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Forum Post: If you could demand only one change, what would it be?

Posted 13 years ago on Oct. 10, 2011, 9:19 p.m. EST by MrB (6)
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As for myself and as stated elsewhere, I'd vote for the separation of private interests & state.

The most important reform would be eliminating campaign contributions from corporations and lobby groups and outlawing their participation in the election process. I would also want to examine ways to ensure that the "revolving door" doesn't amount to a form of delayed bribery with politicians receiving sinecures after office in exchange for votes while they are in office.

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[-] 2 points by jjrousseau714 (59) 13 years ago

Krugman and Stiglitz know the way

[-] 1 points by MrB (6) 13 years ago

Interesting point Dave, but what do we use for exchange instead? Like it or not, human specialization of labour power is now necessary to support our population. So we need some type of system of exchange, do you have a proposal of how to replace money? Personally I would like to see a form of currency based on labor power and human productivity, and a minimum wage set at a living wage so that anyone, anywhere who works full time will receive enough money to live a decent life off of.

[-] 1 points by IndpendentTX (9) 13 years ago

Divorce money from politics.

[-] 1 points by MrB (6) 13 years ago

I couldn't agree more. Does anyone disagree?

[-] 1 points by Dave (14) 13 years ago

The entire system of money needs to go. We are not sheep anymore, Money is the root of all evil, the money masters and their banks have enslave the human population as debt slaves to their system. Its time to wake up to the BIG picture, the real deal. we are not sheep anymore, we don't this fake money to evolve as a species on this planet.

[-] 1 points by Dave (14) 13 years ago

The entire system of money needs to go. We are not sheep anymore, Money is the root of all evil, the money masters and their banks have enslave the human population as debt slaves to their system. Its time to wake up to the BIG picture, the real deal. we are not sheep anymore, we don't this fake money to evolve as a species on this planet.

[-] 1 points by kingearl (141) 13 years ago

FYI.... Obama 2012 Re-election finance director is the son of Bank Of Americas former CEO Chad Gifford, one of the guys who got us in this mess.... Keeping it all in the family

[-] 1 points by MrB (6) 13 years ago

yeah, honestly it pains me but the "change" we have seen from Obama is No Change At All. Sorry to say it too, I voted for him, and will likely vote again out of a lack of a better choice.