Economy
Strengthening local jobs, building affordable housing, and ensuring fair taxation to create a thriving and equitable economy.
Policy Overview
This comprehensive policy position outlines our approach to addressing the challenges facing Georgia's 5th Congressional District. Jump to specific sections or read the full policy below.
Building an Economy That Works for Everyone
Guaranteeing a $25 Minimum Wage and Economic Fairness
In Georgia’s 5th Congressional District, we’re fighting for an economy that truly serves the working class. At the heart of this fight is guaranteeing a $25 minimum wage, ensuring that working 40 hours a week is enough to raise a family and build a secure future.
Our campaign prioritizes workers over corporate profits by:
- Raising the minimum wage to $25/hour, indexed to inflation.
- Closing tax loopholes so billionaires and corporations pay their fair share.
- Regulating automation to protect jobs and ensure worker retraining.
- Supporting small businesses and local entrepreneurs to build community wealth.
Challenges We Must Address
Tax Inequality and Corporate Loopholes
- Billionaires exploit loopholes, such as stock leveraging, to avoid paying fair taxes.
- Corporations offshore profits, dodge taxes, and penalize workers through outsourcing.
Wage Stagnation
- The federal minimum wage is drastically insufficient amid rising inflation.
- Many full-time workers still live in poverty.
Unregulated Automation
- Workers are displaced by AI and automation without adequate protections or retraining.
Small Businesses Under Pressure
- Local businesses struggle to compete with corporate giants and face barriers to funding.
Our Comprehensive Economic Justice Plan
1. Implement a $25 Minimum Wage
- Guarantee a living wage so families thrive on a single full-time income.
- End the tipped minimum wage, ensuring all workers receive fair compensation.
2. Close Tax Loopholes and Ensure Corporate Accountability
- Tax stock leveraging and offshore profits as income.
- Impose penalties for corporations outsourcing jobs abroad.
3. Regulate Automation to Protect Workers
- Enact laws requiring transparency and oversight of AI systems impacting workers.
- Provide comprehensive retraining and wage insurance programs for displaced workers.
- Offer incentives to businesses that proactively retrain workers instead of replacing them.
4. Empower Small Businesses and Worker Cooperatives
- Expand grants and loans to worker-owned businesses and cooperatives.
- Strengthen local economies through community infrastructure projects tied to local hiring.
- Pass labor protections, such as the PRO Act, to support fair wages and unionization.
How This Benefits Georgia’s 5th District
- Fair wages: A $25/hour minimum wage ensures economic dignity and security.
- Stable employment: Protect jobs from automation and provide pathways to new skills.
- Thriving communities: Local businesses and cooperatives create resilient neighborhoods.
- Tax fairness: Recovered tax dollars fund vital public services like healthcare, education, and infrastructure.
Standing Strong for Workers
Our commitment is clear: We refuse to accept an economy rigged for the wealthy. By prioritizing the working class, raising wages, and ensuring corporate accountability, we can build an economy that genuinely serves everyone.
Join us in fighting for an economy rooted in fairness, dignity, and opportunity for all.
Ready to Take Action?
This policy is part of our comprehensive platform for change. Learn more about our campaign or get involved today.