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    Meet Con Artist Andrew Yang and his Freedom Dividend

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    Con artist Yang tells us how new technologies have “destroyed more than 4 million US jobs”. Con artist Yang is counting on the American people being too stupid to know that millions of new jobs are actually created when new technologies are introduced.

    Con artists Yang also wants to use the force of government taxation to implement what he calls the “Freedom Dividend”, a universal basic income (UBI) for every American adult over the age of 18: “$1,000 a month, no strings attached.” [NOTE; America’s population above 18 is approximately 209 million.].

    Con artist Yang proposes a new tax on those evil companies “benefiting most from automation”, to finance his UBI. But this is nothing more than a calculated gimmick ___ the old and tired attack on the wealth ___ a rope-a-dope scheme which blatantly promises to abuse the power of federal taxation, using it to buy votes at $1,000 a month for each vote, or about $ 2.5 TRILLION a year rise in federal taxation to buy his votes, which would dwarf the annual federal pay out for Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid

    And this Con Artist is still in the race and qualifies to be in the next debate? Could con artist Yang be right, and that a majority of the American people are actually as stupid as Yang believes they are?

    JWK

    They are not "liberals" or "progressives". The Democrat Party Leadership is infested with communists and socialists who delude, lure and addict our nations needy with free government cheese.



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    Quote Originally Posted by johnwk View Post
    See Andrew’s Story

    Con artist Yang tells us how new technologies have “destroyed more than 4 million US jobs”. Con artist Yang is counting on the American people being too stupid to know that millions of new jobs are actually created when new technologies are introduced.

    Con artists Yang also wants to use the force of government taxation to implement what he calls the “Freedom Dividend”, a universal basic income (UBI) for every American adult over the age of 18: “$1,000 a month, no strings attached.” [NOTE; America’s population above 18 is approximately 209 million.].

    Con artist Yang proposes a new tax on those evil companies “benefiting most from automation”, to finance his UBI. But this is nothing more than a calculated gimmick ___ the old and tired attack on the wealth ___ a rope-a-dope scheme which blatantly promises to abuse the power of federal taxation, using it to buy votes at $1,000 a month for each vote, or about $ 2.5 TRILLION a year rise in federal taxation to buy his votes, which would dwarf the annual federal pay out for Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid

    And this Con Artist is still in the race and qualifies to be in the next debate? Could con artist Yang be right, and that a majority of the American people are actually as stupid as Yang believes they are?

    JWK

    They are not "liberals" or "progressives". The Democrat Party Leadership is infested with communists and socialists who delude, lure and addict our nations needy with free government cheese.
    Apparently some on the "alt right" are going for Yang too.

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    The only way I see Trump as likely to affect any real change would be through martial law, and that has zero chances of success without strong buy-in by the JCS at the very minimum.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jmdrake View Post
    Apparently some on the "alt right" are going for Yang too.
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    Everyone can unite under the banner of free money.
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    I would never in a million years vote for Yang.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Anti Globalist View Post
    I would never in a million years vote for Yang.
    To be accurate, automation does “kill” certain jobs, but automation also creates jobs. I know first hand how automation actually creates new jobs. I used to deliver ice to people with ice boxes when I was about 12 years old. Eventually refrigerators eliminated this job for countless youths in New York City. The good news was, later in life I learned refrigeration and air-conditioning repair, and earned far more money repairing refrigeration equipment than I ever could earn delivering ice.

    Yang is a con artist, and looking to buy votes with federal tax revenue as are the rest of the democrats running for office. His immigrant parents should be ashamed of him.


    JWK


    In every oppressive country like communist China, socialist Cuba, North Korea, Venezuela, etc., the people are disarmed and suffer the loss of inalienable rights under an iron fisted government which live large on the people’s labor. Forewarned is forearmed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by johnwk View Post
    To be accurate, automation does “kill” certain jobs, but automation also creates jobs. I know first hand how automation actually creates new jobs. I used to deliver ice to people with ice boxes when I was about 12 years old. Eventually refrigerators eliminated this job for countless youths in New York City. The good news was, later in life I learned refrigeration and air-conditioning repair, and earned far more money repairing refrigeration equipment than I ever could earn delivering ice.

    Yang is a con artist, and looking to buy votes with federal tax revenue as are the rest of the democrats running for office. His immigrant parents should be ashamed of him.


    JWK


    In every oppressive country like communist China, socialist Cuba, North Korea, Venezuela, etc., the people are disarmed and suffer the loss of inalienable rights under an iron fisted government which live large on the people’s labor. Forewarned is forearmed.
    It is possible that we will someday reach the place in AI where even human "repairmen" are not needed.

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    "It can be a challenge to follow the pronouncements of President Trump, as he often seems to change his position on any number of items from week to week, or from day to day, or even from minute to minute." -- Ron Paul
    Quote Originally Posted by Brian4Liberty View Post
    The road to hell is paved with good intentions. No need to make it a superhighway.
    Quote Originally Posted by osan View Post
    The only way I see Trump as likely to affect any real change would be through martial law, and that has zero chances of success without strong buy-in by the JCS at the very minimum.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RJB View Post
    Everyone can unite under the banner of free money.
    Freedom is Freebies are popular.
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    "We as a country have lost faith and confidence in freedom." -- Ron Paul

    "It can be a challenge to follow the pronouncements of President Trump, as he often seems to change his position on any number of items from week to week, or from day to day, or even from minute to minute." -- Ron Paul
    Quote Originally Posted by Brian4Liberty View Post
    The road to hell is paved with good intentions. No need to make it a superhighway.
    Quote Originally Posted by osan View Post
    The only way I see Trump as likely to affect any real change would be through martial law, and that has zero chances of success without strong buy-in by the JCS at the very minimum.



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    The coming technological nightmare that is right around the corner is very real and a grave danger.

    Meatsack stipends are not the answer.
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    Quote Originally Posted by RJB View Post
    Everyone can unite under the banner of free money.
    ^^ this

    We're being governed ruled by a geriatric Alzheimer patient/puppet whose strings are being pulled by an elitist oligarchy who believe they can manage the world... imagine the utter maniacal, sociopathic hubris!

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    Quote Originally Posted by RJB View Post
    Everyone can unite under the banner of free money.
    Ya , I 've already been spending jmdrakes and Dankes freedom dividends on draft beers , 100 proof bourbon and ammo .
    Do something Danke

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    I think the funniest thing about Yang would be, after 8 years as president, nobody would have received any UBI check.
    It just would never even happen.

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    An income floor is a far superior alternative to the current bureaucratic welfare state. We should have switched over to a negative income tax as Milton Friedman prescribed in the 1970s, when federal welfare was still relatively restrained.

    Also, to point at past patterns of what automation does to jobs is not actually engaging with the arguments that are actually, currently being made. Andrew Yang is not a socialist, SJW or conman, whatever else you think about his policies.
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    Is there anyone in the Democrat primary that is not a con artist? Start with Bernie the Clown.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ThePaleoLibertarian View Post
    An income floor is a far superior alternative to the current bureaucratic welfare state. We should have switched over to a negative income tax as Milton Friedman prescribed in the 1970s, when federal welfare was still relatively restrained.

    Also, to point at past patterns of what automation does to jobs is not actually engaging with the arguments that are actually, currently being made. Andrew Yang is not a socialist, SJW or conman, whatever else you think about his policies.
    So do you like UBI or minimum wage? And if there is UBI, does it make minimum wage absolute, as no one would work for less than the sum total of all of their free benefits?

    Not that some people would work for any amount less than 4x what they can get by doing nothing. It’s not an equivalent comparison. At the exact same rate, anyone would rather not work if paid for that. Even a slight increase in work pay would not outweigh the benefit of doing nothing vs. working.
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    $1000 a month is a good start but $3000 a month would be much more reasonable.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheTexan View Post
    $1000 a month is a good start but $3000 a month would be much more reasonable.
    Also a free gun each quarter, it is a right after all.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cleaner44 View Post
    Also a free gun each quarter, it is a right after all.
    The Constitution say Congress is supposed to arm the militia and the Dick act says all adult males are the unorganized militia.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Brian4Liberty View Post
    So do you like UBI or minimum wage? And if there is UBI, does it make minimum wage absolute, as no one would work for less than the sum total of all of their free benefits?

    Not that some people would work for any amount less than 4x what they can get by doing nothing. It’s not an equivalent comparison. At the exact same rate, anyone would rather not work if paid for that. Even a slight increase in work pay would not outweigh the benefit of doing nothing vs. working.
    There should be a system where nobody makes zero dollars a year, but companies shouldn't be forced to pay for labor above the market rate, ideally.

    The way the welfare system works now is that money is taken away from people who get a job or a raise while on welfare, which creates perverse incentives. UBI wouldn't have that problem. Getting a new job or getting a promotion would always mean making more money on net, unlike today.

    There would be people who would do nothing and just collect a check, but that's true today too. Welfare isn't going anywhere, so we might as well try to make the best welfare system we can. I think a negative income tax qualifies.
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    Quote Originally Posted by oyarde View Post
    Ya , I 've already been spending jmdrakes and Dankes freedom dividends on draft beers , 100 proof bourbon and ammo .
    When you get a moment, my lawn needs mowing again.
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    Does this sum up a concern and whether instead of fearing automation like luddites, we can figure out a way for Robots / AI to work for humanity? Isn't this why we keep advancing technology anyway?





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    Andrew Yang sobbed in front of a crowd yesterday. This is kind of a requirement in the Democrat Party. It is the Party of emotion, not logic. During Democrat debates, the majority of candidates are emotional and on the verge of tears one minute, in a fit of rage the next. Emotional hysteria.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ThePaleoLibertarian View Post
    There should be a system where nobody makes zero dollars a year, but companies shouldn't be forced to pay for labor above the market rate, ideally.

    The way the welfare system works now is that money is taken away from people who get a job or a raise while on welfare, which creates perverse incentives. UBI wouldn't have that problem. Getting a new job or getting a promotion would always mean making more money on net, unlike today.

    There would be people who would do nothing and just collect a check, but that's true today too. Welfare isn't going anywhere, so we might as well try to make the best welfare system we can. I think a negative income tax qualifies.
    Nice theory. Now it’s time for real world problems:

    - How do you pay for it? Are cuts going to be made?
    - Who gets this money? Non-citizens? Anyone? Recent immigrants? People who no longer reside in the US? Global?
    - How do you prevent fraud?
    - Inflation. How much will it create?

    In the real world, all of those things will be unsolvable.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheTexan View Post
    $1000 a month is a good start but $3000 a month would be much more reasonable.
    LOL and three times the freedom!

    We're being governed ruled by a geriatric Alzheimer patient/puppet whose strings are being pulled by an elitist oligarchy who believe they can manage the world... imagine the utter maniacal, sociopathic hubris!



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    Quote Originally Posted by VIDEODROME View Post
    Does this sum up a concern and whether instead of fearing automation like luddites, we can figure out a way for Robots / AI to work for humanity? Isn't this why we keep advancing technology anyway?





    I think that intent was probably true. I think a good measure of that is that is to see how the middle class has been destroyed where once more people enjoyed the fruits of their labors. Not so much nowadays.


    Another thought: Are machines the new middle class?

    We're being governed ruled by a geriatric Alzheimer patient/puppet whose strings are being pulled by an elitist oligarchy who believe they can manage the world... imagine the utter maniacal, sociopathic hubris!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Danke View Post
    When you get a moment, my lawn needs mowing again.
    I am going to need to sub contract that out as I am too busy . Do you have a preference of Somalis , Mexicans , taxpayer , non taxpayer , illegal , overstayed visa , canadian , no distemper shot , labor party , heathen , Catholic , Sunni or Shiite ? There is a vast array of choices in your city.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Brian4Liberty View Post
    Andrew Yang sobbed in front of a crowd yesterday. This is kind of a requirement in the Democrat Party. It is the Party of emotion, not logic. During Democrat debates, the majority of candidates are emotional and on the verge of tears one minute, in a fit of rage the next. Emotional hysteria.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ThePaleoLibertarian View Post
    Andrew Yang is not a socialist, SJW or conman, whatever else you think about his policies.
    He is either a con artist or dumb as a rock. His Freedom Dividend would cost about $ 2.5 TRILLION a year and would dwarf the annual federal pay out for Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid COMBINED.

    He needs to take an elementary school math class.

    JWK

    They are not "liberals" or "progressives". The Democrat Party Leadership is infested with communists and socialists who delude, lure and addict our nations needy with free government cheese.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brian4Liberty View Post
    Is there anyone in the Democrat primary that is not a con artist? Start with Bernie the Clown.

    “Free candy! Climb into the back of the van you naive children.”

    I can't believe how stupid some Americans have become.

    JWK


    Socialist democrats running for office will promise food on the table, free public housing, health care for all, guaranteed income, free college tuition, and other niceties by taxing the so called rich; and if by chance they ever do gain political power because of such promises made, their socialist iron-fisted dependency will enslave the very fools who elected them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brian4Liberty View Post
    Andrew Yang sobbed in front of a crowd yesterday. This is kind of a requirement in the Democrat Party. It is the Party of emotion, not logic. During Democrat debates, the majority of candidates are emotional and on the verge of tears one minute, in a fit of rage the next. Emotional hysteria.
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