Post your idea to improve America

Discussion in 'Free Thoughts' started by jmpet, Dec 21, 2010.

  1. jmpet Valued Senior Member

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    I am looking for new ideas to improve America. One idea per post, think through your idea and it's impact and post away. I'll start.

    Figure out how the hell Canada has free healthcare and copy that formula and give Americans free healthcare. I don't care if you have to raise taxes or set legal limits on lawsuits, or subsidize doctors and hospitals or medicine. #1 we need to be healthy!
     
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  3. cosmictraveler Be kind to yourself always. Valued Senior Member

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    Make it a law that if you own a business you must pay for the insurance of all employees and their families as part of their pay package. That way the government doesn't have to tax everyone more in order to pay for health care.
     
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  5. jmpet Valued Senior Member

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    Declare peace on the world. Close 80% of our military bases, reduce our military by 50% over the next 5-10 years. Pull back. Give the UN $10 billion to police the world and stop policing the world.
     
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  7. cosmictraveler Be kind to yourself always. Valued Senior Member

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    Make it a law that Congress won't get any more money than the rest of the nation gets by making them get paid whatever the going Federal pay per hour is, now its about 7.00 US per hour.
     
  8. Anarcho Union No Gods No Masters Registered Senior Member

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    Create small, anarcho-communes and operate with mutual aid and co operation
     
  9. Psyche Registered Senior Member

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    Apply the same kindergarden ethics we take for granted in private life (don't hit people, don't take their stuff) and apply it to the public sphere.
     
  10. joepistole Deacon Blues Valued Senior Member

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    Make a law that says all campaign money is funded by government based on some sort of formula that keeps overall campain spending minimal and reasonable - take the special interest money out of elections so that voters can have honest debates based on real facts.
     
  11. cosmictraveler Be kind to yourself always. Valued Senior Member

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    Make it a law that ALL bills are only written by Congress but the entire nation of voters will vote upon them to either reject the bill and it must be rewritten or throw the bill out completly. Therefore Congress will not ever get to vote on what it writes only the people will but it is elected toi write the laws it wants to enact only.
     
  12. Lori_7 Go to church? I am the church! Registered Senior Member

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  13. NMSquirrel OCD ADHD THC IMO UR12 Valued Senior Member

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    heavily tax the rich,
    don't tax the poor ..
     
  14. jmpet Valued Senior Member

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  15. Beer w/Straw Transcendental Ignorance! Valued Senior Member

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    Move to Quebec!
     
  16. darksidZz Valued Senior Member

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    Senate, Congress, need to be paid the nations minimum wages for their services. That way maybe we'll get some fairness in this country. Only those truly wanting to help society will try running, and they'll do it to make the peoples lives better not their own. Right now they basically get paid for nothing.
     
  17. krreagan Registered Senior Member

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    So you think that they do it for the pay? They are all rich already! They don't need the money! They do it for the _power_! They would do it for free if they had to.

    We need to take the power away from humans. Anytime you have people with control over other people you will have this type of power struggle. We need AI (the 0th law of robotics)

    -We can start by getting rid of lobbyists (especially foreign ones) Any elected official caught taking a bribe or influence peddling is removed and forbidden from public service for life. (or just shot).

    -Political donations go into a government agency that distributes the funds so the candidates do not know where the money comes from so influence peddling is limited. Any declaration of donations is punishable by being shot.

    - Once in office, party affiliation needs to be dissolved. Any affiliation is punishable by being removed (or shot)

    Instead of the people living in fear of government and it's policies... it's time the politicians live in fear of their constituents! Then they might actually work for our good and not theirs.

    My $.02
    KRR
     
  18. joepistole Deacon Blues Valued Senior Member

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    Nice thought but it won't work. It will just make them even more sensitive to the interests of those with money. Less pay will just make it more enticing to bend over for special interests with money. We need people in Washington that will do what is in the interests of our citizens and the state...not the guy or gal stuffing the pockets of our elected officials with money and special deals.
     
  19. Zecoac Registered Senior Member

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    Change the way we vote ...must have an I.Q highter than ugh idk 90 lol
     
  20. Search & Destroy Take one bite at a time Moderator

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    Start a 20 year cultural program to make crime not cool for youth.

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    Singapore-like drug punishment. Mushrooms and pot legalized.

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    Military budget put into renewable energy, robotics, computer science, factory automation.

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    50% of schools should be project based, rather than test based. Add meditation to courses right next to math and English.

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    1 month mandatory volunteer duty every year for everyone able. (Can contribute lots of money to get out of it.)

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    All politicians screened and each have their own reality TV channel for a few hours everyday. Public can keep them or give them the boot.

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    Create a mine-field between Mexico and USA, just because a wall won't stop them

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    (It's not like Laos, we will know where the mines are if we want to make the field safe again)

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  21. domesticated om Stickler for details Valued Senior Member

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    That will put people out of work.
     
  22. Pinwheel Banned Banned

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    Yes but think of the profits.
     
  23. Search & Destroy Take one bite at a time Moderator

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    Yes that's the point, as long as it also brings prices to rock-bottom.
     

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