The entrepreneur who says there's a 'war on normal people' is running for president on a platform of giving nearly every American $1,000 each month

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• Andrew Yang is an entrepreneur who is running for president of the United States, with a long-shot campaign built primarily upon universal basic income.
• His new book, "The War on Normal People," argues that a massive loss of jobs within the next 10-15 years is unavoidable.
• He advocates for a $1,000 monthly universal basic income for all Americans ages 18-64, funded by a value-added tax, to assist them through the transition.
• This post is part of Business Insider's series on Better Capitalism.

Andrew Yang has spent the last 18 years in the startup world.

Most recently, he is the founder of Venture for America, a nonprofit that puts new college graduates in new businesses in emerging American cities. His experiences have led him to one major conclusion: Millions of Americans stand to lose their jobs in the next 10-15 years, and the transition to a new world of automation is going to be painful.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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