RICKY'S VISION FOR AMERICA

Ricky believes in an America where every human being is entitled to the following inalienable rights:

• The right to life, liberty, safety, and privacy;
• The right to a clean, safe, and healthy environment;
• The right to seek refuge from foreign oppression and danger;
• The right to citizenship, equal rights, and equal protection under the law;
• The right to fair, swift, and representative justice under the law;
• The right to freely and peacefully travel;
• The right to freely practice religious faith (or not);
• The right to universal health care;
• The right to a universal basic income;
• The right to a universal, tuition-free public education;
• The right to own property and pursue enterprise;
• The right to freedom of petition, expression and thought;
• The right to participate in free, fair, direct, and open elections;
• The right to work under equitable and satisfactory conditions;
• The right to collectively bargain and be free from exploitative labor; and
• The right to social insurance, pension services, and a dignified living wage.

Ricky believes in an America where these are inalienable rights, that all living human beings deserve them, and that they must unequivocally apply to everyone, without regard to race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, income, genetic information, disability status, national origin, religious belief (or lack thereof), and social or citizenship status.

Anyone with clear eyes can see that liberal democracy—otherwise known as neoliberalism—has failed. Therefore, Ricky believes that it is time to transition into a socially democratic global system, one that will do away with laissez-faire economics and place power back in the hands of the people, and not the privileged few. A better world is possible, necessary, and inevitable.