We’re only 3 months into the year and:
-WW3 almost happened
-Kobe passed away
-Coronavirus epidemic
-Half the countries are on lockdown
-NBA and all sports suspended
-Oprah Winfrey allegedly arrested for sex trafficking??
Throw the whole year away...
I’m introducing an immediate economic relief plan for every American.
—$4k to every adult who makes under 100k per year
—$2k to every adult who makes over 100k per year
—$1k for every child 18 or younger
We need to ensure every family has the funds to survive at this moment.
America is finally waking up to the fact that #YangWasRight.
What a moment.
To the families struggling right now. The #YangGang is proud to say, and mean it, HELP IS ON THE WAY.
My spouse is a physician in the emergency dept, and is actively treating #coronavirus patients. We just made the difficult decision for him to isolate & move into our garage apartment for the foreseeable future as he continues to treat patients. (1/5)
I talked to a woman in Richmond today who is quitting her job at 7-Eleven to take care of her 4-year-old during school closures.
Being poor amid the COVID-19 outbreak: https://t.co/xKtLD4CtEx
@kyle7k@MikeForKY@AndrewYang You’re absolutely right. As the American people we deserve better. We should be advocating for UBI no just during the pandemic, we should be advocating for it until we get a permanent UBI. Putting money directly into people’s hands is the most effective way to solve problems.
HUGE.
Treasury Sec Steve Mnuchin: "We are looking at sending checks to Americans immediately...Americans need cash now and the president wants to get cash now. And I mean now, in the next two weeks."
How much?
Mnuchin: Discussing details w/ GOP senators. We like idea of $1K.
"House members left Washington Saturday, and aren’t currently scheduled to return until next week at the earliest."
I don't understand this.
Why isn't Congress working until something gets signed into law?
https://t.co/KirywE7WgZ
BREAKING: Pres. Trump and Treasury Sec. Mnuchin say they're looking into sending Americans checks for $1,000 each to mitigate the economic impact of the coronavirus. They've released no details yet, but the idea echoes Andrew Yang's call for a universal 'Freedom Dividend'
As COVID-19 threatens to wreak havoc on the economy, Mnuchin announced the administration was seriously considering sending Americans checks. I talked to OG basic income advocate @AndrewYang about the recent cash infusion ideas that are similar to his. https://t.co/yB6e0hGp1P
Markets down 10%. No one thinks that what Congress is doing is sufficient to prevent a deep recession or worse. Congress needs to think much bigger about what is happening here. This is an economic blackout for an extended period of time on a society-wide scale. Wider than 2008.
The problem is not today (though today is not great). It’s 2 weeks from now. 4 weeks from now. 8 weeks from now. 12 weeks from now. Think about the situations millions of families on the financial precipice will be in at each point in time unless something big is done.