Matthew Goldstein

Matthew Goldstein (independent) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent New York's 10th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the general election on November 8, 2022.

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

My name's Matthew Goldstein, and I'm a lifelong New Yorker, law school graduate, and first-time candidate running to represent New York's new 10th District.

I've grown up under "leaders" who have cheated my generation out of our future and who have sold our democracy to the highest bidder. I've seen a Congress unwilling or unable to solve our most urgent problems because it's made up of politicians too old, too rich, or too corrupt to care. Before our eyes, nature's world burns. Before our eyes, the fascists are at the gates. So I'm done watching.

My platform is simple: Prosperity • Dignity • Liberty • Victory.

These four words are the core of the American ideal. We the People must shout it from the rooftops: The promise of America is common prosperity--no human being left behind and no child left hungry. It's the promise of equal dignity and respect for all, both in everyday life and in the law. It's the promise of liberation from rigid social and economic class, of true opportunity to achieve anything no matter the circumstances of your birth.

But keeping America's promise means victory. We can only build a better world if we fight like hell--and win. I pledge to fight Republican fascism and Democratic stagnation with uncompromising strength. I pledge to bring the will of the people to Washington. I pledge to vote for progress and our shared future. This fall, we in NY-10 have the chance to revolutionize American politics. Let's show 'em what New York can do.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

PROSPERITY: Prices rise and wages don't. The rich get richer while we can barely make rent. Real prosperity means that nobody goes without adequate food, shelter, medical care, or any other necessity. It also means an economy that benefits *every American*--not just the people hoarding wealth at the very top.DIGNITY: America is meant to be a beacon and refuge from an oppressive world. But to keep that promise, we must ensure that every American can live in the dignity of their identity--who they are, who they love, how they live--free of bigotry and violence.LIBERTY: In America, the circumstances of your birth shouldn't determine the outcome of your life. True liberty requires access to education, to home ownership, to a fair job and a decent living. It requires the opportunity to elect a government that actually represents us by making sure everyone's vote carries equal weight. After all, isn't that the American dream?

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I'm passionate about reducing costs of living, fighting for people and workers over CEOs and corporate profits, saving our environment, protecting abortion rights and LGBTQ+ Americans, nationalizing healthcare, ending child poverty and hunger, reforming the federal government, and unrigging our elections.

I want to amend the Constitution in order to retire the stagnant Senate from its lawmaking role, expand the House of Representatives so that it *actually* represents America, and balance the Supreme Court by adding new seats to account for growing population.

Among many other specific policies, I want to:

• incentivize housing construction and allow tax deductions for paying rent

• make big tech companies that mine and sell your data pay you royalties for it

• fully fund the NLRB and IRS to ensure a union for every worker and collect taxes owed by the ultra-rich

• bring back a semiautomatic rifle ban and gun manufacturer liability

• provide abortion services and gender-affirming care at federal sites in rogue red states

• outlaw scam calls and texts and aggressively prosecute financial crimes against workers

• make it easier to sue local, state, and federal officers who violate your rights--and win

• end private prisons and ban police use of military equipment

• overturn cases, like Citizens United, in which the Supreme Court has allowed the rich to buy candidates and elections

For more, see MSGforNYC.com!

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