Issue Positions: Economic Opportunity

Issue Position

I believe that it is inhumane for Louisiana to follow the federally mandated minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. I believe that no individual working 40 hours a week should live at or below the poverty threshold.

I will fight to set a living wage in the state by 2025, allowing small businesses adequate time to prepare;
I will fight to end preemption. This will allow municipalities, such as the City of New Orleans, to set its own minimum wage;
I will fight for our small business owners, who employ more than half of Louisiana's workforce. This means providing small and disadvantaged business enterprises increased access to capital to start or grow businesses and making sure they are meaningfully engaged in the bidding process for government contracts;
I will fight to allocate more funding for STEM incubator programs that primary and secondary students can attend to foster innovation and entrepreneurship;
I will fight to keep our residents in the district and lock in tax rates for long-time homeowners. I will start with fighting to lower the age and income threshold eligibility qualifications for the "senior tax freeze' on property assessments.

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