Everything is in the pooper, so everything is up for change. You can change almost anything (there still will not be world peace)
I’ll start
- No more steering wheels on all 2010 cars. I want drive by wire joy sticks.
Every person in the U.S. has to read one book a week and present a book report by Friday at 5:00 PM to President Obama.
Bernie
Is it wrong to ask for speed on the bike without working for it?
Legalize pot.
No man, its ok, ask for inexpensive light wieght parts too.
I’m going to have one messed up report
what i’m reading
- Herion Diaries (this sucks but i have to finish it)
- Assassins (Left Behind series - started these along time ago, want to finish)
- Ghost War
- IEEE Orange book (for sleepless nights)
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Every person with two arms and legs who are on welfare - be TOSSED off of welfare and forced to at a minimum do community service or pick up litter.
I like Chip’s proposal.
One of my big ones is getting off foreign energy and fossil fuels altogether. Everything should be wind, water, or solar powered.
teach them and pay them to fill potholes, then the trash wouldn’t go flying out the window at every bump.
1.government would reduce spending by 10% over the next 12 months; i’m talking about the kinds of expenses like paying consulting fees to Al Gore and the like. the true bullshit in the budget, in other words.
2. legalize pot and prostitution
3. ohio would legalize gambling so we could get some much needed tax revenue
4. stories about the octuplets would disappear
5. everybody in Australia who needs help would get real help
People that start wars have to fight them
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2) Assassins (Left Behind series - started these along time ago, want to finish)
I read all 12 of those books (I believe there are 13 now, possibly 14) over one 2-week vacation to Arizona. I started and couldn’t put em down. While the accuracy of the events is disputed, the story-telling and surprise factor was high enough to keep me turning pages (especially while baking in the sun by the pool). When finished, I sent them to my brother in law, who was fighting in Afganistan at the time, and he passed them around to buddies who read them. After they read them, they signed their name on the inside cover. I have them all back now, and there are quite a few signatures on each book. Pretty neat.
Anyhow, back to Chip’s comment … I do not see how people that receive welfare are not required to perform some sort of service to the community/state. There are lots of things that could be done in a community to “earn” the money (so to speak), and benefit society, as well as, perhaps given purpose/fulfillment to more people. I just find the idea of “something for nothing” to be anti-American, and enabling of the continuing cycle. I also would not opposse the welfare process being reformed to limit what the money can be spent on … i.e., give them what they need for rent, food (perhaps even have limited choices such as the WIC program), reasonable clothing for kids, etc. I don’t understand why there is so much freedom for how the money is used (for non-essentials), when they money is not earned. I guess I just don’t understand the idea that the government is expectd to issue a check, but not have input/control on how it is spent. If a person does not like to be told how to spend their money, they always have the choice of earning their own. I know that probably sounds horrible, but if the government is giving the money, there could be reasonable means of ensuring that it goes for the intended purposes … namely food, shelter, and reasonable care of children.
I also want our educational practices and services to more closely resemble those of the top 10 systems (in terms of international scoring measures). The difference between teacher’s instructional time (top 10 = <50% of the day, US = ~80%) and professional development (US = 16h/yr, Top 10 = ~100-160 h/yr), revamped teacher selection/education process, quality of induction programs (support for new teachers, foreign systems blow us away in this regard also), and the amount of time students spend on coursework (including days of attendance, etc), streamlining the curriculum to focus on mastery of skills, societal and family emphasis on educational success (even if we need to invoke the “exit exams” or tracking systems the top 10 countries use), and on and on.
This information is routinely discussed in education professional literature, but our measures taken in the political realm continue to view everything in monetary terms and artificial accountability measures, that our system differs so drastically from the systems of other leading nations, that it has at least caused me to significantly alter my perception of “America knows what’s best for itself” to one of “hey, these other nations are doing some high quality things that we could learn from”. The measures and aspects of the system that professional literature, led by research and data, describe are not being incorporated into our normative practices as we continually emphasize funding conflicts and accountability schemes. It would require at least some level of “overhaul” of our system, and there would likely be some growing pains, but to keep attaching band-aids to a system that is seeingly obsolete and inefficient (as compared to others), seems wasteful.
Teachers, who receive much of the blame, are merely doing as they are instructed in a system that is seemingly inferior to some of the more productive and efficient systems used by other nations that have surpassed us … and have done so in as little time as 30 years. To read of the expectations and support other nations expect and provide for their teachers in terms of shared planning, problem solving, extensive professional deveopment, etc as compared to our system of “follow the script”, as well as, the societal pressures and expectations of academic success of their students, just screams “change” … at least I “hope” so.
People have to stop relying on the government for anything other than law enforcement and national security.
Congratulations you are free to succeed or fail.
If you decide to be kind and help your fellow humans it is an act of generosity, not a result of government theft.
Heheh. To all the little old ladies out there who didn’t save enough, tough sh!t. Riiiight. I’m glad I don’t live in a place like that. However I do agree with Chip’s suggestion. That is a great one.
Heheh. To all the little old ladies out there who didn’t save enough, tough sh!t. Riiiight. I’m glad I don’t live in a place like that. However I do agree with Chip’s suggestion. That is a great one.
" If you decide to be kind and help your fellow humans it is an act of generosity, not a result of government theft".
Perhaps you are a piece of shit, but I would choose to help others. 
You would let your elderly mother suffer? Or would you take care of her?
I’m not saying that there shouldn’t be social security, etc … but if the government was not providing for our “elderly parents”, the families certainly would/should. I certainly would take care of my folks, they did for me when I needing caring for. I know people whose elderly parents live with them, and they seem to have a very close relationship with the members of their family. I think that’s a good thing.
I agree that we should be much more independent than we are, but I also agree with others that society and governmnt have transferred such a great burden of dependence that there is no realistic liberation from it.
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Dump our tax system and replace it with the Fair tax/consumption tax. With the elimination of Corporate income tax, every company in the world would want to be based here, we would become a tax haven - this would create millions of new high paying jobs.
1A. If we can’t do #1 this is my compromise, then I would end paycheck tax withholding, everyone would have to write a three personal check to the govt each month to pay there various taxes. -
Dump all buearcracy for the distribution of welfare, IOW, get rid of the federal employees except a shell of people - that alone would reduce the budget at least 25%. We distribute checks to families in need and let them make adult decisions with the cash. The checks are gifts, no strings attached, but if you screw up there is no more assistance for that year.
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Make all of the US congress a citizens congress. They would only go to DC once per quarter for 4-5 days to do the peoples business. They would have to live in their districts/states full time. Their pay is a stipend. There are no life time pensions because there would be 12 year term limits. We need to end the power grab of DC and then the opportunity for millions because of public service.
I could name others but these three things alone would solve most of our problems.
Just a few
Eliminate all government aid to private businesses, they should sink or swim on their own and that includes banks, airlines, insurance companies, farms etc. Limit election campaigns to 2 months and cap the spending allowed for each party. Stop all negative media coverage of the economy, they are creating fear and uncertainty. Enforce immigration laws by going after companies hiring illegal workers. It can’t be that hard. Reduce the corporate tax rate. All members of Congress who vote for war have to send a family member to fight. Institute a Peace Corp type program for inside the U.S. Increase pay for teachers. Provide tax breaks for stay at home Mothers. Lower personal tax but replace with a consumption or user tax
Institute a Peace Corp type program for inside the U.S.
We have one already, called Americorps. Amazing program for people to do 11 months of service to the community in many different ways. We get 2 each year to help with affordable housing construction and these are some of the most dedicated and brightest people I’ve ever met. When people whine about “kids today” all I can think of are these Americorps “kids” and I look forward to the future of the country.
All members of Congress who vote for war have to send a family member to fight.
I think they should have to go, themselves, and fight. They can dress up as knights if they wish.