The Missouri Republican referred to the suggestion in his new book, The Tyranny of Big Tech, as a method to make people obliged to Silicon Valley, calling it "the ultimate corporate liberal proposal."
Hawley claimed the profits of a universal basic income credit would be compensated by the more constant damage of job loss in businesses controlled by the middle class.
"By 2020, a few tech denizens were beginning to feel a certain unease, even a sense of responsibility regarding this state of affairs," Hawley wrote. "But their solution, memorialized in the presidential campaign of tech guru Andrew Yang, was not to question corporate liberal globalism or the basic business model of Big Tech, not to recover the independence of working Americans, but to pay those unfortunate workers to be obsolete."
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The senator portrayed the idea of UBI as a type of income for those "whom the globalized economy had left out" that would make them dependent on Big Tech companies for help.
But one of Hawley's latest legislation introduced a similar plan that would give some married parents $1,000 checks every month via the creation of a "Parent Tax Credit."
"Millions of working people want to start a family and would like to care for their children at home, but current policies do not respect these preferences," Hawley said of his bill. "American families should be supported, no matter how they choose to care for their kids."
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The tax credit, which seeks to assist working parents to create a family and raise children, could give up to $12,000 per year to married couples with children under the age of 13.
The offer from Yang as a presidential candidate would have gone further, providing U.S. citizens over the age of 18 with $1,000 every month for life.
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As a leading mayoral candidate in New York City, Yang offered a similar proposal to low-income residents, offering a $2,000 annual payment to about 500,000 residents in the city. The proposal would cost about $1 billion a year.
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“I’m identified with universal basic income for a reason," Yang said, according to the New York Times. "I think it’s the most direct and effective thing we could do to improve the lives of tens of millions of Americans who are struggling right now, and anything I do in public life will be advancing the goal of eradicating poverty in our society.”
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