How Andrew Yang’s Universal Basic Income proposal stacks up to others in the US and abroad

This appeared in The Millennial Source

Many cities around the US and the globe have announced their own plans to implement UBI for their citizens, potentially paving the way for bigger projects in the future.

Businessman Andrew Yang was largely unknown when he entered the Democratic primary for president in 2019, but he quickly gained popularity for proposing a form of Universal Basic Income (UBI), which he termed the “ Freedom Dividend.”

Now, Yang is running for mayor of New York City as something of a celebrity, bringing with him an altered version of the UBI that brought him the attention — and support — of so many.

With tens of millions of Americans living in poverty even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the concept of UBI is more popular than ever. Many cities around the United States and the globe have announced their own plans for implementing versions of UBI for their citizens, potentially paving the way for bigger projects in the future.

Yang the presidential candidate vs Yang the mayoral candidate

In his presidential run, Yang introduced the “Freedom Dividend,” his large-scale version of UBI. The Freedom Dividend would…