As in the past election, candidates continued to debate the effectiveness of Annie McPherson's Universal Wealth Initiative, which offered a set payment of 15,000 USD to every American citizen on an annual basis. Rockefeller politicians argued that the plan, paid for by tax revenue raised on the creative elite, was enough to fend off unemployment resulting from the Wave of Automation. However, Ralph Wiley, US Senator from Texas and nephew of President Sean Wiley, argued for more extensive wealth re-distribution, even openly admitting his stance as a socialist.