I’m a lifelong Democrat who just watched Republicans shove a nine-hundred-page “Big Beautiful Bill” through Congress with nothing but party-line votes while Democrats posted statements, held pressers, and let it pass anyway. That’s when it hit me. This two-party setup is dead. It’s one side trying to drag us back to 1940, and the other side too scared to fight like it matters. Ross Perot got 18.9 percent in 1992 with no internet, no smartphones, no livestreams. Today, with digital reach, a third party could wreck the whole game and give people an option built on performance, not party cosplay.
Let’s start where the system is most broken. The IRS already has my income data. They can send me emails demanding payment. But I still have to print out forms and mail them in like it’s 1983. Why? Government agencies are locked in with tech that would embarrass a mid-tier startup. We need to put every public form on an API and connect it to a real digital back-end. That means instant approvals after deadlines pass. That means no more six-month waits for permit stamps. AI can already write memos and analyze compliance. Build a government AI stack that handles the grunt work. Not to fire people, but to free them up to do the jobs that matter. Faster approvals mean projects move now, not next term.
The tax code is a joke. Most people don’t even know they can deduct the depreciation on their car. They don’t know because the system was written by people who make money when you stay confused. If a tax deduction can’t be explained in one sentence, get rid of it. The IRS should pre-fill every tax return and only ask you to confirm or fix it if you earned income outside what they already see. No one should have to hire a CPA just to avoid overpaying.
Now to the one issue that cuts across every line: health care. It is a scam. Insurance companies run this country’s medical system. They tell your doctor what you’re allowed to get. They deny treatments and delay care, and nobody in Congress is doing a damn thing because they take money from the same companies causing the problem. I used to work for Sedgwick. I heard the calls. Republicans in rural factories. Democrats in cities. Doesn’t matter. People’s backs and knees are breaking, and they’re begging for help. Instead they get hold music and paperwork. Politicians need to butt the fuck out of our medical care. Universal catastrophic coverage and cash-price transparency would wreck the current scam in months. Mental health? People are dying every eleven minutes by suicide while therapists are booked out for months. And don’t get me started on dental. What kind of country lets people rot in pain because their teeth aren’t covered? It’s disgusting. And the worst part? Insurance makes it more expensive. Doctors charge more just to deal with the phone calls, codes, and rejection letters. We could cut the cost and raise the quality just by kicking insurance companies out of the center of care.
Wages and housing are bleeding people dry. A single adult with no kids needs twenty-six dollars an hour just to live in most metro areas. We’re still fighting over fifteen. Meanwhile, institutional landlords are buying up homes, jacking rents, and shutting first-time buyers out. One company can own 500 homes in the same zip code. That should be illegal. Cap corporate holdings at ten percent per county. Legalize 3D printed construction that cuts costs and build times in half. Peg wages to local rent so the cost of living isn’t just an abstract number on a campaign site.