So, really! … What if you were King?

Yes, to a degree it is. It is more than just a response, it is a question posed for a group discussion. I felt it would be interesing to hear others express their ideas on bettering our government.

As you can see there are those that have put forth their ideas, as well as some reasoning behind their thoughts. Furtherr comments have been left as to other's feelings towards those ideas put forth. This is the backbone of democracy, open discussion and compromise.

Our country has only been a world leader because of open discussion and compromise. This latest shift to extremist ideals without compromise is a direct result of corporate influence upon on political system. The only way to combat this zealous influence upon governing policy is to get more and more people putting forth their ideas and to openly discuss and participate in the future of politics and our HOME.

Thanks for that. Voted up.

How can someone watch the video Hemp for Industry and not see the job possibilities? Aside from the plant alone, jobs would be created to manufacture the machines needed to process the hemp into workable products. How is that not jobs, jobs, jobs?

Excellent

#1 will make your taxes increase. The producers will retire and take their money elsewhere. Then the people who were paying 60% of the taxes will have to pay 100%.

#2 What's the purpose?

#4 Most of Obama's appointees would be breaking rocks. Charlie Rangel would be chanting, "One, two, three, swing that hammer."

#1 - If that's the case, explain the 1950s.

#2 - Revival of the national can-do spirit, and of course, a revolution in our infrastructure

#4 - If they're guilty, they will pay.

1) There used to be a ridiculous number of deductions. Besides a 90% tax rate wouldn't affect the uber rich (Warren Buffett for example). They pay themselves mostly in stock options. They aren't taxable until cashed. Then they're taxed at only 15% capital gains.

2) We don't need "can do" for something that's "not needed."

1) When the uber rich had to take stock options, it means they couldn't take the money and run, i.e., their salaries were automatically invested back into their corporations, so instead of today's 'loot like there's no tomorrow' mentality, the economy was allowed to grow.

2) Giving people an option other than air travel that is faster than automobile travel is certainly something that is needed.

Like it. Love it.

Remember the deduction for personal interest. Interest paid to credit card companies, car loans etc. was deductable. Those who know nothing about taxes (their numbers are legion here) have to be careful about wanting to reinstate the 50's tax rates and think everything will be just ducky. The tax code was very different then.

I especially agree #4. I think education should be a primary focus in America (well, every country for that matter). With knowledge comes personal power and educated decisions. With personal power and educated decisions comes more patience, less violence, satisfaction in career, ingenuity, prosperity, rational discussion, reasonable population growth ... the list goes on. So much of what ails humanity is a lack of understanding and wisdom.

Wow warren_merrill those are all really good ideas, i didn't know you had it in you

Good one Warren. How do you do it? I recommend a flat tax rate and get knocked down. You do it and it flies. Nice. You and I have the same ideas.

Yep. But it's fun to philosophize....Be Plato in less than 500 words :)

Well put ! CLASSIC, even,....yet c u r r e n t !

I don't know how you'd enforce it, but I definitely think we're running out of room. And I promise....I won't step on your lawn.

I can certainly agree with the stopping of suburban sprawl as we are losing alot of our arable lands. Not sure about totally ending breeding, that could conceivable have some horrendous unintended consequences, unless the goal is to end the human race altogether.

You could try to have limited exceptions,......but once you open THAT Pandora's box,.....well,... ( it would make total ubiquitous universal abstinence look EASY ! )

Its more like - the ENDLESS production of new citizens results in the unsolicited stepping on of EVERYONE'S "lawn",.....save the wealthy elite few.

I would go for enforcing non-breeding on those with an income above a million dollars (they are unlikely to contribute good genes to the gene pool), and enforced abstinence of the religious right of all denominations (they belong in cells alone on their knees begging forgiveness from the universe)

Very true. That's where you get into that evil statism harming the peaceful people.

Liberalism - the politics of intolerance

My disdain for your class has nothing whatsoever to do with liberalism, but is rather personal animosity towards you who choose to look down from the heights on those who have been less fortunate.

I dedicate the first 20 years of my adult working life to the succor and comfort of the gravely ill, injured, and dying. Then I developed a muscle disease that and chose to change careers rather than endanger my patients due to my loss of strength. The next 5 I spent teaching job skills to those with disabilities, rather successfully I might add. Then I needed to return to my hometown to care for my aging parents. Not alot of employment opportunities in a small town, therefore I had no choice but to go to work for the largest retailer in the nation (not the same company today as when it was created)

Then I developed a particularly nasty Cancer, however, I am now unable to continue treatment because I lost my job, I cannot find another, my state will not provide healthcare for the unemployed even though I have returned to school to retrain for gainful employment that I can physically perform. So, no I don't have a great deal of affection for your class, who think there is no value to my life. Liberalism doesn't have much to do with it.

I like those vic_romano. You wouldn't even have to have any ammendments to increase taxation on the corporations and ultra-wealthy as Congress would have no choice since they have to provide those services for the citizenry.

Yep. Just get the money and influence out, and things will slowly fall into place....at least that's my hope.

I vote for that KING. Or bow to that KING,.....oh shit,.....I have a problem. ( these anarchist/"leftest libertarian" philosophic constraints make things clumsy . . .)

Lets just say I would pull every argumentative bit o' sophist weaving and dodging to support those,.....given sufficient freedom.

I know I wouldn't use coercive force on peaceful people to achieve these ends. I'd buy them a teddy bear and a pack of juicy fruit. If that doesn't work, then I'll give them a hug. And if they still don't like it, they can work to build one of those really interesting islands out in the ocean.

I understand where you're coming from. However TPTB obviously don't. And I've read more than my share of history with regards to central banks. I'm not arguing that a central bank should be abolished--just taken out of private hands. And the universal nature of health care certainly should be a given. I just wrote it in Fourteenth Amendment language.