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Andrew Yang's UBI Plan is No Breath of Fresh Air
Andrew Yang, a Democratic candidate for President, wants to put a Universal Basic Income into place but fails to see the problems in his own plan.
Staff Columnist
Glenn Verasco is a Staff Columnist for 71 Republic writing on politics and culture. He wrote and hosted the podcast How to Cure Your Liberalism. Glenn studied at Framingham State University, taught English in Thailand for six years, served as director of education at a Huntington Learning Center.
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