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Yep, that's why Yang completely lost me when he dropped Medicare for All. Universal healthcare would dramatically reduce the dependance of workers on exploitati

Yep, that's why Yang completely lost me when he dropped Medicare for All. Universal healthcare would dramatically reduce the dependance of workers on exploitative employers and it's way more feasible than UBI. Over 50% of healthcare today in the US is already funded by the government.

Reedx 7y ago
He supports healthcare for everyone, that's literally the goal[1]. He just has a different approach to get there. And some argue it's a more realistic approach than Medicare for All, which (at this point) doesn't seem terribly likely to get widespread support and pass. 1. https://www.yang2020.com/policies/medicare-for-all/ https://www.yang2020.com/policies/medicare-for-all/
- kyledrake 7y ago
  None of the stuff Yang is proposing will pass the current Senate, including and especially UBI. Why not drop UBI then as well? The fact is that he is trying to call his fake health plan "Medicare for All" when it doesn't even have a public option and was recently called out on it, and frankly it makes him look more like a swindler than a serious candidate. https://twitter.com/ThisWeekABC/status/1211317868555423744 https://twitter.com/ThisWeekABC/status/1211317868555423744
  - Reedx 7y ago
    Aye, that is disappointing. It's oddly out of character for him and I think he made a big mistake using that label. Not sure what's going on there and hope they revise that. As for UBI, I have the same concern and worry he's too far ahead of the zeitgeist for it. Though he makes a strong case when you hear him talk about it and answer questions in depth, even to many across the aisle. And generally I think he'd have a good shot of at least bringing people together enough that they could have a good faith debate. Outside of UBI I suspect he'd make a surprising amount of progress.
  - solveit 7y ago
    Because UBI is the point of his campaign. His and his supporters claims to the contrary notwithstanding[1], Yang is a single issue candidate trying to draw attention and support for UBI. I would be very surprised if he really thought he could win. [1] Because obviously you should claim you're running to win. Even if you and everyone else knows you have a snowball's chance in hell.

Reedx 7y ago

He supports healthcare for everyone, that's literally the goal[1]. He just has a different approach to get there. And some argue it's a more realistic approach than Medicare for All, which (at this point) doesn't seem terribly likely to get widespread support and pass. 1. https://www.yang2020.com/policies/medicare-for-all/ https://www.yang2020.com/policies/medicare-for-all/

kyledrake 7y ago
None of the stuff Yang is proposing will pass the current Senate, including and especially UBI. Why not drop UBI then as well? The fact is that he is trying to call his fake health plan "Medicare for All" when it doesn't even have a public option and was recently called out on it, and frankly it makes him look more like a swindler than a serious candidate. https://twitter.com/ThisWeekABC/status/1211317868555423744 https://twitter.com/ThisWeekABC/status/1211317868555423744
- Reedx 7y ago
  Aye, that is disappointing. It's oddly out of character for him and I think he made a big mistake using that label. Not sure what's going on there and hope they revise that. As for UBI, I have the same concern and worry he's too far ahead of the zeitgeist for it. Though he makes a strong case when you hear him talk about it and answer questions in depth, even to many across the aisle. And generally I think he'd have a good shot of at least bringing people together enough that they could have a good faith debate. Outside of UBI I suspect he'd make a surprising amount of progress.
- solveit 7y ago
  Because UBI is the point of his campaign. His and his supporters claims to the contrary notwithstanding[1], Yang is a single issue candidate trying to draw attention and support for UBI. I would be very surprised if he really thought he could win. [1] Because obviously you should claim you're running to win. Even if you and everyone else knows you have a snowball's chance in hell.