2020 Presidential Campaign Blog: Wing Ding

Andrew Yang Visits the Iowa State Fair, Attends Iowa Democratic Wing Ding on Friday, August 9, 2019

PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ANDREW YANG VISITS IOWA STATE FAIR

DES MOINES, Iowa — Today, Andrew Yang visited the popular Iowa State Fair, participating in the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox and introducing Iowa voters to his plan to build-up working class Americans during the wake of job automation and a massive shift in our economy.

Yang highlighted that American jobs have already been impacted by job automation and shared how it will impact Iowans specifically. He noted that this "fourth industrial revolution" is not solely about manufacturing jobs or Amazon and that America must prepare for self-driving cars and trucks.

"Think about what that's going to mean here in Iowa. I was just at Iowa 80, the country's largest truck stop. Five thousand people stop there every day. What's going to happen in 5-10 years when the trucks start driving themselves?" Yang said.

Yang focused on his proposed Freedom Dividend as a solution to the job loss occurring across the country. He drew upon the proposal's similarity to Alaska's form of universal basic income, the Alaska Permanent Fund, which is funded by the state's oil revenue. Calling technology the "oil of the 21st century," Yang referred to his Freedom Dividend as the "tech check."

"Amazon's paying zero in taxes. Google, Facebook, Uber — all of these mega-tech companies are investing billions in AI, and how much of that are you going to see? Zero. That's what we have to change. We have to make our economy work for us, the owners and shareholders of this country. This is a vision for a trickle-up economy," Yang said.

Yang will spend the weekend in Iowa, attending the Iowa Democratic Wing Ding and speaking with Iowa voters at the Iowa State Fair.

Posted by Mike on 08/09/2019 | Permalink

2019 Iowa Democratic Wing Ding at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa on Friday, August 9, 2019

2019 Iowa Democratic Wing Ding at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa on Friday, August 9, 2019

Date and Time
Fri, August 9, 2019
5:00 PM – 10:00 PM CDT

Location
Surf Ballroom & Museum
460 North Shore Drive
Clear Lake, IA 50428

Description
The Iowa Democratic Wing Ding is a Grass-Roots fundraiser that directly benefits participating county parties by raising funds for their general funds. We are not directly associated with the Iowa Democratic Party, but we do support their mission, and they do help us from time to time. The Wing Ding is in its 16th year of operation and encompasses 25 counties in Iowa. We have featured prominent speakers such as Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Martin O’Malley, and countless others thru the years.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2019-iowa-democratic-wing-ding-tickets-60839803490?

Posted by Mike on 05/21/2019 | Permalink