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RE: How would you "FIX" the country or world - 5/4/2008 6:06:54 PM   
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1. Civil service job pay is based on perfomance-not union seniority. Bi-yearly evaluations decide if you are worth more, of if you get cut. Performance is based on audits from outside interveiwing and auditing contractors. Inefficient and wasteful workers get FIRED and replaced. That includes management.

2. Abolish lobbyists. I don't care what for, they can go through the same channels as private citizens have available to them..

3. Campaign funding to political figures is limited to five hundred bucks per contributor or company. Taking funds under the table will result in life in prison. Prefferably with a violent serial killer sex-fiend as a cellmate.

4. You can only spend less than what you take in, and you have to also pay interest on past loans. Infrastructure, the elderly-and people unable to legitimately support themselves take funding priority. No more pork barrel country club stuff.

5. We divert needless military and pork barrel money towards alternative and efficient water-agricultural and energy indepence projects. And we set up small business people in these projects with support agencies to help them with set up costs and  marketing, research and development. We do not fund archer daniels midlands-they already have enough resources.

6. We offer tax incentives to US based manufacturing that uses at least 80% parts made here.

Enough that they become on par with imported goods. We offer a higher incentive yet-if they can do it with products of outstanding economy, durability, and energy efficiency.

I could go on ad infinitum, but those are the basics. Take it back to the little people, where it belongs.

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RE: How would you "FIX" the country or world - 5/4/2008 6:09:58 PM   
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Ild destroy Wall Street.   [elegantly of course!]

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RE: How would you "FIX" the country or world - 5/4/2008 6:14:24 PM   
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I am sick of all the banter and bullsh!t of this current election. They will lie to anything the American people want to hear.

How would you Fix the USA?

I know I would:

1. Take the troops out of the middle east, Iran wants Iraq? Let them have it! From what I see they would have more trouble holding the country than taking it over.


There are other countries that Iraq would work with to assist with security. The US needs to swallow it's pride, admit it's mistakes and ask for that assistance in replacing them. I would then like to see a reduction in US military presense world wide.

"Trade with all, and ally with none." Wise words spoken by Thomas Jefferson.
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2. Don't tax the oil companies, Nationalize them! The US takes over Exxon and the assets over every other oil company with in our borders. Don't tell me it can't be done FDR Nationalized the Coal industry when they struck.


Bad idea. Putting more government in control of things does not fix it, it just gives it a whole new set of problems. Mandatory refinery capacity based upon consumption I can live with. Then a big push for alternative fuels. Do not forget the US dollar is really backed by OPEC, and why the oil price effects the dollar so dramatically.
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3. Abolish the Student Loan companies, The US spends more money on Atomic weapons that will never be fired than we do on education. WHY do you think that all out jobs are going over seas, its not that we can't do it cheaper or better Its because we have a generation that goes to college and then winds up getting into a cycle of debit that they can't escape from.


I missed how student loans cause a problem.
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4. Abolish sub Prime lending practices or Regulate them to a fair thee well. Again all they have done is create a generational cycle of mounting debit that we can't escape from.


Eliminate the FDC and all Fed reserve type establishments, the economy should stand on it's own.
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5. Force people to save money, make 401k or IRA's a LAW from the age of 18.


Force? That is already the reasoning behind social security. If they want to save great, if they don't then they should suffer for it. Give them their money and let them do what they want with it. We need to take ownership of ourselves.
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6. Don't return illegal aliens to Mexico or where ever, lock them up for a mandatory sentance of 20 years at hard labor! That would keep them out of this country and create a new CCC


This is unrealistic, as the cost would be enormous and there are better alternatives. Unchecked immigration is a problem, not immigration. Create a program that allows the cheap labor to come over if they wish to. Migrant workers have always been paid by the bushel or productivity. Not as much as maybe they should be, but I promise you the farmers are not really getting rich.

Everything you list above is like rearranging the furniture in a house you do not like. We need to change the house, which means elimination of the political elite, which is damn near every politicians at the federal level at the very least.

We need to return to leaving other countries the fuck alone and taking care of ours first.

We need a consumption tax, not an income tax, as we are now a country of consumers. Will reduce government, remove a political chip used in elections, and no one can avoid it really.

We the people need to take responsibility, and set aside some of these divisions, and take the power back from the politicians and corporations.

Oh yeah, remove the ability for corps to contribute to political campaigns or create non profit organizations that support politicans (a way around the max contribution crap). 

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RE: How would you "FIX" the country or world - 5/4/2008 6:14:30 PM   
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just let me have my pink street sweeper ok?  (i promise, as long as i have coffee and spicy pork rinds, i won't talk back to the voices...)


Actually, I was gonna appoint you Secretary of Whatever You Want so long as you do whatever I want when I want it. 

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RE: How would you "FIX" the country or world - 5/4/2008 6:16:20 PM   
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And I would fight that with violence if necessary. We cut ties over 200 years ago, and our founding fathers warned about making them again with Europe.


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I would have the United States join the European Union and replace the dollar with the Euro.

That in itself would sort a few problems out.




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RE: How would you "FIX" the country or world - 5/4/2008 6:16:42 PM   
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Personally I would stop all of this pussy-footing around and do what the Roman Republic did. The Rich are those the own land/ and work it (IE: The Farmers.)  Secondly I would set up the military the same as they had it. Its all volunteers that get a piece of what is counqured, then have the military bring in the new technologies that would improve the commerace of the areas.

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RE: How would you "FIX" the country or world - 5/4/2008 6:19:50 PM   
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just let me have my pink street sweeper ok?  (i promise, as long as i have coffee and spicy pork rinds, i won't talk back to the voices...)


Actually, I was gonna appoint you Secretary of Whatever You Want so long as you do whatever I want when I want it. 



ummm, does that come with a big, pretty desk and an office with a window?

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RE: How would you "FIX" the country or world - 5/4/2008 6:21:06 PM   
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And I would fight that with violence if necessary. We cut ties over 200 years ago, and our founding fathers warned about making them again with Europe.
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I would have the United States join the European Union and replace the dollar with the Euro.
That in itself would sort a few problems out.



I think that was a joke but one can never be sure have you seen the Amero?

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RE: How would you "FIX" the country or world - 5/4/2008 6:21:12 PM   
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God...MistressEnoha = HOT

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RE: How would you "FIX" the country or world - 5/4/2008 6:25:10 PM   
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Personally I would stop all of this pussy-footing around and do what the Roman Republic did. The Rich are those the own land/ and work it (IE: The Farmers.)  Secondly I would set up the military the same as they had it. Its all volunteers that get a piece of what is counqured, then have the military bring in the new technologies that would improve the commerace of the areas.


This would be the same Roman Republic that was violently expansionistic, riddled with corruption, and eventually toppled by its own military and turned into an empire? Oh yes, that's a great role model to base things on.

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RE: How would you "FIX" the country or world - 5/4/2008 6:26:53 PM   
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I was kind of wondering what technology Iraq/Iran/whoever had to offer the US?

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RE: How would you "FIX" the country or world - 5/4/2008 6:34:44 PM   
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just let me have my pink street sweeper ok?  (i promise, as long as i have coffee and spicy pork rinds, i won't talk back to the voices...)


As long as you're wearing leather (and that fucking incredible hair)....you can talk to anyone you want.

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RE: How would you "FIX" the country or world - 5/4/2008 6:55:11 PM   
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1) Abolish the Federal Reserve Act of 1913, and restore the power of money creation from the private hands of few, to the equal benefit of all citizens.

2) Establish a 4th branch of government, to define, issue, and distribute money.
Restructure the current debt-money ponzi-scheme to an non-debt monetary system.

3) Add constitutional amendments which require balanced budgets, and inflation control to parameters within a plus or minus 1%.

4) Abolish the IRS, and Federal Income taxes for individuals on income earnings within the US. Say goodbye to social engineering. Reduce corporate taxes to 10% max. Simplify code. 4th branch oversees and collects.

5) Abolish the lobby system. Congress is no longer for sale to special interests.

6) De-Indoctrinate the American people from decades of illusions. Require all politicians, military leaders, business leaders, and the media to tell the truth, or clearly indicate that it is only an opinion. Impose severe penalties for failure to comply.

7) Impose plan to reduce the size of government by 90% over the next 90 years, and stick to it.

8) Strengthen military size by profoundly increasing compensation and benefits to recruits. Use recruits for meaningful peacetime projects (infrastructure rebuilding, etc). Include meaningful education for recruits, or student loan forgiveness for recruits who already have an education.

9) Make all public and private education, including higher education, non-profit organizations. Impose periodic auditing by government, to avoid intentional padding. Offer interest-free loans to all students.

10) Create a temporary health-care safety net, and housing and food camps, for those who truly need it during America's restructuring. After the restructuring, the playing field will be level for all. Future federal welfare (including payments to the States) will be phased out.

11) Phase out Social Security. Those 55 and over will stay in. 35-55 will have options to stay in at reduced amounts, or receive buy-outs. Under 35 are out.

12) Apologize to the world for our past meddling, promise not to do it again, and keep our promise. But let it be known in no uncertain terms, that telling the truth does not indicate weakness.

13) Decide, via federal referendum, whether we want an isolationist government with tight borders... or whether illegals should be tolerated at all; or an open arms - easy immigration process. The people have spoken. Enact the law.

14) Allow the States to decide whether or not to legalize medicinal marijuana, and/or recreational drugs within their jurisdictions.

15) Overhaul the manner in which the FDA conducts business. They will work for the benefit of the people, not Big Food and Big Pharma.

16) Require health insurance companies to include coverage for alternative medicines, treatments, and therapies. Or at the very least, allow such companies to enter the marketplace without interference from Big Pharma and Big Healthcare. Prevent Big-Insurance/Big-Pharma/Big Healthcare from being bedfellows to the detriment of the people. Those caught and proven to have worked to the detriment of the people will be severely punished.

That's enough for now...


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RE: How would you "FIX" the country or world - 5/4/2008 7:16:35 PM   
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ORIGINAL: christine1
just let me have my pink street sweeper ok?  (i promise, as long as i have coffee and spicy pork rinds, i won't talk back to the voices...)


As long as you're wearing leather (and that fucking incredible hair)....you can talk to anyone you want.



Hey!  She's MY Secretary of Whatever She Wants!

And yes, she gets an office with a desk, leather chair, leather outfits, St. Andrews Cross and anything else she wants!



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RE: How would you "FIX" the country or world - 5/4/2008 7:28:36 PM   
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Hmmmmm...

1> Demand reparations from Great Britain to all descendants of their former colonies... Starting with the US citizenry, then a big chunk of money for everyone in China, Palestine, India, Pakistan, and so forth.  Then have France and Spain give their share.

2> Require all court cases to be tried in Chinese courts, by lawyers standing in proxy for their clients..including receiving the client's sentence.

3> Require all politicians to pay for the privilege of holding office...even inherited ones.

4> Give all journalists and celebrities the same retirement plan that horses and greyhounds have.

5> Set the pay of educators so that it goes down with every promotion into administration and away from teaching.

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RE: How would you "FIX" the country or world - 5/4/2008 7:28:44 PM   
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ORIGINAL: MichiganHeadmast

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ORIGINAL: Griswold

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ORIGINAL: christine1
just let me have my pink street sweeper ok?  (i promise, as long as i have coffee and spicy pork rinds, i won't talk back to the voices...)


As long as you're wearing leather (and that fucking incredible hair)....you can talk to anyone you want.



Hey!  She's MY Secretary of Whatever She Wants!

And yes, she gets an office with a desk, leather chair, leather outfits, St. Andrews Cross and anything else she wants!




That may be fine, however, she's already accepted the position of "She who has great hair, enabler of all things lazy and lacking in response (dat be moi)...but wishing they could move with full and agrandizing effervescense away from the TV clicker".

I have spoken.

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RE: How would you "FIX" the country or world - 5/4/2008 7:36:05 PM   
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hokey dokey!  so, hows abouts if i just have a desk inbetween the twos of you's offices?  just give me chocolate and whatever, if you have tv's in your offices, i'll just ignore them...as Gris said, not my thing.  i'm great on the keyboard though.      and if i have to wear leather and my hair down, let's keep the thermy down low ok?



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RE: How would you "FIX" the country or world - 5/4/2008 7:39:56 PM   
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How you "FIX" the country or world?



Which country? Or is there only one?

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RE: How would you "FIX" the country or world - 5/4/2008 8:18:15 PM   
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How you "FIX" the country or world?



Which country? Or is there only one?


Good point, and look at all of us who just assumed he meant the US.

See what living in an belligerent empire does to us over time? ...

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RE: How would you "FIX" the country or world - 5/4/2008 8:21:34 PM   
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There, there...  it'll be alright in the end... that's why you have annoying Johnny Foreigner like me around :-) .

Alienbird.

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