Democratic presidential hopeful and entrepreneur Andrew Yang drew a crowd of about 3,000 people at a campaign rally in San Francisco on Monday, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
Yang, of New York City, spoke to the crowd about his proposal for a universal basic income, a $1,000-a-month “freedom dividend” for every American adult.
{mosads}”What it means is that kids get better food, their nutrition gets better, they get healthier,” he said. “What it means is that kids have a better chance to learn and graduate from school at higher levels, it means that all of us have our relationships improve a bit because our stress levels go down.”
He also discussed the dangers of artificial intelligence and robots stealing jobs.
Yang’s campaign has raised $350,000 from 66,000 donors. Polls show him as the top choice for about 1 percent of Democratic voters.
Yang is one of many contenders for the 2020 Democratic nomination and faces an uphill battle in the primary.
He is facing candidates with a much higher profile and whose campaigns are heavily funded, including Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) and former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas).
Former Vice President Joe Biden is also largely expected to join the race for the chance to unseat President Trump.