Andrew Yang, Millionaire Cheapskate

A friend of a friend has a friend who works on the Andrew Yang for President campaign. She asked her friend (of my friend) if the campaign could use her home to shoot a political ad for Yang in her New Hampshire kitchen. The friend and her husband, although not Yang supporters, said yes anyway, thinking it would be "fun."

Enter a crew of dozens carting cameras, equipment, dollies, electrical units, lighting, microphones and more. Chaos ensued. They filled the entire house, even stowing a couple of big amps on the bed in the master bedroom.

I have not heard if it was any fun. What I did hear was that not one penny of compensation was offered the couple; all they got was a cell phone photo of themselves standing with Yang. This is the very same Yang who promises to give every American $1,000 a month if he is elected president. The same Yang who, during the first Democratic Debate, offered thousands in prize money to everyone who registered at his website.

I asked a friend of mine who works in advertising if this all seemed odd to him. He fairly shouted that "Yes, it's crazy," explaining that anytime he had taken a film crew into a private home to shoot a commercial, the owners were compensated and all sorts of disclaimers for insurance coverage, damages, fire hazard, etc. were signed.

Rich people can be so cheap.