The government on the blockchain
Seattle is surrounded by technological talent outsourced from all over the world. The technology is available to take our power back from the corrupt financial systems and our own government. We now have the capability to transition our financial system out of a traditional banking system and onto a decentralized blockchain. The actions of the banks during the co
ronavirus spoke volumes when they were given the responsibility of distributing stimulus relief to businesses that benefited their own pockets and as a result, left small businesses in the dust. With ample evidence of corruption and threats of cyber-attacks, the smart money has the ability to change our political system in the following ways:
"audit" how our tax-paying dollars are being spent and hold corruption or back door favors from our legislatures accountable. Governance token holders can influence decisions concerning new feature proposals and even changing the governance system itself. Communal lending will save taxpayers $1000's in fees and interest, pay for itself, similar to how BECU operates. Similar to a Kickstarter or Gofundme platform that you get to vote which projects you’d like your taxes invested in. We could fund things like a public health clinic, technological advancements, renewable energy and affordable housing. Instead of putting our money into a bank for them to leverage profits using, we could use this money to reinvest into our communities. Platform:
Affordable Housing
My career in mortgage lending gave me an inside look at many of the flawed and discriminatory practices that continue to exist in real estate today. With inflation and the cost of homeownership rising to unprecedented levels that even a "livable wage" can't address, tokenizing real estate on the blockchain, unionizing renters, and reforming discriminatory lending practices could have an enormous economic impact on building wealth for future generations. Transparency
We have the technology to be completely transparent to the community being represented by our current officials. Unfortunately, I have felt the past year that our leaders have been ineffective and non-transparent in meeting the public on their wishes for how they want their community run? Obtaining this position would allow me to educate, inform, and lead the collective interests towards initiatives free from corruption and lobbyist influences. Every company I've worked for invests in understanding the pulse of its employees and yet our government seems to skip over a crushing majority of their constituents without any accountability as to why they make the decisions they do (we know why). Houseless and 501c3
We live in the richest nation and one of the wealthiest states in the free world. There are some wonderful people with big hearts working in our community severely unpaid and overworked. I feel that current structures in place needed to create a 501c3 incentivizes a "for-profit business" model especially when it comes to certain religious charities that continually create unsafe and predatory environments in which many of the LGBTQ and vulnerable demographics of the houseless community choose to remain on the streets for safety concerns. My work with the homeless community found that mutual aid was extremely effective and minimized overhead. The amount of time and energy it takes to be homeless is a big reason why it gets prolonged. Having resources available on a centralized platform and in a localized area to access could have a profound effect in eliminating this humanitarian crisis. Transparency in this sector could save a lot of unnecessary spending. Finally, my first priority would be to end the unethical sweeps of people’s only possessions without any recourse or plan to transition them from their current situation. Addiction Crisis
Addiction and mental health has plagued many communities. Without access to healthcare and safe places for our most vulnerable to heal, addiction is left unchecked. Investing in medical treatments such as ayahuasca, iboga, pe**te, mushrooms have time after time been shown to be a healthy alternative to spending the money to house them in jail. Until we regain control of our healthcare industry free from pharmaceutical influences and lobbyists, this is a strikingly effective method of giving someone another chance at life. Police
This last year, Seattle had a wake-up call and found out that police, rooted in racism and incentivized to criminalize the poor, were abusing their power without any accountability. How they have treated protestors is absolutely deplorable. Protesting is a critical bi-partisan freedom in our democracy and should be treated with the highest respect. While we still need people who enforce the laws of our government, we do not need to fund the militarization of police against our most vulnerable group of citizens. Their role should be protecting and SERVING the community and not excessively jailing its own residents. There is absolutely no reason why Police should be called to a mental health crisis, sweeping homeless people trying to survive or non-emergency crimes. It is time we gave Firefighters, social workers, and mental health professionals a raise by re-allocating unnecessary police funds and let them take on the responsibility of caring for the community. Consequences for actions are absolutely imperative to the structure of our society however mental health, victimless crimes, poverty, and mistakes should not have a permanent impact on an individual's freedom or future.
