>> IF YOU HANG IN LONG ENOUGH
KAMALA HARRIS AND BE NOW MAY
YOUR PETE BUTTIGIEG, YOU'LL COME
TO A NAME THAT MAY NOT RING A
BELL, ANDREW YANG.
HE'S A LONG SHOT BUT THE
44-YEAR-OLD IS A SMART, SERIOUS
GUY WITH AN IDEA THAT HAS SOME
VOTERS STOPPING TO LISTEN.
SIMONE BOYCI OF OUR STREAMING
SERVICE NBC NEWS NOW HAS OUR
SUNDAY SPOTLIGHT.
>> Reporter: AUTOMATION IS
TRANSFORMING HOW WE WORK.
AT LEAST 1/4 OF OUR U.S. JOBS
FROM OFFICE ADMINISTRATION,
TRUCKING EVEN FOOD PREP COULD BE
REPLACED BY AUTOMATION.
LOWER PAYING JOBS ARE AT
GREATEST RISK.
>> BEING A TRUCK DRIVER IS THE
MOST COMMON JOB IN THE 29
STATES.
THE TRUCKS ARE GOING TO START
DRIVING THEMSELVES.
>> Reporter: THOSE PROSPECTS
HAVE SOME WORRIED INCLUDING TECH
ENTREPRENEUR ANDREW YANG.
>> WE NEED TO WAKE AMERICA UP
IT'S NOT IMMIGRANTS, IT'S
TECHNOLOGY THAT'S CHANGING OUR
ECONOMY THAT'S DISPLACING FIRST
MANUFACTURING WORKERS, RETAIL
WORKERS, CALL CENTER WORKERS,
FAST FOOD WORKERS, EVENTUALLY
TRUCK DRIVERS.
>> Reporter: THAT'S WHY HE'S
RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT.
HE WANTS TO GIVE A STIPEND OF
$1,000 A MONTH TO EVERY AMERICAN
OVER THE AGE OF 18 NO STRINGS
ATTACHED.
>> IF YOU WERE TO PUT $1,000 A
MONTH IN THEIR HANDS THEY WOULD
USE IT IN THE POST POSITIVE AND
BENEFICIAL WAY POSSIBLE.
>> THAT'S SOMETHING FAMILIES ARE
IN A BETTER PLACE TO KNOW.
>> HE'S TESTING IT OUT WITH ONE
COUPLE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
>> IT'S DEFINITELY A STRESS
RELIEF OFF OUR SHOULDERS TO HAVE
THIS MONEY.
>> CHUCK AND JODY FOSSEY ARE THE
FIRST TO TRYOUT YANG'S UNIVERSAL
PROPOSAL.
YANG OFFERED HIM $1,000 A MONTH
OUT OF HIS OWN POCKET.
>> WHEN YOU GOT THE CALL BEFORE
CHRISTMAS, WE WERE STUNNED.
WE WERE IN SHOCK.
MY HUSBAND ACTUALLY STARTED
CRYING BECAUSE HE'S LIKE THERE'S
GOT TO BE SOMEBODY MORE
DESERVING.
>> DO YOU FEEL LIKE ANDREW YANG
HAS EARNED YOUR VOTE?
>> I FEEL LIKE, YEAH, I PROBABLY
WILL WIND UP VOTING FOR HIM.
>> WHAT'S THE CATCH?
FOR STARTERS $12,000 A YEAR
COULDN'T REPLACE A TRUCK
DRIVER'S SALARY.
CRITICS OF UNIVERSAL BASED
INCOME WILL RAISE TAXES, FUEL
INFLATION.
>> DO YOU SEE ANY DOWN SIDES?
>> IT'S PRO WORK.
IT WILL CREATE 2 MILLION MORE
JOBS IN THE ECONOMY BECAUSE
PEOPLE WILL HAVE MORE MONEY TO
SPEND.
>> Reporter: HOW DOES HE PLAN TO
PAY FOR THIS?
TAX THE BIG CORPORATIONS THAT
ARE AUTOMATING AWAY AMERICAN
JOBS.
>> WHO'S GOING TO WIN?
IT WILL BE AMAZON, GOOGLE,
FACEBOOK, UBER, THE BIGGEST TECH
COMPANIES.
WE NEED TO PUT THE AMERICAN
PUBLIC INTO HARNESSING THESE
GAINS.
THE BEST WAY TO DO THIS IS TO
JOIN EVERY OTHER ADVANCED
ECONOMY AND IMPLEMENT A VALUE
ADDED TAX.
>> WHILE SOME COUNTRIES LIKE
CANADA, FINLAND AND SPAIN HAVE
LAUNCHED UBI PILOT PROGRAMS,
IT'S NEVER BEEN TESTED THOUGH
ALASKANS DO SEEM TO BENEFIT FROM
A SMALLER SCALE UBI PROGRAM IN
THEIR STATE.
>> MY GOSH.
I LOVE IT.
>> AS THE CONDITIONS IN OUR WORK
US TO ADAPT, IT LOOKS LIKE