Fiscal:
Personal income taxation: significantly more progressive taxation on personal income. Create more brackets and index tax brackets and various deductions to inflation. A couple earning $500,000/year living in NYC is in a very different world than an executive making $50,000,000/year. No reason both should be in the same income tax bracket. Corporate taxation: 20% of gross revenue which can be decreased to effectively 0% so long as the company invests at least 20% of its gross income into domestic W2 wages, plant and equipment, and R&D (I’m open to changes in % on this one, just like the framework that encourages domestic investment and levels the field between small and large companies)
Energy/Environment:
An accelerated program to retire existing coal fired power plants and replace them with natural-gas fired power plants (a cash-for-clunkers type deal since utilities couldn’t afford it on their own).A large investment in nuclear energy across the spectrum: restructure the NRC so that certifying a new reactor design doesn’t take 20+ years and $5billion+, increase in funding for ROTC programs at engineering schools especially for those who study nuclear engineering, big push to train and certify new “squids” in the Navy, large investment in Small Modular ReactorsAn elimination of wind power subsidies and a transfer of those subsidies to solar. Regionalize the subsidies so solar is installed where it makes sense (southwestern U.S.) haven’t figured out the balance of payments/benefits issue on that yet. Far stricter enforcement of diesel emissions, direct the EPA to regulate emissions from non-motor vehicle engines (e.g. lawn equipment, fun fact your lawn mower spews non-CO2 emissions at 20-40x the rate of your car per hour).To whatever degree possible, encourage states to restructure their grids to mirror ERCOT (distribution becomes a regulated monopoly, generation is a free market)In short, moving to natural gas would be triage and moving to nuclear/solar is a long term fix.Cut all subsidies for light-rail and BRT and divert to EVs. Have a CAFE phase-in whereby manufacturers have to also meet a quota on EVs (instead of just having that count toward CAFE). FWIW as an undergrad I did research on light-rail and BRT. Other than in a handful of narrow scenarios, it doesn’t make environmental or economic sense in the U.S.Rework our agricultural policy to move toward “regenerative agriculture” (a farming practice that focuses on soil health, it’s good enough for General Mills)I would consider banning single-use plastics (still researching pros/cons/alternatives)I would consider mandating multi-stream recycling for businesses.
Defense:
Generally defer to the Pentagon on the path of future weapon platformsStrict enforcement of the Monroe DoctrineGenerally withdraw from the middle-east. Get completely out of Afghanistan (and leave a ton of AKs, RPGs, etc behind in case the Chinese want to go on an adventure).Deal with the fact that Turkey has essentially left NATO and is now a major security issue. Go forward with two U.S. military bases in Poland: a Naval base on the Baltic and a base near PoznanUse tariffs as an enforcement mechanism for NATO contributions (looking at Germany again). Have minimum standards for operational weaponry (looking at all of Europe except the UK).Adopt a countervailing-stance in India and Pakistan. In other words, make it clear that if Country A buys arms from China we’ll arm Country B. Let them buy whatever they want from Russia.Rework our nuclear treaty with Russia so that MIRVs can carry more warheads but keep the total deployed warhead limit in place. This would give Russia the room to reduce the number of deployed ICBMs/SLBMs while still maintaining warhead count. Basically, it would allow them to afford their nuclear deterrent. If the Pentagon had other thoughts I’d defer to them.
Oddball Defense/Environment/Social Policy Combination
Add a fourth leg to the U.S. nuclear “triad” in the form of road-mobile launchers stored in tunnels in West Virginia. For what it’s worth, this is exactly how China designed and operates its primary nuclear deterrent. The idea is that you build a crap-load of hardened tunnels: some interconnected, some not, and you store ICBMs in said tunnels on road-mobile launchers. If a tunnel goes through a mountain it becomes a troublesome target for an enemy ICBM (spoiler: priority target for most nukes are enemy nukes) because two entrances must be targeted to neutralize the warhead(s) inside. Use geography and probable flight paths to your advantage and you can create a very survivable leg of your nuclear deterrent. The price for such a project wouldn’t be astronomical: existing Trident IIs are well-suited for the role and putting together a capable road-mobile launcher wouldn’t be difficult. It would primarily be an infrastructure project which would help employ displaced coal-industry workers and it would utilize their skillsets quite well during construction. It’s a bit of a win-win that helps an economically devastated area, shores up our defense posture, and gives the Navy a bit of operational flexibility going forward.
Healthcare:
Such a shit-show I’m honestly not sure how I’d approach this one tbh. Bad choices all around other than Medicare negotiating pharmaceutical prices (no-brainer other than the lobby power) and some anti-trust action along similar lines.Trade:
Stiff tariffs on nations that have basically gamed the post-WWII system. Looking primarily at Germany and China on this one. Also take into account ideological and geopolitical alignment in trade (looking at China again). Use tariffs to offset the strong USD (it’s a better choice than purposely depreciating the dollar). Create an agency and enforcement mechanism to deal with trans-shipping. Throw out the GATT/WTO framework when it comes to heavy industry because too many other countries have gamed that system with artificially cheap loans, subsidized electricity, etc. Use environmental standards as a justification for tariffs (e.g. France and Norway would actually get a break) Pensions:
I’m tempted to say that the problem is so big we’ll be forced into a massive bailout but there’s also a window for reform. In hopes of that, I would table legislation that would deduct any bailout funds for a given state from federal funds earmarked for infrastructure in that state. States like Illinois and cities like Chicago cannot get a free pass for their reckless fiscal policy. No reason for more responsible cities/states to foot their bill.
Infrastructure
Just get it over with, raise gas tax, index gas tax to inflation, and spend proceeds on infrastructure. How to spend and what to build/fix is a discussion of its own. Gas tax dovetails nicely with EV push. Regressive in nature but you can’t win 'em all.
Education
Fire everyone in the Department of Education, burn the building to the ground, and distribute Federal funds for education to states on a pro-rata basis. Let education be a state issue. Think your schools suck? Beat a path to your State Capital/Assembly and do something about it.
Housing
Fire everyone in HUD, burn the building to the ground, and just cut that meager amount out of the budget. HUD once served a valid function but has long since devolved into a corrupt, inefficient, ineffectual institution that is beyond repair. I’ve witnessed some of the corruption first-hand in my line of work. It’s disgusting. Otherwise this is very much a local issue and a fundamental economics issue. Not much the Feds can do about scarce land, city zoning, tight labor, and defective local P&P offices.
Regulatory
Give the SEC some teeth. Personally I’d hire Marc Cohodes and tell him to "give 'em hell"I’d definitely consider breaking up Big Tech and/or stripping them of some of their legal protection (e.g. revoke Section 230 of the CDA)Publicly flog cable company executives just because that’s on my personal to-do list 
Out of time again. I’ll revise/add tomorrow.
