You have to start with major tax reform making taxes progressive not regressive. That does mean the billionaires and hundred millionaires and probably even the $50+ millionaires are going to scream bloody murder.
then you add tax policies to further assist the bottom 50%, credits, refunds, etc related to things that matter - childcare, college, home buying, etc.
then you have to do what every other civilized country does and provide health care for all. Having a healthcare system that leaves a family one illness from bankruptcy is shameful.
SS will probably have to suffer significant reforms, increase retirement ages, decrease benefits and means test it but that will cause millions to scream bloody murder too.
tariffs are dumb, they are a hideously regressive tax. Those need to go immediately, but there is one massive problem for all of us. The debt. Truth be told, there’s no way the US is paying its way out of this mess, so expect inflation just below the pain threshold for upper incomes. But hopefully with tax increases and better support for the working class, we can raise more revenue, spend more yes but at a slower clip than increased revenue and then inflate our way out of the debt (and pay it off with future dollars worth 3-4x the current dollar).
the debt piece tbqh is the most controversial but it’s just a reality we are going to have to confront.