CONNELL: THEY'RE ABOUT READY AND

WAITING.

>>> FIXED INCOME FOR ADULTS.

THE IDEA OF UNIVERSAL BASIC

INCOME SEEMS TO BE GAINING

MOMENTUM.

PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ANDREW

YANG IS CAMPAIGNING ON THE

PROGRAM.

DAVID LEE MILLER JOINS YOU WITH

MORE ON ALL OF THIS.

REPORTER: CONNELL, SOME CALL IT

FREE MONEY.

THE IDEA BEHIND UNIVERSAL BASIC

INCOME, PROVIDE ESSENTIALLY A

GOVERNMENT SAFETY NET THAT WOULD

HELP ANY AMERICAN THAT WAS IN

NEED.

IT WOULD NOT BE A SOURCE OF

INCOME.

IT WOULD APPLY TO PEOPLE

REGARDLESS OF ECONOMIC OR

EMPLOYMENT STATUS.

WHILE THE IDEA IS NOT NEW LONG

SHOT DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL

CANDIDATE ANDREW YANG IS CALLING

FOR EACH FAMILY TO GET $1000 A

MONTH.

HE SAYS THE MONEY WOULD BE

FUNNELED BACK INTO THE ECONOMY.

>> THIS IS NOT GOING TO DIMINISH

WORK.

IT IS ACTUALLY GOING TO ENHANCE

AND AMPLIFY WORK THAT NEEDS TO

GET DONE.

PUTTING RESOURCES INTO AMERICANS

HAND SO THEY CAN PARTICIPATE IN

THE MARKET TO BE ABLE TO

ACTIVATE THE DEMAND FOR

SERVICES.

REPORTER: SOME AMERICANS ALREADY

TAKING PART IN UNIVERSAL BASIC

INCOME PROGRAMS, A TEST PROGRAM

IN TOCK TON, CALIFORNIA PROVIDES

LOW INCOME RESIDENTS WITH

500-DOLLAR DEBIT CARD.

CRITICS ARGUE IT WON'T HELP WITH

UNEMPLOYMENT.

>> UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME IS NOT

THE WAY TO HELP AMERICANS FIND

JOBS.

THE WAY TO DO THAT IS TO HELP

GROW THE ECONOMY, BY CREATING,

CREATING THE CONDITIONS FOR

PRIVATE BUSINESSES TO BE ABLE TO

CREATE THOSE JOBS.

AND THEN WHEN WE NEED WELFARE TO

HAVE A WELFARE SYSTEM THAT HELPS

AND DOESN'T HURT THE PEOPLE WHO

ARE ON THE PROGRAM BY HELPING

THEM FIND JOBS IF THEY CAN WORK.

REPORTER: THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE

WE'LL BE HEARING MORE ABOUT

UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME.

IN ADDITION TO ANDREW WANG,

OTHER CANDIDATES INCLUDING

KAMALA HARRIS AND PETE BUTTIGIEG

DISCUSSED ONE FORM OF THE PLAN.

ONE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT