Raising the Federal Minimum Wage for Working Americans

Lydia will unchain economic opportunity by working with legislators to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour, adjusted for inflation. This will boost Michigan’s economy, reduce inequality, and support working families, with inflation managed strategically.

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Real Tax Relief: No Income Tax Under $150,000

No federal income tax on any earnings under $150,000 a year, a real step toward eliminating the federal income tax entirely, and an end to the hidden tax of private insurance premiums, deductibles, and surprise bills eating into paychecks before workers ever see them.

Free Trade, Not Government-Managed Trade

Tariffs are a regressive tax that costs the average household over a thousand dollars a year. Lydia supports removing tariffs and other government barriers to trade.

Building a Strong Economy

A quarter of American workers need a license just to work, with no safety benefit and a real cost to interstate mobility. Lydia will push for license recognition across state lines, faster federal permitting for manufacturing, and clearing federal barriers holding back industries like hemp, so Michigan's economy isn't locked into industries on their way out.

Protecting Social Security for Americans

Unchain economic security by protecting Social Security for Michigan’s seniors.

Medicaid for All: Real Choice, Real Coverage

Medicaid for All is opt-in coverage for citizens and legal residents. All medically necessary care is covered, no diagnosis or category required. Premiums are capped by income, free below a set threshold, and priced using Medicare-negotiated rates. Full enrollment within three years, backed by real outreach funding so people know it exists. Funded by drug price negotiation, administrative savings, spending cuts, and House-originated legislation closing corporate and wealth tax loopholes, not by taxing workers, and structured as mandatory spending so it can't lapse through inaction the way ACA subsidies just did.

Unchaining the Right to Strike

Repeal the federal injunction power used to force strikers back to work, restore the right to secondary and sympathy strikes, and push states to stop disqualifying strikers from unemployment insurance.

Childcare: Common Sense Over Bureaucracy

Childcare providers need credentials and background checks. What needs to change is requiring parents to trust government inspectors instead of their own judgment about which spaces are safe for their children. Parents get a safety checklist, conduct their own inspection, and sign an affidavit. Providers stay accountable to parents, not to regulations written for institutional facilities.

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