Why US Politics Is Broken — and How To Fix It | Andrew Yang | TED

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The electoral system in the United States needs a redesign, says political reformer Andrew Yang. Exposing the flaws of a system built on poor incentives, he proposes a cost-effective overhaul inspired by primary elections already working in places like Alaska and advocates for ranked-choice voting, where voters can choose candidates in order of preference regardless of party, stemming the influence of extreme ideologies.

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Todos los comentarios (21)
  • @Anaerobic07
    End gerrymandering. Open primaries. Ranked choice voting. This is the way.
  • @WinkActive
    Man this guy could have been our President.
  • @daniel51020
    Finally a political leader talking about the gross incentives in the political system! Thank you, Andrew Yang.
  • @healingheart2008
    The system is so broken that it leaves anyone with common sense profoundly perplexed and disappointed. Thank you, Andrew, for providing much clarity amidst this chaos and hope for a better system!
  • @kyoko703
    "If this dude can unite a YouTube comment section, he can unite a country."
  • @lylerasmussen5235
    Andrew Yang, smart, logical, and to the point. I've joined the "overhaul the incentives" team. Let's share the heck out of this video.
  • @Lou_Mansfield
    You will never hear these problems and the solution discussed from ANY politician. Thank you Andrew for doing the math and telling everybody how we can improve America in the most efficient way possible
  • @danielbuckman2727
    We really need dynamic leadership like this. The government is full of elderly people. The problem I have with that is elderly people reject the idea of any change. With the economic and technological trajectory we are currently on it could be dangerous.
  • @patrickklaas3902
    Never stop Andrew, you're one of the few people actively working to actually help this country move forward. A million times thank you
  • @ElevenAce
    It's always fascinating seeing folks hate on Andrew Yang but never have a solution themselves.
  • @amicablefire9693
    I remember first seeing Andrew in a damn Reddit comment section. Next thing I knew, he was on the Democratic debate stage. The most sensible, LISTENER I have ever heard. Please run again.
  • @darrenc5563
    Imagine having a competent president in USA! Make American Think Harder
  • @BlaseFlair
    This last week of TED Talk releases has been amazing. Feels like the old days.
  • @Tubeytime
    This is Andrew at his absolute best, his first principles approach is why he makes waves.
  • @MemoriesOfAlaska
    I’m more republican than democrat, but this guy spits facts. I’d absolutely vote for him
  • @Lycan3303
    It's crazy how everything Yang warned us about 4yrs ago has come to pass ....Yang Gang !!!
  • @djmaya3d
    I met him in person randomly when he was running for president and I remember telling him "I agree with everything you say but you are just to far ahead of the times for regular folk". I am glad he hasn't given up. He will be known as a visionary.
  • @edhamacek2469
    What Andrew descibes is very similar to the Preferential Voting system we have in Australia. This allows minor parties to influence the outcome of an election giving voice to a greater proportion of the populace.