The system is rigged against the average American. I am tired of seeing Americans crushed! Once upon a time there used to be this idea of an American Dream, a promise so strong it moved millions of immigrants to the USA. Now the American Dream feels distant, almost impossible. As George Carlin would say about it, "...because you have to be asleep to believe it." America has lost its way through corruption and self-interest.

I graduated from Western Governor's University in 2017 with a Bachelors of Science in Software Development. That career has catapulted me into working on some large insurance software programs at AAA where I met my wife, to building out multi-billion dollar software solutions in the investment/derivative space at my current employer. I have worked in-between those in the manufacturing and aerospace sectors, and with consumer products and medical services for a time building web apps.

Now, I wasn't always a programmer writing critical system logic. My first job was a bagger and cart collector at a local grocery store (they called us courtesy clerks). My second was at Best Buy. My third job was a dog bather at Petsmart (that was hard, tip your groomers man!). I have never forgotten where I have come from: 5th generation Irish immigrant, son of a farmer and factory worker who became insurance salespeople and flight attendant, have had family who served in WW2, Vietnam, Cold, Gulf, and modern wars: I am proud to be American, and I will never forget the sacrifices of those who built the world we know today.

I have had years where I had no health care, we were one of those unfortunate families who lost their homes in the 2008 Housing Crisis, and I have seen family members sell property to pay for medical care/debt; I have seen the cracks in the system, ones we must fill so that the rising tide of a booming American economy might lift all ships. The benefit of my technological and programming experience is that I can put my money where my mouth is and actually demonstrate our elected officials insane lack of understanding of the digital world and the insane risk that places us all under. We can build policies and plans for the 21st Century, not just what worked post-WW2 or what some party pushes. Real solutions for working people, centered around safeguarding Americans from the offenses of corporations or government overreach.