Loren Colin

Wages / Job Benefits The right to organize is a First Amendment freedom—period. Workers must be free to unionize, picket, and strike without government interference. That means repealing the Taft-Hartley Act and all state-level "right-to-work" laws that undermine unions. Government Reform Increase the size of the Supreme Court to 13 justices to match the number of Circuit Courts. Establish clear ethics rules for federal judges with a clear path to impeachment by the House of Representatives and conviction by the Senate to remove unethical judges. Education Provide free, high-quality early education and childcare to every child. Housing We need a national push to build millions of homes—from duplexes to high-rises—especially in high-demand areas like Los Angeles. Build 4 million new homes in LA County, 450,000 in the City. Off transportation corridors: small-scale density. On transportation corridors: go high and deep. Foreign Policy Russia must withdraw from all Ukrainian territory, including Crimea. The U.S. Should return all Ukraine-related economic rights and royalties, and support Ukraine’s full sovereignty. We must also demand \100 billion in war reparations from Russia paid to Ukraine over 30 years. No compromise on borders. No profit from war. Government Reform End gerrymandering. Expand the House to reflect the actual population. Make D.C. And Puerto Rico states. Directly elect the President. End the Senate filibuster. Reform the Senate to represent people, not just geography. Housing Outlaw single-family-only zoning. Upzone everywhere. Streamline permits to 30 days or less. Make almost all housing construction by-right and eliminate local interference. Repeal discriminatory laws like the Mills Act and HPOZ that restrict supply and segregate neighborhoods. Economy Amazon, Microsoft, Google, meat and poultry cartels, telecoms, airlines—break up the monopolies and oligopolies now. Competitive markets mean lower prices, higher wages and more opportunity. Monopoly is not capitalism. It's tyranny. Taxes / Budget We balance the budget by law every year—no gimmicks, no cuts to what matters. Adjust the wealth tax rate to match the budget. Don't pay down the 37 trillion debt with surpluses. Refinance it, and move forward. Drug Policy End the drug war. Legalize and regulate all vice. Focus on violent and liberty-violating crimes. Abolish private prisons. Abolish cash bail. End the death penalty. Decriminalize poverty. Make it easy for felons to return to society and to work. Healthcare End the private health insurance racket. Create a single Universal Health Insurance system that covers everyone and saves us 10 trillion over 10 years. This is the same universal healthcare system that Japan and Germany use to deliver outstanding healthcare outcomes for half the per capita cost of our entire healthcare economy. In fact, The German Bismark system insures all 85 million Germans and covers medical healthcare, mental healthcare, long-term care and prescriptions. Drug Policy If we were a serious country that really wanted to end the methamphetamine, opioid, fentanyl and other drug overdose crisis epidemics, we would not be discussing cuts to Medicaid for the ultra rich, we would immediately pass Universal Healthcare. Education Cap total repayment at 125% of the original loan amount. If you've paid more than that, you're done—and you get a refund for the excess. If you're still paying, the loan ends once you hit that cap. Housing Fully fund Section 8 for everyone who qualifies. Explore social housing models that mix incomes and work at scale. Expand FHA loan guarantees for multi-family and missing middle housing. Education Free high-quality education from pre-K to public college or trade school. Funded nationally. Implemented locally. Let's raise a generation ready to thrive. Government Reform Disclose every donation over 100 within 30 days. Immigration Document the 11 million undocumented. Increase legal immigration to 2 million people, including asylum seekers. Protect seasonal workers. Celebrate immigrants. Return America to being the most pro-immigrant country on Earth. Abortion / Contraception Your body is your own. Period. Abortion is healthcare. Bodily autonomy is liberty. We will codify this right with federal law and constitutional amendments. Wages / Job Benefits Abolish the minimum wage and replace it with an adjustable minimum living wage that allows for the worker to pay for their own home, clothes and food. Today, this minimum living wage is 28/hr. Tax the companies that pay less than the living minimum wage the difference of the minimum living wage minus what they pay. No more freeloading businesses stealing our wealth! Taxes / Budget Throw out the tax code. Count all income from all sources of income exactly the same for individuals and corporations. No loopholes. No tax on the first \500,000 of yearly income and then tax every dollar over 500,000 a year at the the rate that fully funds the government including healthcare, education, basic income and public goods. Eliminate tax breaks for the rich and powerful. Foreign Policy The U.S. Must lead with a clear principle: there should be no ethno-religious states—only secular, democratic ones. A just and lasting peace in Israel and Palestine starts with recognizing the equal birthright of all who live there. The only real path forward is a single, secular state with equal rights and freedom of religion for everyone—Jewish, Muslim, Christian, and otherwise. Government Reform All Members of the House of Representatives and the Senate must move all their stock-based assets into a blind trust during their term. No more representatives or senators trading stock on insider information. Legislation Voting is a right, not a privilege. Pass an affirmative, automatic right to vote. Create a national voter registry. Vote-by-mail, four-week voting periods, and Election Weekend. Ranked-choice voting and non-partisan primaries nationwide. Legislation Every American adult gets 1,000/month. Every child gets 250/month. It's called the USA Dividend. It replaces complicated welfare systems with cash and trust. Seniors get 2,000/month starting at 62 on top of that. Fully funded. No exceptions. No means testing. Environment / Energy End subsidies for oil, gas, and all energy. Enforce emissions rules. Hold polluters accountable. No more corporate handouts. No more corporate freeloaders!