How Do We Pay for It All?

Let me save you from the bullshit you’re going to hear.

Here’s the part where I’m supposed to talk in circles about “fiscal responsibility” and “revenue-neutral reforms.” But let’s just cut to it: I’m not raising your taxes. Not if you’re a working-class American. Not if you’re barely keeping up with rent or health care or the rising cost of groceries.

But I will raise hell for the people who rigged the economy, dodged their taxes, and bought off our politicians. And you better believe they’ll come for me because of it.

So here’s your heads-up—because you’re going to hear some wild stuff.

The Lies You’re Going to Hear:

You’re going to hear that I want to raise everyone’s taxes.

False.

You’re going to hear that my ideas are “unrealistic,” “too expensive,” or “radical.”

Wrong. What’s radical is a country where billionaires pay less in taxes than teachers.

You’re going to hear that I hate business.

Also false. I love small businesses. I am a businessperson. I just think corporate America should stop sucking the life out of the middle class to fund stock buybacks and mega-yachts. Or worse, forcing their people to piss in bottles to make sure they’re making their deliveries on time. Yeah, I’m looking at you, Bezos.

You’re going to hear that I’m some kind of socialist boogeyman.

Meanwhile, these same people cheered when the government handed Elon Musk your tax dollars and gave Wall Street a blank check during a global pandemic.

You’re going to hear it all—because when someone dares to challenge the status quo, the donor class panics.

And they’re terrified of me, because they know that I mean business.

How We Actually Pay for What We Need:

Here’s the plan—backed by math, logic, and basic fairness:

Close the carried interest loophole (Wall Street’s tax dodge of choice)
Tax stock buybacks that inflate corporate value while leaving workers behind
Add a small wealth tax on fortunes over $50 million
End subsidies to Big Oil, Big Ag, and megacorps who don’t pay a living wage
Audit the richest Americans and prosecute tax fraud like we mean it

None of this touches your paycheck. Not unless your paycheck comes with a private island and a fleet of lobbyists.

Invest in Us—Not Just the 1%

With that revenue, we can finally afford the things you’ve been told are impossible:

Universal health care that doesn’t bankrupt you
Affordable housing and workforce housing for teachers, nurses, and working families
Tuition-free community college and skilled trades training
Mental health support, public transit, clean energy, and safer infrastructure

And by the way—investments like these pay off. We’ve got decades of data showing that when people are healthy, educated, and supported, they earn more, spend more, and build stronger communities.

Isn’t that what we all want? A chance to be happy, healthy, and dare I say, free?

Final Thoughts

When the fearmongers come for me—and they will—you’ll know why.

I’m not bought. I don’t take their money. I won’t play their game. And I’m not afraid to name names when working families are being lied to and sold out.

If you’ve ever felt like no one in Washington is fighting for you—you’re right.
But that changes now.

Let’s take out the trash. And let’s build something better.