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Also eliminate gerrymandering and strict term limits in COngress.
In the future I believe the Senates terms will be 8 yrs.. The Judiciary panel will be in charged of any impeachments. And our secret services will investigate.
pass a law:
Lobbyists would not be allowed within a 2 miles radius of Capital Hill. Any lobbyist violating that rule would be fined $5000.00 for their first offense, if it's repeated a second time, a mandatory imprisonment of the individual/s for one year-not negotiable.
Yes, lobbyists are the scum of the earth, but any such law would undoubtedly be found unconstitutional on First Amendment grounds.
In the future I believe the Senates terms will be 8 yrs.. The Judiciary panel will be in charged of any impeachments. And our secret services will investigate.
You mean we will actually have checks and balances?
Just curious if you were in office of your government.....what things what you like to see changed or modified?
Now besides some snarky remarks of,"A different President" or "More Republicans or Democrats?"
How can we examine our vulnerabilities, shortcomings and it's excess or inefficiency of our government?
And how would YOU fix it?
-Raise the income tax rate to the same levels as in the 1960's (progressive tax, top rate would incur 70%).
-Pass the Employee Free Choice Act in order to strengthen labour unions/middle class.
-Reinstate Glass-Steagall
-Hire Paul Krugman as advisor
2011–12—Some corporate leaders call for a “domestic Marshall Plan” and revisions in U.S. tax laws to generate more job growth, revitalize America’s global competitiveness, and to enable more of the middle class to reclaim the American Dream. Former Intel CEO Andy Grove and GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt, among others, advocate a renaissance in U.S. manufacturing. Other business leaders and economists call for our current leaders to do what past presidents from Washington to Lincoln and Eisenhower have done—take government action to rebuild America’s aging roads, ports, and airports; to recoup American’s lost lead in technology and innovation;; and to educate America’s next generation and retrain America’s current generation to compete better against global rivals.
Yes, lobbyists are the scum of the earth, but any such law would undoubtedly be found unconstitutional on First Amendment grounds.
Not if CU is turned over.
Groups of people (in this case corporations) by nature have the power to lobby for rights that may only be beneficial to them but not individuals unassociated with said group. How is it that the individual does not have say while a corporation does?
Groups of people (in this case corporations) by nature have the power to lobby for rights that may only be beneficial to them but not individuals unassociated with said group. How is it that the individual does not have say while a corporation does?
Correct, absolutely.
If they took all of the money out of Washington, it would sound like a vacuum or space {silent}, all politicians would leave.
-Raise the income tax rate to the same levels as in the 1960's (progressive tax, top rate would incur 70%).
-Pass the Employee Free Choice Act in order to strengthen labour unions/middle class.
-Reinstate Glass-Steagall
-Hire Paul Krugman as advisor
2011–12—Some corporate leaders call for a “domestic Marshall Plan” and revisions in U.S. tax laws to generate more job growth, revitalize America’s global competitiveness, and to enable more of the middle class to reclaim the American Dream. Former Intel CEO Andy Grove and GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt, among others, advocate a renaissance in U.S. manufacturing. Other business leaders and economists call for our current leaders to do what past presidents from Washington to Lincoln and Eisenhower have done—take government action to rebuild America’s aging roads, ports, and airports; to recoup American’s lost lead in technology and innovation;; and to educate America’s next generation and retrain America’s current generation to compete better against global rivals.
#1 and #3 are terrible.
Simplifying our tax code does not mean taking out your anger on those who earn more.
If you have the first bit of a fair education in economics you will know Krugman's theories are resoundingly poor.
#2 and your final blurb about infrastucture I agree with.
I think most sane people would not mind rebuilding our infrastructure if we first improve our Fiscal health.
If they took all of the money out of Washington, it would sound like a vacuum or space {silent}, all politicians would leave.
Yes, but lobbying is also conducted by non-profits and other groups for which monetary gain is not a primary goal. The ACLU and NRA, for example.
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