In case people dont know, after passing the bar, @AndrewYang went to work as a lawyer for a very good salary. He realized he didnt find this work fulfilling and quit. After leading and exam prep company to be successful enough to be bought by Kaplan, he left that large salary...
...and started Venture For America, a non profit whose mission was to train and set up young people to start businesses in cities that were economically devastated. He then realized it wasnt enough because of various things but prominently Automation. He ran for president on...
...that revolved around UBI and changing the way "success" for capitalism is measured. He wanted to spread the notion that humans have intrinsic value not tied to only what they can contribute to the economy. After he dropped out, he started Humanity Forward and set up funds...
...to distribute direct cash relief. The first set of families that recieved this aid was from #TheBronx, an #NYC borough hard hit by covid both economically and in terms of people getting sick. While he was doing this he campaigned in person and virtually for Biden/Harris...
...and then he campaigned in GA for the 2 senate seats the #Democrats just won. If you think his presence in #Georgia wasnt appreciated, then you should know @ReverendWarnock, @ossoff, @OfficialMLK3 and @MsLaToshaBrown all acknowledge that he helped. Now hes running for Mayor...
...please stop saying hes just another businessman. Stop saying hes filthy rich cause the other major #NYC candidates either have similar or greater net worths than him. Stop comparing him to Trump. Trump was a bad president cause hes a bad human not because hes an "entrepreneur"
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