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Andrew Yang

American entrepreneur and 2020 presidential candidate

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Ran for the 2020 Democratic nomination on a universal basic income of $1,000 a month to cushion the effects of automation, and later co-founded the Forward Party.

Andrew Yang sits in the left-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning state-led and leaning libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly tech-optimist on technology, leaning progressive on culture and leaning state-led on economy. The profile is close to the middle on interventionism.

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Where Andrew Yang sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyLeaning state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyStrongly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceSlightly peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsSlightly anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning secular
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismCentered on interventionism
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People most like Andrew Yang

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People furthest from Andrew Yang

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Political views closest to Andrew Yang

Basic income movementArgues that every citizen should receive a regular, unconditional payment to end poverty…99%Market socialismCombines worker or public ownership of firms with markets and competition.99%CooperativismPrefers businesses owned and run by workers, consumers or local communities.98%ProgressivismUses government to advance social equality, civil rights and reform.98%

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Percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions. Including a person here is for study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.