People over Party.
“Democracy is not for sale”
Justin Dues
Candidate for US House - NC District 8
My top priority is to help the folks living paycheck to paycheck. How ?
JAIL THE CORRUPT
ADD UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE
TAX THE BILLIONAIRE CLASS
A Father, US Marine, and eternal optimist.
Running to RESTORE the AMERICAN DREAM.
Independent / Moderate
Ethical & Moral Mindset
The gerrymandered 8th district of NC. They don’t teach us to understand how each side is rigging the system. Research gerrymandering, Citizens United, partisan primaries, etc.
NC 8th District = 36% UNAFFILIATED, 34% REPUBLICAN, 30% DEMOCRAT
We need Collaboration
We need Compromise
= A system that works for ALL.
*The average American bailed out Wall Street, Large Corporations, and special interest too many times.
We are FALLING BEHIND.
NUMBER$ don’t lie.
Global Gini-coefficient is a statistical comparison of wealth inequality.
*Lower the better*
Russia = 36 | China = 37 | US = 39 | Iran = 40 | Congo = 42
— Wealth Inequality
Hong Kong = 86 | Switz = 84 | UK = 82 | Chile = 82 | Kuwait = 80 | USA = 79 | Cuba = 78 | Iran = 77 | Mexico = 75
Thanks to corruption the USA is the only developed nation in the world without universal healthcare
— Life Expectancy (we live nearly 10 years less than our peers)
1960s - New Car = $2,000 & New Home = $19,000
1990s - New Car = $12,000 & New Home = $150,000
2020s - New Car = $40,000 & New Home = $300,000
— American Dream or American Nightmare?
John F. Kennedy (1962)
“The time to repair the roof is while the sun is shining.”
Why are you running for office?
Similar to why I joined the Marine Corps infantry in 2003 after graduating high school, I feel a call to serve.
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We need term limits, removal of dark money and lobbying from the system, non-partisan primaries or ranked-choice voting options, etc.
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The federal budget rests more on the backs of individual earners than it does on the backs of wealthy corporations - it's due time that changes!
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Universal Healthcare, Education Reform and expansion, Immigration Reform, Data Privacy
Truth to Power