Omar: End 'Capitalist System.' Guarantee Jobs, Housing, Medicare and Abortion for All

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In "Ilhan's Vision," a government that recognizes the right to private property is an unjust government. "The capitalist system has led to a concentration of wealth in a small handful of elites while working people suffer," says Omar's vision statement. "We must stop the exploitation of working people to create a fair and just economy." One policy she proposes to help move America away from the "capitalist system" toward a "fair and just economy" is to have the federal government guarantee everybody a job and a wage. "A federal jobs guarantee would provide meaningful work to anybody who wants it," says her vision statement. "The program would: Provide a wage of at least $15 an hour, healthcare coverage, and benefits."

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She also proposes a program she calls "Homes for All." It is designed to move America away from a "free market" in residential real estate toward what Omar calls "publicly- and cooperatively-owned models of housing." "Housing is a human right," Omar says in her vision statement. "However, the free-market does not meet the needs of working families, while big banks and for-profit developers continue to profit off of working communities." Imagine that: In this country, for-profit homebuilders profit by providing housing to people who earn money by working. To stop this outrage, Omar says, "We need to move towards publicly- and cooperatively-owned models of housing for all income-levels."

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