from different backgrounds. He doesn’t talk “politics” as such but point out how he will solve America’s problems. Americans are given a chance of a lifetime to make Andrew Yang their president.
It’s not free money 😉
yang’s vision is the path forward for normal people
What I think is so unique is that he is appealing to individuals on all sides of the political spectrum, I have never seen conservatives so taken by a liberal candidate. He isn’t using identity politics, isn’t slandering or demeaning other candidates and half the whole country as most candidates do (which hurts their cause.) I feel he is the only candidate that isn’t blind-sided and actually understands and respects differing perspectives. American’s have never been so polarized in their politics as they are today, Yang is exactly what is needed.
I feel like this will backfire on Yang and make him look desperate for votes.
It’s Yang or bust.
People say his freedom dividend is socialism, it’s not, its actually the government helping us to become better capitalists. What’s the point of living in a capitalistic country if you’re broke. I’ll take that money a start a business for me and my family, quadrupling it in profits. Now that is capitalism. 2020 yang gang
This is Awesomeness
automation is not a fear tactic. it’s going to worsen, and if anything Andrew Yang is a reluctant candidate who’s running for president because he knows that he can make a genuine positive difference in people’s lives for the next couple of decades.
Its a scam you must first donate to yangs campaign. so he is giving awa nothing but other peoples money.
I think this should be stopped or brought to court cause its like a pyramid scam .
It’s not “free” money! If you’d listen to Yang speak about his proposal, you would know that. Stop spreading misinformation. It’s a check for your data contribution that big tech companies capitalize off of.
There will NEVER be a President Yang in this country!!!
Steve Marchand revealed in an interview that Andrew waited for Steve to research in DC circles to find out whether automation is going to be part of election. When Steve found out it’s not going to be discussed by anyone, he ran for potus. This is not a guy running for President because of ambition.. i still remember the interview he had Lessig where he emotionally explained why he was running for office and the whole room gave him a standing ovation..
Trickle-up economy sounds good to me! Imagine what the freedom dividend do to small towns.
NICE TRY GUYS!!! 🤣🤣🤣 “YANG GANG 2020”
What a despicable piece of garbage. If he’s so certain that giving out free money will help people creating wealth, why isn’t he giving out free money to everybody and ask for an interest?
People who believe money fall from the sky are idiots, and we have to crush them. Beat this hypocrite.
I need my yang gear… What’s happening at the store… Waiting for a month now.
Gimme money fancy asian man
People love yang because he makes sense. He is genuine and he cares. He has ideas and solutions.
Andrew Yang believe in our country and we believe in Andrew Yang Unity verses division. Humanity first; Andrew Yang is a real American for All Americans.
Yes, it is legal: it is no different from giving money for ad agencies, pollers, commercials vs giving the money to the Americans to promote/advertise his UBI–actual promotion that immediately benefits Americans–NO ON STAGE BS TALKING ABOUT WISHES BUT REAL TIME assistance. Bernie and Joe needs to get off the campaign, the future needs more fresh, younger, energetic, bold ideas Yang’s to lead. I love a YangWarren ticket. This combination would Trump the Trump combination of Trump team!
He’s trying to buy votes…. free college, free money…. that kind of money does not last. Once the money is gone, it is like it was never there.
The UBI isn’t supposed to be a free handout like welfare making people lazy. It’s supposed to help middle class Americans not live paycheck to paycheck. Everyone should be on board with this idea.
Yang 2020!!! Not left, not right… FORWARD!!!
Yang was a failed fraudster …. what a conman ….
Yang made lotsa money from his campaign
Profiting from the primaries