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Review: September 23, 2019. (Reviewed version).

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GA Review

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Reviewer: The Rambling Man (talk · contribs) 16:28, 22 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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" 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang." bit sea of blue for me. You could put Yang's name first on that and then list his positions i.e. "authored by Andrew Yang, ....".
- Done Bobbychan193 (talk) 19:49, 22 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
"It was published by Hachette Books on..." in the US I imagine, so please state that.
- Done Bobbychan193 (talk) 19:49, 22 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Often wonder why we need the refs in the lead, the material there should be reiterated and expanded upon in the main body and can be referenced there.
- Done Bobbychan193 (talk) 19:49, 22 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
"made publicly available in September 2018." do you mean for paid download?
- No, it's free on Youtube (see the citation). Also clarified. Bobbychan193 (talk) 19:49, 22 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
"the economy, " once again, it's English language Wikipedia so that should be explicit in stating the economy of the US.
- Done Bobbychan193 (talk) 19:49, 22 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
" including providing a" ->" ing ing, perhaps "including the provision of a"?
- Done Bobbychan193 (talk) 19:49, 22 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
"increasing unemployment can lead to violent protests" well that's a given...
- The average reader might not think that's a given. Plus, it's what's written in Yang's book, so it gives context. Bobbychan193 (talk) 19:49, 22 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
"values".[7][2]" refs in numerical order.
- Done Bobbychan193 (talk) 19:49, 22 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
"useful primers on the case for a" UBI -> odd place to close the quote..., maybe [UBI] inside the quote instead?
- Done Bobbychan193 (talk) 19:49, 22 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Not much really to add, I was initially worried about balance, but there seems to be a reasonable selection of views in the reception section, and everything else is pretty trivial, so feel free to let me know as and when you might have addressed them. Cheers. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 17:19, 22 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@The Rambling Man: Just finished the first round of fixes. Bobbychan193 (talk) 19:49, 22 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

There's nothing more required here as far as I can see. The article easily meets GA criteria so I'm promoting it. Good work. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 16:06, 23 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

a universal basic income (UBI) of $1000 a month for every U.S. citizen

The USA hosts significant numbers of undocumented workers. If employers want power then, post UBI, I tentatively expect them to preferentially employ undocumented workers unprotected by the UBI. Does Yang's book address this? If it has been addressed elsewhere, could that be linked in, please?

ArthurDent006.5 (talk) 03:20, 29 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]