Tax The Billionaires
Too often, working families carry the burden while the ultra-wealthy find loopholes and pay far less or even less proportionally than everyday people. Billionaires benefit from preferential tax treatment on capital gains and inherited wealth, while teachers, nurses, and service workers pay full income, payroll, and consumer taxes on every dollar they earn. This is backwards. If we want a pro-worker, people-first economy, we have to start by asking the wealthy to contribute their fair share. That means: Closing loopholes that let billionaires avoid taxes, Raising the effective tax rate on extreme wealth, Using revenue to fund childcare, healthcare, housing and transit for working families — not give more tax breaks to those who already have more than they need. Every dollar working people pay should go toward strengthening our communities, not subsidizing the wealth of the ultra-rich.
Affordability
Families in Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan are being priced out of daily life. I will fight price-gouging, protect public transit, expand affordable childcare, and lower the cost of living for working people.
Healthcare for All
Healthcare is a right. I support Medicare for All, full funding for mental health care, community clinics, reproductive healthcare, and gender-affirming care so everyone in NY-10 gets the care they need without debt.
No Tax on Social Security
Social Security is not a bonus for retirees. It is money people paid into their entire working lives. After decades of contributing through payroll taxes, seniors should not have to pay taxes again on the benefits they earned, especially while struggling with rising costs for housing, groceries, and healthcare.
I support ending federal taxes on Social Security benefits so seniors can keep the income they depend on to live with dignity. Retirement should not mean worrying about whether you can afford medicine, rent, or basic necessities. People who spent their lives building this country deserve financial security, not another tax bill.
Housing Is a Human Right
No one should be pushed out of their neighborhood. I support strong tenant protections, rent stabilization, and major investment in permanently affordable, community-controlled housing so NY-10 residents can stay and thrive.
A Pro-Worker Economy
NY-10 runs on workers. I will fight for strong unions, fair wages, protections for gig and freelance workers, and fair taxes on corporations and the ultra-wealthy to support small businesses and cooperatives.
Climate Justice
Climate change already impacts NY-10 through heat, flooding, and pollution. I support a Green New Deal that creates union jobs, invests in clean energy, upgrades public housing, and protects frontline communities.
Public Safety Through Community
Real public safety comes from stability and care. I support community-based violence prevention, mental health crisis response, and safer streets and subways without criminalizing poverty or mental illness.