For Liberals- What do you want?, page 1

Well, I am personally an oligarchist. The common person is too stupid to participate in government, if there is a group of intelligent, reasonably benevolent people ruling the country they could do much better than all the stalling of a mass rule. Oligarchies can get pretty bad some times however, and that is the good thing about democracy: while not much gets done, abuse of power is much harder to accomplish, though quite possible. But the question is on America, not some hypothetical state, right?

Well, I approve of most of Flinx's proposals but I will put some of my own stuff in too.

Elections: The electoral college needs to go. While it helps rural areas get a say, they have congress for that. The president is an office which should be picked by the majority of the country, and that does not mean that farmers should have more power in choosing their commander in chief. Candidates shall be subsidized by the government, and the only time that they can campaign is during governmentally sanctioned periods. The government will pay for your campaigning, it will not come out of your pocket.

Taxes: People under a certain yearly income shall not have to pay. The percentage taxed will increase for every tax bracket, ending somewhere between 39% and 55%. Tax evaders will have many of their luxury rights as citizens taken away until they can pay: while the right to free expression, religion and privacy are necessary for life, the right to vote shall be removed: why should you be able to partake in the luxuries of a government you do not materially participate in?

Healthcare: It shall recieve as much of the taxes as are necessary to provide free healthcare to every citizen in America. Right now the hospital situation system in America is horrendous, and anyone who has experienced it can verify this. Why is free healthcare so repugnant to conservatives? It is the morally just thing to do. More just than invading a third world country or two.

Education: The same as Flinx basically.

Oil: One of the most important resources in the world right now and we are just burning it? We use it for everything: that computer you are looking at right now would not be possible if not for the plastic made from oil that is its body, plastic is one of the most necessary substances on this planet and we are simply vaporizing the only thing that we can make it out of. We need alternative sources for energy and we need them fast.

Corporations: Say goodbye and say hello to small buisness. Nuff said.

Abortion: Its her body and she'll do what she wants too.

Drugs: By all means. The fact that tobacco is legal and other drugs are not is astounding. I say legalize everything: if someone does a drug that makes them commit a crime then we should punish them for the crime, they knew what they were getting into.

Death Penalty: Henceforth known as life in a maximum security prison without parole. It is the same thing, but cheaper, and you are still taking the perp off the streets.

Anything I am missing? (shall we skip the necessary joke about a brain?)