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6: "What a Pro-Democracy Economy Could Look Like"

Let’s be clear: this isn’t about turning America into something it’s not.

It’s about rebuilding what once made it great—and fixing what’s been stolen from working people for the last 50 years.


A pro-democracy economy means you have a say in how your country and your workplace run.
It means wealth comes from work—not from rigging the system.

Here’s what that could look like:


1. Jobs that actually pay enough to live on.
Not three side hustles. Not relying on credit cards.
A single, full-time job should pay for food, rent, health care, and savings.
That’s not a radical idea—that’s what your grandparents had.


2. Healthcare tied to your humanity—not your employer.
The richest country in the world shouldn’t have people dying because they can’t afford insulin or avoiding checkups because they lost their job.
A healthy population is a strong nation.


3. Schools that build futures—not debt.
From vocational training to public universities, education should launch you forward—not chain you to 20 years of loan payments.
We bailed out Wall Street. It’s time we invest in Main Street.


4. Ownership that stays in communities—not offshore accounts.
What if workers had a share of the company they help build?
What if farms, factories, and shops stayed local instead of getting bought up, gutted, and outsourced?
It’s already happening in some towns—and it works.


5. A tax system that rewards work—not wealth hoarding.
You shouldn’t pay more in taxes than a billionaire.
Period.


6. A government that answers to voters—not donors.
End dark money. End gerrymandering. End the loopholes that let lobbyists write our laws.
If democracy is real, you should be in charge—not ExxonMobil, BlackRock, or Goldman Sachs.


You don’t need to agree with everything here. You just need to ask yourself:
Is what we have now working for you?
Because it sure is working for the people at the very top—and they’d love for you to stay distracted, divided, and discouraged.

But if we can find common cause—not on party lines, but as citizens—there’s a real chance to take this country back.

Not for the elites. Not for the insiders.
For the people.

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