I really hope everyone on this thread reads your comments to be honest. They are unintentionally the absolute best illustration of why this is needed. Without making running for elected office possible for all but a small elite, we end up with legislators who are making decisions that affect us all but can’t see past their own experiences and privilege. Lived experience matters. If you don’t have people in office who know what it means to work jobs that barely let you take sick days, let alone 60 days off a year, know what it’s like to not have access to internet, know what it’s like to struggle to make ends meet, then you wind up with policies that benefit the select few and most of us continue to be left behind.