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Green Party => B. Community => Platform - Section I. Democracy => B1. Families and Children => Topic started by: AnthonyAú on Mar 05, 2024, 06:13 PM
Platform - Green Party US I. Democracy B. Community 1. Families and Children- We call for social policies to focus on protecting families.
The young— our citizens of tomorrow— are increasingly at risk.
Programs must ensure that children, who are among the most vulnerable members of society, receive basic nutritional, educational, and medical necessities.
The Green Party supports and seeks to expand Head Start and Pre- and neo-natal programs.
A Children's Agenda should be put in place to focus attention and concerted action on the future that is our children.
[See section A.8. Youth Rights in chapter II]
- A universal, federally funded childcare program for pre-school and young schoolchildren should be developed.
- Family assistance such as the earned income tax credit, available to working poor families in which the parent supports and lives with the children, should be maintained and increased to offset regressive payroll taxes and growing inequalities in American society.
[See section E. True Cost Pricing and Tax Fairness in chapter IV]
- A living family wage is vital to the social health of communities.
[See section D. Livable Income in chapter IV]
- The actuarial protection of social security is essential to the well-being of our seniors, and maintenance of the system's integrity is an essential part of a healthy community.
We oppose privatization of social security, call for the program to remain under the aegis of the Federal Government, and seek to expand its effectiveness.
[See section M. National Debt in chapter IV]
- We support the leading-edge work of non-profit public interest groups and those individuals breaking out of "careerism" to pursue non-traditional careers in public service.