My Platform.

[white_wolf]

This is a platform that I would like to see our politicians run on and that I would run on if I could. Let me know what you think.

1. Reinstate tariffs so that it cost the same to make something in China as it does here. Grant Tax Cuts to those corporations that do open factories here.
2. End the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. On this note we should also close all foreign military bases and cut our military spending by at least 50% and channel that money into domestic programs.
3. Close down Gitmo and either grant trials to all the prisoners held there or allow them to return all.
4. Close all corporate tax loopholes so that they must pay their fair share. Raise the taxes on the wealthiest Americans to the Eisenhower levels of 90%
5. Universal single payer health care for all our citizens.
6. Require all corporations with over 50 employees to have 50% of their board of directors be made up of representatives chosen by and from their employees with an equal vote in all board meetings.
7. Legalize gay marriage in all states. This is the 21st century for God's sake.
8. Reinstate the Fairness Doctrine.
9. Ban all private money in campaigns and give each candidate a certain amount of public money for their campaigns. Require that each candidate get a certain amount of time to run commercials and other ads on the main cable and broadcast stations.
10. Institute proportional representation in our elections. You must gain at least 5% of the vote to gain any seats. Any party that gains at least 5% of the vote would get 5% of the seats in the House and Senate.

[northoftheborder]

1. I could support 80% of this platform.

Why is no one recommending this? Or are there unrecs canceling them out?

[white_wolf]

2. Just curious.

What is the 20% you wouldn't support and why?

[themadstork]

3. I don't understand 10. nt

[white_wolf]

4. I'll try to explain.

It is a system used in most parliamentary democracies. I'll use the Senate as an example. Instead of voting on Candidate you vote for parties, which are usually much more consistent in their ideology in theses systems than ours. So say The socialists party gets 20% of the vote nationwide they would get 20 seats in the Senate. This will also force coalition governments to form which encourages parties to work together and get things done as opposed to the republican model of saying NO!.

[AlabamaLibrul]

5. ..

[northoftheborder]

6. support for and against your platform

1. Absolutely the only way we'll get jobs back in this country. Why is no one in office even mentioning it. "Making jobs" is not something you just do out of thin air.
2. End the wars - a complete waste of manpower & money. Not sure about closing ALL military bases, but many.
3. Yes
4. Yes. Do not allow foreign bank accounts to avoid taxes. However, I think 90% tax is too high.
5. Absolutely yes.
6. Good idea, even if less than 50%.
7. Yes
8. Absolutely
9. Absolutely
10. Not sure about that one. Would have to study that.

[Angry Dragon]

7. Glass-Steagall

[white_wolf]

8. Good idea. That needs reinstated now!