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Next year, Americans will once again head for the polling stations to try and undo – or redo – what they voted back in 2016. But until that happens, we’re going to have a lot of debates, endorsements, and an overall insane presidential race.
The election process for the 46th American president is in its early stages, with most of the names that matter in politics, economy, and life in general trying to position themselves behind whomever they believe is the best choice.
One of the Democratic candidates, Andrew Yang, is a big supporter of universal income. That’s the idea of paying people a set sum of money without asking for anything in return, not even a few minutes of work. At one point he even pledged to give $1,000 a month to all Americans aged 18 and older just because they’re around.
Back in 2016, when the sitting president was about to be elected, Musk too expressed his belief that at one point “we end up with a universal basic income, or something like that, due to automation.”
So it’s only natural he would express support for Yang, despite the man's very slim chances of becoming Democratic nominee.
Musk expressed his support for the New Yorker in his usual fashion, on Twitter.
“I support Yang,” the Tesla executive said, adding in another post that Yang “would [be] our first openly goth president.”
“Thank you Elon - this means a great deal. Congrats on building the future,” Yang replied swiftly.
We’re not sure how serious this Twitter exchange was, but we’re pretty sure not even Musk’s support would place Yang ahead of the heavyweights fighting for their party's nomination.
During the last presidential elections, Musk was on the losing side, having backed Hillary Clinton. We’ll see on who the billionaire will place his bets next year, once the primaries are over.
One of the Democratic candidates, Andrew Yang, is a big supporter of universal income. That’s the idea of paying people a set sum of money without asking for anything in return, not even a few minutes of work. At one point he even pledged to give $1,000 a month to all Americans aged 18 and older just because they’re around.
Back in 2016, when the sitting president was about to be elected, Musk too expressed his belief that at one point “we end up with a universal basic income, or something like that, due to automation.”
So it’s only natural he would express support for Yang, despite the man's very slim chances of becoming Democratic nominee.
Musk expressed his support for the New Yorker in his usual fashion, on Twitter.
“I support Yang,” the Tesla executive said, adding in another post that Yang “would [be] our first openly goth president.”
“Thank you Elon - this means a great deal. Congrats on building the future,” Yang replied swiftly.
We’re not sure how serious this Twitter exchange was, but we’re pretty sure not even Musk’s support would place Yang ahead of the heavyweights fighting for their party's nomination.
During the last presidential elections, Musk was on the losing side, having backed Hillary Clinton. We’ll see on who the billionaire will place his bets next year, once the primaries are over.
I support Yang
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 10, 2019
He would our first openly goth president. I think this is very important.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 10, 2019
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