1 00:00:01,334 --> 00:00:07,007 ♪♪ 2 00:00:07,073 --> 00:00:12,746 ♪♪ 3 00:00:12,879 --> 00:00:14,180 -Hello. I'm Joe McDermott. 4 00:00:14,247 --> 00:00:15,248 As your King County 5 00:00:15,382 --> 00:00:16,249 Councilmember, 6 00:00:16,383 --> 00:00:17,851 Sound Transit Board member, 7 00:00:17,917 --> 00:00:19,085 and member of the Seattle 8 00:00:19,219 --> 00:00:20,453 King County Board of Health, 9 00:00:20,587 --> 00:00:22,088 building a just, equitable, 10 00:00:22,222 --> 00:00:23,590 and thriving King County 11 00:00:23,690 --> 00:00:24,591 is the mission 12 00:00:24,691 --> 00:00:26,226 for my work every day. 13 00:00:26,292 --> 00:00:27,894 Strong transit options 14 00:00:27,961 --> 00:00:30,030 mean opportunity for everyone. 15 00:00:30,096 --> 00:00:31,031 That's why I fought 16 00:00:31,097 --> 00:00:32,032 to include West Seattle 17 00:00:32,098 --> 00:00:33,266 in light rail expansion, 18 00:00:33,366 --> 00:00:34,601 and I'm leading the effort 19 00:00:34,701 --> 00:00:35,702 to secure a tunnel 20 00:00:35,769 --> 00:00:37,437 for light rail in West Seattle. 21 00:00:37,537 --> 00:00:38,805 It's also why I'm delivering 22 00:00:38,938 --> 00:00:40,040 RapidRide bus service 23 00:00:40,106 --> 00:00:41,608 to Delridge and Burien 24 00:00:41,741 --> 00:00:43,143 and ensuring that metro 25 00:00:43,276 --> 00:00:44,210 and Sound Transit 26 00:00:44,277 --> 00:00:46,279 prioritize equitable fares 27 00:00:46,413 --> 00:00:48,715 and equitable fare enforcement. 28 00:00:48,782 --> 00:00:49,716 Solving our 29 00:00:49,783 --> 00:00:50,750 homelessness crisis 30 00:00:50,817 --> 00:00:53,053 means solving our housing crisis. 31 00:00:53,119 --> 00:00:54,054 That's why 32 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:55,455 I passed legislation 33 00:00:55,588 --> 00:00:57,891 dedicating $660 million 34 00:00:57,957 --> 00:00:59,059 in lodging taxes 35 00:00:59,125 --> 00:01:00,794 to affordable housing, 36 00:01:00,894 --> 00:01:01,795 and I'm shaping 37 00:01:01,895 --> 00:01:02,796 the council's work, 38 00:01:02,896 --> 00:01:04,130 creating a coordinated, 39 00:01:04,230 --> 00:01:05,131 regional response 40 00:01:05,231 --> 00:01:07,467 for homelessness services. 41 00:01:07,567 --> 00:01:09,469 With firearm deaths in America 42 00:01:09,602 --> 00:01:11,838 exceeding 35,000 a year, 43 00:01:11,971 --> 00:01:13,640 gun violence is a public health 44 00:01:13,773 --> 00:01:15,942 crisis that we must address. 45 00:01:16,009 --> 00:01:17,177 That's why I introduced 46 00:01:17,310 --> 00:01:19,145 and passed the King County 47 00:01:19,245 --> 00:01:21,014 Gun Safety Action Plan -- 48 00:01:21,147 --> 00:01:23,149 common sense laws and programs 49 00:01:23,283 --> 00:01:25,585 focused on saving lives. 50 00:01:25,652 --> 00:01:27,487 And a thriving King County means 51 00:01:27,620 --> 00:01:28,488 we must be 52 00:01:28,621 --> 00:01:30,323 a welcoming King County. 53 00:01:30,423 --> 00:01:31,858 When I joined the hundreds 54 00:01:31,991 --> 00:01:33,526 of people at Sea-Tac Airport 55 00:01:33,660 --> 00:01:35,095 protesting Trump's first 56 00:01:35,161 --> 00:01:36,329 illegal travel ban 57 00:01:36,429 --> 00:01:37,597 targeting Muslims, 58 00:01:37,664 --> 00:01:39,265 it became crystal clear 59 00:01:39,332 --> 00:01:41,434 that we needed to step up locally 60 00:01:41,501 --> 00:01:43,103 to support our immigrant and 61 00:01:43,169 --> 00:01:44,838 refugee friends and neighbors. 62 00:01:44,971 --> 00:01:45,839 I partnered with 63 00:01:45,972 --> 00:01:47,207 Executive Constantine and 64 00:01:47,340 --> 00:01:48,508 the Seattle Foundation 65 00:01:48,608 --> 00:01:49,809 in developing the immigrant 66 00:01:49,876 --> 00:01:51,511 and refugee Resilience Fund 67 00:01:51,644 --> 00:01:53,179 and sponsor the creation 68 00:01:53,313 --> 00:01:54,681 of the King County Immigrant 69 00:01:54,814 --> 00:01:55,982 and Refugee Commission 70 00:01:56,049 --> 00:01:56,983 to support 71 00:01:57,050 --> 00:01:58,718 residents across King County. 72 00:01:58,852 --> 00:02:00,153 A just, equitable, 73 00:02:00,220 --> 00:02:01,521 and thriving King County 74 00:02:01,621 --> 00:02:03,056 is possible no matter 75 00:02:03,189 --> 00:02:04,791 the challenges we face. 76 00:02:04,858 --> 00:02:05,825 I would be honored to 77 00:02:05,892 --> 00:02:07,327 continue this mission with you 78 00:02:07,393 --> 00:02:09,062 for the next four years. 79 00:02:11,498 --> 00:02:13,299 -My name is Goodspaceguy, 80 00:02:13,366 --> 00:02:15,535 and I am a free market candidate 81 00:02:15,668 --> 00:02:17,203 for the King County Council. 82 00:02:17,303 --> 00:02:18,705 King County is our part of 83 00:02:18,805 --> 00:02:19,706 Spaceship Earth 84 00:02:19,806 --> 00:02:21,040 that we should turn into 85 00:02:21,141 --> 00:02:22,909 a higher- living-standard 86 00:02:23,042 --> 00:02:24,577 demonstration project 87 00:02:24,711 --> 00:02:25,979 for the people of Earth. 88 00:02:26,045 --> 00:02:27,680 Let us see how much we can raise 89 00:02:27,747 --> 00:02:28,748 the living standard 90 00:02:28,882 --> 00:02:30,984 of the workers in King County. 91 00:02:31,050 --> 00:02:33,052 Orbital space around our Earth 92 00:02:33,153 --> 00:02:34,254 might become important 93 00:02:34,387 --> 00:02:35,255 to King County. 94 00:02:35,388 --> 00:02:36,723 Please think of our Earth 95 00:02:36,823 --> 00:02:37,891 as your spaceship. 96 00:02:37,991 --> 00:02:39,325 You have a spaceship. 97 00:02:39,392 --> 00:02:40,660 Our Spaceship Earth 98 00:02:40,727 --> 00:02:42,362 is traveling through space 99 00:02:42,428 --> 00:02:44,264 around our sun each year. 100 00:02:44,397 --> 00:02:45,265 And with our sun, 101 00:02:45,398 --> 00:02:46,566 our Spaceship Earth 102 00:02:46,699 --> 00:02:47,901 is traveling inside 103 00:02:48,001 --> 00:02:49,235 our Milky Way galaxy. 104 00:02:49,369 --> 00:02:50,770 Please think of yourself 105 00:02:50,904 --> 00:02:52,739 as the passengers and crewmembers 106 00:02:52,839 --> 00:02:54,240 of our Spaceship Earth. 107 00:02:54,340 --> 00:02:55,275 How can we improve 108 00:02:55,408 --> 00:02:56,409 our Spaceship Earth? 109 00:02:56,543 --> 00:02:57,911 Let us use technology 110 00:02:58,044 --> 00:02:59,579 and free market economics 111 00:02:59,712 --> 00:03:00,914 to raise the living standard 112 00:03:01,047 --> 00:03:01,915 of the workers. 113 00:03:02,048 --> 00:03:03,917 As crewmembers of Spaceship Earth, 114 00:03:04,017 --> 00:03:05,585 let us promote the functioning 115 00:03:05,718 --> 00:03:07,187 of the free market economy. 116 00:03:07,253 --> 00:03:08,288 Let us move away from 117 00:03:08,421 --> 00:03:09,455 the command economy 118 00:03:09,589 --> 00:03:11,457 of socialism that uses force. 119 00:03:11,591 --> 00:03:13,193 Socialism requires force 120 00:03:13,259 --> 00:03:14,294 because socialism 121 00:03:14,427 --> 00:03:16,462 does not have the strong profit 122 00:03:16,596 --> 00:03:18,598 incentive that capitalism has. 123 00:03:18,698 --> 00:03:19,599 Let us move 124 00:03:19,699 --> 00:03:21,067 towards the free market economy 125 00:03:21,134 --> 00:03:22,936 that serves you, the consumer. 126 00:03:23,069 --> 00:03:24,070 Under capitalism, 127 00:03:24,137 --> 00:03:25,538 profits create jobs 128 00:03:25,605 --> 00:03:27,574 desired by you, the consumers. 129 00:03:27,640 --> 00:03:28,575 Through work, 130 00:03:28,641 --> 00:03:29,776 we create the living standard. 131 00:03:29,909 --> 00:03:31,544 Let us try to get more people 132 00:03:31,611 --> 00:03:32,779 into the workforce. 133 00:03:32,912 --> 00:03:34,647 Let us abolish the minimum wages 134 00:03:34,781 --> 00:03:36,115 of the command economy 135 00:03:36,216 --> 00:03:37,317 because minimum wages 136 00:03:37,450 --> 00:03:38,785 make jobs go away, 137 00:03:38,918 --> 00:03:40,486 which increases homelessness. 138 00:03:40,620 --> 00:03:42,155 Bad laws create bad results 139 00:03:42,288 --> 00:03:43,623 like increasing the number 140 00:03:43,723 --> 00:03:44,791 of homeless people. 141 00:03:44,891 --> 00:03:46,159 Homeless people need money 142 00:03:46,292 --> 00:03:47,961 and so turn to panhandling 143 00:03:48,061 --> 00:03:49,495 and welfare and crime. 144 00:03:49,629 --> 00:03:51,164 By abolishing the minimum wages 145 00:03:51,297 --> 00:03:52,498 of the command economy, 146 00:03:52,632 --> 00:03:53,833 let us make it profitable 147 00:03:53,967 --> 00:03:55,301 to coax homeless people 148 00:03:55,401 --> 00:03:56,502 into the workforce 149 00:03:56,636 --> 00:03:57,604 so they can help raise 150 00:03:57,670 --> 00:03:58,504 the living standard 151 00:03:58,638 --> 00:03:59,639 of our King County 152 00:03:59,739 --> 00:04:00,773 of Spaceship Earth. 153 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:02,675 Vote for Goodspaceguy.