The irony is that you think you're so smart with your comment, but you're actually an idiot.
Of course I understand the difference, it is all the poor stupid people who do not.
No one paid the 90% rate either, people aren't paying the current 75% top rate in France either.
One way or another, they will avoid it.
The reason you are an idiot is that you missed the forest for the trees. The rich are actually paying a lower rate than the middle class, because of the various tax laws.
My 20% flat tax would have the rich paying more, not less. If you think Donald Trump and Mitt Romney are paying 20% of their income in tax, you're insane.
I may be mistaken about the value of gun control but it's a conclusion I reached by examining the available evidence. As I said before, if you or anyone else can present credible evidence that gun control is a bad idea I would reconsider that position.
King George III and the American Revolution...
All your numbers and studies don't mean jack squat because they ignore WHY we have a 2nd amendment and why owning guns is a human right...
Incorporation only protects you from actions the company takes, not what you personally do... Since HE personally approved the tape and didn't take it down when ordered to, he has personal liability...
A corporation doesn't shield you from your own actions...
The Linux rebel alliance may have just gotten a boost.
"Brave words. I've heard them before, from thousands of species across thousands of worlds, since long before you were created. But, now they are all Borg."
I am surprised that so few people make that connection when the issue arises.
You're surprised that most people are uninformed morons? What planet have you been living on? We have Clinton and Trump as the major party nominees...
Our society is FULL of uninformed morons... The majority of people I speak with have really no idea what they are talking about most of the time, but thanks to the Internet, everyone thinks they are an expert...
This goes both ways, I hear stuff about Clinton and Trump that is wildly untrue, but people parrot what they hear without any critical thinking whatsoever...
It's not murder and that's seriously fucked up medieval shit right there. The life of a potential son being worth more than that of a mother and all that shit we've left behind.
You're wrong, yes it is, and the fact that your viewpoint exists again shows how far down society has gone...
Maybe one day you'll grow up and discover how wrong you were, or perhaps you'll live in ignorance your whole life...
Either way, you support murder, and you even post about it...
Listen, if you can somehow make 20 widgets while everyone else around you works just as hard and only makes 2, and all widgets are currently sold at the same price, then you've got plenty of cash to afford the higher tax.
It doesn't matter if he can afford it or not, people generally aren't going to turn over 40% of their labors to anyone...
It doesn't matter what you set the tax rates to, people will find a way to avoid such absurd rates.
The current top rate is 39.6%, which is silly... no one making that kind of money is paying that rate...
I'm in the 33% tax bracket and I don't pay that rate either, not even close.
Having it is a lie to tell uninformed people that the rich are paying more taxes... It is dishonest and a bad system...
Why not? Do you honestly think I'd do a WORSE job than either Trump or Clinton?:)
HOOOOOOOOLLY SHIIIIIIT! Where are you going to get all your money from? Our effective tax rate is around 27%, so you're in deep financial shit.
You're assuming the Federal Government needs to stay its current size. I'd fix that!:)
But, oh, okay, "all numbers are subject to change". So let's just assume that it's a flat tax at $(ENOUGH) to have the same income as today.
Thank you for bothering to read what I wrote, everyone else seems to not want to read it.:)
Why do you want to give so much money to rich people? Historically, they've been getting hella wealthier while the bulk of people have lagged behind.
I don't, that is a HUGE tax increase on the rich... or do you think the rich are actually paying 39.6% marginal tax rates? Why do you think Trump isn't releasing his returns? He probably pays less than 10% tax rate overall, better to just not release them.
Want to know how to fix the tax code? Ask a rich person who is willing to pay more. My wife and I made into a comfortable 6 figures last year, yet paid hardly any income tax. All legally, every single penny was reported, but thanks to our insane tax code, we avoided paying much tax. Compare this to normal working people who pay out the nose.
In 2012 it was reported that Mitt Romney paid 14% effective tax rate, and that he probably would refile after the election to lower it even more (he didn't take all the deductions that he could). My plan would raise taxes on people like him and Trump.
Also with no exceptions, most non-profits go away. Which is a real kick in the pants to the poor and anyone hoping for a scholarship.
Meh, people aren't going to stop caring about their fellow human beings over it, what it will do is remove a ton of fraud and cheating... Non-Profits live in society, they need to help pay for it...
Finally, food is cheap. Starving isn't really that big of an issue in America.
48 million Americans live in "food insecure household" - That is unacceptable if we can afford to maintain a trillion dollar military...
...Noooooooo you just said "no exceptions" to the income tax. Corporations as separate people with special tax rules is a pretty big exception.
Corporations don't pay taxes, people do... The other option is to either set it to zero, or set it to 20% of gross receipts, but that would be regressive on the poor...
It can't be based on "profit", that is too easy to make say whatever they want it to say.
Replacing a sales tax with a sales tax. Got it. But did you mean national sales tax or all sales taxes across the nation? It sounds like the latter, primarily because there really isn't a national sales tax. But in that case, how do states and cities get money?
10% national VAT, collected by the federal government, 7% goes to the states, 3% goes to the federal government. If online purchase, then split the 7% to 3.5% for each state, buyer and seller. The states can spend the money on anything they want, no strings attached. The 3% to the feds covers the cost of running the single program (making it easy for all companies to comply) and provides minor income to the government. The 7% to the states is free of cost, so most states will actually get more money this way.
Do you have ANY idea how unreasonable a big-ass wall is? Do you have any idea how much it would cost?
"Yeah, I'm going to totally let you search for the guns, drugs and bodies, after I try to challenge it in court. Oh, and of course I'm totally not going to tamper with or dispose evidence. No sirreee! See you in court, Mr. Swat Team."
Hey look, an idiot who can't understand basic, simple concepts...
People like you voting is why we have the political system that we do... The irony is that you can't see it, thus you'll dismiss this comment...
But I'm right... and that is actually rather sad...
I would leave that up to the experts and the women involved instead of extra red tape imposed by lawyers and congresscritters who really have no clue and care even less. Making it illegal to save the mother in a difficult birth where the odds of the child surviving are very low anyway is the sort of nightmare that would come out of such nanny-statism.
You don't murder children...
A 6 month old fetus is a child... it has a heartbeat, a nervous system, its brain is working...
I get the argument that at 3 weeks, those don't exist, but there is no dispute that they exist at 6 months...
You do not murder children, not even to save the life of the mother... This shouldn't even have to be said out loud, and the fact that it does shows how far down the fucked rabbit hole our society has gone...
The Neucal fold test to test for chromosomal abnormalities occurs at 12 weeks. If you get a bad result you then have an amniocentesis which is usually around 20 weeks. It is at this point that the parents have the information about whether their child has downs or other chromosomal abnormality. Your law would prevent an abortion of that child. You would get a lot of push back on that.
I don't consider downs syndrome to be a justification for the murder of a child.
If it is, then why can't you kill them when they are 1 year old and have downs?
I get that not everyone believes that life begins at conception, some do, some don't... Since everyone seems to agree on not murdering 1 year old children, clearly the line is SOMEWHERE between conception and that... The end of the first trimester strikes me as a reasonable point to draw that line that most people can live with. It is also worth noting that some doctors will fudge and go beyond that a bit and call it "well, the 11th week", regardless of when it really is... So some will happen at 13 or 14 weeks, depends on the doctor... You have to allow some fudge, since the real world happens...
Why remove them from the healthcare system? Personally I see that a parallel system is not actually a bad thing as long as the base tier provides excellent health care. A private healthcare system can provide services such a child birthing, day surgery, electives etc and that would only work to lower the load on the wider public system.
Because all the things you need health insurance for are the really big stuff... Smaller things can be paid for yourself, and frankly electives aren't covered by insurance in many cases anyway (boob jobs for example)...
I would simply hire doctors directly and pay them a salary and tell them to serve all who come, no charge. Over time the average level of health will go up because people will get help sooner without picking between food and health.
No, it isn't perfect, but it is better than what we have... And consider that my wife is a doctor, I see the flaws in the system, and yes, I have thought this one through a lot more than I can really type here. What I will say is that it is a highly complex issue that needs a new approach, you only need to look at what we spend vs what we get to see the problem.
And see I would be right at the other end of the spectrum to this one. My first thing would be the removal of the second amendment and the immediate and strict control of firearms.
Good for you, you're wrong, that viewpoint is evil, and I suspect that is all I need to say, since you aren't going to listen to reason, history, or logic.:)
The irony is that this isn't even an "opinion", the facts are on my side, you're badly on the wrong side of history, but you and those like you will never listen to any of it.:(
You have just pushed the price up on a huge number of products. And most of those products are the low value items which will effect the most people. 10% margin is a target for many business to achieve before costs. This simply wouldn't work. Also your regulatory load on this would be insane. Is it 50% by weight, part count, volume or value? Will it make my package 5% cheaper by making sure it contains 51% american air? You would have created a monster just on the compliance side.
No, I didn't, but thanks for playing... What I did is make the whole damm system a lot simpler and drive prices down. But your viewpoint is why the system doesn't change, because too many people can't think 12 moves ahead.
Not sure how this would work. We have a warrant to search your house. Nope you are going to have to wait while I challenge this in court. The hearing is in 11 weeks? You could challenge the warrant wasn't valid and hence any evidence obtained is unable to be used, but can't you do that anyway?
$500 seems pretty damned insufficient when you've basically taken away a large portion of the working poor's discretionary income. No matter how you try to force it, flat taxes are fundamentally unfair.
You might have forgotten to take into account universal health care...
And frankly $500 buys a LOT of food, if you aren't eating steaks and junk...
But as I said at the bottom, all the numbers are subject to adjustment, of course if I were really King, I'd do detailed studies on each to make sure they made sense...
I'd pardon every single non-violent drug offender...
The idea that we put people into prison for being addicted to drugs is messed up...
We need drug treatment, not prison...
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Of course I'd also pardon anyone convicted for prostitution as well, that is another stupid thing to make illegal, so long as it is completely voluntary on the part of everyone involved. Making it legal would also make it easier for abused women who are held against their will to go to the police for help, without fear of arrest...
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What else would I do?
I have a list, a long list, if anyone cares... Which I doubt they do!:)
Lets see... (some of these items might require I be King, not President, but lets see if anyone wants me...)
I'd change Copyright to 25 years, the current laws on that are stupid... Patents would be restricted, also set to 25 years, but no more patenting stupid things... Such as the shape of a phone... Or an icon...
I'd reset income taxes to 20%, flat across the board, no exceptions, no deductions whatsoever... To compensate poor people, I'd put into place a $500 a month food stamp benefit for adults, $200 a month per children, no exceptions, to ensure everyone has at least something to eat. Yes, I know this will push up food prices somewhat, but people eat already and that won't change much, and the poor need to eat, or they turn to crime.
Food in schools would become free, the idea that we have kids in school that go hungry is fucked up. I'd also put into place a school voucher system, you can send your kids to any school you like, schools will compete for your business.
All sales taxes nationally go away, replaced with a 10% VAT, the price posted is the price you pay, period. No exceptions to VAT whatsoever.
Al Gore was right about the Lock Box thing, SS needs to be secured against stupid Congress people who keep spending it...
This probably sounds petty, but car ads have to tell the truth... The monthly price they quote in the ad has to be the PRICE YOU PAY. As it stands now, it isn't even CLOSE... They want big downpayments, don't include TT&L, etc. They say $299 a month, but it is usually a lease with $3K-5K up front, so really it is closer to $500 a month.
Government gets the hell out of the marriage business, you can marry whoever you want, in whatever service you want. Civil unions will be handled by the government by anyone who wants one, under simple contract law. Want to marry your dog, good for you, it just isn't a civil union. Want to marry 5 guys? Go for it, if they are consenting adults, you can even get a civil union, knock yourself out. Now you have health care rights and survivorship rights.
I would abolish the death penalty, the government has killed too many innocent people and shouldn't be in the murder business.
I would abolish abortion beyond the first trimester. If you get pregnant and you find out within the first month, that's fine, but if you're 6 months into it, you're having a baby...
I would triple the gas tax, that hasn't been raised in a long time and we need the funds to improve our roads. I would abolish toll roads, they hurt poor people and roads should be paid for by everyone.
I would tax carbon... Not much, small to start, but with a 50 year schedule to slowly increase it each year, to make it clear that we have to cut that back, but understanding that it won't happen tomorrow. This gives everyone time to adjust and for new technology to come out to deal with that problem...
I would build a HUGE wall on the Mexican Border... yes, I really would, and no, Mexico wouldn't pay for it...:) I would, however, deploy the Army to the southern border, if we don't have a secure border, we don't have a country...
I would not attempt to throw out 11 million illegals, that isn't reasonable and would cause riots in the streets. I would create a path to citizenship for those who want it, but they would pay
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The irony is that you think you're so smart with your comment, but you're actually an idiot.
Of course I understand the difference, it is all the poor stupid people who do not.
No one paid the 90% rate either, people aren't paying the current 75% top rate in France either.
One way or another, they will avoid it.
The reason you are an idiot is that you missed the forest for the trees. The rich are actually paying a lower rate than the middle class, because of the various tax laws.
My 20% flat tax would have the rich paying more, not less. If you think Donald Trump and Mitt Romney are paying 20% of their income in tax, you're insane.
And someone just "investigated"?
Was the boss asleep? Whenever I've worked retail, a report was required for more than $20 missing from a cash drawer...
$1,000 would have been unthinkable!
I would love if every Windows user changed their OS to Linux.
Unicorns are more likely to fall from the sky...
I may be mistaken about the value of gun control but it's a conclusion I reached by examining the available evidence.
As I said before, if you or anyone else can present credible evidence that gun control is a bad idea I would reconsider that position.
King George III and the American Revolution...
All your numbers and studies don't mean jack squat because they ignore WHY we have a 2nd amendment and why owning guns is a human right...
That isn't how it works...
Incorporation only protects you from actions the company takes, not what you personally do... Since HE personally approved the tape and didn't take it down when ordered to, he has personal liability...
A corporation doesn't shield you from your own actions...
But when that traitor snowden publishes tons of documents critical to our security, then suddenly its okay??
Yes, it is, because he was showing crimes being committed above him...
Had this sex tape shown Hogan killing someone, then it would have been ok to publish...
It increases the overall security of Windows and should have been done 10 years ago...
People are just upset because it is change and people don't like change...
The Linux rebel alliance may have just gotten a boost.
"Brave words. I've heard them before, from thousands of species across thousands of worlds, since long before you were created. But, now they are all Borg."
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That still has a free option, in case you missed it...
And the reality is the OP is correct, for most users this is a good thing... That it hurts you doesn't change that fact...
B5 didn't have the budget for models, ST TNG spent millions on the models and filming them, B5 could never have done that.
History says that you're just a slave to your government in the long run.
History is not on your side, which you'd know if you actually knew anything about history.
I am surprised that so few people make that connection when the issue arises.
You're surprised that most people are uninformed morons? What planet have you been living on? We have Clinton and Trump as the major party nominees...
Our society is FULL of uninformed morons... The majority of people I speak with have really no idea what they are talking about most of the time, but thanks to the Internet, everyone thinks they are an expert...
This goes both ways, I hear stuff about Clinton and Trump that is wildly untrue, but people parrot what they hear without any critical thinking whatsoever...
It's not murder and that's seriously fucked up medieval shit right there. The life of a potential son being worth more than that of a mother and all that shit we've left behind.
You're wrong, yes it is, and the fact that your viewpoint exists again shows how far down society has gone...
Maybe one day you'll grow up and discover how wrong you were, or perhaps you'll live in ignorance your whole life...
Either way, you support murder, and you even post about it...
You're a sick human being...
Listen, if you can somehow make 20 widgets while everyone else around you works just as hard and only makes 2, and all widgets are currently sold at the same price, then you've got plenty of cash to afford the higher tax.
It doesn't matter if he can afford it or not, people generally aren't going to turn over 40% of their labors to anyone...
It doesn't matter what you set the tax rates to, people will find a way to avoid such absurd rates.
The current top rate is 39.6%, which is silly... no one making that kind of money is paying that rate...
I'm in the 33% tax bracket and I don't pay that rate either, not even close.
Having it is a lie to tell uninformed people that the rich are paying more taxes... It is dishonest and a bad system...
Well not me.
Why not? Do you honestly think I'd do a WORSE job than either Trump or Clinton? :)
HOOOOOOOOLLY SHIIIIIIT! Where are you going to get all your money from? Our effective tax rate is around 27%, so you're in deep financial shit.
You're assuming the Federal Government needs to stay its current size. I'd fix that! :)
But, oh, okay, "all numbers are subject to change". So let's just assume that it's a flat tax at $(ENOUGH) to have the same income as today.
Thank you for bothering to read what I wrote, everyone else seems to not want to read it. :)
Why do you want to give so much money to rich people? Historically, they've been getting hella wealthier while the bulk of people have lagged behind.
I don't, that is a HUGE tax increase on the rich... or do you think the rich are actually paying 39.6% marginal tax rates? Why do you think Trump isn't releasing his returns? He probably pays less than 10% tax rate overall, better to just not release them.
Want to know how to fix the tax code? Ask a rich person who is willing to pay more. My wife and I made into a comfortable 6 figures last year, yet paid hardly any income tax. All legally, every single penny was reported, but thanks to our insane tax code, we avoided paying much tax. Compare this to normal working people who pay out the nose.
In 2012 it was reported that Mitt Romney paid 14% effective tax rate, and that he probably would refile after the election to lower it even more (he didn't take all the deductions that he could). My plan would raise taxes on people like him and Trump.
Also with no exceptions, most non-profits go away. Which is a real kick in the pants to the poor and anyone hoping for a scholarship.
Meh, people aren't going to stop caring about their fellow human beings over it, what it will do is remove a ton of fraud and cheating... Non-Profits live in society, they need to help pay for it...
Finally, food is cheap. Starving isn't really that big of an issue in America.
http://www.feedingamerica.org/...
Don't be too sure...
48 million Americans live in "food insecure household" - That is unacceptable if we can afford to maintain a trillion dollar military...
...Noooooooo you just said "no exceptions" to the income tax. Corporations as separate people with special tax rules is a pretty big exception.
Corporations don't pay taxes, people do... The other option is to either set it to zero, or set it to 20% of gross receipts, but that would be regressive on the poor...
It can't be based on "profit", that is too easy to make say whatever they want it to say.
Replacing a sales tax with a sales tax. Got it. But did you mean national sales tax or all sales taxes across the nation? It sounds like the latter, primarily because there really isn't a national sales tax. But in that case, how do states and cities get money?
10% national VAT, collected by the federal government, 7% goes to the states, 3% goes to the federal government. If online purchase, then split the 7% to 3.5% for each state, buyer and seller. The states can spend the money on anything they want, no strings attached. The 3% to the feds covers the cost of running the single program (making it easy for all companies to comply) and provides minor income to the government. The 7% to the states is free of cost, so most states will actually get more money this way.
Do you have ANY idea how unreasonable a big-ass wall is? Do you have any idea how much it would cost?
It is totally reasonable... Th
"Yeah, I'm going to totally let you search for the guns, drugs and bodies, after I try to challenge it in court. Oh, and of course I'm totally not going to tamper with or dispose evidence. No sirreee! See you in court, Mr. Swat Team."
Hey look, an idiot who can't understand basic, simple concepts...
People like you voting is why we have the political system that we do... The irony is that you can't see it, thus you'll dismiss this comment...
But I'm right... and that is actually rather sad...
Nobody is put into prison for being an addict.
You are not correct... It is illegal to simply smoke Pot in most states, or snort coke, or use LSD...
Either way, putting someone in prison who is an addict is messed up... They have a problem, they are not a criminal...
I would leave that up to the experts and the women involved instead of extra red tape imposed by lawyers and congresscritters who really have no clue and care even less. Making it illegal to save the mother in a difficult birth where the odds of the child surviving are very low anyway is the sort of nightmare that would come out of such nanny-statism.
You don't murder children...
A 6 month old fetus is a child... it has a heartbeat, a nervous system, its brain is working...
I get the argument that at 3 weeks, those don't exist, but there is no dispute that they exist at 6 months...
You do not murder children, not even to save the life of the mother... This shouldn't even have to be said out loud, and the fact that it does shows how far down the fucked rabbit hole our society has gone...
The Neucal fold test to test for chromosomal abnormalities occurs at 12 weeks. If you get a bad result you then have an amniocentesis which is usually around 20 weeks. It is at this point that the parents have the information about whether their child has downs or other chromosomal abnormality. Your law would prevent an abortion of that child. You would get a lot of push back on that.
I don't consider downs syndrome to be a justification for the murder of a child.
If it is, then why can't you kill them when they are 1 year old and have downs?
I get that not everyone believes that life begins at conception, some do, some don't... Since everyone seems to agree on not murdering 1 year old children, clearly the line is SOMEWHERE between conception and that... The end of the first trimester strikes me as a reasonable point to draw that line that most people can live with. It is also worth noting that some doctors will fudge and go beyond that a bit and call it "well, the 11th week", regardless of when it really is... So some will happen at 13 or 14 weeks, depends on the doctor... You have to allow some fudge, since the real world happens...
Why remove them from the healthcare system? Personally I see that a parallel system is not actually a bad thing as long as the base tier provides excellent health care. A private healthcare system can provide services such a child birthing, day surgery, electives etc and that would only work to lower the load on the wider public system.
Because all the things you need health insurance for are the really big stuff... Smaller things can be paid for yourself, and frankly electives aren't covered by insurance in many cases anyway (boob jobs for example)...
I would simply hire doctors directly and pay them a salary and tell them to serve all who come, no charge. Over time the average level of health will go up because people will get help sooner without picking between food and health.
No, it isn't perfect, but it is better than what we have... And consider that my wife is a doctor, I see the flaws in the system, and yes, I have thought this one through a lot more than I can really type here. What I will say is that it is a highly complex issue that needs a new approach, you only need to look at what we spend vs what we get to see the problem.
And see I would be right at the other end of the spectrum to this one. My first thing would be the removal of the second amendment and the immediate and strict control of firearms.
Good for you, you're wrong, that viewpoint is evil, and I suspect that is all I need to say, since you aren't going to listen to reason, history, or logic. :)
The irony is that this isn't even an "opinion", the facts are on my side, you're badly on the wrong side of history, but you and those like you will never listen to any of it. :(
You have just pushed the price up on a huge number of products. And most of those products are the low value items which will effect the most people. 10% margin is a target for many business to achieve before costs. This simply wouldn't work. Also your regulatory load on this would be insane. Is it 50% by weight, part count, volume or value? Will it make my package 5% cheaper by making sure it contains 51% american air? You would have created a monster just on the compliance side.
No, I didn't, but thanks for playing... What I did is make the whole damm system a lot simpler and drive prices down. But your viewpoint is why the system doesn't change, because too many people can't think 12 moves ahead.
Not sure how this would work. We have a warrant to search your house. Nope you are going to have to wait while I challenge this in court. The hearing is in 11 weeks? You could challenge the warrant wasn't valid and hence any evidence obtained is unable to be used, but can't you do that anyway?
Again, you can't
$500 seems pretty damned insufficient when you've basically taken away a large portion of the working poor's discretionary income. No matter how you try to force it, flat taxes are fundamentally unfair.
You might have forgotten to take into account universal health care...
And frankly $500 buys a LOT of food, if you aren't eating steaks and junk...
But as I said at the bottom, all the numbers are subject to adjustment, of course if I were really King, I'd do detailed studies on each to make sure they made sense...
I'd pardon every single non-violent drug offender...
The idea that we put people into prison for being addicted to drugs is messed up...
We need drug treatment, not prison...
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Of course I'd also pardon anyone convicted for prostitution as well, that is another stupid thing to make illegal, so long as it is completely voluntary on the part of everyone involved. Making it legal would also make it easier for abused women who are held against their will to go to the police for help, without fear of arrest...
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What else would I do?
I have a list, a long list, if anyone cares... Which I doubt they do! :)
Lets see... (some of these items might require I be King, not President, but lets see if anyone wants me...)
I'd change Copyright to 25 years, the current laws on that are stupid... Patents would be restricted, also set to 25 years, but no more patenting stupid things... Such as the shape of a phone... Or an icon...
I'd reset income taxes to 20%, flat across the board, no exceptions, no deductions whatsoever... To compensate poor people, I'd put into place a $500 a month food stamp benefit for adults, $200 a month per children, no exceptions, to ensure everyone has at least something to eat. Yes, I know this will push up food prices somewhat, but people eat already and that won't change much, and the poor need to eat, or they turn to crime.
Food in schools would become free, the idea that we have kids in school that go hungry is fucked up. I'd also put into place a school voucher system, you can send your kids to any school you like, schools will compete for your business.
All sales taxes nationally go away, replaced with a 10% VAT, the price posted is the price you pay, period. No exceptions to VAT whatsoever.
Al Gore was right about the Lock Box thing, SS needs to be secured against stupid Congress people who keep spending it...
This probably sounds petty, but car ads have to tell the truth... The monthly price they quote in the ad has to be the PRICE YOU PAY. As it stands now, it isn't even CLOSE... They want big downpayments, don't include TT&L, etc. They say $299 a month, but it is usually a lease with $3K-5K up front, so really it is closer to $500 a month.
Government gets the hell out of the marriage business, you can marry whoever you want, in whatever service you want. Civil unions will be handled by the government by anyone who wants one, under simple contract law. Want to marry your dog, good for you, it just isn't a civil union. Want to marry 5 guys? Go for it, if they are consenting adults, you can even get a civil union, knock yourself out. Now you have health care rights and survivorship rights.
I would abolish the death penalty, the government has killed too many innocent people and shouldn't be in the murder business.
I would abolish abortion beyond the first trimester. If you get pregnant and you find out within the first month, that's fine, but if you're 6 months into it, you're having a baby...
I would triple the gas tax, that hasn't been raised in a long time and we need the funds to improve our roads. I would abolish toll roads, they hurt poor people and roads should be paid for by everyone.
I would tax carbon... Not much, small to start, but with a 50 year schedule to slowly increase it each year, to make it clear that we have to cut that back, but understanding that it won't happen tomorrow. This gives everyone time to adjust and for new technology to come out to deal with that problem...
I would build a HUGE wall on the Mexican Border... yes, I really would, and no, Mexico wouldn't pay for it... :) I would, however, deploy the Army to the southern border, if we don't have a secure border, we don't have a country...
I would not attempt to throw out 11 million illegals, that isn't reasonable and would cause riots in the streets. I would create a path to citizenship for those who want it, but they would pay
Snowden is not convicted, He can't be pardoned yet.
That is not correct, see Nixon and Ford...
No one paid the 91% rate, it was largely meaningless.
Or do you think you'd like to earn an extra $100,000 and give me $91,000 of it?
Not even sure what this really means.
Of course you don't, because you think in 2D...
I know of zero 2D thinking in our 3D universe.
No, you ONLY know of 2D thinking, you just mistake it for 3D thinking...
Actually, no, we live in a 4D world... if you prefer, you think in 3D while Trump thinks in 4D.
Feel better now?
I view Trump as a simpleton in the matters of nations.
Of course you do, because you're a simpleton, thus you can only see the simple view of such things...
Trump is where he is and you're where you're at because he is better at this than you are...
Ah, so if a person is a victim of a bully, if they can't stand up for themselves, then truly, we should not aid them, as it is no problem of ours!
You cannot help someone else if you aren't taking care of yourself first...
I'm sorry if your kids are hungry, but if mine are hungry I'm going to feed them first. Once that is taken care of, then I'll worry about yours.
Seriously, the moral and economic analysis is already existent, and you're asking these questions? Why?
Because I'm more intelligent than you, because you're an idiot to even post what you posted... That's why. :)
I would reply to the rest of your post, but why bother when you're unable to understand the situation as it actually exists?