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— Pillar IV

Common Future

The decisions we make in the next decade will shape the country our children inherit. Common Future means climate action that creates jobs instead of killing them. Infrastructure that works — roads, bridges, broadband, high-speed rail. An education system that doesn't drown students in debt before they start their careers. And housing that people who work in a community can actually afford to live in.

9 of 50 positions·2 categories

My Life & Family

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  1. No. 03Housing

    Housing costs have doubled in a generation. We're going to build the homes America needs and protect renters from predatory landlords.

  2. No. 04Education & Student Debt

    Every child deserves a great public school, and no one should spend 20 years repaying a degree.

  3. No. 25Infrastructure

    Nine of eighteen ASCE categories still in the D range. Poor infrastructure costs every American household $2,700 per year. Build it right. Build it fast.

  4. No. 34Education Reform

    American kids take 112 standardized tests K–12. Finland gives one. Our school calendar is a relic of 19th-century farming. We rebuild around how children actually learn.

  5. No. 41Homelessness

    653,104 people were homeless on a single night in 2023 — a record. It costs $35,578/year per person in emergency services. Permanent supportive housing costs $12,800. Finland is the only country that reduced homelessness. They used Housing First. It worked.

  6. No. 49Water Policy

    9.2 million lead service lines still poisoning children. 200 million Americans exposed to PFAS. The Colorado River at 25% of historical flow. 2 million Americans lack clean running water. Water is life — and America's water infrastructure is failing.

Safety & Our Future

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  1. No. 11Climate & Energy

    The climate window is closing — but the clean energy transition is also the largest job-creation opportunity in American history.

  2. No. 36AI & Technology

    The US has no federal AI law. Six companies control 90%+ of frontier AI development. 63% of Americans say AI needs more regulation. The EU passed its AI Act in 2024. We haven't started.

  3. No. 48Cybersecurity

    3,205 data breaches in 2023. 500,000+ unfilled cybersecurity jobs. Colonial Pipeline shut fuel to 17 states. Change Healthcare disrupted 1/3 of US claims. The nation's digital infrastructure is undefended.

In the news

Current stories that touch these positions, from the Common Good Dispatch, with the party’s analysis of what each one means.