02-17-2022, 05:39 AM
(This post was last modified: 02-17-2022, 05:45 AM by Eric the Green.)
generational archetype: Prophet/Idealist
political leanings: green liberal
End gerrymandering, instead of politicians choosing their voters, voters should choose their politicians. It may be difficult, but independent non-partisan and bi-partisan commissions should be appointed by judges or other independent officials to draw district boundaries according rules designed to make political districts more
geographically cohesive and representative of communities instead of drawn to favor political parties.
Admit Puerto Rico as a state with full voting rights, and require that DC be represented by two elected and voting senators and a representative.
End subsidies for fossil fuels and reduce them for highways; increase them for trains and transit and renewable energy companies. Increase mileage requirements on carmakers so that they are required to shift to renewable fuels. Require solar panels on new buildings. Rules on pollution emissions and tailings etc. that force coal companies and oil and gas companies to transition to becoming renewable energy companies. Regulation should be required on all businesses and producers to make sure working conditions and all products are safe and clean for the environment, and reviewed from time to time as needed. Neoliberalism should not guide policy.
End all racial profiling, whether among police, or redlining of neighborhoods, or discrimination in hiring, etc. and provide reparations to those damaged by racist policies.
Raise taxes on the wealthy; not to confiscatory levels, but at least to Clinton era levels, and even higher on those making the most money.
The president's war-making power should be reduced. Strengthen the war powers act so that any war must be declared by congress. A parliamentary system should be considered, like most democracies have. Proportional representation should be enacted so political parties are represented in congress and legislatures according to votes received in elections. End all voter suppression policies, and make sure people can vote on many days, by mail and using drop off boxes, with voting precincts equally distributed. Ranked-choice voting should be enacted so people don't have to vote for the lesser of two evils all the time.
Public schools should be well-financed, with money distributed equally to all districts and not according to who lives in rich neighborhoods and can afford to pay higher school taxes.
Ideas from my website:
Proposed Reforms for the 2020s
Here is a list of proposed reforms that may happen in our new reform era:
Repeal gerrymandering and reduce the filibuster.
Repeal Citizens United, pass public campaign financing, require licensed media to provide fair, free time and space for candidates, limit contributions from all sources, restrict lobbying.
End the 2 party duopoly and voting for lesser of two evils with ranked-choice voting and proportional representation.
Raise taxes on the wealthy, and return social security savings to the social security account to reduce the debt and reduce inequality in the economy among classes.
Raise minimum wages and provide basic income security for all. End trickle-down economics and its deceptive slogans of freedom as "less government."
Require corporations to serve and contribute to society in their charter.
Invest prudently in aid for housing to bring down prices.
Medicare for All. Lower prescription drug prices. Invest in disease control again. Restore government departments that have been decimated by Trump.
End voter suppression schemes. Repeal the electoral college.
Require civics classes to be taught in all licensed schools, public and private.
Effective gun control. Defeat the expected violent revolt against it.
Hold police accountable for shootings. Black lives matter. End racial profiling and unfair criminal sentences. Anti-racist education. Slavery reparations. Restore funding to social work and health professionals whose jobs were cut since Reaganomics and replaced by police.
Action to reduce and reverse the existential threat of climate change/global warming. Institute carbon taxes. Regulate auto emissions so that gasoline is phased out in 10 years. Regulate and end coal emissions and provide for transition to renewables. Invest in subsidies if necessary to further encourage the transition to renewable green energy. Reform farming practices, and restore family farms by restricting the size of corporate farms.
I see some chance for artistic revival in the 2020s-- unusual for a 4T. Watch the year 2022.
If necessary, consider packing the supreme court if it blocks reforms. Consider dividing the country between red and blue states. Consider ending the presidency as we know it and its war-making power, and switch to a parliamentary system like all other countries have instead of our elected-king system.
Will we pass some, most or all of these reforms in the 2020s? Or will we leave them to the late 2040s when in some cases (such as climate change) it may be too late to avoid catastrophe or the rapid decline of the USA? That could be our decision in the 2020 election, and the 2024 election.
political leanings: green liberal
End gerrymandering, instead of politicians choosing their voters, voters should choose their politicians. It may be difficult, but independent non-partisan and bi-partisan commissions should be appointed by judges or other independent officials to draw district boundaries according rules designed to make political districts more
geographically cohesive and representative of communities instead of drawn to favor political parties.
Admit Puerto Rico as a state with full voting rights, and require that DC be represented by two elected and voting senators and a representative.
End subsidies for fossil fuels and reduce them for highways; increase them for trains and transit and renewable energy companies. Increase mileage requirements on carmakers so that they are required to shift to renewable fuels. Require solar panels on new buildings. Rules on pollution emissions and tailings etc. that force coal companies and oil and gas companies to transition to becoming renewable energy companies. Regulation should be required on all businesses and producers to make sure working conditions and all products are safe and clean for the environment, and reviewed from time to time as needed. Neoliberalism should not guide policy.
End all racial profiling, whether among police, or redlining of neighborhoods, or discrimination in hiring, etc. and provide reparations to those damaged by racist policies.
Raise taxes on the wealthy; not to confiscatory levels, but at least to Clinton era levels, and even higher on those making the most money.
The president's war-making power should be reduced. Strengthen the war powers act so that any war must be declared by congress. A parliamentary system should be considered, like most democracies have. Proportional representation should be enacted so political parties are represented in congress and legislatures according to votes received in elections. End all voter suppression policies, and make sure people can vote on many days, by mail and using drop off boxes, with voting precincts equally distributed. Ranked-choice voting should be enacted so people don't have to vote for the lesser of two evils all the time.
Public schools should be well-financed, with money distributed equally to all districts and not according to who lives in rich neighborhoods and can afford to pay higher school taxes.
Ideas from my website:
Proposed Reforms for the 2020s
Here is a list of proposed reforms that may happen in our new reform era:
Repeal gerrymandering and reduce the filibuster.
Repeal Citizens United, pass public campaign financing, require licensed media to provide fair, free time and space for candidates, limit contributions from all sources, restrict lobbying.
End the 2 party duopoly and voting for lesser of two evils with ranked-choice voting and proportional representation.
Raise taxes on the wealthy, and return social security savings to the social security account to reduce the debt and reduce inequality in the economy among classes.
Raise minimum wages and provide basic income security for all. End trickle-down economics and its deceptive slogans of freedom as "less government."
Require corporations to serve and contribute to society in their charter.
Invest prudently in aid for housing to bring down prices.
Medicare for All. Lower prescription drug prices. Invest in disease control again. Restore government departments that have been decimated by Trump.
End voter suppression schemes. Repeal the electoral college.
Require civics classes to be taught in all licensed schools, public and private.
Effective gun control. Defeat the expected violent revolt against it.
Hold police accountable for shootings. Black lives matter. End racial profiling and unfair criminal sentences. Anti-racist education. Slavery reparations. Restore funding to social work and health professionals whose jobs were cut since Reaganomics and replaced by police.
Action to reduce and reverse the existential threat of climate change/global warming. Institute carbon taxes. Regulate auto emissions so that gasoline is phased out in 10 years. Regulate and end coal emissions and provide for transition to renewables. Invest in subsidies if necessary to further encourage the transition to renewable green energy. Reform farming practices, and restore family farms by restricting the size of corporate farms.
I see some chance for artistic revival in the 2020s-- unusual for a 4T. Watch the year 2022.
If necessary, consider packing the supreme court if it blocks reforms. Consider dividing the country between red and blue states. Consider ending the presidency as we know it and its war-making power, and switch to a parliamentary system like all other countries have instead of our elected-king system.
Will we pass some, most or all of these reforms in the 2020s? Or will we leave them to the late 2040s when in some cases (such as climate change) it may be too late to avoid catastrophe or the rapid decline of the USA? That could be our decision in the 2020 election, and the 2024 election.