PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES YOU WILL BE SEEING IN THE DEBATE ON

THURSDAY.

PLEASE WELCOME, ANDREW YANG!

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>> Stephen: YOU'VE GOT SOME PEOPLE HERE TONIGHT WHO ARE

EXCITED THAT YOU'RE HERE, MR. YANG.

WHAT DO YOU CALL YOUR FOLLOWERS?

>> THE YANG-YANGS ARE OUT HERE IN FULL FORCE.

THANK YOU ALL.

>> Stephen: YANG-YANGS.

YES.

>> Stephen: PART OF YOUR JOB IS TO MEET THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

PART OF THE JOB IS FOR AMERICANS TO MEET YOU.

WHO IS ANDREW YANG?

>> I'M AN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND PROBLEM SOLVER AND I'M

RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS THAT GOT DONALD

TRUMP INTO THE WHITE HOUSE IN 2016.

WE STARTED WITH MILLIONS OF MANUFACTURING JOBS IN MICHIGAN,

OHIO, WISCONSIN, PENNSYLVANIA, AND WE'RE GOING TO DO THE SAME

THING TO MILLIONS OF RETAILER JOBS, CALL CENTER JOBS, FAST

FOOD JOBS AND TRUCK DRIVING JOBS.

SO I'M RUNNING TO HELP ADVANCE MEANINGFUL SOLUTIONS INCLUDING

$1,000 A MONTH FOR EVERY AMERICAN ADULT STARTING AGE 18.

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: ENTREPRENEUR,

WHAT'S YOUR TRAINING?

>> WELL, I WENT TO LAW SCHOOL AND SPENT FIVE UNHAPPY MONTHS AS

A LAWYER.

>> Stephen: AND THEN YOU WERE OUT?

>> YEAH, MY PARENTS TOLD PEOPLE I WAS A LAWYER FOR A COUPLE OF

YEARS AFTERWARDS.

THEN I STARTED A BUSINESS THAT DIDN'T WORK OUT, I WORKED FOR A

TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, AND WORKED FOR A COMPANY THAT BECAME THE

ONE OF THE BIGGEST IN THE UNITED STATES.

>> Stephen: BASIC UNIVERSAL INCOME, THE FREEDOM DIVIDEND.

HOW DOES THAT WORK?

>> THE FREEDOM DIVIDENDS.

IF YOU CAN IMAGINE A COUNTRY WHERE EVERYONE GETS $1,000 A

MONTH AS A RIGHT OF CITIZENSHIP, IT WOULD MAKE FAMILIES STRONGER,

CREATE JOBS, IMPROVEMENTLE HEALTH, DECREASE STRESS LEVELS

AND IMPROVE RELATIONSHIPS.

WE CAN MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

THOMAS PAYNE WAS THIS AT THE FOUNDING OF THE COUNTRY.

>> Stephen: THOMAS PAYNE SAID GIVE EVERYBODY $1,000?

>> YEAH, THE CITIZENS DIVIDEND.

MARTIN LUTHER KING WAS FIGHTING FOR THIS AND CALLED IT A

GUARANTEED MINIMUM INCOME.

THAT'S WHAT HE WAS FIGHTING FOR WHEN KILLED IN 1968.

>> Stephen: WHERE DOES THE MONEY COME FROM?

>> WHO ARE THE BIG WINNERS IN THIS ECONOMY?

AMAZON, A TRILLION-DOLLAR FECK COMPANY THAT PAID ZERO IN TAXES

LAST YEAR.

THAT'S REGULAR FOR THEM.

IF YOU PUT A MECHANISM IN PLACE WHERE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE GET A

TINY SLICE OF EVERY AMAZON SALE, GOOGLE SEARCH, UBER MILE, THEN

WE CAN PAY FOR A $1,000 DIVIDEND FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE

PARTICULARLY BECAUSE IT WILL COME THROUGH OUR HANDS AND WE

WOULD SPEND IT.

>> Stephen: YOU STARTED A PILOT PROGRAM GIVING $1,000 TO

FAMILIES IN IOWA AND NEW HAMPSHIRE.

NO SIGNIFICANCE AT ALL TO THOSE.

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HOW ARE THEY USING IT SO FAR, THESE PEOPLE?

>> THEY'RE USING IT ON EXACTLY WHAT YOU WOULD EXPECT, ON THEIR

DAUGHTERS' COLLEGE LOANS, UNEXPECTED CAR REPAIRS, THE

PERSON IN IOWA MOVED BACK HOME TO CARE FOR HIS AILING MOTHER,

SO IT'S GOING TO TAKE CARE OF BILLS AND HER MEDICAL PAYMENTS,

AND IT'S GOING SO WELL THAT I ACTUALLY HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT

TONIGHT, I'M GOING TO BE GIVING $1,000 A MONTH TO ANOTHER

AMERICAN FAMILY, AND ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS RETWEET THE TWEET

THAT'S GOING TO GO OUT CONCURRENT WITH THIS SHOW.

>> Stephen: RIGHT NOW?

RIGHT NOW, AND FOLLOW ME, AND WE'LL GIVE $1,000 A MONTH TO AN

AMERICAN FAMILY ON FOURTH OF JULY INDEPENDENCE DAY BECAUSE

IT'S ALL ABOUT MAKING US FREER.

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: NOW, YOU'RE IN THE

DEBATE THIS THURSDAY.

WHAT DOES A WIN LOOK LIKE FOR YOU?

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO GET OUT OF THIS?

WHAT DO YOU WANT THE PEOPLE TO SEE?

>> WELL, MOST AMERICANS ARE JUST TUNING IN TO 2020 RIGHT NOW, AND

MOST AMERICANS ARE STILL FINDING OUT ABOUT ME AND THE OTHER

CANDIDATES, AND, SO, A WIN FOR ME AS AMERICANS TUNE IN, THEY

SAY WHO'S THE ASIAN MAN STANDING NEXT TO JOE BIDEN AND THEY LOOK

ME UP AND SEE AND SAYS, WOW, THIS MAKES SENSE, WE CAN BUILD A

TRICKLE-UP ECONOMY FROM OUR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES UP, AND

WE REALLY DON'T HAVE A CHOICE BECAUSE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

AND SELF-DRIVING CARS ARE AROUND THE CORNER, IF WE DON'T MAKE BIG

MOVES NOW, THIS COUNTRY WILL GO THROUGH ROUGHER TIMES THAN IT IS

NOW.

>> Stephen: IS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, IS THERE ANY

CHANCE THEY'D DO TALK SHOWS, TOO?

AM I A TALK SHOW HOST IN DANGER OF LOSING THEIR JOBS FROM ALL OF

THAT?

>> YOU WON'T BELIEVE THIS, BUT THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A VIRTUAL

TALK SHOW HOST, PRIMARILY READING THE NEWS, NOT COMEDY.

>> Stephen: OKAY.

( LAUGHTER ) THAT'S WORRISOME.

OKAY.

I WANT TO HIT YOU UP WITH SOME OF THE -- SOME OF THE POLICIES

THAT MIGHT COME WITH THE DEBATE, SOME OF YOUR POLICIES.

THIS IS A LIGHTNING ROUND.

GO THROUGH THIS ABS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, PLEASE, MR. YANG.

YOU'RE IN FAVOR OF EMPOWERING M.M.A. FIGHTERS.

>> YES.

>> Stephen: WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

THAT WAS MORE THAIN INTENDED.

>> MIXED MARTIAL ARTISTS GET PAID ABOUT TEN% OF SPORTS

REVENUES WHEREAS THE MAJOR SPORTS ARE PAID 50%.

THEY'RE GETTING EXPLOIDED.

I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT TRYING TO BALANCE THE SCALES FOR FIGHTERS.

>> Stephen: FREE MARRIAGE COUNSELING?

>> YEAH, THE DATA SHOWS THAT IF YOU HAVE COUPLES STAY TOGETHER,

THEN THE OUTCOMES ARE MORE POSITIVE FOR CHILDREN.

SO I MAKES SENSE TO HELP PEOPLE STAY TOGETHER.

>> Stephen: YOU'RE IN FAVOR OF A WHITE HOUSE PSYCHOLOGIST?

>> YES.

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) YEAH, AND I THOUGHT IT WAS A

GOOD YT EVEN BEFORE OUR CURRENT PRESIDENT.

>> Stephen: YOU'RE IN FAVOR OF ABOLISHING THE PENNY.

>> YEAH.

SO WE SPEND MORE THAN A PENNY ON EACH PENNY.

>> Stephen: YOU REALIZE YOU JUST LOST ILLINOIS.

>> WE CAN FIND ANOTHER THING.

>> Stephen: THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT.

>> IT'S ALSO BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.

YOU HAVE TO GET THE COPPER OUT.

THE PENNIES DON'T MAKE SENSE.

WHO WANTS TO BE MI BEHIND THE PERSON IN LINE, AM I RIGHT?

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: MM-HMM.

YOU ALSO CAME OUT AGAINST CIRCUMCISION.

AGAIN, ASKING FOR A FRIEND -- ( LAUGHTER )

-- WHAT IF ONE'S ALREADY HAD ONE, CAN THEY HAVE AN EXTRA

THOUSAND DOLLARS JUST TO COMPENSATE.

YOU KNOW, JUST A LITTLE TIP?

( LAUGHTER ) >> YOU KNOW, I THINK PARENTS

SHOULD DO WHAT THEY WANT, JUST EDUCATE THEMSELVES.

AS YOU SAW IN THE EARLIER SEGMENT, IT WAS LIKE A COMMENT

ON TWITTER, BUT I THINK PARENTS NEED TO GET FULL INFORMATION AND

DO WHAT'S BEST FOR THEIR KIDS.

>> Stephen: YOU'RE TALKING LIKE COMMENTS ON TWITTER AREN'T

U.S. POLICY AT THIS POINT.

>> THIS IS TRUE.

>> Stephen: MR. YANG, THANKS FOR BEING HERE.

GOOD LUCK ON THURSDAY NIGHT.

WE'LL BE WATCHING.

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> STEPHEN: YOU CAN SEE HIM

AGAIN IN THURSDAY'S DEBATE.

ANDREW YANG, EVERYBODY!

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A PERFORMANCE BY JENNY LEWIS.

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