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What Democrats Must Pledge to America

Ten ways to make America more affordable

EL CENTRAL by EL CENTRAL
December 11, 2025
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  • December 11, 2025
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Trump’s economy is truly [horrible] for most Americans. Every time Trump or his lapdogs in Congress tell voters that the economy is terrific, they seem more out of touch.

A significant number of Democrats have won elections over the last 10 months — mayoral, gubernatorial, and special elections — by stressing affordability.

Democrats can show America that they can be better trusted than Republicans to bring prices down and real wages up by promising 10 things.

The Democrats’ Pledge to Make America Affordable Again

1. We’ll eliminate Trump’s across-the-board tariffs. They’re import taxes that are raising the prices of just about everything American consumers buy. We’ll eliminate them where their costs to consumers are far higher than any potential benefits in the form of new jobs.

2. We’ll bust up monopolies. Another major source of high prices is monopolies — especially in high tech, health care, food, and finance. We’ll vigorously enforce antitrust (anti-monopoly) laws so that corporations don’t have the power to raise prices. We’ll bust up giant corporations. We’ll bar large firms from merging or acquiring other firms.

3. We’ll fight for stronger unions. Workers need more bargaining power to get higher wages. Part of the answer is stronger unions. Democrats will make it easier for them to start or join them.

4. We’ll raise the national minimum wage to $20 an hour. No one who works full-time should be in poverty. And we’ll raise it even higher for employees of big corporations that pay their top executives more than 200 times the typical worker.

5. We’ll make housing more affordable. We’ll stop private equity firms from buying up large tracts of housing and colluding on prices. We’ll get rid of zoning laws that keep housing prices high. And we’ll raise taxes on big corporations that drive up housing prices where they’re headquartered or have major facilities and use the funds for more affordable housing there.

6. We’ll cut health care costs by making Medicare available to everyone. Giving everyone the option of buying into Medicare would bring health care costs down because it’s cheaper and more efficient than private for-profit health insurance.

7. We’ll get working families help with childcare and elder care. Both are essential for working families who must now pay out large portions of their incomes to provide care for family members.

8. We’ll give working families paid family leave. Twelve weeks of unpaid leave has proven useful but not adequate. Every other advanced country provides paid leave; the richest country in the world should too.

9. We’ll provide a universal basic income if adequate-paying jobs are unavailable. Face it: Artificial Intelligence will permanently replace many jobs. No family should be left in the cold. The universal basic income won’t be so high as to make families comfortable, but it will be enough to keep them out of poverty.

10. We’ll raise taxes on the wealthiest to pay for this. Since Reagan, the rich have paid far lower taxes while accumulating a near-record portion of total income and wealth. It’s only fair that they pay more so that the rest of America can afford what Americans need. We’ll raise the top marginal tax rate to 70 percent — what it was before Reagan. We’ll also impose a 0.5 percent tax on wealth in excess of $100 million. We’ll also eliminate the cap on income subject to Social Security taxes, require that the ultra-rich pay annual capital gains taxes on unrealized income, and eliminate the stepped-up basis at death.

These 10 steps are crucial for making America affordable again. We pledge to back every one of them. Please share this with any Democrat interested in running for or remaining in office. And ask them to make the pledge.

Lo que los demócratas deben prometer a Estados Unidos

Diez maneras de hacer que Estados Unidos sea más asequible

La economía de Trump es realmente [horrible] para la mayoría de los estadounidenses. Cada vez que Trump o sus lacayos en el Congreso les dicen a los votantes que la economía es estupenda, parecen estar más desconectados de la realidad.

Un número significativo de demócratas ha ganado elecciones en los últimos 10 meses (alcaldías, gobernadores y elecciones especiales) haciendo hincapié en la asequibilidad.

Los demócratas pueden demostrar a Estados Unidos que se puede confiar más en ellos que en los republicanos para bajar los precios y subir los salarios reales prometiendo 10 cosas.

La promesa de los demócratas de hacer que Estados Unidos vuelva a ser asequible

1. Eliminaremos los aranceles generalizados de Trump. Son impuestos a las importaciones que están aumentando los precios de casi todo lo que compran los consumidores estadounidenses. Los eliminaremos cuando sus costos para los consumidores sean mucho mayores que cualquier beneficio potencial en forma de nuevos empleos.

2. Acabaremos con los monopolios. Otra fuente importante de precios altos son los monopolios, especialmente en alta tecnología, atención médica, alimentos y finanzas. Aplicaremos rigurosamente las leyes antimonopolio para que las corporaciones no tengan el poder de subir los precios. Desmantelaremos las grandes corporaciones. Prohibiremos que las grandes empresas se fusionen o adquieran otras.

3. Lucharemos por sindicatos más fuertes. Los trabajadores necesitan más poder de negociación para obtener salarios más altos. Parte de la respuesta es contar con sindicatos más fuertes. Los demócratas facilitarán su creación o afiliación a ellos.

4. Aumentaremos el salario mínimo nacional a 20 dólares la hora. Nadie que trabaje a tiempo completo debería vivir en la pobreza. Y lo aumentaremos aún más para los empleados de las grandes corporaciones que pagan a sus altos ejecutivos más de 200 veces el salario promedio de un trabajador.

5. Haremos que la vivienda sea más asequible. Impediremos que las firmas de capital privado compren grandes extensiones de vivienda y coludan sobre los precios. Eliminaremos las leyes de zonificación que mantienen altos los precios de la vivienda. Y subiremos los impuestos a las grandes corporaciones que encarecen las viviendas donde tienen su sede o cuentan con importantes instalaciones, y destinaremos los fondos a viviendas más asequibles allí.

6. Reduciremos los costos de la atención médica poniendo Medicare a disposición de todos. Dar a todos la opción de adquirir Medicare reduciría los costos de la atención médica porque es más económico y eficiente que los seguros médicos privados con fines de lucro.

7. Ayudaremos a las familias trabajadoras con el cuidado de niños y ancianos. Ambos son esenciales para las familias trabajadoras que ahora deben destinar gran parte de sus ingresos al cuidado de sus familiares.

8. Daremos a las familias trabajadoras licencia familiar remunerada. Doce semanas de licencia sin sueldo han demostrado ser útiles, pero no suficientes. Todos los demás países avanzados ofrecen licencia remunerada; el país más rico del mundo también debería hacerlo.

9. Proporcionaremos una renta básica universal si no hay empleos adecuadamente remunerados disponibles. Aceptémoslo: la inteligencia artificial reemplazará permanentemente muchos empleos. Ninguna familia debería quedar excluida. La renta básica universal no será lo suficientemente alta como para que las familias estén cómodas, pero será suficiente para evitar que caigan en la pobreza.

10. Aumentaremos los impuestos a los más ricos para financiar esto. Desde la era Reagan, los ricos han pagado impuestos mucho más bajos, acumulando una porción casi récord de sus ingresos y patrimonio totales. Es justo que paguen más para que el resto de Estados Unidos pueda permitirse lo que los estadounidenses necesitan. Aumentaremos el tipo impositivo marginal máximo al 70 %, el mismo que era antes de Reagan. También impondremos un impuesto del 0,5 % sobre el patrimonio que supere los 100 millones de dólares. También eliminaremos el límite a los ingresos sujetos a impuestos de la Seguridad Social, exigiremos que los ultrarricos paguen impuestos anuales sobre las ganancias de capital sobre los ingresos no realizados y eliminaremos la base imponible escalonada al fallecer.

Estos 10 pasos son cruciales para que Estados Unidos vuelva a ser asequible. Nos comprometemos a respaldarlos todos. Por favor, compartan esto con cualquier demócrata interesado en postularse o permanecer en el cargo. Y pídanles que se comprometan.

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