Real economic stability requires both fair wages and real pathways into work that our country actually depends on.

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I support a phased increase in Ohio's minimum wage alongside a plan to strengthen the pipeline to ownership. Wage increases must be paired with support for small businesses and solo entrepreneurs because economic stability should be possible whether you are an employee or an employer.

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Work requirements are already federal policy for those receiving public benefits, but right now, too many of those requirements are tied to outdated programs that don't lead to real stability or independence. I believe any federal work requirement must be tied to pathways that rebuild the nation, and lead to family stability so I will champion a Federal Workforce Stability Act to ensure work requirements are being executed to promote loss of dependency. 

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When people are stable, communities are safer. Mental health crises, gun violence, and chronic instability are all symptoms of a system that fails to deliver basic security .