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January 19, 2020

The idea that we could raise taxes to freely give people $1000 a month to solve society’s problems is ridiculous. The idea that people would suggest raising taxes to give away free money but take away current government benefits is even more crazy. That’s

The idea that we could raise taxes to freely give people $1000 a month to solve society’s problems is ridiculous. The idea that people would suggest raising taxes to give away free money but take away current government benefits is even more crazy. That’s why no leading Democratic candidates support this. It would be a disaster for society. Many people in poverty or near it are simply not capable of running their lives successfully. This may not be PC or Woke, but tens of millions of Americans need far more than just money. They need programs, direction, education, assigned housing, healthcare, etc just so they end up on the streets or in prison. They need the government, the rich, and the educated to tell them what to do and how to do it. This idea of people being equal is such a joke. No one is equal and some people need help—and I believe the rich and powerful should help the weak and poor—that it’s our duty. I believe the rich and powerful can teach the poor and weak how to become rich and powerful. My own universal basic income offers truly free money and help. It’s based on monetizing the trillions of dollars of unused Federal Land that the government is holding (#FederalLandDividend). So by implementing it, nothing in America changes much and no taxes are raised. Other basic incomes, if they were to be implemented today, would crush the America people and economy, as the age of automation is not here exactly today, so that justification is not relevant in 2020 (maybe 2026+). Don’t listen to the financially struggling journalists trying to tell you otherwise all over the media—they’re relying on the basic income propaganda as their industry is dying. Right now what many people in America need is a government to offer ways for people to enrich themselves. That does not start with just handing out cash, but incentive structures for people to improve their position in life and know how to lift themselves out of poverty. My 20-point plan offers plenty of “tough love” ways to do that that are not based on just giving out cash based on raising taxes. To get out of poverty is going to take hard work, smarts, sobriety, independence, and more hard work. Get used to it America and don’t fall for the voices promising #FreeEverything (economically impossible). They want to be elected, not actually help you. I have no chance of being elected. I just want to help you and America. #Zoltan2020 #YangGang #UpgradingAmerica
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Published on January 19, 2020 09:02 Tags: atheism, atheist, brainspace, futurist, libertarian, science, technology, transhumanism, transhumanist, zoltan-istvan

January 18, 2020

I did a few podcast interviews this last week that touch on the growing need for discussion of advanced sapient beings and what rights they may need/deserve in the near future. I believe humans will certainly create sophisticated thinking entities (bioigic

I did a few podcast interviews this last week that touch on the growing need for discussion of advanced sapient beings and what rights they may need/deserve in the near future. I believe humans will certainly create sophisticated thinking entities (bioigical or machine) in the next 10-30 years that are highly intelligent. To avert a civil rights crisis, politicians should start looking ahead and embrace the discussion of future cyborg rights (Picture of me when I was on Playboy TV w/ host discussing #transhumanism). #UpgradingAmerica #Zoltan2020

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Published on January 18, 2020 17:08 Tags: atheism, atheist, brainspace, futurist, libertarian, science, technology, transhumanism, transhumanist, zoltan-istvan

January 17, 2020

One of the great things about running for office is the amount of attention I can bring to science and technology (and especially #transhumanism goals) with my campaign. Elections require lots of media and notice of those on ballots. Here's a few from Cali

One of the great things about running for office is the amount of attention I can bring to science and technology (and especially #transhumanism goals) with my campaign. Elections require lots of media and notice of those on ballots. Here's a few from California, Texas, & Colorado--all which are Super Tuesday states: https://vote-usa.org/Intro.aspx?State... &
https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elec... & https://www.caller.com/story/news/loc... #UpgradingAmerica #Zoltan2020
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I did a new 30 min interview on podcast Nootralize. Give it a listen: https://soundcloud.com/nootralize/sev... #UpgradingAmerica #Zoltan2020 #transhumanism

I did a new 30 min interview on podcast Nootralize. Give it a listen: https://soundcloud.com/nootralize/sev... #UpgradingAmerica #Zoltan2020 #transhumanism
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Published on January 17, 2020 08:59 Tags: atheism, atheist, brainspace, futurist, libertarian, science, technology, transhumanism, transhumanist, zoltan-istvan

January 16, 2020

Thanks to everyone who downloaded my new book of life extension essays and stories. The Anti-Deathist did reach #1 in Essays. It's still #FREE a few more hours on Amazon Kindle. Download a free copy while you can! Thanks! https://www.amazon.com/Anti-Death

Thanks to everyone who downloaded my new book of life extension essays and stories. The Anti-Deathist did reach #1 in Essays. It's still #FREE a few more hours on Amazon Kindle. Download a free copy while you can! Thanks! https://www.amazon.com/Anti-Deathist-... #transhumanism #UpgradingAmerica #Zoltan2020 #Longevity #Antideathist

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My brand new book The Anti-Deathist (on aging and longevity) is #3 in free Science and Math on Amazon. Please download a #FREE Kindle copy TODAY off AMAZON while it's still free to help it get to #1. And pls share with friends and family! Thank you! https:

My brand new book The Anti-Deathist (on aging and longevity) is #3 in free Science and Math on Amazon. Please download a #FREE Kindle copy TODAY off AMAZON while it's still free to help it get to #1. And pls share with friends and family! Thank you! https://www.amazon.com/Anti-Deathist-...
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Published on January 16, 2020 13:20 Tags: atheism, atheist, brainspace, futurist, libertarian, science, technology, transhumanism, transhumanist, zoltan-istvan

Friends, I'm excited to say today is the day! I have a brand NEW book out and it's FREE only today on Amazon. It's called The Anti-Deathist: Writings of a Radical Longevity Activist. Please download a copy right now and save $7.99 today while it's free. An

Friends, I'm excited to say today is the day! I have a brand NEW book out and it's FREE only today on Amazon. It's called The Anti-Deathist: Writings of a Radical Longevity Activist. Please download a copy right now and save $7.99 today while it's free. And please share with your friends! This books tells the tales and episodes of transhumanism and the longevity movement. Many major figures are in it: https://www.amazon.com/Anti-Deathist-...
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Published on January 16, 2020 06:30 Tags: atheism, atheist, brainspace, futurist, libertarian, science, technology, transhumanism, transhumanist, zoltan-istvan

January 15, 2020

The politically correct atmosphere choking America led directly to the nomination of Trump. People got so fed up with trying to please every person and idea that they retaliated and voted in the loudest, most overbearing politician in the room. Unlike #Tru

The politically correct atmosphere choking America led directly to the nomination of Trump. People got so fed up with trying to please every person and idea that they retaliated and voted in the loudest, most overbearing politician in the room. Unlike #Trump, I have a 20-point plan that is led by deeply humanitarian values that aims to support both #Republicans, #Democrats, and everyone in between. But every time I share them, many people tell me how inhumanitarian I am, despite my years spent working to improve the lives of others. For example, when I advocate for licensing parents, I don’t do so to strip away freedoms, but to save the many millions of future kids from starving every day in America and elsewhere as they are now—what about children’s freedoms from terrible parents? When I talk my open border policies and about charging immigrants a $5000 refundable security deposit to get in, I do so because the conservatives will need many carrots in order to pass such legislation, and rather than turn away refugees and the downtrodden, I am diplomatic enough to work on a plan to save their lives in the context of political reality. When I talk about saving the planet and its envrionment with capitalism, progress, and new industry, I do so knowing we can’t save the planet with socialism or by lessening our carbon footprint—which is a joke with 3 billion person China/India coming into their industrial own; we can only save Earth and its environment with new ideas like geo-engineering, nanotechnology, and the computational guidance of AI. The bigger point is ALL my ideas are carefully based on humanitarianism and getting all people more prosperous--but my ideas are not based on emotion or sweet sounding talking points that offer free money and higher taxes as a solution to everything--that is what other politicians do, and why nothing ever gets done. My ideas are based on the most logical principles my team and I can ascertain, the best studies out there to provide evidence, and the most reasonable outcomes we can come to given the parameters of a politically split Congress and nation. I believe very deeply in #transhumanitarianism, the idea that humanitarianism, logic science, and the future go hand in hand. #UpgradingAmerica #Zoltan2020

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Published on January 15, 2020 17:43 Tags: atheism, atheist, brainspace, futurist, libertarian, science, technology, transhumanism, transhumanist, zoltan-istvan