Reply #5: Cut the pentagon budget!

[ErasureAcer]

Kucinich says it is possible to get healthcare now to everyone with our current costs. But if he is somehow wrong...cutting the pentagon budget and getting rid of lots of shit we don't need will solve that problem.

Poverty? Make sure everyone makes a livable wage...and make sure everyone has a job.

To do this we need to end human's desire for greed...mainly the CEO and so forth. I think taxes for the rich need to be increased even more than they are now.

This will allow the government to have more money, and thus allowing the government to supply people with jobs who aren't hired by a private organization. What will these people do? They'll clean up our rivers, or pick up trash in neighborhoods...anything really constructive.

So yeah, since everyone now has a job in either private sector or under the government...they all demanded to get paid a livable wage(not 5.50/hr). How do we do this? Well, we increase taxes on things that are detrimental to us and the earth. Cigarettes...tax increase. Alchohol tax increase. Nuclear power...tax increase. That will solve the government workers wage increases.

Furthermore, to stop private industry from raising prices in the energy industry when we raise taxes on their ass...the government itself will have an independent energy provider offering competitive rates. These rates will make a small profit so the government ends up winning but not to the extent of the private sector. the private/government run business will offer the best of capitalism and communism. private sector will be forced to not rip off the customer as much as they do now or the government sector will take total control of the energy and offer fare flat rates on all their energy.

Now, for the private sector...CEO's and owners and other corporate leaders will be taxed heavily...they won't be making 400 times their average worker but more like 5 times after taxes are through with them.

So yes, we'll tax lots of things. Under my regime...mostly income tax and things detrimental to the earth and people. You can do these things...but it will cost you a dollar here and a dollar there. With that money. Call my thinking communistic or socialist or crap...but I think the government needs to lead by example and challenge crappy private sector companies that are out there now. If people don't have a job, it is the government's duty to protect the people...by giving them a job so they have money to feed themselves and live a decent life.

Now, what if people don't want to work? Well, that is their choice...and they starve and die or they live off whomever is making money. However, poverty will be fought...and you'll only be poor if you want to be poor under my rule.