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Andrew Yang

Andrew Yang is known as an entrepreneur, attorney, and philanthropist. He is most famous for being the founder of Venture for America and a U.S. 2020 Democratic presidential candidate.

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Background and Age

Andrew Yang was born on January 13, 1975 in Schenectady, New York. His folks moved from Taiwan during the 1960s and met in graduate school. His dad was an analyst at IBM where he created 69 patents over his career and his mom was the chairman at a nearby college. His brother and him grew up pretty geeky and also grew up having confidence in the American Dream.

Career and Net Worth

Andrew Yang decided to run for President as a Democrat in 2020 on the grounds that he dreads for the eventual fate of the nation. New advancements like robots, programming, and artificial intelligence have officially devastated in excess of 4 million US employments, and in the following 5-10 years, they will reduce million more jobs.

He is an entrepreneur who comprehends the economy. As president, his first job will be to actualize the Freedom Dividend, a universal basic income for each American over 18 with no hidden obligations, paid for by taxing organizations who are profiting most from computerization. He wants to implement a Value Added Tax which would prevent companies like Amazon, Facebook, and Uber from avoiding taxes.

In July 2019, Andrew Yang impressed the casual audience with his performance at the Democratic Debates broadcasted on CNN. He spoke about how his Freedom Dividend of $1,000 a month to every citizen would close the income inequality gap and prepare the country for the upcoming wave of automation which is set to displace millions of jobs. He had the best closer of the night when he broke the fourth wall and called the debates a reality TV show that resulted in getting Donald Trump to office.

Marriage, Wife and Kids

In his thirties, Andrew Yang ran a national training organization that developed towards becoming #1 in the nation. He additionally met his better half, Evelyn, and got married. His instruction organization was procured, and with Evelyn's help, he chose to take his profits and subscribe to making jobs in urban areas hit hard by the financial crisis. Andrew and Evelyn have two boys, one of whom is autistic. He often cites that the work his wife does at home raising their kids isn't valued by the current market. He wants to change the measurements of the economy so that the work that women do can be valued.


Quick Facts
Birth Date: 13 Jan, 1975
Age: 45 yrs
Occupations: Entrepreneur
Lawyer
Political pundit
Citizenship: United States of America
Birth Place: Schenectady
residence: Manhattan
Education: Brown University
Columbia Law School
Phillips Exeter Academy
Gender: Male
Description: American entrepreneur
Spouse: Evelyn Yang [M. 2011]
Net Worth 2021: 1 million
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Last Modified: Oct 15 2020
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