Working Families Deserve to Get Ahead
Rent, groceries, healthcare, childcare — the cost of everyday life has outpaced wages for too long. The Talon Party has a real plan to make America affordable again.
Where We Stand
The cost of living crisis is not a talking point — it is the daily reality for millions of American families. Since 2020, inflation has driven up the price of groceries, rent, gas, and healthcare while wages have struggled to keep pace.
The Talon Party believes that a full-time worker should be able to afford a home, feed their family, and access healthcare without going into debt. That is not a radical idea — it is the basic promise of the American economy, and it has been broken.
We support targeted relief for working families: expanding the Child Tax Credit, capping insulin prices, investing in affordable housing, and raising the federal minimum wage to reflect the actual cost of living in 2026.
"My parents both work full time and they still stress about groceries every week. They're not irresponsible — the system is just stacked against working people. That's what the Talon Party is fighting to change."
"We talk about the economy like it's an abstract thing. But for most people, the economy is: can I pay rent this month? Can I afford my kid's medication? Those are the questions we need to be answering."
Our Specific Proposals
Affordable Housing Investment
Fund the construction of 2 million new affordable housing units and expand rental assistance for low-income families.
Raise the Minimum Wage
Raise the federal minimum wage to $17/hour and index it to inflation so it never falls behind the cost of living again.
Cap Prescription Drug Prices
Allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices and cap insulin at $35/month for all Americans, not just Medicare recipients.
Student Debt Relief
Expand income-driven repayment plans and provide targeted debt cancellation for borrowers who were defrauded or attended predatory institutions.
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