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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhat do you want our next president to do? Give ten items
For purposes of this exercise don't think about who you want as president. What would you like them to do? I will start.
1. Repair or replace the two worst bridges in each state, each year - so by the time the president's term limit hits 800 bridges will be fixed.
2. A total ban on "naked" derivatives.
3. Three cent per share transaction tax on stock. It'll totally fuck the high frequency trading business, which is the point.
4. F-35 program ends now, and no stealthy planes will ever be bought again. If a war isn't important enough to risk pilots on, it's not important enough to fight.
5. Federal welfare programs administered by federal officials.
6. Any politician who calls for a tax cut within two weeks of calling for a major spending increase will be returned to his or her district by being strapped to an Air Force cargo pallet and dropped out the back of a C-130.
7. Reschedule cannabis to Schedule 3 immediately, to Schedule 5 (the cough syrup schedule) in 18 months and deschedule it 18 months after that.
8. The official religion shall be Haitian Vodou. If we gotta have a state religion, let's at least pick one with fun church services.
9. Single payer healthcare.
10. Campaign contributions will be banned, and so will attack ads that don't explain why you're different. I don't just want to hear your opponent fucks farm animals, I want your assurance you don't.
Maedhros
(10,007 posts)1. End the 'targeted killing' drone programs. Outlaw 'double taps' and 'signature strikes.' Categorically reject the notion that the President has the authority to execute Enemies of the State without due process.
2. End blanket surveillance by the NSA and other intelligence agencies.
3. End the persecution of whistle-blowers. De-criminalize investigative journalism.
4. Use Federal agencies to hold police departments accountable for murdering black people. Charge offending officers with Federal civil rights violations, and prosecute to the fullest extent of the law.
5. Find a way to kill the TPP and similar trade agreements.