Issue Position: Public goods, commons, and "natural monopolies" should be regulated as such, including medicare for all and publicly controlled utilities.

Emilie's vision: Vermonters have ready access to clean energy, reliable and affordable telecommunications, and quality healthcare. We have public funding for public spaces, telecommunications, electricity, and healthcare.

The costs of healthcare, housing, electricity, and connectivity, are rising exponentially faster than our ability to pay, and the proceeds for these collective investments are not returning to the pockets of Vermonters. When our collective resources, both financial and physical, are committed towards a project--be it our highways, or housing developments--these projects should be structured with the needs of Vermonters first and profits second. Every one of us, regardless of income or birth, benefits from electricity, telecommunications, and healthcare. We already have public participation built into our regulatory process, but this seems to be in name only. By increasing participation and clarifying accountability, we can bring more Vermonters into the process. To better regulate these "natural monopolies," we must lower costs, correct incentives, and remember that when more of us prosper, more of us will prosper.

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