An Economy for Working People
In the state that built the American Dream, it shouldn’t be this hard to get by. Abdul believes in an economy built by and for working people. Abdul will fight against corporate tax breaks and the capture of our economy by billionaires and would-be oligarchs. He believes that every worker deserves the right to join a union and to earn a fair wage. And he believes that one good job should pay enough to raise a family. Abdul will fight for an economy where anyone can start and grow a business to build wealth for themselves, their family, their workers, and their communities. And Abdul believes that every American deserves guaranteed healthcare regardless of what they do for work. Abdul believes in abolishing medical debt–as he did for upwards of 300,000 Michiganders.
Abdul believes that world-changing technology–like AI–should be in the hands of the people rather than unaccountable corporations. Rather than replace us, AI should be a tool to enhance our lives. And he supports legislation that would protect workers and their jobs from automation.
Trade deals, like NAFTA, have been a disaster for American manufacturing and have rotted out our towns and destroyed communities. Abdul believes in American ingenuity, grit, and know-how. And he believes that we need to build the future of the global economy in Michigan. That means investing in the research, development, and growth of the technologies of the future while using tools like tariffs in a steady, thoughtful, and targeted way to protect them as they grow. He believes that unions must have a decisive voice at the tables where decisions about the future of our economy are being made.
Abdul believes in holding corporations accountable. He believes in a muscular Federal Trade Commission that enforces anti-monopoly laws so the corporations can’t price-gouge us. And he believes in laws that would stop Wall Street speculators from wrecking good companies and killing good jobs, force publicly-traded corporations to be accountable to their workers, and protect workers on the job.
Research and development are among America’s most important assets. Rather than gut critical research agencies like the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health and pull back from funding research laboratories in universities across America, Abdul believes that our future requires us to invest more and faster. And he believes that the taxpayers who fund this research should earn back the returns on their investment.