Social Security is based upon the workers' total income. Suppose someone is disabled and cannot work but has a wife/husband or anyone else currently in the household who does work. In that case, they will be added to their application to...

You may have heard about a UBI from former presidential candidate Andrew Yang. However, this was not Yang's idea, and it is not my idea; this is the people's idea. The American citizens of this country. The UBI was also Martin Luther King's...

Those with a disability of any type need to be equal. They need enough resources to help them, which may seem like not much of a proposal or policy. However, I believe in our school system giving those with a disability more resource...

There are 50 states in the United States, and 48 of them allow gambling. However, Utah is not one of them. Why? Because of their established culture? Because of the Mormon population in Utah? Gambling is a human's choice. People can choose how...

Ranked-choice voting is an electoral system that allows people to vote for multiple candidates in order of preference. Instead of just choosing whom you want to win, you fill out the ballot saying who is your first choice, second choice, or third choice (or more as needed) for each position...

Utahns should not have to be living on the streets or trying to make money on the side to live day-by-day in hotels to have a place to sleep. With housing prices going up and poverty here to stay, we need...

A more effective way of reducing gun violence in communities would require every buyer of any age to obtain a license that includes the registration of all purchases and at least a modest training program. Those who plan to buy a gun of...

Businesses are extremely important to this country! Because of companies, we can find goods and services. Because of industries, we can find a job opportunity. I am not willing to sit around and watch businesses go under because they cannot afford to keep...

Did you know that 65% of dog owners personally abuse their dogs? Did you know that 97% of farm animals are brutally tortured and killed? Do you know what happens to animals at shelters? We need to better care for animals, as animals...

Congress will be instrumental in designing and funding any new federal infrastructure package. Infrastructure investments can reduce emissions and improve resilience to the climate impacts we’re already experiencing. For instance, a modernized grid can better distribute renewable power and make communities more resilient to extreme weather. Any new infrastructure should...

The first confirmed case of COVID-19 was reported on March 6, 2020, in Davis County, UT. Since March 2020, we have had over 220,000 confirmed cases and nearly 1,000 deaths in Utah alone. We need to keep our people and communities safe from...

Medicare For All would be funded by the federal government, using money that otherwise would go to Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal programs that pay for health services. We can eliminate employer-sponsored health insurance. Employer-paid premiums for health insurance are exempt...

We need to increase the minimum wage for all. Right now, the minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, and it has not increased since 2008 when it went up from $6.55 to $7.25, and it has only gone up by $0.70 since 2008! And it...

The Personal Privacy Act is about protecting our rights. We need to ban robocalls and safeguard our personal information. Did you know that companies share and sell your personal information to major corporations when you give your phone number on a website, email...

Well, first and for most, Congress was meant to be a citizen legislature; this means that our representatives were supposed to go to Washington, serve for a short time, and then return to live under the laws they made; this vision has been lost. Congress is now full of career politicians who put their own needs above public...