Platform
“ Lawmakers should not be profiting off of the backs of the American working people.”
- End Corruption- We will get money out of politics and make sure we are representing the interest of the people and not corporations. Lawmakers should not be profiting off of the backs of the American working people.
- Medicare For All- We will establish a single payer system, negotiate lower drug costs all while encouraging preventive care.
- Education- We will increase funding for public schools, encourage vocational alternatives, invest in our teachers (wage increases) and students, encourage parental involvement. With healthcare and wage increases parents won’t have to work as much and can participate more in their child’s life.
- Green New Deal- We will work towards alternative/renewable energy, reducing emissions, create new jobs, and lead the way on climate change.
- Wages-We will raise the minimum wage to a living wage and tie it to inflation. We believe in part ownership options, stronger unions, and collective bargaining.
“ Lawmakers should not be profiting off of the backs of the American working people.”
- Affordable homes- We will invest building more affordable homes and rent control programs. The feeling of owning a home and have somewhere to lay down your roots should be possible for everyone.
- Infrastructure- We will invest in our municipalities to make sure they are up to date and efficient. Also, ensure we have safe drinking water by rebuilding our water filtration systems not only to handle organic contamination but also man made synthetic pollution, chemicals and foreign debris.
- Equality/Social Justice- We will Make sure we protect the rights of all people regardless of race, color, ethnicity, gender, age, or sexual orientation.
- Military industrial complex- We will push for the end of regime change war, work toward diplomacy, and abide by our agreements and treaties.
- Prison industrial complex/crime/drug addiction- We will reform the criminal justice system, work towards a more rehabilitative system, and get rid of mandatory minimums sentences and for profit prison systems.
- Immigration Reform- We will restructure the immigration system to be humane and treat people with dignity and decency. Also, to stop the illegal immigration by expanding the opportunities for legal immigration.
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