WS Chronicle

Josh Brannon

Guest Columnist

For any American under 35 years old, they’ve spent their entire lives under a system where all the economic gains have gone to those who need them the least. It has not mattered who we’ve had as president or which party controlled Congress, runaway inequality hasn’t slowed down since Reagan.

And it’s not just economic inequality; it’s inequality of justice. Despite admitting to collectively hundreds of billions, or even trillions of dollars in fraud, and paying tens of billions of dollars in fines, no significant Wall Street executive has gone to jail. Meanwhile, we have people in cities and towns across America who go to jail on a daily basis for something as small as having a joint of marijuana in their pockets.

We cannot call ourselves a moral society when we allow such atrocities of justice.

It is time for a political revolution. It is time for people and communities all over our country to rise up and elect members of Congress who will: once again commit to making our country a land of opportunity for everyone; who will: implement true universal healthcare so that whether or not you can go to the doctor when you’re sick doesn’t depend on if you have enough money; who will: get rid of our horrifically racist drug sentencing guidelines and three-strikes rules and do away with the for-profit prison system that perversely benefits from locking away more people; who will: invest in public works programs that improve our country while providing well-paying jobs; and who will: reinvest in our education system, including our higher education, so that no one is forced to be an indentured servant to the banks just to be able to get the education they want.

If you agree, I would appreciate your vote.

Josh Brannon is a candidate for the N.C. 5th Congressional District.