Politics | Andrew Yang Yang Announces $120K Giveaway He says 10 Americans will win $1K a month By Rob Quinn Posted Sep 12, 2019 9:22 PM CDT Copied Former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke, right, listens to Andrew Yang, left, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, during a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by ABC at Texas Southern University in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) Andrew Yang made waves in the Democratic debate Thursday night with an unusual promise in his opening statement. The candidate said he would give away a total of $120,000 to people who registered to win "Freedom Dividends" at his campaign website, reports Politico. Yang, an entrepreneur, has promised to give every American a universal basic income of $1,000 a month. He says the 10 winners of the raffle will receive $1,000 a month for a year, financed by campaign donations. Fast Company calls the plan "possibly the best email-collection scheme ever devised by a politician." The next candidate to speak was Pete Buttigieg. "It's original. I'll give you that," he said to Yang. Read These Next A reward is offered in the Montana manhunt. Trump not happy after Charlamagne tha God's suggestion for 2028. Toddlers ride for free, but this woman stowed hers in a suitcase. The latest trend in male enhancement involves a syringe. Report an error