TurquoiseB wrote: > My bet is that Judy cannot create such a list in ten hours. > So, you'd be willing to wager how much?
> 1. Create a completely new tax structure that ensures that > corporations and non-profit entities like churches that > in fact make huge profits cannot avoid paying taxes on > those profits. Currently, according to the US government, > most corporations pay no taxes. > (http://www.wsws.org/articles/2008/aug2008/ctax-a15.shtml) > As businesses and corporations begin to pay their fair > share, reduce taxes on individuals accordingly. > So, you're in favor of progressive taxation. > 2. In any country in which American troops are currently > "needed" to fight a war there, put democracy to the test > and allow the people of that country to decide whether we > should stay or withdraw. For example, since we claim that > Iraq and Afghanistan are now basically democracies, hold > well-publicized and *heavily* monitored elections, and ask > the people to vote on: 1) Should U.S. troops stay or withdraw? > 2) If stay, for exactly how long? 3) If withdraw, exactly > when? Then abide by the decision of the people. > So, you're in favor of *heavily* monitoring polling places. > Isn't that what democracy is supposed to be about? > So, you're in favor of direct voting. > 3. Given that both Iraq and Afghanistan will vote for us > to get the hell out of their countries and we won't be > throwing money into those black holes, and given that a > fairer tax structure will bring in more tax revenues, use > this money to create a massive research program to find > and exploit alternative and clean sources of energy. Do > nothing to bring down the price of gas; the more expensive > it gets, the more likely this new energy program will be > to succeed. > So, you're in favor of redistributing wealth. > 4. Establish a health care system that provides a basic > level of regular preventative (not just emergency) health > care for everyone in the country, regardless of whether > they work or not, or even if they are just visiting. > Individuals can *supplement* this basic level of care > with private insurance if they want to get higher levels > of service or specialties such as cosmetic surgery, but > the basic care is there for everyone. If most of the > nations of Europe and even Cuba can do this, why can't > the United States? > So, you're in favor of socialized medicine. > 5. Another sizable chunk of the newly-increased revenue > stream should be aimed at eliminating homelessness, and > making the availability of a basic level of food and > shelter available to everyone. Even one homeless person > is too many; three million is *far* too many. > So, you're in favor of welfare. > 6. Tie the salary rates of school teachers to the salary > rates of U.S. Representatives and Senators. Whatever the > Senators/Representatives make per year, teachers should > make 1% more than that per year. The education of our > children is far more important than filling the media > with a lot of hot air, and should be recognized as such. > So, you're in favor of raising property taxes. > 7. Require that all electronic voting machines in America > have their software audited by independent computer > specialists, and that the machines have an incorruptible > "paper trail" that is verified against the electronic > totals and the actual ballots before results of any > election are finalized. > So, you're not in favor of voting. > 8. Limit the ability of all parties in national elections > to campaign in the media to three calendar months before > the election. Any candidate who violates this and spends > a penny to distribute print ads, TV commercials or even > printed campaign materials by mail earlier than the three- > month limit has to immediately withdraw from the election. > So, you're not in favor of free speech. > 9. Establish laws that define what constitutes "profiteering" > in the health care and pharmaceutical industries. Make the > penalty for breaking these laws a minimum of 20 years in > prison, without possibility of parole. > So, you're not in favor of profiting. > 10. Establish laws that define what constitutes "profiteering" > in the defense industry and for any materials provider or > contractor who defrauds or overcharges the U.S. government. > Make the penalty for breaking these laws life in prison, > without the possibility of parole. > So, you're in favor of imprisonment. When are you going to turn yourself in to the authorities?
