THERE ARE ROUGHLY 40 MILLION AMERICANS LIVING IN POVERTY.
THANKS TO DONALD TRUMP, THAT'S ALL ABOUT TO CHANGE.
THE ADMINISTRATION IS CONSIDERING CHANGING THE
DEFINITION OF POVERTY SO FEWER FAMILIES WILL QUALIFY FOR
GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE.
SO PROBLEM SOLVED.
I GUESS THAT'S ONE WAY TO DEAL WITH POVERTY, JUST SAY IT'S NOT
POVERTY.
THAT'S LIKE, IF YOU HAD STAGE CANCER AND THE DOCTOR SAID NO,
THAT'S JUST A PANCREAS BRUISE, PUT SOME ICE ON IT.
IT'S A PRETTY SIMPLE IDEA.
>> THE PROBLEM WITH POVERTY IS NOT HAVING ENOUGH MONEY.
THE SIMPLE SOLUTION WHEN SOMEONE DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY IS TO
GIVE THEM MONEY.
SO THAT'S MORE OR UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME.
>> IT'S A MONTHLY INCOME.
YOU'RE A POOR BASTARD, YOU GET SOME MONEY.
A RICH [ BLEEP ] MONEY.
A BUDDHIST MONK SUCK A [ BLEEP ] HERE'S SOME MONEY.
THE IDEA IS THAT IF PEOPLE KNOW THEY CAN MEET THEIR MOST BASIC
NEEDS IT WOULD REDUCE INCOME INEQUALITY AND GIVE MORE
OPPORTUNITIES TO PEOPLE WHO FEEL TRAPPED BY POVERTY.
>> PEOPLE MAY BECOME MORE ENTREPRENEURIAL AND TAKE MORE
RISKS.
THEY MAY CHOOSE TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH THEIR FAMILIES OR TAKE
CARE OF THEIR ELDERLY RELATIVES OR VOLUNTEER IN THEIR
COMMUNITIES.
>> OR GET THE HEROIN OR INVEST IN BITCOIN OR GO CRAZY AND BUY
THOSE GIANT TOBLERONES AT THE DUTY FREE STORE.
YOU DON'T NEED FOUR.
JUST GET ONE.
SEE, NOT EVERYONE SPENDS RESPONSIBLY.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> ANDREW YANG HAS MADE
UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME THE CORNERSTONE OF HIS CAMPAIGN.
HE PROMISED $1,000 A MONTH TO ALL AMERICANS OVER 18.
HE'S ALREADY STARTED WITH ONE MARRIED COUPLE.
>> CHUCK AND JODEY FOSSEY ARE THE FIRST TO TRY OUT HIS
UNIVERSAL BASE INCOME.
HE GAVE THEM $1,000 A MONTH OUT OF HIS OWN POCKET.
>> DO YOU FEEL LIKE ANDREW YANG HAS EARNED YOUR VOTE?
>> I FEEL LIKE, YEAH, I PROBABLY WILL VOTE FOR HIM.
>> PROBABLY?
PROBABLY?
1,000 BUCKS A MONTH AND HE'S STILL JUST A PROBABLY?
HELL, I'D PROBABLY VOTE FOR WHICHEVER CANDIDATE LET ME USE
THEIR HBO GO PASSWORD.
SO THE BALL'S IN YOUR COURT JOE BIDEN AND BERNIE SANDERS AND ALL
THOSE OTHERS WHOSE NAMES I'VE FORGOTTEN.
ONE OF THE MAIN ARGUMENTS FOR BASIC INCOME, WE'RE ALL GOING TO
NEED IT WHEN THE MACHINES TAKE OVER.
>> LATELY, TECH TITANS IN SILICON VALLEY ARE SOME OF THE
BIGGEST ADVOCATES OF THE IDEA.
>> THEY ARGUE A UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME COULD PROVIDE A CUSHION
TO AN ESTIMATED MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WHO COULD LOSE THEIR JOBS
IF THEY'RE REPLACED BY AUTOMATION OR ROBOTS.
>> AND YOU CAN TRUST THOSE GUYS.
BECAUSE THINK ABOUT IT, NO HUMAN IS CALLED ELON.
OR MARK ZUCKERBORG.
IT'S RIGHT IN THE NAME.
YOU'RE NOT FOOLING ME, ROBOT CEO'S.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> THERE'S A LOT TO LIKE ABOUT
THE CONCEPT OF UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME, BUT WE NEED MORE
RESEARCH BEFORE WE KNOW IF IT WILL WORK ON A LARGER INDEFINITE
SCALE.
UNLESS SOMEONE BUILDS A TIME MACHINE, THERE'S NO WAY OF
KNOWING HOW AUTOMATION WILL -- WHOA!
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
WHO ARE YOU?
I AM YOU, JIM JEFFRIES, BUT FROM THE FUTURE.
I AM US, AND YOU ARE WE.
AND I'VE COME TO WARN YOU ABOUT THE FUTURE, THE ROBOTS TAKE OVER
EVERYTHING.
OH, NO, ARE ZYBORGS KILLING EVERYONE?
NO, NO, THEY JUST TAKE OUR JOBS, WE ALL SIT AROUND
COLLECTING TWO GRAND FROM THE GOVERNMENT EACH MONTH.
IT'S AWESOME.
SO UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME REALLY WORKS?
YEAH, YEAH, EVERYONE TOOK THEIR MONEY AND SPENT IT RESPONSIBLY,
LIKE WE KNEW THEY WOULD, THERE'S NO MORE POVERTY, NO MORE HUNGER,
NO MORE WAR, OUR WORLD'S PROBLEMS ARE BEING SOLVED.
HOTEL WIFI STILL SUCKS.
THERE'S SOMETHING I WANTED TO TELL YOU.
MAKE SURE TO USE A CONDOM MARCH 14th, 2019.
IT'S MAY.
WELL, ENJOY YOUR PENIS WHILE YOU CAN.
ANYWAY, GOT TO GO, TIME FOR ME TO GET BACK TO THE FUTURE.
NOVEMBER 2019 [ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE ]
>> WOW!
I'M GOING TO LIVE THROUGH THE SUMMER.