Social Security and Medicare are two of the most successful programs in our nation’s history, moving millions of people out of poverty and enabling them to live their golden years in dignity. Nevertheless, they have been under constant attack by those who oppose those programs on ideological grounds. Raja believes that Social Security and Medicare […]
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Raja Krishnamoorthi is running with a five-point plan, called his “Working Families Agenda” to help more Americans achieve economic security and the middle-class. “While the numbers say that we’re finally recovering from the Great Recession, the working families I talk to are finding it harder and harder to get ahead,” Raja said. “We need policies […]
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The following OpEd from Raja initially ran in the Daily Herald on August 19th, 2015: Most children under age 5 today are growing up with working mothers. But as a nation, we’re doing far too little to help mothers care for their kids while they’re at work. This lesson was brought home to me when […]
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Utilizing a combination of tax incentives, expanded Pell Grants and a streamlined loan application process, Raja’s four point-plan plan for affordable college would tear down the barriers that are contributing to our nation’s increasing income inequality and hurting our economic growth by helping more children from working families obtain a higher education. “Study after study […]
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Raja would shift billions of dollars in tax breaks for wealthy financiers toward boosting thousands of new small businesses and the jobs they create. “By repealing the carried-interest tax break for wealthy Wall Street financiers, and redirecting those funds to entrepreneurs starting new small businesses across the country, we can create thousands of new jobs […]
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