Criminalize purchasers of sex, not the prostitutes
The Green Party calls for new U.S. legislation relating to prostitution modeled on the Swedish law passed in 1999 that has drastically reduced human trafficking and prostitution.
That law criminalizes the purchase of services from prostitutes, pimps and brothel keepers instead of criminalizing the prostitutes.
Source: Green Party Platform adopted by 2020 presidential hopeful
, Jul 12, 2020
Supports universal healthcare & universal pre-K
Howie Hawkins sounds like a nice guy, and his platform is admirable in many ways. He supports universal healthcare, raising the minimum wage, banning fracking, creating green jobs and serious ethics reform. His education agenda calls for full funding of
public schools, universal pre-K and free tuition at state higher-ed institutions, earning him the endorsement of several dissident teachers unions, as well as education activist Diane Ravitch.
Source: The Nation magazine on 2014 New York gubernatorial race
, Nov 4, 2018
Raise minimum wage to family-supporting wage
Raise minimum wage to family-supporting wage. Public works to create jobs at living wage.