Raising the minimum wage wipes out the entry-level jobs young people need most.
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Payday lenders should be capped at 36% interest nationwide.
Welfare should come with strict work requirements for every able-bodied adult.
Gerrymandering should be illegal, with independent commissions drawing every district.
Police budgets should be cut and redirected to mental health responders.
Paid family leave should be guaranteed by federal law, like every other rich country.
Congress should be forced to pass a balanced budget amendment.
Universal basic income would destroy the incentive to work.
Gender-affirming care for minors is a decision for families and doctors, not legislators.
The federal minimum wage should be at least $20 an hour.
The national debt is a bigger threat to America than climate change.
Life without parole for juveniles should be banned outright.
Mail-in ballots should be available to every voter, no excuse required.
Assault weapons should be banned for civilian sale nationwide.
Putting VAT on private school fees in the UK was the right call.
Sanctuary cities should lose every dollar of federal funding.
Social media companies should be legally liable for the misinformation they amplify.
Zoning should be decided locally, and the federal government should stay out.
Nobody over 75 should be allowed to run for president.
The border wall should be finished, no matter what it costs.