Tom on Corporate Control

Corporations have bought our government, and are writing their own rules to put profits over people. As president, Tom will:

• Get corporate money out of politics
• End gerrymandering and ensure fair legislative districts
• Institute term limits and a national referendum

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Tom on Climate

Tom has defeated Big Oil, closed a tax loophole to fund clean energy upgrades in schools, and supported legislation to commit California to 100% clean energy. His Justice-Centered Climate Plan will:

• Declare the climate crisis a national emergency on day one
• Transition to a clean energy economy through job creation and community investments
• Work with our global community to define environmental crimes against humanity

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Tom on the 0.1%

Tom proposed and won Prop. 39 in California that closed a corporate tax loophole, providing $1.7 billion to schools. His wealth tax will:

• Institute a 1% annual tax on the top 0.1%, starting at $32 million
• Not include deductions, exemptions, or loopholes
• Raise $1 trillion over the next 10 years

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Tom on the Economy

Unchecked capitalism has allowed corporations to hijack our democracy. Tom’s economic agenda puts people over profits by:

• Breaking the corporate stranglehold on government
• Investing in the American people
• Harnessing innovation and competition

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Tom on Gun Violence

Gun violence is a public health epidemic and the NRA’s influence in Washington is preventing common-sense reforms. Tom’s plan will:

• Institute a national license similar to a driver’s license for all gun owners
• Create a national registry for all assault weapons
• Require universal background checks
• Ban large-capacity magazines and assault weapons 

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Tom on Health Care

Tom believes health care is a basic human right. As president, he will:

• Fight for universal health care coverage as a right
• Create a strong public option to compete with the private insurance marketplace and give the people a choice in their care
• Lower costs for prescription drugs, eliminate surprise billing and put patients and doctors in charge of their own care

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Tom on Criminal Justice

America’s criminal justice system is a revolving door of mass incarceration and racism. Tom will work towards restorative justice and:

• End cash bail, as he’s done by supporting SB10 in California
• Eliminate private prisons
• Promote better police training procedures to reduce violence against people of color
• Support those re-entering society through workforce readiness programs

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Tom on Congressional Term Limits

We need to make sure our leaders are focusing on getting work done, not on their own re-election campaigns. As president, Tom will institute a term limit of 12 total years between both the House and the Senate.

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Tom on Trump’s Impeachment

Tom called for Trump’s impeachment before any other candidate. He founded Need to Impeach in 2017, uniting more than 8 million Americans to hold Trump accountable, and invested in turning out the vote in the 2018 elections. The majority of Americans now support impeachment and removal.

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