Trump losing supporters on Twitter to Dem Candidate Andrew Yang

Trump is losing the meme war to 2020 upstart already, Internet memers flock to Andrew Yang’s campaign centered around AI driven mass job loss and universal basic income (UBI). See #YangGang. Donald has betrayed his base and they are tired of his constant disappointments so they have rallied around Andrew Yang a man of the people who promises an annual income of $1000 a month and to end the wars in the middle east. Is he destined to become the next POTUS?

Are you being directly paid by Yang's PR department, or is this just a passion project for you?

That guys more of a joke then Trump lol.

Why?

I haven't seen him make over 4,000 lies or straight up say cartoonish shit like climate change is a hoax.

@zaryia: does anyone agree climate change is a hoax? I hear lefties say this all the time that people on the right think it's hoax. The debate is what impact mankind actually has on it.

No, praising Ariana Grande would be something Elpresador-911 is paid to do. :P

Honestly, to beat Trump in amount of lies, you have to work for it.

Who is Andrew Yang and why would anyone care?

1. I'm just stating what Trump said. He regularly has had pure climate denial to cartoonish levels. Yang isn't nearly as dumb.

2. Actually a lot of Republicans are wrong on the fundamentals,

https://news.gallup.com/poll/231530/global-warming-concern-steady-despite-partisan-shifts.aspx

And they'll go right back to Trump when Yang doesn't get the nod from the DNC.

Democratic candidate for president who is running along the lines of being financially competent, and wants to establish a UBI of $1000/mo for every American, no questions asked.

Seems pretty moderate, otherwise. But even for me a UBI sounds a bit out there. Still...I wouldn't complain about an extra 12k/year, especially if it's tax free.

@zaryia: Yes but Democrats have been fear mongering this for years. It's nowhere near as drastic as they claim.

https://www.google.com/amp/www.ipsnews.net/2018/11/extreme-weather-not-proof-global-warming-nasa-global-cooling/amp/

Twitter? We might as well call the election now!

I can get behind the UBI idea but where will he the money from? I don't really feel optimistic about leaving the middle east but Iraq is fine. I feel like Afghan will go the same route as USA leaving Vietnam.

Never heard of him until today, but he sounds promising from first impressions. He's an outsider, not part of the political establishment, an entrepreneur, and his politics are reminiscent of Bernie Sanders.

Oh, one of those. Guess Finland and Switzerland didn´t teach him anything.

But good luck to him, not sure he will go far but considering the rest of the pack, rather have him than Booker or Harris.

Can´t believe though that Biden has not announced yet, but then again there is still a long time until the first primary.

Straw-man argument. I never stated there wasn't at least some (what %?) Democrats who took the factual AGW and CC out of proportion. I'm aware some studies and politicians likely (although not nearly the majority) over-state the effects.

My main point was Trump has said cartoonishly stupid things regarding AGW/CC while Yang hasn't said anything nearly as stupid ingeneral, the post I quoted directly tried to compare the two men which is laughable. Furthermore, the vast majority of Republicans are wrong on AGW/CC. They do not think it has had any effect and do not think humans are involved at all, going by 2017-2018 polling.

@zaryia: Are you serious now? The left would have you believe the world will be uninhabitable in 50 years. These are arguments made by actual politicians and celebrities. So tell me who's worse?

I support Yang and if you actually bother to look into it, He makes a lot of great points (UBI included). Essentially, with UBI, You either get the $1000 a month or you continue to get welfare, food stamps, whatever government assistance you get. You don't get both. It's paid by implementing a VAT (value added tax) to companies in order for them to pay their fair share. It's also paid due to the now increased demand that the additional 12k a year most Americans will be getting, You now have to create additional jobs in order to make up for it. The more demand, The more jobs equals more taxes. So it's a win-win for all and the best part is the moment you turn 18, You can get UBI.

Another thing I really like about Yang is that his message isn't exclusive to the left, It appeals to everyone. He speaks to the people and not just one exclusive group. He also doesn't play the racial or identity politics game in order to earn more votes, and as a Democrat myself, I know a lot of candidates (especially Sanders) do this. If you are genuinely curious about what he has to offer, Listen to him speak or check out his website.

UBI is a joke, he cites states like Alaska that pay their population $$$ each year...what he doesn't tell is Alaska makes a ton of cash on oil and that's how they fund the money handed out. Same with Nevada, the taxes from gambling funds the money handed out. Where will the money come from for the other 48 states? He's like a younger Bernie Sanders, free free free!!! Its a gimmick to get younger uninformed voters all excited, FREE!!!

@blackhairedhero: sure it's not drastic if can call the deserts of the world not drastic and the general dryness of Africa not drastic

I heard Sam Harris talking about this guy over a year ago. When I first heard of UBI I was like "get the **** out of here". Now I have mixed feelings about it. The dude is interesting.

@vfighter: Universal basic income is an economic theory that's been around for a while. From what I understand, the money to pay for UBI comes from tech-driven economic growth, UBI contributes to economic growth by encouraging people to spend or invest more, and that UBI would help those that lose their jobs to technology. A number of tech leaders, such as Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk, appear to support the idea. However, it would be a radical economic experiment, as UBI has never been tested before on the scale that Yang is proposing.