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ADAM: IN THE MOUNT WASHINGTON VALLEY AND THE NORTH COUNTRY ANDREW YANG SEES A PART OF AMERICA HE BELIEVES WOULD GET A HUGE ECONOMIC JUMP START FROM HIS PROPOSAL FOR UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME, A THOUSAND DOLLARS A MONTH PROVIDED TO EVERY ADULT BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 AND 64. >> WHEN PEOPLE TALK ABOUT ’HEY HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET MORE MONEY INTO THESE COMMUNITIES’ IF THE PEOPLE IN THESE COMMUNITIES HAVE MORE MONEY, THEN PRIVATE INVESTMENT WILL FOLLOW. ADAM: THE NEW YORK TIMES HAS CALLED HIM A LONGER THAN LONG SHOT CANDIDATE BUT YANG HAS DONE SOMETHING FEW PUNDITS EXPECTED, HE MET A KEY QUALIFICATION FOR A SPOT ON THE STAGE FOR THE NATIONAL PRIMARY DEBATES WHEN HE RECENTLY CLEARED THE THRESHOLD OF 65,000 DONORS TO HIS >> WE’VE RAISED OVER A MILLION DOLLARS IN INCREMENTS OF $19 EACH. ADAM: YANG’S GUIDE ON THIS TREK THROUGH THE NORTH IS BERLIN NATIVE STEVE MARCHAND, WHO RAN FOR GOVERNOR IN 2018. WHILE HE HASN’T MADE AN ENDORSEMENT, HE SAYS YANG’S IDEAS HAVE SUBSTANCE. >> DETAIL ORIENTED AT A TIME WHEN PEOPLE WANT THE ACCOUNTABILITY THAT COMES WITH JUST BEING STRAIGHT UP WITH FOLKS. >> NOW THAT HE’S STAKED HIS TURF AS A CANDIDATE AND GAINED A MEASURE OF NAME RECOGNITION AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL YANG WILL BE DOING THE GRUNTWORK OF CAMPAIGNING IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, WHERE HE KNOWS HE DOESN’T NEED BIG MONEY OR POWERFUL SUPPORTERS TO COMPETE. >> I’M GOING TO BE WORKING VERY HARD. YOU KNOW I’M NO STRANGER TO NEW HAMPSHIRE, I’VE BEEN HERE 11 TIMES DURING THIS CYCLE, GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL HERE, AND SO I WANTED TO GIVE EVERYONE IN THE STATE A CHANCE TO REALLY JUST MEET ME IN PERSON, GET TO KNOW ME, AND TAKE THIS VISION FOR AN ECONOMY THAT WORKS FOR US TO THE REST OF THE COUNTRY IN 2020.

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Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang told New Hampshire voters Thursday that they would benefit from his proposal for a universal basic income.The entrepreneur said the Mount Washington Valley and the North Country would get a huge economic jump start from his plan, which would give $1,000 per month to every adult from the ages of 18 to 64."When people talk about, 'Hey, how are we going to get more money into these communities?' if the people in these communities have more money, then private investment will follow," Yang said.The New York Times has called Yang a "longer than long shot" candidate, but he has done something few pundits expected. He met a key qualification for a spot on the stage for the national primary debates when he recently cleared the threshold of 65,000 donors to his campaign."We've raised over $1 million in increments of $19 each," he said.Yang's guide on his trek through the northern parts of the state was Berlin native Steve Marchand, who ran for governor in 2018. While he hasn't made an endorsement, Marchand said Yang's ideas have substance."He's detail-oriented at a time when people want the accountability that comes with just being straight-up with folks," Marchand said.Now that Yang has gained a measure of name recognition at the national level, he said he will be doing the hard work of campaigning in New Hampshire, where he knows he doesn't need big money or powerful supporters to compete."I'm going to be working very hard," he said. "You know, I'm no stranger to New Hampshire. I've been here 11 times during this cycle, I graduated from high school here, and so I wanted to give everyone in the state a chance to really just meet me in person, get to know me and take this vision for an economy that works for us to the rest of the country in 2020."