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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: Technological advances and market-driven capitalism have driven America to the very verge of mass unemployment.
Chapter 2: Job losses often create broken cities, fractured communities, and shattered families.
Chapter 3: A scarcity mindset has driven many desperate Americans to apply for disability insurance today.
Chapter 4: Income inequality across the United States could trigger significant political upheaval.
Chapter 5: The concept of universal basic income is not new, nor unfeasible to fund today.
Chapter 6: Universal basic income will reduce poverty and stimulate the economy.
Chapter 7: Effective healthcare reform demands reshaping the incentives guiding healthcare providers today.
Chapter 8: The government should pioneer human-centered capitalism and help citizens find real value in an era of automation today.
Description
The War on Normal People (2018) reveals how America is on the brink of economic and social collapse due to technological advances such as automation and artificial intelligence. Painting a portrait of the reality that average Americans will increasingly face if mass unemployment is left unaddressed, author Andrew Yang proposes a vision to transform the economy by adopting a human-centered form of capitalism that begins with a universal basic income.
Who Should Listen
- Voters interested in learning about Andrew Yang’s ideas for America
- Educated Americans who want to take on income inequality
- Working-age people curious about the benefits of a universal basic income