Andrew Yang is the Startup Candidate

His mission is bringing entrepreneurship back to Main Street.

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As we head into the January 2020 Democratic Primary Debate this evening, it seems as though Andrew Yang will not be on stage. This is of course heartbreaking for Andrew Yang supporters to hear, but they should also know that their candidate has a unique identity. He’s an entrepreneur. A real, honest, American entrepreneur.

Anyone that knows anything about real American entrepreneurs knows that they don’t give up easily. No one should be expecting Andrew Yang to drop out of the race right now. While Senators and members of Congress were pretending not to run for President in November of 2017, Andrew Yang was filing paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to create his campaign very early. His campaign was never about him dipping his toes in the waters of politics. Andrew Yang has been running for President of the United States for over two years now because he is a parent and a patriot, and he is just getting warmed up.

What is driving him to keep running? The future of Main Street. Andrew Yang has unique foresight into the impacts of automation and artificial intelligence. Other Presidential candidates are still lagging when it comes to understanding what is happening to our economy. At best, the other Democratic candidates see income inequality and understand that immigrants are being scapegoated. But, the remaining candidates that will be on stage tonight are still entrenched in old ways of thinking.

Andrew Yang sees the 30% of our malls and stores closing. He sees the millions of American workers that are at risk of losing their jobs to technology. And, he thoroughly understands the pace of the change that is happening. His campaign website clearly articulates the problems and how to solve them.

“In the next 12 years, 1 out of 3 American workers are at risk of losing their jobs to new technologies — and unlike with previous waves of automation, this time new jobs will not appear quickly enough in large enough numbers to make up for it. To avoid an unprecedented crisis, we’re going to have to find a new solution, unlike anything we’ve done before. It all begins with the Freedom Dividend, a universal basic income for all American adults, no strings attached — a foundation on which a stable, prosperous, and just society can be built.” — Andrew Yang

The Freedom Dividend is Andrew Yang’s proposed solution to the tidal wave of automation and artificial intelligence. The Freedom Dividend is a Universal Basic Income that would enable American entrepreneurs to reinvigorate Main Street America at a time when many communities will be at risk of becoming ghost towns. This would create a new American Renaissance driven by the creativity of Main Street entrepreneurs and not bureaucrats in Washington, D.C.

Andrew Yang is an entrepreneur on a mission, and he is not going to let up anytime soon. It is fitting that the first caucus is in Iowa as Iowans have a reputation for being entrepreneurial leaders that face problems head on and take ownership of the solutions. Andrew Yang’s identity as an entrepreneur is likely a major reason why his candidacy is resonating with so many Americans. It is also why we can expect him to go much further into this 2020 race for President of the United States. Andrew Yang is a seasoned entrepreneur running one of the most exciting, most impactful startups in human history. Andrew Yang is the startup candidate.