.png) First edition cover | |
| Author | Andrew Yang |
|---|---|
| Audio read by | Andrew Yang |
| Cover artist | Jette Productions (photo)[1] Amanda Kain (design)[1] |
| Language | English |
| Subject | |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Hachette Books |
Publication date | April 3, 2018 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback), e-book |
| Pages | 304 |
| ISBN | 978-0-316-41424-1 (hardcover) |
| 331.2/36 | |
| LC Class | HC79.I5 Y348 2018 |
The War on Normal People: The Truth About America's Disappearing Jobs and Why Universal Basic Income Is Our Future is a 2018 book written by Andrew Yang, an American entrepreneur and Venture for America founder, who would later run as a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate on policy strategies discussed in the book. It was published by Hachette Books in the United States on April 3, 2018. A paperback edition was released on April 2, 2019. Yang narrated an audiobook version released on YouTube in September 2018.
Focusing on domestic issues, the book discusses technological change, automation, job displacement, the U.S. economy, and what Yang describes as the need for a universal basic income (UBI). Yang argues that "as technology continues to make many jobs obsolete, the government must take concrete steps to ensure economic stability for residents of the United States," including the provision of a UBI, which is one of three central policies of Yang's 2020 presidential campaign.
- ^ a b Andrew Yang (April 3, 2018). The War on Normal People: The Truth About America's Disappearing Jobs and Why Universal Basic Income Is Our Future. Hachette Books. ISBN 978-0-316-41424-1.