THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. FRANCIS, I'M GOING TO TALK WITH

FRANCIS, I'M GOING TO TALK WITH ANDREW, LET HIM SPEAK FOR

ANDREW, LET HIM SPEAK FOR HIMSELF.

HIMSELF. AS YOU SPOKE TODAY, MR. YANG,

AS YOU SPOKE TODAY, MR. YANG, YOU TALK TO AN AUDIENCE MOSTLY

YOU TALK TO AN AUDIENCE MOSTLY AFRICAN-AMERICAN, YOU HAVE

AFRICAN-AMERICAN, YOU HAVE DISTINGUISHED YOURSELF IN THE

DISTINGUISHED YOURSELF IN THE CAMPAIGN AS BEING THE OPPOSITE

CAMPAIGN AS BEING THE OPPOSITE OF DONALD TRUMP.

OF DONALD TRUMP. WHAT IS YOUR SPECIFIC APPEAL TO

WHAT IS YOUR SPECIFIC APPEAL TO SOUTHERN AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN

SOUTHERN AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN VOTERS NATIONALLY IN YOUR

VOTERS NATIONALLY IN YOUR OPINION.

OPINION. >> A FREEDOM DIVIDEND OF $1,000

>> A FREEDOM DIVIDEND OF $1,000 A MONTH, WHICH WILL BE

A MONTH, WHICH WILL BE TRANSFORMATIVE FOR MANY PEOPLE

TRANSFORMATIVE FOR MANY PEOPLE IN THE SOUTH AND WOULD GO A

IN THE SOUTH AND WOULD GO A LONGER WAY IN COMMUNITIES THAT

LONGER WAY IN COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE LOWER ACCESS TO CAPITAL AND

HAVE LOWER ACCESS TO CAPITAL AND TO JOB OPPORTUNITIES WHICH

TO JOB OPPORTUNITIES WHICH UNFORTUNATELY OVERLAPS WITH MANY

UNFORTUNATELY OVERLAPS WITH MANY BLACK COMMUNITIES BOTH HERE IN

BLACK COMMUNITIES BOTH HERE IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND AROUND THE

SOUTH CAROLINA AND AROUND THE COUNTRY.

COUNTRY. AND THE FREEDOM DIVIDEND IS

AND THE FREEDOM DIVIDEND IS SOMETHING THAT MARTIN LUTHER

SOMETHING THAT MARTIN LUTHER KING WAS FIGHTING FOR IN 1967

KING WAS FIGHTING FOR IN 1967 AND 1968.

AND 1968. AND WHEN HE FOUGHT FOR IT, HE

AND WHEN HE FOUGHT FOR IT, HE SAID, LOOK, THIS SHUN THE BE FOR

SAID, LOOK, THIS SHUN THE BE FOR ANY PARTICULAR SUBSET OF

ANY PARTICULAR SUBSET OF AMERICANS BECAUSE POOR BLACKS

AMERICANS BECAUSE POOR BLACKS AND POOR WHITES HAVE COMMON

AND POOR WHITES HAVE COMMON CAUSE TO MAKE.

CAUSE TO MAKE. I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT THE

I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT THE FREEDOM DIVIDEND IS ATTRACTING

FREEDOM DIVIDEND IS ATTRACTING SUPPORT FROM DIFFERENT

SUPPORT FROM DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES.

COMMUNITIES. CERTAINLY HERE IN SOUTH

CERTAINLY HERE IN SOUTH CAROLINA, IT'S THE REASON WHY

CAROLINA, IT'S THE REASON WHY I'M INCREASING IN POPULARITY

I'M INCREASING IN POPULARITY HERE.

HERE. >> YOU SAID YOU WOULD SIGN HR-40

>> YOU SAID YOU WOULD SIGN HR-40 IF YOU WERE PRESIDENT, BUT

IF YOU WERE PRESIDENT, BUT YOU'RE SAYING THIS $1,000 IS A

YOU'RE SAYING THIS $1,000 IS A WAY -- OR INCENTIVE TO DO WHAT,

WAY -- OR INCENTIVE TO DO WHAT, WHAT IS THE REASONING?

WHAT IS THE REASONING? BECAUSE OF THE ECONOMIC NEEDS OF

BECAUSE OF THE ECONOMIC NEEDS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN

PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN IMPOVERISHED OR IS IT FOR -- YOU

IMPOVERISHED OR IS IT FOR -- YOU HOPE TO IN MANY WAYS ENCOURAGE

HOPE TO IN MANY WAYS ENCOURAGE THEM TO DO ENTREPRENEURSHIP?

THEM TO DO ENTREPRENEURSHIP? BE SPECIFIC ON WHAT YOU ENVISION

BE SPECIFIC ON WHAT YOU ENVISION THIS $1,000 WOULD DO?

THIS $1,000 WOULD DO? >> HERE IN SOUTH CAROLINA, IF

>> HERE IN SOUTH CAROLINA, IF YOU CAN IMAGINE EVERY ADULT

YOU CAN IMAGINE EVERY ADULT RECEIVING 1,000 A MONTH.

RECEIVING 1,000 A MONTH. IT WOULD GROW THE CONSUMER

IT WOULD GROW THE CONSUMER ECONOMY OF THIS STATE BY ABOUT

ECONOMY OF THIS STATE BY ABOUT 14%.

14%. IT WOULD CREATE TENS OF

IT WOULD CREATE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF JOBS RIGHT HERE IN

THOUSANDS OF JOBS RIGHT HERE IN THE COMMUNITIES.

THE COMMUNITIES. WHAT WOULD PEOPLE SPEND THE

WHAT WOULD PEOPLE SPEND THE MONEY ON?

MONEY ON? TUTORING FOR THEIR KIDS AND CAR

TUTORING FOR THEIR KIDS AND CAR REPAIRS THEY'VE BEEN PUTTING

REPAIRS THEY'VE BEEN PUTTING OFF.

OFF. THE OCCASIONAL NIGHT OUT.

THE OCCASIONAL NIGHT OUT. EACH OF THOSE BUSINESSES ENDS UP

EACH OF THOSE BUSINESSES ENDS UP HIRING MORE PEOPLE RIGHT HERE IN

HIRING MORE PEOPLE RIGHT HERE IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, AND THAT

THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, AND THAT CREATES JOB GROWTH.

CREATES JOB GROWTH. >> BASICALLY FOR THEM TO USE IT

>> BASICALLY FOR THEM TO USE IT FOR THEIR CONSUMER ITEMS AND

FOR THEIR CONSUMER ITEMS AND OTHER THINGS?

OTHER THINGS? >> OR AS YOU SUGGEST,

>> OR AS YOU SUGGEST, ENTREPRENEURSHIP.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP. HOW MANY AMERICANS WOULD TAKE A

HOW MANY AMERICANS WOULD TAKE A SHOT AT STARTING A BUSINESS IF

SHOT AT STARTING A BUSINESS IF THEY WERE GETTING $1,000 A MONTH

THEY WERE GETTING $1,000 A MONTH AND THEY KNEW THEY WEREN'T GOING

AND THEY KNEW THEY WEREN'T GOING TO STARVE TO DEATH IF THE

TO STARVE TO DEATH IF THE BUSINESS DIDN'T WORK OUT.

BUSINESS DIDN'T WORK OUT. WE'D SEE A MASSIVE CAT LIST FOR

WE'D SEE A MASSIVE CAT LIST FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN ARTS,

ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN ARTS, CREATIVITY, AND CARE GIVING.

CREATIVITY, AND CARE GIVING. AND COACHING AND NURTURING, ALL

AND COACHING AND NURTURING, ALL THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE WANT TO

THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE WANT TO DO INTRINSICALLY, BUT FEEL LIKE

DO INTRINSICALLY, BUT FEEL LIKE THEY DON'T HAVE THE MEANS TO

THEY DON'T HAVE THE MEANS TO SUPPORT.

SUPPORT. >> WHERE WOULD THIS MONEY COME

>> WHERE WOULD THIS MONEY COME FROM?

FROM? HOW WOULD YOU GET THIS?

HOW WOULD YOU GET THIS? WHERE WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO GET

WHERE WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO GET THE $12,000 A YEAR.

THE $12,000 A YEAR. >> IF YOU LOOK UP AMAZON, OUR

>> IF YOU LOOK UP AMAZON, OUR TRILLION DOLLAR TECH COMPANY IS

TRILLION DOLLAR TECH COMPANY IS PAYING ZERO IN TAXES, WHILE IT'S

PAYING ZERO IN TAXES, WHILE IT'S LEADING TO THE CLOSING OF 30% OF

LEADING TO THE CLOSING OF 30% OF AMERICAN MALLS AND MAIN STREET

AMERICAN MALLS AND MAIN STREET STORES.

STORES. IF YOU HAVE A MECHANISM WHERE WE

IF YOU HAVE A MECHANISM WHERE WE GET EVEN A TINY SLIVER OF EVERY

GET EVEN A TINY SLIVER OF EVERY AMAZON TRANSACTION, EVERY GOOGLE

AMAZON TRANSACTION, EVERY GOOGLE SEARCH, EVERY FACEBOOK AD.

SEARCH, EVERY FACEBOOK AD. YOU CAN GENERATE HUNDREDS OF

YOU CAN GENERATE HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS IN NEW REVENUE, WHICH

BILLIONS IN NEW REVENUE, WHICH COMBINED WITH THE INCREASE IN

COMBINED WITH THE INCREASE IN CONSUMER BUYING POWER, WHICH

CONSUMER BUYING POWER, WHICH WOULD GROW THE ECONOMY, DIRECT

WOULD GROW THE ECONOMY, DIRECT SAVINGS ON THINGS LIKE

SAVINGS ON THINGS LIKE INCARCERATION, HOMELESSNESS

INCARCERATION, HOMELESSNESS SERVICES, EMERGENCY ROOM HEALTH

SERVICES, EMERGENCY ROOM HEALTH CARE.

CARE. ENTHE VALAND THE VALUE GAME FROM

ENTHE VALAND THE VALUE GAME FROM HAVING A MORE HEALTHY POPULATION

HAVING A MORE HEALTHY POPULATION IS ENOUGH TO PAY A DIVIDEND OF

IS ENOUGH TO PAY A DIVIDEND OF $1,000 A MONTH.

$1,000 A MONTH. >> WHERE ARE IN TERMS OF

>> WHERE ARE IN TERMS OF CRIMINAL JUST REFORM.

CRIMINAL JUST REFORM. WHAT'S THE YANG PROPOSAL IN

WHAT'S THE YANG PROPOSAL IN TERMS OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE?

TERMS OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE? >> I'M CERTAINLY IN DIRECT

>> I'M CERTAINLY IN DIRECT OPPOSITION TO PRESIDENT TRUMP ON

OPPOSITION TO PRESIDENT TRUMP ON THOSE LEVELS, I THINK WE SHOULD

THOSE LEVELS, I THINK WE SHOULD GET RID OF ALL PRIVATE PRISONS.

GET RID OF ALL PRIVATE PRISONS. IT MAKES NO SENSE TO HAVE

IT MAKES NO SENSE TO HAVE PRISONS THAT HAVE A PROFIT

PRISONS THAT HAVE A PROFIT MOTIVATION.

MOTIVATION. THEY PROFIT MORE FROM THE SHODDY

THEY PROFIT MORE FROM THE SHODDY TREATMENT OF INMATES, SO WE NEED

TREATMENT OF INMATES, SO WE NEED TO GET RID OF PRIVATE PRISONS,

TO GET RID OF PRIVATE PRISONS, WE NEED TO GET RID OF THIS CASH

WE NEED TO GET RID OF THIS CASH BAIL SYSTEM.

BAIL SYSTEM. WE'RE THROWING PEOPLE INTO JAIL

WE'RE THROWING PEOPLE INTO JAIL FOR BEING POOR.

FOR BEING POOR. WE NEED TO WORK ON INVESTING IN

WE NEED TO WORK ON INVESTING IN COMMUNITY POLICING INITIATIVES

COMMUNITY POLICING INITIATIVES TO TRY TO BUILD UP SOME SORT OF

TO TRY TO BUILD UP SOME SORT OF GENUINE TRUST.

GENUINE TRUST. I KNOW IT'S A VERY TALL ORDER,

I KNOW IT'S A VERY TALL ORDER, IT MIGHT BE HARD TO ACHIEVE IN

IT MIGHT BE HARD TO ACHIEVE IN SOME AREAS, BUT WE NEED TO TRY

SOME AREAS, BUT WE NEED TO TRY TO REBUILD SOME FORM OF

TO REBUILD SOME FORM OF RELATIONSHIP AND THE ENFORCEMENT

RELATIONSHIP AND THE ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITIES THEY'RE MEANT TO

COMMUNITIES THEY'RE MEANT TO SERVE.

SERVE. >> THE DEBATES ARE LESS THAN A

>> THE DEBATES ARE LESS THAN A WEEK AWAY.

WEEK AWAY. HOW DO YOU THINK YOU DISTINGUISH

HOW DO YOU THINK YOU DISTINGUISH YOURSELF FROM THE OTHER

YOURSELF FROM THE OTHER CANDIDATES WITHOUT APPEARING TO

CANDIDATES WITHOUT APPEARING TO BE DIVISIVE.

BE DIVISIVE. >> MOST AMERICANS ARE FINDING

>> MOST AMERICANS ARE FINDING OUT ABOUT ME AND THE CAMPAIGN.

OUT ABOUT ME AND THE CAMPAIGN. IT WOULD BE A LOUSY USE OF AIR

IT WOULD BE A LOUSY USE OF AIR TIME IF I WERE TO SPEND MY

TIME IF I WERE TO SPEND MY LIMITED AIR TIME THROWING ROCKS

LIMITED AIR TIME THROWING ROCKS AT OTHER CANDIDATES.

AT OTHER CANDIDATES. I'M GOING TO BE SPENDING MY TIME

I'M GOING TO BE SPENDING MY TIME INTRODUCEING MYSELF, MY IDEAS FO

INTRODUCEING MYSELF, MY IDEAS FO A TRICKLE UP ECONOMY.

A TRICKLE UP ECONOMY. AND I BELIEVE OUR POPULARITY IS

AND I BELIEVE OUR POPULARITY IS GOING TO GROW AND GROW.

GOING TO GROW AND GROW. >> YOU'RE NOT GOING TO THROW MUD

>> YOU'RE NOT GOING TO THROW MUD AT OTHER CANDIDATES?

AT OTHER CANDIDATES? YOU'RE GOING TO REALLY BUILD UP

YOU'RE GOING TO REALLY BUILD UP ON YOUR OWN RECOGNITION IN THE

ON YOUR OWN RECOGNITION IN THE POLICIES YOU PRESENT.

POLICIES YOU PRESENT. THAT'S YOUR DEBATE PLAN?

THAT'S YOUR DEBATE PLAN? >> THAT'S THE PLAN.

>> THAT'S THE PLAN. MOST AMERICANS ARE JUST TUNING

MOST AMERICANS ARE JUST TUNING IN AND FINDING OUT ABOUT ME.

IN AND FINDING OUT ABOUT ME. >> WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE

>> WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE PRESIDENT'S ICE PLAN, WHAT HE'S

PRESIDENT'S ICE PLAN, WHAT HE'S ANNOUNCED.

ANNOUNCED. >> I THINK IT'S TERRIBLE ON SO

>> I THINK IT'S TERRIBLE ON SO MANY LEVELS, AND IT STRIKES ME

MANY LEVELS, AND IT STRIKES ME AS MORE OF AN INFLAMMATORY

AS MORE OF AN INFLAMMATORY DISTRACTION THAN A REAL POLICY.

DISTRACTION THAN A REAL POLICY. THERE ARE OVER 12 MILLION

THERE ARE OVER 12 MILLION UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS IN THIS

UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS IN THIS COUNTRY.

COUNTRY. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO EVEN IMAGINE

IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO EVEN IMAGINE TRYING TO DEPORT 12 MILLION

TRYING TO DEPORT 12 MILLION PEOPLE IN PRACTICE.

PEOPLE IN PRACTICE. WHY ARE YOU PRETENDING IT'S A

WHY ARE YOU PRETENDING IT'S A POSSIBILITY?

POSSIBILITY? IT'S TO INFLAME YOUR BASE, IT'S

IT'S TO INFLAME YOUR BASE, IT'S TO DISTRACT FROM OTHER THINGS

TO DISTRACT FROM OTHER THINGS THAT HR HAPPENING.

THAT HR HAPPENING. I WOULD REVERSE THIS SET OF

I WOULD REVERSE THIS SET OF POLICIES THAT DOES NOT SOLVE ANY

POLICIES THAT DOES NOT SOLVE ANY KIND OF PROBLEM, IT'S INHUMANE,

KIND OF PROBLEM, IT'S INHUMANE, SEPARATES FAMILIES IN A WAY