[Occupymendocino] The Progressive Agenda

[Richard Karch]

The Progressive Agenda
The Progressive Agenda lays out a plan to:
Lift the Floor for Working People
Establishes a $15/hour federal minimum wage
Strengthen workers’ right to organize and rebuild the middle class
Pass Comprehensive Immigration Reform that stimulate positive economic growth
Oppose trade deals that hand more power to corporations at the expense of American jobs, workers’ rights, and the environment
Invest in education as opposed to jails
Support Working Families
Pass national paid sick leave
Pass national paid family leave
Make Pre-K, after-school programs and childcare universal
Expand the Earned Income Tax Credit and protect and expand Social Security
Allow students to refinance student loan debt
Support debt-free college.
Implement Tax Fairness
Close the carried interest loophole
End tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas
Implement the “Buffett Rule” so millionaires pay their fair share
Close the CEO tax loophole that allows corporations to take advantage of “performance pay” write-offs
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