Yang 2020

Pogue Mahone said:
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Sounds wonderful but would be fairly impractical to implement given that tech companies are transnational and collect data from users from many countries. It’s very different from the Alaska oil dividend in this regard.
 
Raoul said:
Sounds wonderful but would be fairly impractical to implement given that tech companies are transnational and collect data from users from many countries. It’s very different from the Alaska oil dividend in this regard.
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They can track it, no? The technology is already there to determine which country any type of online transaction. Yang would do well to get an endorsement from a software security engineer or someone who specializes in computer science.
 
Florida Man said:
They can track it, no? The technology is already there to determine which country any type of online transaction. Yang would do well to get an endorsement from a software security engineer or someone who specializes in computer science.
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I’m sure they can easily track which country an online transaction is from, but implementing such a policy from a political perspective would be a nightmare, especially with the current immigration debates about who should and shouldn't receive benefits. Even Sanders has been reluctant to get on board with Yang’s UBI type ideas. It has worked in Alaska because of the small population and natural resource that comes out of the ground but would need a lot more fleshing out when scaled to companies, data, and the politics involved.
 
Raoul said:
I’m sure they can easily track which country an online transaction is from, but implementing such a policy from a political perspective would be a nightmare, especially with the current immigration debates about who should and shouldn't receive benefits. Even Sanders has been reluctant to get on board with Yang’s UBI type ideas. It has worked in Alaska because of the small population and natural resource that comes out of the ground but would need a lot more fleshing out when scaled to companies, data, and the politics involved.
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Sure, getting the government to agree on anything tends to be a nightmare, but is it not possible to limit it to citizens only? Maybe I overestimate our government's handling of records but wouldn't something like the IRS or Social Security be able to determine who is a citizen or not? Alaska is obviously a small example but it's still a good example because it validates the idea that UBI is loved, is supported by those other than Dems/liberals/leftists, and that it can flat out be implemented successfully in the US. That's way better than not having any example to go by.

Regarding Bernie, it's possible that he's for UBI but he's laser-focused on Medicare for All over everything else as his main message. Whereas, Yang does support Medicare for All but he's more focused on UBI as his standout message.
 
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