Andrew Yang Revives Universal Basic Income Debate

Andrew Yang publishes Hey Yang, Where’s My Thousand Bucks? this month and renews his push for universal basic income amid growing concern about AI-driven job losses. The article cites an MIT finding that AI could perform nearly 12% of US tasks (about $1.2 trillion in wages) and a Senate warning of up to 100 million at-risk jobs, assessing political resistance and mixed pilot results.