The cost of living should never exceed the wages of work.
Bostonians have made too little and paid too much for far too long. We want to make Boston affordable again by eliminating price gouging and severing the influence of private money on public officials. With the private sector working alongside an efficient and active government, we can bring higher wages and lower costs without discouraging personal success.
Lowering rent today without shrinking the housing supply tomorrow.
We deserve a housing policy that doesn't choose between building more and keeping Boston beautiful. The city and state governments should cut the permitting and zoning red tape that holds back new housing, and reward the neighborhoods that welcome it with tax breaks and benefits for the people who live there. A Boston built for all of us starts with a Boston that builds.
A T you can rely on with third spaces you can feel safe in.
Boston should have world-class infrastructure that makes you feel safer and your life run easier. Tolerating a transit system that spends more and delivers less erodes our faith in the purpose of the public sector. Allowing drug use or disorderly conduct in our public parks or on our city streets erases the point of these spaces. We can fix both of these and bring back Boston to the people.
Our best universities, investing in Boston's brightest students.
The extraordinary cost of raising a family in Boston should come with unique opportunities for the next generation. For too long, Boston's best academic institutions have stashed billions in endowment funds, slashed their admissions rates, and separated themselves from the Boston families whose taxes fund their operations. We can change that by ensuring elite universities give Boston a square deal with increased investment and special opportunities.
