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    Andrew Yang: Math, Jobs And The Robot Future

    Andrew Yang says getting workers ready for 21st century jobs is a must. But we also have to create a safety net for those left behind.
    by Newsweek Staff Nov 15, 2019 4 minutes
    Safety net A monthly stipend would help those left behind by the tech wave, says Yang, pictured here at a campaign rally in New York City earlier this year.
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    It's standard by now for any bio of Andrew Yang, the 44-year-old New York businessman who is running a longshot campaign for the Democratic nomination for president of the United States, to include a smirking reference to the "Robot Apocalypse." Yang, however, is definitely not kidding. The central theme of his campaign is that technology is going to continue to put more and more Americans out of work—with devastating social consequences that we have not prepared for as a nation.

    His primary answer to that challenge is a guaranteed monthly payment of $1,000 a month, no strings attached, to every American over 18 years old, which he calls a "Freedom Dividend," to be paid for by new taxes on the companies benefiting most from automation.

    Yang has steadily

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