An Economic Agenda for American Families

[William769]

Empowering Working & Middle Class Americans to Thrive


In America today, it is harder and harder not only to get ahead, but also to hold on to what we’ve got. The stock market may be up, but millions of Americans see their paychecks stay flat even as the costs of health care, housing, and college are rising. 1 For too many workers, one job is not enough. Working and middle class families simply can’t keep up.

In my mom and dad’s generation, nine out of every ten kids did better than their parents. But for Americans of my generation, the odds are no better than a coin flip.2 Working family incomes have stagnated almost my entire life. 3 Meanwhile, most of our economic growth goes to a smaller and smaller slice of the wealthiest Americans—a dangerous level of inequality that not only threatens our economic security, but also tears at the very fabric of our democracy and our society. 4

We need an economy that delivers more. Families across the country need to see higher incomes, lower costs, and a brighter future for our children. In the United States, economic gains should be shared by everyone and everyone should have a fair shot at real opportunity.

The status quo with companies like Facebook and Uber setting the rules and government sitting on the sidelines must change. Our government can, and should, play a role in setting a level playing field that gives all Americans a chance to succeed. That doesn’t mean government taking over the economy. But government does need to be a vigorous presence in ensuring that our economy actually works for all. That means strict enforcement of new and existing labor laws to rebalance power toward workers and ensure that new industries and technologies fuel growth, not more inequality. That means public investments that lead to thriving workers, children, and families. And that means providing Americans with low-cost, high-quality public options in health and education that spur competition and drive the private sector to improve.

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[Hoyt]

1. Honestly, our overall standard of living is due for pullback. We've gone way too far in housing size

number of cars, etc. You don't see our excesses in European countries.

Our focus should be on insuring the poorest get a chance to catch up.