Everyone should be able to meet their basic needs and plan for a brighter future.
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That means ...
​... everyone who wants a job should have one.
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... every household in which one person
holds down a full-time job
should be able to secure permanent housing.
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... everyone should have access to affordable health care
and opportunities for self-improvement.
Everyone should
be able to meet their
basic needs and plan
for a brighter future.
A Basic Deal is a set of public-policy ideas
to help make this a reality.
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A Basic Deal is more integrated
and robust than the siloed,
often unjust programs now in place.
​These ideas take the form of a 4-part article.
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Overview Video
The Ideas
About Tom Teicher
Tom Teicher is the author of A Basic Deal.
For 10 years he served as the Housing Contracts Manager
at Downtown Emergency Service Center,
a nonprofit agency that helps reduce homelessness in Seattle.
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For the prior 12 years he was the Executive Director of Interaction Transition,
an organization that helps ex-felons re-integrate into the community
upon their release from prison.
Tom received a bachelor's degree from Kenyon College,
a law degree from Vanderbilt University,
and an MBA from the University of Washington.
He lives in Seattle.
Tom wishes to express his gratitude to the many friends and colleagues
who have provided valuable insights and contributions to A Basic Deal.
Special thanks to Robert Plotnick, Emeritus professor of public policy and governance,
University of Washington, for his helpful comments.
MEDIA APPEARANCE
In The Moment: Town Hall Seattle Podcast
Tom Teicher interviews Justin Farrell, author of Billionaire Wilderness.
They discuss environmentalism and region-based wealth inequality. Click the logo to listen.
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