Meet BO

Boris “Bo” Wiedenfeld-Needham is a Eugene based small business owner and political activist.

“My platform is designed to encourage regular people to come back to the Democratic party and create excitement. For decades now, the party has been moving further and further to the right, in order to chase that elusive ‘Ahabian’ beast: The Swing Voter.

Guess what?  The swing voter is about as real as the abominable snowman. They don’t exist. We’ve all been sold a bill of goods, so that the corporate Democrats don’t alienate their paymasters – the donor class; the large corporations and billionaires.

I may not have any experience holding a national elected office, but I am certainly not without experience in general. I was on the board of directors of the late Senator Paul Wellstone’ s Progressive Action, as well as the steering committee of the Green Party. Locally, I have been involved in philanthropic work, including two full terms on the board of Directors of Food for Lane County.

While my political opponent raised more than 90% of her money from large, mostly corporate PACs, I am raising my money in Oregon. We may not be able to outspend her, but we can out-smart her, out-creative, and out-passion her!  Onwards!”

 

Personal

Bo is 55 years old, he lives in South Eugene with his wife and daughter and they have a grown son who lives out of state. And let’s not forget Nero, the dog. He lives with Nero, too. Trump doesn’t even have a dog! Seriously?

Platform Outline

Immigration / borders

 

  • Stop illegal deportations.
  • Reinstate common sense procedures for asylum seekers.
  • Open green-card lottery to all countries equally.

Governance

  • 15-year term limit for supreme court justices.
  • Mandatory retirement age for lawmakers, including president: 80
  • Constitutional protection for LGBTQ+ people.
  • Ban private equity funds / hedge funds from owning and operating rental properties with 10 or fewer units.

Foreign affairs

  • An immediate end to all non-humanitarian aid to Israel.
  • Recognition of the state of Palestine
  • Reinstate USAID.
  • Join the ICC.

Fiscal

  • TAX THE RICH!
  • No more ceiling for payroll taxes
  • Raise the income tax above $10,000,000 to 50%
  • A wealth tax of 3% on liquid / quasi liquid assets above $100,000,000.
  • Raise the federal minimum wage to $15/hr.
  • Medicare / single payer healthcare for all.

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