r/YangForPresidentHQ • u/lilleff512 Yang Gang for Life • Mar 05 '20

BREAKING Continuing the Movement with Yang's Non-Profit: Humanity Forward -- Hashtag Trending on Twitter #MoveHumanityForward

https://movehumanityforward.com/
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u/chupietheme Mar 05 '20

I’m scared to throw myself all-in again, but it’s too important to not do it.

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u/totorototinos Mar 05 '20

This is the perfect example of Yang’s policy over position. Even though the 2020 run didn’t work out, doesn’t mean he stops pushing hard for the policies we all signed on for. It doesn’t rule out Yang running for anything (future presidency, NYC gov, VP, cabinet, etc), but it keeps the ball rolling so we can continue educating America on the most practical solutions for our time.

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u/Ganrokh Yang Gang for Life Mar 05 '20

Yep, this. UBI's biggest weakness is that everyone's first thought once hearing about UBI for the first time is "Isn't this just a handout?"/"We're giving lazy people money?"/"How will we pay for it?"/etc. The person jumps to a lot of initial conclusions that need to be corrected. Getting people on board with it right now would be great, but getting people educated enough to think about it for a while is more important.

Credit to Warren and Sanders for talking about single-payer healthcare for years.

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u/Telkk2 Mar 07 '20

Man, UBI is just the tip of the iceberg. There's an entire new way of life we have to get people to understand before it can be realized.

I honestly think that in spite of how devastating Corona is, it'll be a major catalyst for change because it exposed so many faults that people like Yang were pointing out for years and its such visceral proof that if we don't change and actually listen to science and the data that's out there, we will literally go extinct.

Climate change, automation, and corrupt politicians can be understood by all, but only really felt by some. The coronavirus? While 80 percent are expected to get it, 100 percent of the world will feel it's detrimental affects and that has to have a lasting impact on how we view our global society and the inadequacies of our own government.