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Strengthening local jobs, building affordable housing, and ensuring fair taxation to create a thriving and equitable economy.

Building an Economy That Works for Everyone

A Fair Economy Starts with the Working Class

The economy isn’t working for everyone. While corporations dodge taxes and billionaires grow richer, working families struggle with stagnant wages, housing costs, and job instability. In Georgia’s 5th Congressional District, we’re building an economy that puts people first—protecting workers, ensuring fair taxation, and expanding economic opportunities.

It’s time to end corporate handouts, invest in affordable housing, and create a future where every family has a real chance at prosperity.

The Challenges We Must Address

❌ Working Families Shoulder the Tax Burden While the Wealthy Pay Less

  • Billionaires and corporations exploit loopholes to avoid taxes while working people foot the bill.
  • Stock-based wealth goes untaxed, even when used like income.

❌ Housing Costs Are Out of Control

  • Wages haven’t kept up with rising rent and home prices.
  • Public investments in affordable housing have lagged, leaving families vulnerable.

❌ Jobs Are Being Replaced by Automation Without Worker Protections

  • Corporations cut costs with automation while leaving workers behind.
  • Training programs and safety nets aren’t keeping up with job displacement.

A Bold Plan for Economic Justice

🏛️ 1. Close Tax Loopholes and Make Corporations Pay Their Fair Share

  • Tax Stock Leveraging Like Wages
    • If the wealthy borrow against stocks like income, they should be taxed like workers’ wages.
  • End Corporate Tax Havens
    • Stop companies from hiding profits offshore to avoid contributing to the economy.
  • Penalize Job Outsourcing
    • Companies that move over 1% of their workforce overseas per year should face tax penalties.

🏗️ 2. Expand Affordable Housing Through the Workers’ Housing Guarantee

  • Build Affordable Homes for Working Families
    • Invest in energy-efficient, mixed-income housing to make homeownership and renting more affordable.
  • Create Jobs Through Housing Construction
    • Infrastructure projects will stimulate industries like construction, manufacturing, and local services.
  • Protect Longtime Residents from Displacement
    • Introduce tenant protections to prevent unfair evictions and skyrocketing rent increases.

🤖 3. Regulate Automation to Protect Jobs

  • Ensure AI and Robotics Work for Workers, Not Just CEOs
    • Companies must prove that automation benefits employees before implementing mass layoffs.
  • Fund Job Retraining and Career Transitions
    • Establish free or low-cost reskilling programs for workers impacted by automation.
  • Support Small Businesses Adopting Worker-Friendly Technology
    • Offer tax incentives for businesses that integrate automation while protecting jobs.

💼 4. Invest in Local Jobs and Small Business Growth

  • Expand Access to Capital for Small Businesses
    • Provide grants and low-interest loans to local businesses and worker-owned cooperatives.
  • Strengthen Worker Protections and Unions
    • Guarantee fair wages, paid leave, and collective bargaining rights for all workers.
  • Invest in Infrastructure That Creates Jobs
    • Fund transportation, broadband, and clean energy projects that boost local employment.

How This Plan Benefits Georgia’s 5th District

📈 Economic Growth Through Fair Policies

  • Closing tax loopholes raises revenue for public investments and eases the burden on working families.
  • Investing in housing and local businesses keeps money circulating in the community.

🏘️ Stable and Affordable Housing for Workers

  • The Workers’ Housing Guarantee ensures housing is affordable and accessible for all.
  • Construction projects create thousands of jobs across multiple industries.

🤝 Future-Proofing Jobs in an Automated Economy

  • Training programs prepare workers for sustainable, high-paying careers in tech, clean energy, and skilled trades.
  • Regulating automation ensures workers aren’t sacrificed for corporate profit margins.

💪 Stronger Communities, Thriving Families

  • When people have stable jobs and homes, they can save, invest, and participate in their communities—leading to a stronger economy for everyone.

Action Plan: An Economy That Works for the Many, Not the Few

✅ 1. Close Corporate Tax Loopholes

  • Tax stock leveraging as income and end offshore tax avoidance schemes.
  • Penalize companies that offshore jobs without reinvesting in local workers.

✅ 2. Build Housing and Strengthen Tenant Protections

  • Expand affordable housing through The Workers’ Housing Guarantee.
  • Strengthen renter protections against predatory landlords.

✅ 3. Protect Workers from Automation-Driven Layoffs

  • Require companies to retrain and transition workers before replacing jobs with automation.
  • Incentivize collaborative automation models that improve jobs rather than eliminate them.

✅ 4. Invest in Local Business Growth

  • Provide small business grants and cooperative ownership funding.
  • Invest in public infrastructure projects that create jobs and boost local economies.

Conclusion: A Fair Economy for Georgia’s 5th District

The economy isn’t broken—it’s rigged. It’s rigged to benefit corporations, billionaires, and Wall Street while working families struggle. We’re here to change that.

By closing tax loopholes, investing in affordable housing, and ensuring automation serves workers—not just CEOs—we will build an economy that works for everyone, not just the wealthy few.

This is about fair wages, stable jobs, and secure homes. This is about restoring economic power to the people.

Join the Fight for Economic Justice

It’s time to demand an economy that works for the many, not the few. Stand with us.