KAMALA HARRIS AND BE NOW MAY

YOUR PETE BUTTIGIEG, YOU'LL COME

TO A NAME THAT MAY NOT RING A

BELL, ANDREW YANG.

HE'S A LONG SHOT BUT THE

44-YEAR-OLD IS A SMART, SERIOUS

GUY WITH AN IDEA THAT HAS SOME

VOTERS STOPPING TO LISTEN.

SIMONE BOYCI OF OUR STREAMING

SERVICE NBC NEWS NOW HAS OUR

SUNDAY SPOTLIGHT.

>> Reporter: AUTOMATION IS

TRANSFORMING HOW WE WORK.

AT LEAST 1/4 OF OUR U.S. JOBS

FROM OFFICE ADMINISTRATION,

TRUCKING EVEN FOOD PREP COULD BE

REPLACED BY AUTOMATION.

LOWER PAYING JOBS ARE AT

GREATEST RISK.

>> BEING A TRUCK DRIVER IS THE

MOST COMMON JOB IN THE 29

STATES.

THE TRUCKS ARE GOING TO START

DRIVING THEMSELVES.

>> Reporter: THOSE PROSPECTS

HAVE SOME WORRIED INCLUDING TECH

ENTREPRENEUR ANDREW YANG.

>> WE NEED TO WAKE AMERICA UP

IT'S NOT IMMIGRANTS, IT'S

TECHNOLOGY THAT'S CHANGING OUR

ECONOMY THAT'S DISPLACING FIRST

MANUFACTURING WORKERS, RETAIL

WORKERS, CALL CENTER WORKERS,

FAST FOOD WORKERS, EVENTUALLY

TRUCK DRIVERS.

>> Reporter: THAT'S WHY HE'S

RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT.

HE WANTS TO GIVE A STIPEND OF

$1,000 A MONTH TO EVERY AMERICAN

OVER THE AGE OF 18 NO STRINGS

ATTACHED.

>> IF YOU WERE TO PUT $1,000 A

MONTH IN THEIR HANDS THEY WOULD

USE IT IN THE POST POSITIVE AND

BENEFICIAL WAY POSSIBLE.

>> THAT'S SOMETHING FAMILIES ARE

IN A BETTER PLACE TO KNOW.

>> HE'S TESTING IT OUT WITH ONE

COUPLE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

>> IT'S DEFINITELY A STRESS

RELIEF OFF OUR SHOULDERS TO HAVE

THIS MONEY.

>> CHUCK AND JODY FOSSEY ARE THE

FIRST TO TRYOUT YANG'S UNIVERSAL

PROPOSAL.

YANG OFFERED HIM $1,000 A MONTH

OUT OF HIS OWN POCKET.

>> WHEN YOU GOT THE CALL BEFORE

CHRISTMAS, WE WERE STUNNED.

WE WERE IN SHOCK.

MY HUSBAND ACTUALLY STARTED

CRYING BECAUSE HE'S LIKE THERE'S

GOT TO BE SOMEBODY MORE

DESERVING.

>> DO YOU FEEL LIKE ANDREW YANG

HAS EARNED YOUR VOTE?

>> I FEEL LIKE, YEAH, I PROBABLY

WILL WIND UP VOTING FOR HIM.

>> WHAT'S THE CATCH?

FOR STARTERS $12,000 A YEAR

COULDN'T REPLACE A TRUCK

DRIVER'S SALARY.

CRITICS OF UNIVERSAL BASED

INCOME WILL RAISE TAXES, FUEL

INFLATION.

>> DO YOU SEE ANY DOWN SIDES?

>> IT'S PRO WORK.

IT WILL CREATE 2 MILLION MORE

JOBS IN THE ECONOMY BECAUSE

PEOPLE WILL HAVE MORE MONEY TO

SPEND.

>> Reporter: HOW DOES HE PLAN TO

PAY FOR THIS?

TAX THE BIG CORPORATIONS THAT

ARE AUTOMATING AWAY AMERICAN

JOBS.

>> WHO'S GOING TO WIN?

IT WILL BE AMAZON, GOOGLE,

FACEBOOK, UBER, THE BIGGEST TECH

COMPANIES.

WE NEED TO PUT THE AMERICAN

PUBLIC INTO HARNESSING THESE

GAINS.

THE BEST WAY TO DO THIS IS TO

JOIN EVERY OTHER ADVANCED

ECONOMY AND IMPLEMENT A VALUE

ADDED TAX.

>> WHILE SOME COUNTRIES LIKE

CANADA, FINLAND AND SPAIN HAVE

LAUNCHED UBI PILOT PROGRAMS,

IT'S NEVER BEEN TESTED THOUGH

ALASKANS DO SEEM TO BENEFIT FROM

A SMALLER SCALE UBI PROGRAM IN

THEIR STATE.

>> MY GOSH.

I LOVE IT.

>> AS THE CONDITIONS IN OUR WORK

US TO ADAPT, IT LOOKS LIKE