Affordability
Affordability
Costs are high because markets are rigged. When billionaires can write off their private jets but workers can’t write off their steel-toed work boots, we have a problem.
Trust Bust
Monopoly isn’t a game. It’s the economy we live in. A handful of giants set prices in groceries, meatpacking, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, insurance, and energy. They squeeze producers, crush small businesses, and pass the bill to families.
This didn’t happen by accident. The rules were written to protect corporate power instead of competition.
I’ll take on price-fixing, break up monopoly power, rein in middlemen, and restore real competition so markets work again.
Reinvest $1 Trillion
Big Tech and Big Pharma exploit an unenforced tax rule to shift intellectual property “on paper” while the work stays here, hiding over $1 trillion in assets. That money belongs in American communities, not tax havens.
Cost of Healthcare
Healthcare costs are high because too many corporations make money denying care and inflating prices. I’ll fight to:
Cap prescription costs by making sure Americans never pay more than people in other countries
Take on PBMs and require transparency in drug pricing
Expand Medicare’s power to negotiate
Crack down on algorithmic denials and medical middlemen
Protect families from medical debt wrecking their financial lives
It shouldn’t cost a fortune to become a doctor. Childcare and eldercare shouldn’t be luxuries. They should be accessible and affordable. Care should not bankrupt families.
Energy Costs
Coloradans are sick of surprise rate spikes from utility monopolies with no accountability. Time to modernize the grid, build the transmission we need, and deliver stable, predictable energy and lower costs for families and businesses. Families deserve a return when their communities produce the power that fuels our economy.
Housing Costs
We’re missing the middle because Wall Street moved in. Teachers, nurses, first responders, and the people who keep our towns running should be able to live in them. Housing should be a place to live, not a financial instrument.
I’ll work to:
Stop private equity from cornering the housing market
Expand missing-middle housing
Rein in insurers driving up home and rental premiums