FOLKS, MY NEXT GUEST THIS
EVENING IS ONE OF THE DEMOCRATIC
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES YOU WILL
BE SEEING IN THE DEBATE ON
THURSDAY.
PLEASE WELCOME, ANDREW YANG!
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>> Stephen: YOU'VE GOT SOME
PEOPLE HERE TONIGHT WHO ARE
EXCITED THAT YOU'RE HERE,
MR. YANG.
WHAT DO YOU CALL YOUR FOLLOWERS?
>> THE YANG-YANGS ARE OUT HERE
IN FULL FORCE.
THANK YOU ALL.
>> Stephen: YANG-YANGS.
YES.
>> Stephen: PART OF YOUR JOB
IS TO MEET THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
PART OF THE JOB IS FOR AMERICANS
TO MEET YOU.
WHO IS ANDREW YANG?
>> I'M AN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
AND PROBLEM SOLVER AND I'M
RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT TO SOLVE
THE PROBLEMS THAT GOT DONALD
TRUMP INTO THE WHITE HOUSE IN
2016.
WE STARTED WITH MILLIONS OF
MANUFACTURING JOBS IN MICHIGAN,
OHIO, WISCONSIN, PENNSYLVANIA,
AND WE'RE GOING TO DO THE SAME
THING TO MILLIONS OF RETAILER
JOBS, CALL CENTER JOBS, FAST
FOOD JOBS AND TRUCK DRIVING
JOBS.
SO I'M RUNNING TO HELP ADVANCE
MEANINGFUL SOLUTIONS INCLUDING
$1,000 A MONTH FOR EVERY
AMERICAN ADULT STARTING AGE 18.
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>> Stephen: ENTREPRENEUR,
WHAT'S YOUR TRAINING?
>> WELL, I WENT TO LAW SCHOOL
AND SPENT FIVE UNHAPPY MONTHS AS
A LAWYER.
>> Stephen: AND THEN YOU WERE
OUT?
>> YEAH, MY PARENTS TOLD PEOPLE
I WAS A LAWYER FOR A COUPLE OF
YEARS AFTERWARDS.
THEN I STARTED A BUSINESS THAT
DIDN'T WORK OUT, I WORKED FOR A
TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, AND WORKED
FOR A COMPANY THAT BECAME THE
ONE OF THE BIGGEST IN THE UNITED
STATES.
>> Stephen: BASIC UNIVERSAL
INCOME, THE FREEDOM DIVIDEND.
HOW DOES THAT WORK?
>> THE FREEDOM DIVIDENDS.
IF YOU CAN IMAGINE A COUNTRY
WHERE EVERYONE GETS $1,000 A
MONTH AS A RIGHT OF CITIZENSHIP,
IT WOULD MAKE FAMILIES STRONGER,
CREATE JOBS, IMPROVEMENTLE
HEALTH, DECREASE STRESS LEVELS
AND IMPROVE RELATIONSHIPS.
WE CAN MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
THOMAS PAYNE WAS THIS AT THE
FOUNDING OF THE COUNTRY.
>> Stephen: THOMAS PAYNE SAID
GIVE EVERYBODY $1,000?
>> YEAH, THE CITIZENS DIVIDEND.
MARTIN LUTHER KING WAS FIGHTING
FOR THIS AND CALLED IT A
GUARANTEED MINIMUM INCOME.
THAT'S WHAT HE WAS FIGHTING FOR
WHEN KILLED IN 1968.
>> Stephen: WHERE DOES THE
MONEY COME FROM?
>> WHO ARE THE BIG WINNERS IN
THIS ECONOMY?
AMAZON, A TRILLION-DOLLAR FECK
COMPANY THAT PAID ZERO IN TAXES
LAST YEAR.
THAT'S REGULAR FOR THEM.
IF YOU PUT A MECHANISM IN PLACE
WHERE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE GET A
TINY SLICE OF EVERY AMAZON SALE,
GOOGLE SEARCH, UBER MILE, THEN
WE CAN PAY FOR A $1,000 DIVIDEND
FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
PARTICULARLY BECAUSE IT WILL
COME THROUGH OUR HANDS AND WE
WOULD SPEND IT.
>> Stephen: YOU STARTED A
PILOT PROGRAM GIVING $1,000 TO
FAMILIES IN IOWA AND
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
NO SIGNIFICANCE AT ALL TO THOSE.
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YOU'VE GOT TWO VOTES DEFINITELY.
HOW ARE THEY USING IT SO FAR,
THESE PEOPLE?
>> THEY'RE USING IT ON EXACTLY
WHAT YOU WOULD EXPECT, ON THEIR
DAUGHTERS' COLLEGE LOANS,
UNEXPECTED CAR REPAIRS, THE
PERSON IN IOWA MOVED BACK HOME
TO CARE FOR HIS AILING MOTHER,
SO IT'S GOING TO TAKE CARE OF
BILLS AND HER MEDICAL PAYMENTS,
AND IT'S GOING SO WELL THAT I
ACTUALLY HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT
TONIGHT, I'M GOING TO BE GIVING
$1,000 A MONTH TO ANOTHER
AMERICAN FAMILY, AND ALL YOU
HAVE TO DO IS RETWEET THE TWEET
THAT'S GOING TO GO OUT
CONCURRENT WITH THIS SHOW.
>> Stephen: RIGHT NOW?
RIGHT NOW, AND FOLLOW ME, AND
WE'LL GIVE $1,000 A MONTH TO AN
AMERICAN FAMILY ON FOURTH OF
JULY INDEPENDENCE DAY BECAUSE
IT'S ALL ABOUT MAKING US FREER.
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>> Stephen: NOW, YOU'RE IN THE
DEBATE THIS THURSDAY.
WHAT DOES A WIN LOOK LIKE FOR
YOU?
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO GET OUT OF
THIS?
WHAT DO YOU WANT THE PEOPLE TO
SEE?
>> WELL, MOST AMERICANS ARE JUST
TUNING IN TO 2020 RIGHT NOW, AND
MOST AMERICANS ARE STILL FINDING
OUT ABOUT ME AND THE OTHER
CANDIDATES, AND, SO, A WIN FOR
ME AS AMERICANS TUNE IN, THEY
SAY WHO'S THE ASIAN MAN STANDING
NEXT TO JOE BIDEN AND THEY LOOK
ME UP AND SEE AND SAYS, WOW,
THIS MAKES SENSE, WE CAN BUILD A
TRICKLE-UP ECONOMY FROM OUR
FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES UP, AND
WE REALLY DON'T HAVE A CHOICE
BECAUSE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
AND SELF-DRIVING CARS ARE AROUND
THE CORNER, IF WE DON'T MAKE BIG
MOVES NOW, THIS COUNTRY WILL GO
THROUGH ROUGHER TIMES THAN IT IS
NOW.
>> Stephen: IS ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE, IS THERE ANY
CHANCE THEY'D DO TALK SHOWS,
TOO?
AM I A TALK SHOW HOST IN DANGER
OF LOSING THEIR JOBS FROM ALL OF
THAT?
>> YOU WON'T BELIEVE THIS, BUT
THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A VIRTUAL
TALK SHOW HOST, PRIMARILY
READING THE NEWS, NOT COMEDY.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
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THAT'S WORRISOME.
OKAY.
I WANT TO HIT YOU UP WITH SOME
OF THE -- SOME OF THE POLICIES
THAT MIGHT COME WITH THE DEBATE,
SOME OF YOUR POLICIES.
THIS IS A LIGHTNING ROUND.
GO THROUGH THIS ABS QUICKLY AS
POSSIBLE, PLEASE, MR. YANG.
YOU'RE IN FAVOR OF EMPOWERING
M.M.A. FIGHTERS.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: WHAT DOES THAT
MEAN?
THAT WAS MORE THAIN INTENDED.
>> MIXED MARTIAL ARTISTS GET
PAID ABOUT TEN% OF SPORTS
REVENUES WHEREAS THE MAJOR
SPORTS ARE PAID 50%.
THEY'RE GETTING EXPLOIDED.
I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT TRYING TO
BALANCE THE SCALES FOR FIGHTERS.
>> Stephen: FREE MARRIAGE
COUNSELING?
>> YEAH, THE DATA SHOWS THAT IF
YOU HAVE COUPLES STAY TOGETHER,
THEN THE OUTCOMES ARE MORE
POSITIVE FOR CHILDREN.
SO I MAKES SENSE TO HELP PEOPLE
STAY TOGETHER.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE IN FAVOR OF
A WHITE HOUSE PSYCHOLOGIST?
>> YES.
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YEAH, AND I THOUGHT IT WAS A
GOOD YT EVEN BEFORE OUR CURRENT
PRESIDENT.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE IN FAVOR OF
ABOLISHING THE PENNY.
>> YEAH.
SO WE SPEND MORE THAN A PENNY ON
EACH PENNY.
>> Stephen: YOU REALIZE YOU
JUST LOST ILLINOIS.
>> WE CAN FIND ANOTHER THING.
>> Stephen: THAT'S ALL I'VE
GOT.
>> IT'S ALSO BAD FOR THE
ENVIRONMENT.
YOU HAVE TO GET THE COPPER OUT.
THE PENNIES DON'T MAKE SENSE.
WHO WANTS TO BE MI BEHIND THE
PERSON IN LINE, AM I RIGHT?
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>> Stephen: MM-HMM.
YOU ALSO CAME OUT AGAINST
CIRCUMCISION.
AGAIN, ASKING FOR A FRIEND --
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-- WHAT IF ONE'S ALREADY HAD
ONE, CAN THEY HAVE AN EXTRA
THOUSAND DOLLARS JUST TO
COMPENSATE.
YOU KNOW, JUST A LITTLE TIP?
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>> YOU KNOW, I THINK PARENTS
SHOULD DO WHAT THEY WANT, JUST
EDUCATE THEMSELVES.
AS YOU SAW IN THE EARLIER
SEGMENT, IT WAS LIKE A COMMENT
ON TWITTER, BUT I THINK PARENTS
NEED TO GET FULL INFORMATION AND
DO WHAT'S BEST FOR THEIR KIDS.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE TALKING
LIKE COMMENTS ON TWITTER AREN'T
U.S. POLICY AT THIS POINT.
>> THIS IS TRUE.
>> Stephen: MR. YANG, THANKS
FOR BEING HERE.
GOOD LUCK ON THURSDAY NIGHT.
WE'LL BE WATCHING.
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>> STEPHEN: YOU CAN SEE HIM
AGAIN IN THURSDAY'S DEBATE.
ANDREW YANG, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A
PERFORMANCE BY JENNY LEWIS.
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