Colorblindness and the American Dream

Close the Gap

Economic development subsidies increase profit for those with wealth leading to greater income disparity. Our stadium-styled financing invests in neighbors at the bottom of the ladder and closes the income gap.

Subsidies that close the gap.

Fix “it” so we profit the bottom of the Ladder the way we currently profit the top. It’s not profitable or it would be done by now. Profit families over commercial developers and real estate owners.

 

The Solution

There is no reason to believe that bureaucrats and politicians, no matter how well meaning, are better at solving problems than the people on the spot, who have the strongest incentive to get the solution right.
— Prof. Elinor Ostrom, 2009 Nobel Prize in Economics
 

The Project

Let’s invest in previously redlined and low income neighborhoods to create a community-owned small business accelerator and wellness center. This silent investment supports neighbors as they create community, curb their own displacement and maintain the character of their neighborhood in the future.

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The Investment

For $10 and one email from community leader each month, registered voters can fix this. If we invest the resources we already have where they’re needed most, we’ll permanently reduce the need for services over time.

25 years ago, NFL fans invested in a stadium for the Carolina Panthers with Private Seat Licenses (“PSL”). Let’s create a new kind of PSL. Let’s Put up, Shut up, and Listen.

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The Teamwork

A place to invest in the solution.

 

The Pitch

Download a pdf of the pitch.

 

All graphics created by Leslie Dwyer.