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jpljr77 Donating Member (580 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-26-09 12:15 PM
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210. My edits to the list:
Edited on Wed Aug-26-09 12:16 PM by jpljr77
- Single-Payer Universal Health Care

- US Withdrawal from Iraq

- US Withdrawal from Afghanistan (except for intelligence operations)

- Dismantling of US military bases abroad

- Nationalization of US banking system No, never, ever. You obviously don't know much about community banks and credit unions.

- Public Transportation renewal projects- Rail, Trolley, Bus etc.

- 4 day work week The gov't should not dictate this. Besides, the culture is moving more in that direction anyway with flexible hours, telecommuting, etc.

- Removal of monied lobbyists from political arena

- Elimination of Agribusiness subsidies (I assume this means on large corporate farms, not small ones)

- Elimination The amending of NAFTA and other "free trade" agreements

- Public funding of elections

- Affordable/Clean public housing options with subsidies for the indigent

- Elimination of all reactionary drug laws

- Reformation of American penal system

- Elimination of the CIA The CIA is not the problem; those working withing their funding umbrella without oversight is. Intelligence is important and does way more good than harm. We just hear about the harm.

- Increased taxes on the wealthy and big business. I'll go further and say that investment income should be treated as and taxed at the same rate as regular income. The gov't missed out on about a trillion dollars over the course of the Bush 15% bracket run.

- Nationalization and expansion of Food Banks serving healthy food instead of government cheese


My addition: Elimination of the death penalty at all levels for all crimes.
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