Andrew Yang: Universal Basic Income "inevitable," lauds $1K payments as best part of campaign

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

64% : When a polling firm tested the appeal of different names for the program, including "Social Security for all," and "prosperity dividend," the name that appealed to self-described conservatives at the same level as Democrats was "freedom dividend."
60% : Andrew Yang may not have won the presidential election, but he credits his campaign with moving the country towards the "inevitable" implementation of a universal basic income program in the United States.
60% : While self-described Democrats back universal basic income at relatively the same level regardless of what it's called, Yang learned through his campaign that the name is vital to getting Republicans on board.
59% : People got a small taste of what a universal basic income program would be during the pandemic in the form of stimulus checks.
57% : By raising the profile of universal basic income and focusing on issues like automation, we had accelerated the end of poverty in our society years, perhaps even generations."
56% : After discovering universal basic income, Yang wrote in his book that it struck him as "inevitable" that America would adopt the program "eventually."
54% : UBI hasn't garnered the congressional support needed to become a mainstay in Americans' way of life, but Yang believes it will one day.
53% : Yang has become synonymous with universal basic income and initially sought to focus his presidential campaign around the concept, not himself.
50% : "Most people agree that we succeed in putting universal basic income, once considered a quixotic idea, onto the national political radar," Yang wrote in his new book, Forward. "
50% : It sparked conversations about a nationwide program and in July, Representative Ilhan Omar introduced a bill to make UBI a reality in America.
46% : In an attempt to convince people about the benefits of UBI, Yang tried to show voters the impact it would have.

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