godtoldmetodoit

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   by godtoldmetodoit 7y ago

   I don't really understand the argument here, and the writer didn't look into the rest of Yang's platform that addresses the plutocracy part of this equation. Is our current system captured by the wealthy and special interests
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   by godtoldmetodoit 7y ago

   You tax carbon at say, $40 a ton. You then distribute any revenue from the tax as a dividend to every adult in the country. It results in a net increase in purchasing power for your most vulnerable citizens.
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   by godtoldmetodoit 7y ago

   Can definitely just pick it up and go, no need for a joystick. Just slap some boosters together and have fun blowing stuff up.
4. 124.▲
   by godtoldmetodoit 7y ago

   Arby's already employs more then the coal industry. Coal is already dead, and they are already dealing with it (poorly).
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   by godtoldmetodoit 7y ago

   We need Andrew Yang, or somebody else to pick up the UBI idea, now. There's no time to slow play this and do a bunch of studies. We have enough data, somebody just needs to do it.
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   by godtoldmetodoit 9y ago

   What economic growth policies could we enact that would result in 5-6% GDP growth? From my admittedly limited understanding, that seems to be quite the stretch.