The 20 recipients have yet to be identified, but Yang told The News in an interview last week that they will be low-income residents of the upstate town of Hudson, which has a 19.2% poverty rate.
Monday, May 11, 2020
Of Particular Interest
The New York Daily News reported this morning that former Democratic presidential hopeful Andrew Yang plans to give twenty New Yorkers $500 a month for the next five years "as part of his political push for a universal basic income": "Andrew Yang's nonprofit is giving 20 New Yorkers $500 a month for the next five years." The second paragraph of the article explains who the recipients will be:
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Some 30 years ago (remember those days if you dare) an economics teacher at Hudson High told me that "Hudson is America--you find everything here." As Yang has found, that includes poverty. And as this latest million-dollar Galloway giveaway by the Common Council proves, we have political corruption as well, as good as the big boys in DC. That's why we still have poverty!
ReplyDeleteAn exciting development. But the headline of the article - cited above - is misleading. As reported in the body of the article, half of the funding for the pilot will actually come from Hudson Spark, and half from Yang’s non-profit. Hudson Spark is the same group that teamed with the City to provide phones w WiFi hotspot service to Hudson School District students so they could do their schoolwork remotely during NY PAUSE. It’s a collaboration between Yang’s non-profit and theirs.
ReplyDeleteThis is such an interesting idea. If Yang takes a liking to Hudson, he is just the kind of person who might be interested in funding a museum for Hudson. I’ve been saying for some time that what Hudson really needs is a major art museum, or perhaps an interesting historical museum. Look at what MASS MOCA did for North Adams. An art museum would be a huge draw, would provide many good jobs and could be the perfect compliment to our great antique shops and art galleries. And Hudson is on the Amtrak line. An art museum could completely transform this community. Any thoughts?
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