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13366995, Fuck me for clicking this page but:
Posted by T Reynolds, Thu Feb-13-20 11:15 AM
FROM BEINGLIBERTARIAN.COM

https://beinglibertarian.com/freedom-dividend-yang-interview/

"Make no mistakes, he’s not a libertarian."

Here's a reddit link.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Libertarian/comments/c06dhg/andrew_yang_is_not_libertarian/

"Andrew Yang is nowhere close to being Libertarian. Every one of his policies is rooted in government intervention, government aggression, and government force.

Primary:

- UBI is not the same as a negative income tax (suggested by Friedman). The only aspect of it which could be seen as Libertarian is the fact that it is seeking to alleviate the current welfare system. You could argue its a step towards a less dependent society (which is what I believe Friedman was using Negative Income Tax for). It's also not the same as what Alaska does or what Nixon tried to do and also not what King jr advocated for.


Others:
- He wants to further politicize the supreme court by putting in term limits which will guarantee appointment based on
party affiliation.
- He has an irrational fear of automation (not a policy but utterly ridiculous imo)
- Put the government in media.
- Free marriage counseling for all
- Medicare for all
- Increase welfare for single parent with subsidies
- Forgive student debt
- Increase gun regulations
- He wants the government to come in and prop up failing malls to "revitalize" communities and give the impression of a
solid local economy.
- Increase capital gains tax
- Early childhood education for all
- Paternal leave for both parents
- Federal govt subsidy for people who need to move for work


There are dozens more on his page which are for the most part equally anti-liberty. The only things I agree with him on are the deregulation of Nuclear Energy and letting banks fail (with those responsible being help accountable)."

These are clear ways that libertarians see his policies as clearly anti-libertarian.

But you can also have your opinion.