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What change would you like to see in America in 2009?
Watch the video and state your change below.
The best answer will get $25 big Mahalo dollars and I will twitter your answer to my ~50k followers on twitter with your name!
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The best answer will get $25 big Mahalo dollars and I will twitter your answer to my ~50k followers on twitter with your name!
Special thanks to Causecast! http://www.youtube.com/user/Causecast
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I'd like to see the focus shift to growing the wealth of the country by starting with the average American families across the country [basically an end to the failed doctrine of "trickle-down" policies]. Ending all of the special tax evasion breaks is one huge start to that -- punishing corporate tax "offshoring," eliminating the disparity between income tax rates and capital gains tax rates, end corporate welfare for multi-billion dollar companies (see: http://www.pbs.org/now/politics/taxes_pop/index.html ), etc.
Also, putting protections back into the financial system would be great.
Obama has the highest ethics requirements of any Administration, but that's not saying much, since the bar has always been exceedingly low. I'd like to see some of mechanisms that are perceived to be rife with corruption cleaned up -- earmarks, campaign finance, etc.
Shifting our resources with the intention of getting the U.S. out of Iraq and finally getting the job done with Bin Laden so that all of the troops can GTFO of the Middle East would be great.
Getting the ball rolling with his public works plan to rebuild our infrastructure, and start a Green "New Deal" is also something I'm interested in seeing. Also, it'll be good to finally have a President that will likely get the US onboard with the international Global Warming initiatives.
Speaking of international accords, it'll be good if Obama can quickly salvage the country's diplomatic standing, and remove some of the damage done in our alliances.
Finally, I'd like to see more investment into Education and basic academic research.
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But, I repeat that the decline of the middle-class is troubling to me. So, I'd like to see that addressed, first and foremost. Here are the numbers on that for those who are interested.
This data from the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics shows how much people were making when adjusted for inflation:
http://www.workinglife.org/wiki/Wages+and+Benefits:+Real+Wages+(1964-2004)
1964 . . $632.00 per week
1974 . . $657.95 per week
1984 . . $583.00 per week
1994 . . $543.11 per week
2004 . . $579.88 per week
( http://www.bls.gov/cpi/#tables )
This graph also shows a similar downward trend...
http://mwhodges.home.att.net/male_female_income.gif
Keep in mind that this lower average pay is even WITH the huge increases in the productive capability of the average worker.
http://www.swivel.com/data_sets/spreadsheet/1004852
Year | GDP per capita index
1974 | 80.5
1984 | 98.2
1994 | 118.6
2004 | 145.6
So, according to these per capita figures, Americans have gotten 48% more productive since 1984, but are still not making as much money as people in 1984, when adjusted for inflation.
Beyond these individual declines, it looks like the erosion is catching up to entire families now, since even family income has decline for the first time since it started being recorded ..... I guess we don't have anymore wives or children to send into the workplace and we're topped out on signing up for overtime....
http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/04/09/business/20080409_LEONHARDT_GRAPHIC.jpg
Also, putting protections back into the financial system would be great.
Obama has the highest ethics requirements of any Administration, but that's not saying much, since the bar has always been exceedingly low. I'd like to see some of mechanisms that are perceived to be rife with corruption cleaned up -- earmarks, campaign finance, etc.
Shifting our resources with the intention of getting the U.S. out of Iraq and finally getting the job done with Bin Laden so that all of the troops can GTFO of the Middle East would be great.
Getting the ball rolling with his public works plan to rebuild our infrastructure, and start a Green "New Deal" is also something I'm interested in seeing. Also, it'll be good to finally have a President that will likely get the US onboard with the international Global Warming initiatives.
Speaking of international accords, it'll be good if Obama can quickly salvage the country's diplomatic standing, and remove some of the damage done in our alliances.
Finally, I'd like to see more investment into Education and basic academic research.
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But, I repeat that the decline of the middle-class is troubling to me. So, I'd like to see that addressed, first and foremost. Here are the numbers on that for those who are interested.
This data from the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics shows how much people were making when adjusted for inflation:
http://www.workinglife.org/wiki/Wages+and+Benefits:+Real+Wages+(1964-2004)
1964 . . $632.00 per week
1974 . . $657.95 per week
1984 . . $583.00 per week
1994 . . $543.11 per week
2004 . . $579.88 per week
( http://www.bls.gov/cpi/#tables )
This graph also shows a similar downward trend...
Keep in mind that this lower average pay is even WITH the huge increases in the productive capability of the average worker.
http://www.swivel.com/data_sets/spreadsheet/1004852
Year | GDP per capita index
1974 | 80.5
1984 | 98.2
1994 | 118.6
2004 | 145.6
So, according to these per capita figures, Americans have gotten 48% more productive since 1984, but are still not making as much money as people in 1984, when adjusted for inflation.
Beyond these individual declines, it looks like the erosion is catching up to entire families now, since even family income has decline for the first time since it started being recorded ..... I guess we don't have anymore wives or children to send into the workplace and we're topped out on signing up for overtime....
source(s):
Trickle down:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trickle-down_economics
Tax evasion:
http://www.forbes.com/2008/10/21/taxes-irs-wealth-biz-beltway-cz_jn_1021bel...
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines07/0224-05.htm
http://www.finfacts.ie/irishfinancenews/article_1014219.shtml
Low US corporate taxes:
http://www.pbs.org/now/politics/taxes_pop/index.html
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=5561455
http://www.oecd.org/document/58/0,3343,en_2649_34533_39498298_1_1_1_1,00.ht...
Ethics:
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2008/11/obama_lays_out_ethics_rules...
Green Policy:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecotax
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-fi-greenjobs4-2009jan04,0...
Education:
http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080924/full/455446a.html
Trickle down:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trickle-down_economics
Tax evasion:
http://www.forbes.com/2008/10/21/taxes-irs-wealth-biz-beltway-cz_jn_1021bel...
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines07/0224-05.htm
http://www.finfacts.ie/irishfinancenews/article_1014219.shtml
Low US corporate taxes:
http://www.pbs.org/now/politics/taxes_pop/index.html
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=5561455
http://www.oecd.org/document/58/0,3343,en_2649_34533_39498298_1_1_1_1,00.ht...
Ethics:
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2008/11/obama_lays_out_ethics_rules...
Green Policy:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecotax
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-fi-greenjobs4-2009jan04,0...
Education:
http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080924/full/455446a.html
The best and the most needed change that everyone desire would be that America overcomes the recession and economic trouble it is facing right now. This year is going to be very crucial for the future of America as it would be the testing time for the people of America. In my opinion i wish people to put their best efforts to eliminate this recession period.
A Green re-Industrial Revolution. !
We need jobs people, pink slips are going out a rate so fast that the paper company is running out of pink ink.
Job losses are so high, the unemployment agencies are looking for help.
What would I like to see ??
A Green Industrial Revolution.
First we had the agricultural age.
Then came the industrial age.
Then the telecommunications age. (or "The Information Age")
Do I dare detect a "green" age ?
The only way to stimulate new job growth is to encourage new markets in green technologies and manufacturing of energy efficient everything.
If its green its for me.
We need jobs people, pink slips are going out a rate so fast that the paper company is running out of pink ink.
Job losses are so high, the unemployment agencies are looking for help.
What would I like to see ??
A Green Industrial Revolution.
First we had the agricultural age.
Then came the industrial age.
Then the telecommunications age. (or "The Information Age")
Do I dare detect a "green" age ?
The only way to stimulate new job growth is to encourage new markets in green technologies and manufacturing of energy efficient everything.
If its green its for me.
Like that pic. Did you draw it?
-Carrie
-Carrie
Although input has been asked for in coming up with a bail out package, it has not been tuned to prevent what got us here that is loose credit without checks and balances.
The print more money device has again spiked gas prices..someone needs to freaking heed that market warning.
The stimius package I like wouldinclude:
-percentage education loan debt cut of %15 across board to everyone
-tax rate decrease at all rates with no favours to anyone
-banks to get baile dout have to just like autoworkers cut bonuses and fire some executives
-states that ask for bailouts have to decrease their excessive tax rates
and pork barrel projects
-funding increase revenue stream of a 1% federal sales tax on internet purchases.
-to cap military spending all new war deployments must be coupled
with a real declaration of war by congress, not by presidential fiat.
-to finance war on terror, %1 import tax on all oil imported..this will not only help fund the war but also drive oil companies to invest in green technology at the same time.
The print more money device has again spiked gas prices..someone needs to freaking heed that market warning.
The stimius package I like wouldinclude:
-percentage education loan debt cut of %15 across board to everyone
-tax rate decrease at all rates with no favours to anyone
-banks to get baile dout have to just like autoworkers cut bonuses and fire some executives
-states that ask for bailouts have to decrease their excessive tax rates
and pork barrel projects
-funding increase revenue stream of a 1% federal sales tax on internet purchases.
-to cap military spending all new war deployments must be coupled
with a real declaration of war by congress, not by presidential fiat.
-to finance war on terror, %1 import tax on all oil imported..this will not only help fund the war but also drive oil companies to invest in green technology at the same time.
Sounds like you'd like a lot of tax decreases, but spending increases from the government ... while you also take issue with the "print more money device".
Foreign policy. For too long, our nation has revolved around interventionism, while our problems at home grow worse. With Barack Obama's proposed 30 billion dollars to Israel over the next 10 years, I wonder at how we plan to get over our national debt.
Sure, there are a lot of other problems, but if we switch to non-interventionist policies, it will fix a lot of them. All the money we spend on foreign aid, and war, would not be spent. We would become a much more respected nation overall as well.
Sure, there are a lot of other problems, but if we switch to non-interventionist policies, it will fix a lot of them. All the money we spend on foreign aid, and war, would not be spent. We would become a much more respected nation overall as well.
I'd like to see the complete abolition of terms from the political and media lexicon such as left wing and right wing, red and blue, conservative and liberal. Their purpose is to simplify though stereotypes, resulting in polarization. There's a lot more gray area and nuance in how people really feel politically on the issues.
I would love to see a change in our government-pushing for rights Americans deserve (without the churches getting involved) I would also like to see America Spend more money in America than over seas, if we can't take care of of our own selves how will we when a major catastrophe happens that results a war where our resources are shut off from outside.
Transparency and accountability in government.
Almost all of the problems that our country faces can be traced back to a lack of the people's understand of or access to information about what's actually going on.
Obama is already on the right track. I hope he continues efforts to get his message out there and to invite feedback on his ideas. More importantly, I hope that he puts measures in place (or at least sets the bar) that will require future leaders to be more transparent and accessible.
Almost all of the problems that our country faces can be traced back to a lack of the people's understand of or access to information about what's actually going on.
Obama is already on the right track. I hope he continues efforts to get his message out there and to invite feedback on his ideas. More importantly, I hope that he puts measures in place (or at least sets the bar) that will require future leaders to be more transparent and accessible.
I believe what the world needs most is a large crop of motivated lifelong learners who are capable of seeing big problems in the world and solving them. I would like to see in the next year, these people go out and make their transformative ideas a reality. I would like to see these people fully supported with all the tools they need to be successful. America needs to rediscover its innovative roots. If you don't feel like you can change the world yourself then find the people who you think can. Devote your energy to accelerating their ability to make an impact. Offer the skills you have to remove their roadblocks and reveal their blind spots to them. Everybody must find some way to be a part of the innovation cycle. I would like to see everybody committed to creating something the world needs!
I would like to see the issue of modern day slavery to be solved. There are more slaves today then in anytime throughout history. We shall be judged by the way we look at this issue on a global scale. something is wrong with the humanity when you have 11 year old girls being tortured in brothels and slaves living in basements, serving the rich in the United States.
I would like to see change in the hearts and minds of America’s citizens.
Like the rest of my generation, I have learned the true meaning behind our political system from history class rather than life experience and I think that is what makes us so complacent with the current state of politics, what enables us to just sit back and accept whatever is tossed our way.
I honestly believe our founding fathers would flee this country and start over if they were alive today. However, let me say that while I believe we are in fact, the best country, we have not reached our heights and over the past eight years, we have reached an all time low.
As a country we have regressed from what our founding fathers dreamed of and instituted. Somewhere along the way we have lost the desire, will and demand to uphold what should be our unalienable rights.
In the past eight years we have slipped into the lowest ranks in history. Yet, our sheepish society accepts this and even goes as far to think it treasonous to complain.
What happened to…
“America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.”
— President Abraham Lincoln
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the president… is morally treasonable to the American public.”
— Theodore Roosevelt
That we have accepted…
“I am the president, see? And I do not have to explain myself to anyone.”
— George Bush
“Stop throwing the Constitution in my face,” “It’s just a god damned piece of paper!”
— George Bush
America is much more than its elected leaders. It is an ethical and moral fact; it is the first community in which men set out in principle to institutionalize freedom, responsible government and human equality.
This must never be forgotten and “We the People” must start holding feet over the flames when things go bad. We must remember our collective sins of the past, and have the guts to make the hard decisions going forward.
We owe it to America and ourselves to not only wave the flag but to remember the obligations that it imposes, to strive for justice, equality and liberty for all.
We as citizens must require of our leaders, honesty, integrity, and a moral compass and we must accept nothing less. We must say to them that if they are unable to resist the temptations of power, be it lust for the flesh, lust for gold, or lust for more power, then they will be removed from both their office and our party.
We must have zero tolerance for corruption, zero tolerance for behavior unbecoming to the office of which they are the stewards. We can no longer afford to defend such behavior simply for political expediency, for if we do we not only compromise our own integrity but we lose all hope of ever finding leaders of the highest caliber.
Once this happens, and the "weeding out" has been done, I feel that we will be in a far better place for change to happen. We desperately need fiscal reform, health reform, foreign policy reform, SEC reform, and on and on...
I honestly believe that President Elect Obama has already started this movement I long for... To many others and me, he is a combination of Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy. He has a gift as an orator and easily motivates his listeners.
We have a second chance in 2009, one we may not have again, so my desire for change is in the hearts and minds of the people. When the citizens of this country stand up and demand an end of the cycle of corruption. Once enough citizens decide to demand more, the politician’s games of deception and corruption are over. Then and only then can we truly sit down and find solutions to our current crises.
Like the rest of my generation, I have learned the true meaning behind our political system from history class rather than life experience and I think that is what makes us so complacent with the current state of politics, what enables us to just sit back and accept whatever is tossed our way.
I honestly believe our founding fathers would flee this country and start over if they were alive today. However, let me say that while I believe we are in fact, the best country, we have not reached our heights and over the past eight years, we have reached an all time low.
As a country we have regressed from what our founding fathers dreamed of and instituted. Somewhere along the way we have lost the desire, will and demand to uphold what should be our unalienable rights.
In the past eight years we have slipped into the lowest ranks in history. Yet, our sheepish society accepts this and even goes as far to think it treasonous to complain.
What happened to…
“America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.”
— President Abraham Lincoln
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the president… is morally treasonable to the American public.”
— Theodore Roosevelt
That we have accepted…
“I am the president, see? And I do not have to explain myself to anyone.”
— George Bush
“Stop throwing the Constitution in my face,” “It’s just a god damned piece of paper!”
— George Bush
America is much more than its elected leaders. It is an ethical and moral fact; it is the first community in which men set out in principle to institutionalize freedom, responsible government and human equality.
This must never be forgotten and “We the People” must start holding feet over the flames when things go bad. We must remember our collective sins of the past, and have the guts to make the hard decisions going forward.
We owe it to America and ourselves to not only wave the flag but to remember the obligations that it imposes, to strive for justice, equality and liberty for all.
We as citizens must require of our leaders, honesty, integrity, and a moral compass and we must accept nothing less. We must say to them that if they are unable to resist the temptations of power, be it lust for the flesh, lust for gold, or lust for more power, then they will be removed from both their office and our party.
We must have zero tolerance for corruption, zero tolerance for behavior unbecoming to the office of which they are the stewards. We can no longer afford to defend such behavior simply for political expediency, for if we do we not only compromise our own integrity but we lose all hope of ever finding leaders of the highest caliber.
Once this happens, and the "weeding out" has been done, I feel that we will be in a far better place for change to happen. We desperately need fiscal reform, health reform, foreign policy reform, SEC reform, and on and on...
I honestly believe that President Elect Obama has already started this movement I long for... To many others and me, he is a combination of Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy. He has a gift as an orator and easily motivates his listeners.
We have a second chance in 2009, one we may not have again, so my desire for change is in the hearts and minds of the people. When the citizens of this country stand up and demand an end of the cycle of corruption. Once enough citizens decide to demand more, the politician’s games of deception and corruption are over. Then and only then can we truly sit down and find solutions to our current crises.
source(s):
Partial article "The Blind Leading The Blind" written by me in July 08
Partial article "The Blind Leading The Blind" written by me in July 08
I would like to see people honestly care about each other and their world around them -- and not be afraid of change.
source(s):
Just my own quick thought about Jason's question from twitter...
Just my own quick thought about Jason's question from twitter...
i would like this economy to get better and i think Obama is the guy to do so. I hope he keeps his promises. I like having someone in office who has had hard times like the average american. I am glad Mcain did not get in. He has been rich his whole life and doesn't know what struggle is.
I would like to point out that if anyone knows what struggle is, it's McCain, who spent five and a half years as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam.
McCain has definitely suffered physical hardship, but I believe the answerer is clearly referring to "financial" struggle.
http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/oo113/amk123amk/elitist2.gif
I would like to see jobs created that would help bring the USA back into the top 5 of best educated students and generate more quality scientists and engineers.
I would like to see three major changes in America in 2009, all concerning our dependence on oil. I would like to see battery technology with better energy density than gasoline so that electric cars will be more practical than gas-burning cars, I would like to see performance electric cars widely available, and I would like to see more nuclear power plants to meet the increased demand of electricity.
Greed becomes socially unacceptable.
I would like to see social media revolution change the paradigm for supporting scientific research. Skip the politics and the top heavy bureaucracy for managing the federal granting agencies. Take the story directly to the people and let the world be the peer reviewers. Let's start now: http://www.thepoint.com/campaigns/safe-pigs-to-help-cure-diabetes
I would like to see the UIEGA (Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act) either repealed or more clearly defined so as to exclude online poker which is demonstrably a game of skill rather than a game of chance. This would allow for US-based companies and could provide some type of accountability.
I'm Canadian, so it's really no bother to me if the USA goes down in flames. Adding to a 10 TRILLION dollar debt at the average rate of 3.5 BILLION a day!
Anyone think it's time to shut down the military? I mean close to bases in other countries, close the embassies, shore up border security with the troops that can finally come home to families who they have been away from for up to SIX tours of duty!
Let failing corporations fail, the corporations are heartless greedy creations of the last 100 years. Corporations would never bail out the government. Ever. Let innovation and individual work ethic grow again, and financial vultures twist in the wind.
Open your immigration like it was when your grandparents came to America.
Follow up with real controls on criminal activity across the board, including kicking immigrants out who don't contribute (most work harder than the natural residents, so not much of a threat there).
Anyone think it's time to shut down the military? I mean close to bases in other countries, close the embassies, shore up border security with the troops that can finally come home to families who they have been away from for up to SIX tours of duty!
Let failing corporations fail, the corporations are heartless greedy creations of the last 100 years. Corporations would never bail out the government. Ever. Let innovation and individual work ethic grow again, and financial vultures twist in the wind.
Open your immigration like it was when your grandparents came to America.
Follow up with real controls on criminal activity across the board, including kicking immigrants out who don't contribute (most work harder than the natural residents, so not much of a threat there).
Less paranoia. No shoe removal, liquid restrictions, false alarms that turn out to be clever advertisements. Fear is killing our country.
-Carrie
-Carrie
The major change I would like to see is freedom. ..That sounds terribly chiche, I know. But this isn't the voice of patriotism. Let me explain:
I would like to see a return of the freedoms US citizens had formally enjoyed. Too many people are spending their life fighting to give themselves a comfortable existence, being taught a selfish focus. They don't have time, energy, or care to pay attention to the slow erosion of their civic freedoms and economic power. (The laws are getting more oppressive, the rich are getting richer, the poor are getting poorer ..self-interest, political corruption, and unchecked power of the corporation over the individual and even the society IMHO being the primary factors.)
Powerful though she is, I don't think the US can afford to police the world. Nor should it have to do so. More focus at home, rather than foreign wars we can't afford. Make the people care about their country and countrymen again. Give the kids an education: all of them. That's the best kind of freedom they can ever have.
Inflammatory closing statement: Dictating, invading, in the name of freedom? Oppression in the form of 'patriot' laws? This wasn't what this country was meant to be.
I would like to see a return of the freedoms US citizens had formally enjoyed. Too many people are spending their life fighting to give themselves a comfortable existence, being taught a selfish focus. They don't have time, energy, or care to pay attention to the slow erosion of their civic freedoms and economic power. (The laws are getting more oppressive, the rich are getting richer, the poor are getting poorer ..self-interest, political corruption, and unchecked power of the corporation over the individual and even the society IMHO being the primary factors.)
Powerful though she is, I don't think the US can afford to police the world. Nor should it have to do so. More focus at home, rather than foreign wars we can't afford. Make the people care about their country and countrymen again. Give the kids an education: all of them. That's the best kind of freedom they can ever have.
Inflammatory closing statement: Dictating, invading, in the name of freedom? Oppression in the form of 'patriot' laws? This wasn't what this country was meant to be.
source(s):
My own head. (Seems a more dangerous place than I had realised.) ;)
My own head. (Seems a more dangerous place than I had realised.) ;)
The major change i want to see is a Call for Unity.
America is now divided by the problems, but is the chance to start working as a nation.
Is the time for left behind the differences (religious, political, cultural, sexual, origin) and look in retrospective what we have done to conserve the status as the most powerful nation in the world.
Is the time to work for a goal, we can try to do it this 2009:
+Return confidence to Americans, by showing the great interest we have in our neighbors, show the great interest we have in the problems that arise each day (economical & social).
+ Return to the world the meaning of "The American Dream", Be that Lighthouse, not being prepotent to the other nations, being an example of Unity, hard work & commitment to success;
America must show to the world that is capable of restoring from the problems and continue to be the Magnet for talent, business & projects.
The change we need in 2009 is the support of all the americans living in the country or overseas to the proposals of our Best minds and the government to achieve the desirable results.
+America image overseas, America need to restore to be inspirational and collaborative to the world.
Thats what we need, to wake up from the paradigm of the differences and start working as ONE right now.
twitter: pachoseed
America is now divided by the problems, but is the chance to start working as a nation.
Is the time for left behind the differences (religious, political, cultural, sexual, origin) and look in retrospective what we have done to conserve the status as the most powerful nation in the world.
Is the time to work for a goal, we can try to do it this 2009:
+Return confidence to Americans, by showing the great interest we have in our neighbors, show the great interest we have in the problems that arise each day (economical & social).
+ Return to the world the meaning of "The American Dream", Be that Lighthouse, not being prepotent to the other nations, being an example of Unity, hard work & commitment to success;
America must show to the world that is capable of restoring from the problems and continue to be the Magnet for talent, business & projects.
The change we need in 2009 is the support of all the americans living in the country or overseas to the proposals of our Best minds and the government to achieve the desirable results.
+America image overseas, America need to restore to be inspirational and collaborative to the world.
Thats what we need, to wake up from the paradigm of the differences and start working as ONE right now.
twitter: pachoseed
source(s):
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As a European I would like America to become again the country that we admire and love and not the country that we are afraid of.
Stop trying to borrow our way out of problems. The answer to our problems (government, business and home life) is spending less, not borrowing more.
source(s):
personal opinion, this question asks for an opinion, not an authoritative source.
personal opinion, this question asks for an opinion, not an authoritative source.
Fewer deaths, more stable job market, free healthcare for all!
Better immigration policies. An emphasis in science and mathematics in the classroom. More federal aid for students in good standing.
For 2009 I would like everybody to notice individuals with a smile and a hello. Remember we all matter.
Politicians listening to the people who elected them and not the people who paid for their election.
Make out-sourcing less profitable and bring those jobs back to America.
source(s):
MarkCarrras.com
MarkCarrras.com
Let's grow our own! Energy, check...we've got solar and renewable sources. Food? Let's use our yards and garden away! The change we seek is within and all around us waiting to be grown together, it's not that hard and the effect is exponential with mass movement!
2009 isn't a lot of time, but I'd like to see our economy fundamentally re-adapt. Instead of looking to recovery that involves more production and consumption, I'd like to see a healthy economy based on the production of value that is less consumptive. Instead of so many people working to create over-packaged products that get shipped, sit on shelves, while teams of marketers try to induce a sense of need in the consumer, I'd like to see value created in easily distributed (online) assets such as ideas, art, entertainment, and consulting. More people could develop one-to-one consulting services, more of the economy could be devoted to health-care that is preventive instead of corrective. Ongoing education could be distributed through the same online channels through which gaming and movies are now traveling.
I believe this would lead to many benefits:
A) Lower energy consumption, less traffic, less smog
B) Less trash and less environmental impact due to the production of packaging
C) More linkage between the creators and the end-products. If you are closer to the result of your work, you will value it more and do a better job
D) Those products that are created and distributed physically would be crafted better, and those involved in the distribution would be far more service oriented
E) I can't prove it, but I believe this type of economy would be less vulnerable to downturns. The barriers to quickly redeploying economic assets would be lower, and the vast pool of creativity would be more directly linked to any questions that arise in the economic stream
I believe this would lead to many benefits:
A) Lower energy consumption, less traffic, less smog
B) Less trash and less environmental impact due to the production of packaging
C) More linkage between the creators and the end-products. If you are closer to the result of your work, you will value it more and do a better job
D) Those products that are created and distributed physically would be crafted better, and those involved in the distribution would be far more service oriented
E) I can't prove it, but I believe this type of economy would be less vulnerable to downturns. The barriers to quickly redeploying economic assets would be lower, and the vast pool of creativity would be more directly linked to any questions that arise in the economic stream
Change in how congress is seated. No more elections, members of congress are drafted to serve in congress for one term of not more than 4 years. All citizens who are able to serve could be drafted to serve as a senator or representative in Washington. No politics involved. Flat federal income tax. Invert the tax/funding structure so that most of the money from taxes stays with the local government and the least goes to the federal government. Civility and honesty in politics. Education system that teaches the skills that are needed in this country and world.
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