In brief:
I. Find a source of clean energy.
Our dependence on oil and coal has ruined our foreign policy and is destroying the earth beyond the point of repair. Wind and solar power look promising, but adequate funding should be provided for all promising leads.
II. Re-industrialization.
America is almost on the verge of becoming a non-industrialized country. I say, away with the crappy service-sector economy, we need to be able to produce, not for profit, but for use and for need.
III. Free health care, education, public transit, and communication.
This goes without saying. Without these, no one can be a full citizen in modern society.
IV. Electoral reform
Namely, the abolition of the electoral college and the introduction of a proportional representation system.
V. Re-organization of industries into cooperatives
Clearly, our business executives are too incompetent, stupid and corrupt to run a business by themselves. Factories, workshops, farms etc. should be controlled by those who actually work them. This would also break up the agribusiness monopolies and improve the quality of American foodstuffs.
VI. Re-establishment and increase of the inheritance tax
American society is becoming rapidly stratified, and upward mobility is at its lowest level in decades. The emerging aristocracy must be destroyed before it can assume total control. And believe me, rich kids need a good kick in the teeth.
VII. Strong enforcement of the progressive tax system
Even under the current system, the IRS is owed about $300 billion more than it takes in every single year. If the wealthy would simply pay the taxes they owe, imagine what could be done with $300 dollars.
VIII. Legalization of marijuana
Pot is far less dangerous to health than tobacco and alcohol, and if those are legal, cannabis should be too. Making it legal would also reduce the prison populations by almost 40% in a single day.
IX. Subsidized arts
Increased funding for museums, theater, concerts, opera, etc. No one should ever be so poor that a night watching ‘La Boheme’ is beyond their reach.
X. Changing the national anthem
Make it something singable, dammit. Maybe ‘The House I live In’ or ‘Simple Gifts’
