Declare an unconditional war on poverty, end homelessness
A Williamson administration will work with lawmakers to:
Declare an unconditional war on poverty and aim to relieve and cure its symptoms in order to find solutions to prevent it.
Restore and make permanent the enhancement of Child Tax Credit.
Lift poverty wages by raising the federal minimum wage to $15 by 2025.
Ensure Universal rent control and a prohibition on rental deposits.
End homelessness and housing insecurity with a Homes Guarantee.
Source: 2024 Presidential campaign website Marianne2024.com
, Jun 6, 2023
Equal access to opportunity for a stable democracy
In an interview with The Weekly Standard: "Don't get me wrong," she says with a smile, "capitalism has been good to me.
But what is happening today is that too many people can't get in the club, there has to be enough access. There has to be enough access to opportunity for America to be a stable democracy."
Source: National Review magazine, articles on 2020 candidates
, Jul 1, 2019
Welfare is social justice, not charity
We hear many people say today that poverty is a "charity" issue, and that the government should not be involved in charity. According to that line of thinking, it should be the purview of nonprofits, churches, and so on, to support
America's disadvantaged citizens. But as someone who has founded nonprofits, who understands the importance of charity work, and has led a religious congregation,
I know very well that charity cannot compensate for lack of social justice. When I look at the advantages of my own child compared to the relative disadvantages of children a few miles away,
I don't just think that I should be involved in charity work. I think that child on the other side of town is being denied his or her RIGHTS in a democratic society.
