Originally posted by Battleline
I read all the posts and you are all very smart it would seem,at least as fare as you all are concerened,but where are the solutions?
What good is knowing whats going to happen if you just become a part of it and have no idea what to do once it happens?
So basically you want to know what is a permanent long term fix ?
1)Variable or adjustable rate interest made illegal, ie. ARM loans.
2)If you buy a house, you put 20% down, it used to be that way.
3)The creation of money is put back into the hands of the government,
and the Federal Reserve and Central Banks and corporate sharks
are made illegal. A balanced budget is made an ammendment to
the constitution except in a time of war, and the president may no
longer operate a war to bypass congress and war must be declared.
4)All foreign aid to all countries ends in totality immediately.
5)All corporate Welfare ends immediately.
6)Bring back the WPA and CCC for the unemployed, and fix all
the painted rust issues in the entire country.
7)If a country is breaking our labor laws, then it should be illegal
to do business with them. Their goods will not be so cheap if they
have to treat their workers with the same safety and respect we
have here under law. Violating our own laws by proxy is the
highest form of hypocrisy.
8)Anyone found guilty of "creative accounting" or "fraud" or
other crimes that led to the coming derivatives crash are
banned for life from working in that area EVER again in any
country anywhere on Earth. They do this to computer
criminals, so turn about is fair play guys
9)Anyone that profited from crimes in the financial sector and
they were found complicit has all their assets seized and auctioned
to cover the losses, and then see #8.
10)The countries that owe the US massive amounts and refuse
to make the payments to the US now receive a equal transfer
of our debt to them and we no longer loan them one red cent.
11)Stop sending trillions of dollars out of the country every year
just for fuel, and start making that fuel here in the US via the
methods lined out by Valcent Technologies, Coskata, LS9, and
Picken's Plan.
12)The large number of ppl that will begin working for the WPA
and CCC from #6 are put to work making the wind, solar, and
fuel projects all over the US on non-arable land such as desert.
13)The horrid levels of greed seen in the corporate medical
system are abolished for a system like the US military gets
from USAA for Insurance, making a large Co-op not for profit
org with paid employees from #6 and providing affordable
Insurance for doctors and hospitals. The greed that is killing
americans in hospitals needs to die. Watch Sicko for a taste of it.
This Co-op type insurance made available JUST to prior military
needs to be made available to all citizens for health, car, home, etc,
and the for profit greed monstrosity needs to be cut adrift.
As we have plainly seen greed is not good.
14)Recall all troops in Japan, Germany, and South Korea and close
all but one of the bases in those countries, and the one left open
UN troops can use it til it is TRULY needed by the US.
Additonally close the majority of the 700+ bases in 130+ countries.
15)All buildings in the US will be built to code for the likely disasters
that occur in those areas and is already mandated in most areas
of the US and just make common sense.
16)State, Federal, and BLM land not in use and with no protected
wild life or plants can be used by the poor to grow food.
17)Camping on State, Fedral, or BLM land is free for the homeless,
but they must adhere to clean campsite rules and must pass a test
to camp there, free booklets for them to learn provided to them.
18)Prisoners move to a work-reward program in all prisons in the US.
If they work a little, they get better food, if they do not work at all
they get minimal bland survival food that is grown by the prisoners
that are willing to work for rewards. The prisoners who work well
get steak, chicken, and other good foods, and depending on behaviour
get Satellite TV, video games, books, job training,
distance learning, swimming pool, sports, etc etc.
If you want them to act civilized your going to have to SHOW them
civilization.
Prisoners that are violent and do not cooperate are isolated from
prisoners that try to improve.
19)Move to a flat tax and start reducing the size of the IRS
through offers for early retirement, and job retraing programs.
If we can give a flat tax to the iraqi's we can give one to us.
20)After the massive overseas base closures, cut defense spending
accordingly. Then the huge mega-corps that make mega-billions
off over priced items are slowly phased out and the government
takes over making the defense items minus the huge stock
payouts and huge executive pay. Eisenhower's warning was
ignored and it is time it is fixed.
21)State or Federal Governments may not raise the taxes on
citizen property without justifying it prior a random blind selected
jury to hear the case of the tax increase. Also abolish the
death tax it amounts to double taxation.
These 21 are a good start as to what would help the country,
if I gave it serious thought I could double the list.
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