“He was pure energy,” said Steven J. Williams, a Columbia classmate who also went to work at Davis Polk. “He was full of excitement. And you knew there was not a chance in hell that he was going to stay being a corporate lawyer for more than 15 minutes.”
I hear you. Sometimes I've thought we should formally require previous political experience (U.S. Congress, governor, or mayor) as a prerequisite for running for president. It would have slowed...
I hear you. Sometimes I've thought we should formally require previous political experience (U.S. Congress, governor, or mayor) as a prerequisite for running for president. It would have slowed down both Trump and Yang, which is a tradeoff I can certainly get behind. (Trump probably would have imploded earlier. I think Yang would still do okay.)
But no other candidate is promoting UBI or has other ideas that seem particularly interesting to me, and I think I can trust Yang to both hire good people and listen to them, so I'm not actively worried about his lack of political experience.
I also have some doubts, mostly that it's a big change at once. Starting out with a much smaller amount (like Alaska, say) seems more realistic and will give time for people to adjust. Social...
I also have some doubts, mostly that it's a big change at once. Starting out with a much smaller amount (like Alaska, say) seems more realistic and will give time for people to adjust. Social Security was also pretty limited in the beginning.
However, I don't think any presidential candidate's proposals will pass Congress as-is, or anywhere near. We're just choosing which fantasy appeals more to us.
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I hear you. Sometimes I've thought we should formally require previous political experience (U.S. Congress, governor, or mayor) as a prerequisite for running for president. It would have slowed down both Trump and Yang, which is a tradeoff I can certainly get behind. (Trump probably would have imploded earlier. I think Yang would still do okay.)
But no other candidate is promoting UBI or has other ideas that seem particularly interesting to me, and I think I can trust Yang to both hire good people and listen to them, so I'm not actively worried about his lack of political experience.
I also have some doubts, mostly that it's a big change at once. Starting out with a much smaller amount (like Alaska, say) seems more realistic and will give time for people to adjust. Social Security was also pretty limited in the beginning.
However, I don't think any presidential candidate's proposals will pass Congress as-is, or anywhere near. We're just choosing which fantasy appeals more to us.