Yang Pitches ‘Freedom Dividend’ to Give 10 Families $1K a Month

Andrew Yang turned some heads in his opening statement by announcing that his campaign will give "$1,000 a month for an entire year to 10 American families" as part of his "freedom dividend" #YangsDebateSurprise #DemDebate

Video: ABC News

The three leading Democratic presidential candidates clashed over health care, immigration and President Barack Obama’s legacy on Thursday in a fierce debate that pitted an aggressive Joe Biden against liberal rivals Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders.
“This is America,” said Biden, his party’s early front-runner, before calling Sanders “a socialist.” ″I stand with Barack Obama all eight years, good bad and indifferent.”
The top White House hopefuls faced off for the first time alongside seven other candidates who are under increasing pressure to break out of the pack. All assailed Trump without mercy.

New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker called Trump a racist. Former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke called him a white supremacist. And Kamala Harris, a California senator, said Trump’s hateful social media messages provided “the ammunition” for recent mass shootings.
“President Trump, you have spent the last two-and-a-half years full time trying to sow hate and vision among us, and that’s why we’ve gotten nothing done,” Harris declared.
The Democrats primary contest has been remarkably stable, but the debate comes at a pivotal point in the campaign as more voters move past their summer vacations and begin to pay closer attention to politics.
Polls show that a strong majority of all voters believe the country is headed in the wrong direction under the first-term president’s leadership. But nine months into their nomination fight, divided Democrats have yet to answer fundamental questions about who or what the party stands for beyond simply opposing Trump.
The debate is shaped by evolving issues of race, gender, generation and ideology that again exploded into public view on the debate stage Thursday night.
Obama himself emerged as a hot point as the discussion shifted to health care and immigration in particular.
Sanders said Biden, Obama’s two-term vice president, bears responsibility for millions of Americans going bankrupt under the “Obamacare” health care system.
Biden slapped back at both Sanders and Warren and contended they haven’t yet explained how they would pay for Sanders’ government-backed “Medicare for All” health care plan.
Castro, who served as Obama’s housing chief, kept the pressure on the front-runner.
The 44-year-old Texan appeared to touch on concerns about Biden’s age when he accused the former vice president of forgetting a detail about his own health care plan. At 76, Biden would be the oldest president ever elected to a first term.

“Are you forgetting what you said two minutes ago?” Castro asked. “I can’t believe that you said two minutes ago that you have to buy in and now you’re forgetting that.”
He added: “I’m fulfilling the legacy of Barack Obama and you’re not.”
The ABC News debate was the first limited to one night after several candidates dropped out and others failed to meet new qualification standards. A handful more candidates qualified for next month’s debate, which will again be divided over two nights.
Besides the infighting, viewers saw the diversity of the modern Democratic Party.
The debate, held on the campus of historically black Texas Southern University, includes women, people of color and a gay man, a striking contrast to the Republicans. It unfolded in a rapidly changing state that Democrats hope to eventually bring into their column.
The debate shifted to gun violence in a state shaken by a mass shooting last month that left 22 people dead and two dozen more wounded.
In an emotional moment, O’Rourke said that there weren’t enough ambulances at times to take all the wounded to the hospital.
“Hell yes, we’re gonna take your AR-15, your AK-47,” he said, as the crowd cheered.

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[svttc]

he had the choice of paying 120k to 10 families that would improve their livelihood for one year vs. one minute ad on ABC. I like what he chose.

[tylerhaknuman]

$120000 for publicity on every media . Worth every pennies.

[camtasia]

Imagine how much our homeless vets would benefit from the Freedom Dividend

[danymajr]

I’d rather see money given to the people openly than money given to candidates behind closed doors.

[arnoldkim]

Look at how many news media and people are going nuts over this. Genius.

[RemingtonMK]

Since they won't let you hear what he has to say on TV, go to his website at Yang 2020 . com

[christapusqueak]

I really hope Yang gets more speaking time in debate 4

[SUPREME-WT]

All these people spewing out hate and ignorant comments toward Yang know nothing about his campaign, like literally google him, watch a podcast, listen to the facts that are very real and are happening in our country.

[vallisdaemonumofficial]

LET'S GET THIS BREAD 💪
#YANGGANG

[senoraraton]

Signed up. Politics is a joke, might as well get paid.

[catvapecult]

Imagine getting no broadcast cast by the media even candidates lower then him got more. Man this is a balls to the wall move by him love it.

[IronWarriorEver]

So this video is about as long as the time ABC gave him in the debate.

[Jkon]

ANDREW YANG

Humanity First
Freedom

[HurricaneGaming]

People: Why don't you just put your money where your mouth is, Yang?

Yang: Say no more

[un-peteable]

$1000 a month means lower crime rates, lower homelessness, aids with debt, happier families and communities, better opportunities for careers, better economy, less racial divide, lower rate of depression and suicides, more time to take care of your kids or elderly loved ones, more healthcare options, empowerment to people who are stuck. The list goes on of course, but it seems to be the “cure all plan”. We need this more than ever America.

[estebanleon]

Andrew Yang is the only candidate who is authentic. He's not perfect but you can tell that he is thinking forward. He's the only one who can bring conservatives and liberals together because he is thinking about the future. Future technology and the future of the economy. Yea, Trump got elected because of racist rhetoric. We also have to admit that Trump voters have the same anxieties as Democratic voters. We are all concerned about our wallets. Let's agree to that. The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer.

Side note: Did you know that the game of Monopoly was designed to show how bad pure capitalism is? There are winners and losers in pure capitalism (not capitalism in general, pure capitalism). Eventually, the economy will collapse when the money stops circulating.

[mcterry]

I must say this kind of mentality is appealing. Bravo you're willing to put your money were you mouth is!!

[NostalgicLamb]

This is the first politician I've come across in my life who I will actually vote for.

[whiskeysprings]

Some people are mad that Andrew Yang is giving people 160+ solutions and a dividend of $1k a month, but what did the other candidates offer other than bluster? Other guys give talking points, Yang gives people more economic freedom. That’s real talk.

[JohnDoe-cbhm]

Honestly even if you don't support yang, this is still free money. Secure the bag bois