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New technologies and material progress have led to higher rents and fewer jobs for Americans. I believe we should shift taxes to rents and land values so that progress leads to prosperity instead of poverty.

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What keeps me up at night is all the Congresspeople that take aipac and trade stocks. The ones that send money to Israel so they can kill more Palestinians the threat of our healthcare getting taken away and Lgbtq rights slowly getting taken back as well as ICE raiding more of our neighborhoods that are supposed to be safe.

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I am so tired of all of the meanest in this country since this administration has taken over! I want to get back to an America that is kind, considerate, works together not as partisans, and treats ALL people, no matter where they are from, what they believe in, who they love, the same!

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The genocide happening in Palestine, and the bi-partisan agreement for unlimited military aid to Israel keep me up at night. The fact that despite the almost 100,000 civilians, women, children, all dead — America still has the gall to claim that they are for freedom, for justice, or for humanity. The support for an ongoing genocide makes me sick, and makes me sad.

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Issues that matter a lot to me that will absolutely factor into my vote:

-AI regulation for the technology as well as environmental impacts. Companies cannot be given water and power deals under the guise of creating a short term injection of jobs into the labor force to create something that is designed to take everyone else’s job after the fact. The billionaires that have this as their passion project have done nothing but prove that they are untrustworthy with no moral compass and are willing to shove their product down the throats of the American people at any expense.

-The deterioration of civil rights and liberties that have been able to occur under republican leadership and lack of response from democrats is frankly appalling. It is unacceptable that marginalized groups whether it be based on skin color, the gender they love, the pronouns they use, the religion they practice, whether they have a uterus, the language they speak, etc. have systematically been attacked by the right to create what is intended to be white nationalist Christian hierarchy where money and power can be used as leverage to push those communities down even further. This includes the complete eradication of ICE, which has proved itself to be a state-sanctioned Gestapo. More immigration judges need to be allocated to open the path to citizenship for families that have lived here non-violently for years.

-America’s foreign policy is abysmal. We are pissing off our allies left and right, starting wars over oil (ignoring both the law and polling data showing strong contempt for the war by the American people). AIPAC and the democratic representatives that take their money either from a shell pac or from an individual contributor that represents AIPAC’s interests continues to conflate antisemitism and anti-Zionism, leading to Jewish people in America being targeted in response to Israel’s genocidal actions in Gaza and Lebanon. It is imperative that we stop funding a country that is actively committing war crimes (defensive weapons included), and make sure that Jewish communities feel safe to practice their religion in parallel.

-Money in politics; for too long, lobbyists have been able to buy lawmakers into making decisions that line the pockets of the wealthy while fucking over the working person. The study that came out saying that public opinion has very little influence over what laws get passed proves that we are already in an oligarchy rather than a democracy. Laws need to be passed to undo Citizens United, and the tax code needs to be fixed such that billionaires can’t hide their money in loopholes while the public is forced day by day to prioritize their bills/ purchases due to the increased cost of living.

-Education scores across the nation are on the decline, with teachers sounding the alarm on reading and writing showing as a chronic issue. Phonics needs to be brought back over reading sight words, and so many new interactive tools exist for teaching STEM that can be implemented in curriculums. AZ has traditionally had tax credits go to charter/ private schools, leading to students not being exposed to peers outside their socioeconomic bubble as well as putting extra pressure on public resources. Teachers are exhausted and under-paid, and more effort needs to be put into students absorbing information, rather than teaching to the test so a school gets funding.

-Healthcare is arguably the most important one on this list. The healthcare cuts from the big bullshit bill are scheduled to start taking place after the 2026 midterms, so it is essential that our representatives fight now to safeguard the people as much as possible from these cuts. Insurance companies need to be dismantled due to their entire purpose to be to bar care from the people that pay into their care plan. The idea that shareholder value should take precedence over people’s right to healthcare is immoral. There are some things that are not intended to make money- as far as I know, no one is debating calling the fire department because they are not sure if they could afford it, but people definitely do that for ambulances. People that are born with or develop chronic health conditions deserve a life that is not made harder by having to deal with denial after denial for a procedure or medication that their doctor deems necessary for best quality of life.

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People being put in concentration camps. These camps need to be shut down! While the most vulnerable can be selected for vilification first, make no mistake, these camps are for all of us.

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Humans don’t seem to be taking seriously the environmental threats that face us, between our dwindling water resources, extreme heat, and skyrocketing energy costs … what are we leaving for future generations?

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The needs of people in rural spaces and working families do not go away when political parties (and the policies they write and fight for) abandon them. It just makes those people much easier to prey upon by anyone seeking power or wealth, further eroding those communities and those families. Arizonans deserve so much better.

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I just want to feel like the people around me are safe and seen.

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The ongoing rollback of lgbt rights across the country has been horrific to see, the targeting of lgbt youth being particularly dispiciable. Likewise the targeting of immigrants legal or otherwise is horiffying to see. Neither can continue.

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I’m tired of seeing a two-tiered justice system where the wealthy buy their way out of trouble while working families in the East Valley are penalized for being poor. We need a system that values people over profits and ensures everyone—no matter their zip code—is treated with dignity and fairness.

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I had a standard procedure last year, and even with 'good' insurance, I ended up with a $3,000 surprise bill. Now it’s sitting on my credit report. Why is our healthcare system designed like a trap? I’m a hardworking person, but one medical hiccup shouldn't ruin my financial future.

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I’m tired of being told inflation is down when my grocery bill is 40% higher than it was three years ago. It feels like big corporations are using 'inflation' as an excuse to keep prices high while they report record profits. We need someone to hold these companies accountable for price gouging families.

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I’ve lived in Queen Creek for 15 years. My oldest son just graduated college, but he can’t afford to live in the town he grew up in. Even with a good entry-level job, the rent is astronomical. It feels like the 'American Dream' is being priced out of reach for the next generation of Arizonans.

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I love our neighborhood public school, but I see the resources dwindling every year while more public money is diverted to private vouchers. My son’s 3rd-grade class has 32 kids in it. We are starving our public system, and it’s our kids who are paying the price for these 'education' experiments.

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As a mom of two daughters in Gilbert, the loss of federal protections for reproductive healthcare keeps me awake. I worry about what happens if they face a medical emergency in the future. We need representatives who trust women to make their own healthcare decisions without government interference.

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I’m a retired teacher in Chandler. Even with Medicare, my supplemental insurance premiums and the cost of my husband’s insulin are eating through our savings. We worked our whole lives just to spend our 'golden years' terrified of a hospital bill. When will we finally cap these out-of-pocket costs for everyone?