(THREAD) @PeteButtigieg considers himself a "progressive pragmatic" not a moderate. His policies address core problems w/ a progressive attitude & practical approach. He uses values-based arguments to rally a broad coalition. Here's a partial list of his progressive policies:
Criminal Justice:
* No death penalty
* End private prisons
* Legalize marijuana; decriminalization all drug possession
* Expunge records for drug convictions
* Reduce fed incarceration by 50%
* End cash bail
* Clemency commission outside DOJ
* Appt minority justices
* No death penalty
* End private prisons
* Legalize marijuana; decriminalization all drug possession
* Expunge records for drug convictions
* Reduce fed incarceration by 50%
* End cash bail
* Clemency commission outside DOJ
* Appt minority justices
Climate Change:
* Carbon tax w/ refund to consumers
* Abolish subsidies for polluters
* Ban new oil drilling on public land
* Green New Deal
* Paris Agreement
* Climate Corp nat'l service group
* Pittsburgh Summit - climate action mayors
* Carbon neutral farms-research & sub
* Carbon tax w/ refund to consumers
* Abolish subsidies for polluters
* Ban new oil drilling on public land
* Green New Deal
* Paris Agreement
* Climate Corp nat'l service group
* Pittsburgh Summit - climate action mayors
* Carbon neutral farms-research & sub
LGBTQ:
* Equality Act
* Ban conversion therapy
* Reverse trans military ban
* Incarcerated trans get access to HRT & gender reassignment surgery
* Prohibit discrimination in adoption/fostering
* Ensure PrEP access
* Re-eval ban on blood donations
* Equality Act
* Ban conversion therapy
* Reverse trans military ban
* Incarcerated trans get access to HRT & gender reassignment surgery
* Prohibit discrimination in adoption/fostering
* Ensure PrEP access
* Re-eval ban on blood donations
Rural Economy:
* Regional Innovation Clusters to support rural business
* Community Renewal Visas for highly skilled immigrants to repop under-served areas
* Broadband for All
* Enlist farmers to fight climate chg w/ carbon neutral farms.
* Telehealth
* Remote education
* Regional Innovation Clusters to support rural business
* Community Renewal Visas for highly skilled immigrants to repop under-served areas
* Broadband for All
* Enlist farmers to fight climate chg w/ carbon neutral farms.
* Telehealth
* Remote education
Gender equity:
* 50% women cabinet & judiciary appts
* ERA
* Require gender pay transparency
* Support FAMILY Act for 12 weeks family leave
* Comprehensive childcare plan
* Increase capital for women entrepreneurs
* Double funding for EEOC
* Caregivers get Soc Sec credit
* 50% women cabinet & judiciary appts
* ERA
* Require gender pay transparency
* Support FAMILY Act for 12 weeks family leave
* Comprehensive childcare plan
* Increase capital for women entrepreneurs
* Double funding for EEOC
* Caregivers get Soc Sec credit
Gun violence:
* Universal background checks
* Nationwide gun licensing
* Enact extreme risk (red flag) laws
* Repeal PLACC to hold gun manufacturers liable
* Close “boyfriend”, Charlestown, and hate crime loopholes
* Ban assault weapons and high capacity magazines
* Universal background checks
* Nationwide gun licensing
* Enact extreme risk (red flag) laws
* Repeal PLACC to hold gun manufacturers liable
* Close “boyfriend”, Charlestown, and hate crime loopholes
* Ban assault weapons and high capacity magazines
Immigration:
* Common sense immigration reform
* Pathway to citizenship: DACA, DREAMERs, military veterans
* End family separation
* Prevent arbitrary targeting of immigrant communities
* Temp housing by health & human services, not ICE
* VISAs 4 highly-skilled in rural areas
* Common sense immigration reform
* Pathway to citizenship: DACA, DREAMERs, military veterans
* End family separation
* Prevent arbitrary targeting of immigrant communities
* Temp housing by health & human services, not ICE
* VISAs 4 highly-skilled in rural areas
Racial equality:
* Douglass Plan is a comprehensive plan to address systemic racism in criminal justice, housing, education, entrepreneurship, healthcare, workplace & more.
* $50 billion committed to fund HBCUs
* Fed spending 25% to minority owned businesses
* Douglass Plan is a comprehensive plan to address systemic racism in criminal justice, housing, education, entrepreneurship, healthcare, workplace & more.
* $50 billion committed to fund HBCUs
* Fed spending 25% to minority owned businesses
Disability
* End sub-minimum wage
* Eliminate “benefit cliff” for SS Disability
* Establish new ADA standards and goals
* End sub-minimum wage
* Eliminate “benefit cliff” for SS Disability
* Establish new ADA standards and goals
Reproductive Rights:
* Pro-choice; right to abortion into law
* Repeal Hyde Amendment
* Fund Planned Parenthood
* Appoint justices who believe in choice
* Guarantee no-cost contraception
* Prohibit states from interfering in private insurance coverage of abortion
* Pro-choice; right to abortion into law
* Repeal Hyde Amendment
* Fund Planned Parenthood
* Appoint justices who believe in choice
* Guarantee no-cost contraception
* Prohibit states from interfering in private insurance coverage of abortion
Worker's Rights:
* End Right to Work laws
* Fed contract preference for unionized labor
* Minimum wage $15
* Guarantee gig workers rights including unionization
* Federal bennies for gig/PT work
* Multi-employer bargaining
* Expand fed protections to farm & domestic workers
* End Right to Work laws
* Fed contract preference for unionized labor
* Minimum wage $15
* Guarantee gig workers rights including unionization
* Federal bennies for gig/PT work
* Multi-employer bargaining
* Expand fed protections to farm & domestic workers
Statehood:
* Statehood for District of Columbia
* Support for Puerto Rican statehood if desired by residents
* Statehood for District of Columbia
* Support for Puerto Rican statehood if desired by residents
Elections:
* End Electoral College
* Auto voter reg at 18
* End Citizens United
* Make Election Day a holiday
* Online and same day registration, early voting by mail
* End gerrymandering
* Neutralize restrictive voter ID laws
* Protect birthright citizenship
* End Electoral College
* Auto voter reg at 18
* End Citizens United
* Make Election Day a holiday
* Online and same day registration, early voting by mail
* End gerrymandering
* Neutralize restrictive voter ID laws
* Protect birthright citizenship
Education (1):
* Higher teacher pay
* Increase fed resources for Title I schools
* Affordable universal early education
* Free early learning & childcare for low income families
* Cost assistance for middle class family afterschool and summer care
* Higher teacher pay
* Increase fed resources for Title I schools
* Affordable universal early education
* Free early learning & childcare for low income families
* Cost assistance for middle class family afterschool and summer care
Education (2) college:
* Free college for 80% of students (not the wealthiest)
* Pell grants extended to housing & transportation
* Regional trade school/apprenticeships in every state
* Student loan forgiveness 4 teachers/pub service
* Low rate re-fi of student debt
* Free college for 80% of students (not the wealthiest)
* Pell grants extended to housing & transportation
* Regional trade school/apprenticeships in every state
* Student loan forgiveness 4 teachers/pub service
* Low rate re-fi of student debt
Healthcare:
* Medicare for All Who Want It- glide path to single payer
* Cut out-of-pocket drug costs by 50%, cap at $200-250/month
* Co-pay $0 for low income ppl for generic drugs
* Penalize companies who refuse to lower costs for essential drugs
* Medicare for All Who Want It- glide path to single payer
* Cut out-of-pocket drug costs by 50%, cap at $200-250/month
* Co-pay $0 for low income ppl for generic drugs
* Penalize companies who refuse to lower costs for essential drugs
Economy and taxes:
* Repeal Trump tax cuts to the wealthy
* Raise tax rate for corporations
* Expand Earned Income Tax Credit
* Supports a Community Homestead Act to increase home ownership
* Walker-Lewis Initiative to spur entrepreneurship and job creation
* Repeal Trump tax cuts to the wealthy
* Raise tax rate for corporations
* Expand Earned Income Tax Credit
* Supports a Community Homestead Act to increase home ownership
* Walker-Lewis Initiative to spur entrepreneurship and job creation
Indian Country:
* Reinstate nation-to-nation relationship
* Recognize tribal sovereignty
* Respect treaty enshrined rights
* Restore fed protection to Bears Ears Nat'l Monument & prevent development/mining on other sacred places
* Rep in the WH and cabinet
* Reinstate nation-to-nation relationship
* Recognize tribal sovereignty
* Respect treaty enshrined rights
* Restore fed protection to Bears Ears Nat'l Monument & prevent development/mining on other sacred places
* Rep in the WH and cabinet
Military and Veterans:
* End trans military ban; support trans medical needs
* Restore honorable discharges over DADT
* Upgrade dishonorable discharges for mental health
* Use of Force declarations have 3-year window
* Medical marijuana for veterans
* Mental health & VA upgrades
* End trans military ban; support trans medical needs
* Restore honorable discharges over DADT
* Upgrade dishonorable discharges for mental health
* Use of Force declarations have 3-year window
* Medical marijuana for veterans
* Mental health & VA upgrades
For more detail on these policy areas, visit: peteforamerica.com/#. Thanks to @ForLibrarians for compiling this page on WikiPETEia. wikipeteia.com/Is_Pete_Buttig…
