Mark Fukae

@MarkFukae
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Legal protections exist. Enforcement doesn't. Caregivers hide because vulnerability = liability. This has to change. Read: [https://open.substack.com/pub/therevenueneutralcaregiver/p/our-lives-on-hold-when-the-cards?r=6a52ih&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true] #WorkplaceJustice
Our Lives On Hold: When the Cards Become the Memory - And Why Imagination Isn’t Enough

A week of birthday candles, federal court rulings, and the unspoken truth about caregiving in America

I've been a caregiver for 23 years. Closed my business in 2005 because caregiving made growth impossible. Now Colorado has 11 days to act on workplace protections for 580,000 caregivers like me. My new policy brief: [https://open.substack.com/pub/therevenueneutralcaregiver/p/colorado-policy-brief-colorados-budget?r=6a52ih&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true] #COLeg #Caregiving
Colorado Policy Brief: Colorado's Budget Crisis Reveals a Hidden Workforce Gap We Can No Longer Ignore

With an $850 million deficit looming and session starting January 14, lawmakers must recognize family caregivers as essential economic infrastructure

Caregivers are absorbing every shock. 2026 will be a breaking point unless Colorado and the nation act. Read/listen the new essay. https://therevenueneutralcaregiver.substack.com/p/our-lives-on-hold-the-caregiver-collapse?r=6a52ih
🔥 Our Lives On Hold: The Caregiver Collapse - And What 2026 Will Bring If Nothing Changes

Why 2026 will be a breaking point for families unless Colorado and the nation act.

The Revenue Neutral Caregiver
My family’s stability broke this week - and millions of caregivers are next. Premiums doubling, coverage vanishing. Here’s my story. https://open.substack.com/pub/therevenueneutralcaregiver/p/our-lives-on-hold-when-stability
Our Lives On Hold: When Stability Breaks: A Caregiver’s View of America’s Healthcare Crisis

22 Million Americans Face 2–3× Premium Spikes - And Caregivers Are the First to Fall

Our Lives On Hold: Families face crisis as ACA subsidies lapse. Join 738 signatures demanding reform. Share the Substack & act now. #CaregiverAdvocacy
660 supporters, 738 signatures strong! Join our Change.org petition + upcoming caregiver documentary. Your voice matters. 👉 [https://c.org/DLWncS9wtT]
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The CARE Act: A Smart Investment for Working Caregivers in America & Colorado

Change.org
Read & listen: Our Lives On Hold returns. ACA subsidy cliff + Colorado CARE Act framework. Caregivers are infrastructure. 👉 [https://open.substack.com/pub/therevenueneutralcaregiver/p/our-lives-on-hold-returns?r=6a52ih&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true]
Our Lives On Hold Returns

The Subsidy Cliff & The Global Case for Care Infrastructure

Care Futures Thanksgiving edition: my mother’s fall, the Colorado CARE Act, & Jesse Jackson Jr.’s caregiving voice. Read here: https://open.substack.com/pub/therevenueneutralcaregiver/p/care-futures-when-caregivers-arent?r=6a52ih&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Care Futures: When Caregivers Aren’t Heard - and Why the Colorado CARE Act Matters

Thanksgiving Edition - Thursday, November 27, 2025

Colorado caregivers fight for rights while billionaires lobby for AI. My op‑ed in The Sun 👉 https://coloradosun.com/2025/11/18/opinion-colorado-caregiver-proposed-legislation-2026/
Opinion: Colorado caregivers fight for basic rights as billionaires lobby for AI

State lawmakers must invest in the people caring for our families, not punish them for the role they take on.

The Colorado Sun
Care isn’t charity. It’s infrastructure. Read my latest Care Futures essay: Rising Costs, Falling Safety Nets 👉 https://open.substack.com/pub/therevenueneutralcaregiver/p/care-futures-rising-costs-falling?r=6a52ih&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
Care Futures - Rising Costs, Falling Safety Nets

The Economics of Compassion in an Age of Cuts