If you could create a new political party in the USA...

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71. socialize banks...

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break up monopolies and oligopolies and enact laws that make mergers and acquisitions exceedingly rare
socialize energy (natural monopoly)
add tariffs to create "fair trade" so jobs return to/don't flee the US
raise marginal tax rates precipitously after the first $1,000,000 earned
treat capital gains as income
eliminate tax loopholes for those who can afford to exploit them, that includes corporations
enact laws that prevent states from competing in a race to the bottom by granting corporations tax free status for relocating
enact laws that tax corporations that want to move out of the US
raise the minimum wage to over $11 and hour
single payer health care
reallocate funds away from the military industrial complex to building infrastructure (roads, bridges, schools, green energy, etc..); the military gets what's left over
legalize marijuana
enact a STET tax
eliminate the Social Security cap and tie the contribution to income, not payroll (treating capital gains as income, of course)
socialize prisons
restore the power of the Supreme Court to it's original construct (limited)
enact laws that encourage voting including lengthening the time people have to vote
rewrite laws that criminalize blacks disproportionately
define white collar crime, criminalize it, and send criminals to prison (eliminate white collar prisons)