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What I don’t understand about Yang and his UBI push, is that he doesn’t mention anything about the housing crisis. It’s not really the people that have homes t

What I don’t understand about Yang and his UBI push, is that he doesn’t mention anything about the housing crisis. It’s not really the people that have homes that are at risk. It’s the people who are renters, and are under the whims of landlords raising the rents to match expensive mortgages. There’s no mention from him, about socializing the cost of housing. This is the primary source of inequality. I am not a fan of socializing anything, but it’s clear to see, that rampant capitalism has run amok, and distorted the housing cost for everyone. Is his he expecting that people will take the $12,000/year UBI, and move out to podunk Iowa somewhere, and buy a small plot of land, and farm the earth and raise chickens to be self subsistent? Like, what happens after you receive this monthly UBI check? Clearly, this isn’t enough to pay the rent. Will these people work part time driving for Uber, or delivering for DoorDash?

godelski 7y ago
> There’s no mention from him, about socializing the cost of housing. This is the primary source of inequality. It isn't well mentioned on his website[0], but he has talked about it in more details before (sorry, I forgot which videos he specifically addresses this in. There are a lot and they are long). But the tldr is he wants to do better zoning, encourage high rise apartments, and throw in government incentives for affordable housing. If you post this question in the subreddit I know it'll get answered quickly, with many links, and will likely be updated on the website (that's the usual pattern). > Is his he expecting that people will take the $12,000/year UBI, and move out to podunk Iowa somewhere, and buy a small plot of land, and farm the earth and raise chickens to be self subsistent? In part UBI, but in part he wants the IRS to refund some moving costs[1] > that rampant capitalism has run amok, This is actually at the forefront of his campaign: "Human Centered Capitalism"[2] That the rules need to be rewritten and we need to make the economy human centric, not money first. > Clearly, [UBI] isn’t enough to pay the rent. Will these people work part time driving for Uber, or delivering for DoorDash? There's no way you can pass a living wage UBI in this political climate. But $1k/mo does more than $15/hr (presuming hours are stagnant and you can get full time work. Most states already pay above federal minimum) and it is something that Republicans are on board with (because it simplifies welfare and enables more choice). I know it isn't a complete win, but it is an obtainable win. People are already asking how you pay for UBI, now imagine if he doubled the amount. Let's not let perfection get in the way of good. Think of it as a step in the right direction, not a full solution. [0] https://www.yang2020.com/policies/zoning/ https://www.yang2020.com/policies/zoning/ [1] https://www.yang2020.com/policies/get-america-moving/ https://www.yang2020.com/policies/get-america-moving/ [2] https://www.yang2020.com/policies/human-capitalism/ https://www.yang2020.com/policies/human-capitalism/

godelski 7y ago

> There’s no mention from him, about socializing the cost of housing. This is the primary source of inequality. It isn't well mentioned on his website[0], but he has talked about it in more details before (sorry, I forgot which videos he specifically addresses this in. There are a lot and they are long). But the tldr is he wants to do better zoning, encourage high rise apartments, and throw in government incentives for affordable housing. If you post this question in the subreddit I know it'll get answered quickly, with many links, and will likely be updated on the website (that's the usual pattern). > Is his he expecting that people will take the $12,000/year UBI, and move out to podunk Iowa somewhere, and buy a small plot of land, and farm the earth and raise chickens to be self subsistent? In part UBI, but in part he wants the IRS to refund some moving costs[1] > that rampant capitalism has run amok, This is actually at the forefront of his campaign: "Human Centered Capitalism"[2] That the rules need to be rewritten and we need to make the economy human centric, not money first. > Clearly, [UBI] isn’t enough to pay the rent. Will these people work part time driving for Uber, or delivering for DoorDash? There's no way you can pass a living wage UBI in this political climate. But $1k/mo does more than $15/hr (presuming hours are stagnant and you can get full time work. Most states already pay above federal minimum) and it is something that Republicans are on board with (because it simplifies welfare and enables more choice). I know it isn't a complete win, but it is an obtainable win. People are already asking how you pay for UBI, now imagine if he doubled the amount. Let's not let perfection get in the way of good. Think of it as a step in the right direction, not a full solution. [0] https://www.yang2020.com/policies/zoning/ https://www.yang2020.com/policies/zoning/ [1] https://www.yang2020.com/policies/get-america-moving/ https://www.yang2020.com/policies/get-america-moving/ [2] https://www.yang2020.com/policies/human-capitalism/ https://www.yang2020.com/policies/human-capitalism/