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Forum Post: Let's talk real reform

Posted 13 years ago on Oct. 14, 2011, 2:53 p.m. EST by TonyLanni (291)
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There are meaningful demands that can be made that can produce real, meaningful, measurable results. Let's start demanding them!

  1. real and meaningful tax reform and a fair tax system! looking at all taxes (income, payroll, social security, etc.), the system needs to be reformed so the middle class doesn't bear the brunt of paying. the rich need to pay their fair share, which should be at least the same % as everyone else pays, not less.

  2. real and meaningful energy policy! we have building codes that require smoke detectors, etc. why not have the same for energy efficieny? solar panels, wind, energy saving lights, are all readily available and can make a real difference. let's start there with a new National Energy Efficieny Code, and then work on the bigger problems of power plants and oil addiction.

  3. real and meaningful political reform! the 2 parties in power need to stop making the rules that keep them in power, and we need to honestly enforce transparency and get the lobbyists out of the system.

  4. real and meaningful environmental action. global climate change IS happening. politicians need to admit that and start taking responsible actions to address it.

  5. real economic reform. regulators need to start regulating. criminal penalties need to be imposed for fraud and economic terrorism. bankers and brokers should be afraid to steal people's money, not encouraged to do so. we need fair lending laws that apply to everyone even credit card companies, and we need to enforce laws against deceptive business practices and fraud on a much broader basis.

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[-] 3 points by maribean (23) 13 years ago

All of these demands would be easier to achieve if we started by amending the US constitution to close the loophole where corporations get the rights of a person. Until that happens we'll constantly be fighting against the corporate lobbyists and take two steps back for every step forward. We just can't compete with the money pouring into our political system until we restore the balance to our democracy. We have to fix our democracy before we can make meaningful changes to our economy.

[-] 1 points by pozdnychev (36) 13 years ago

I agree on that point. Amending constitution seems to be the first step.

[-] 1 points by atki4564 (1259) from Lake Placid, FL 13 years ago

Many more people will come to your side when you are proactive (for “new” Business & Government solutions), instead of reactive (against “old” Business & Government solutions), which is why what we most immediately need is a comprehensive “new” strategy that implements all our various socioeconomic demands at the same time, regardless of party, and although I'm all in favor of taking down today's ineffective and inefficient Top 10% Management System of Business & Government, there's only one way to do it – by fighting bankers as bankers ourselves; that is, using a Focused Direct Democracy organized according to our current Occupations & Generations. Consequently, I have posted a 1-page Summary of the Strategically Weighted Policies, Organizational Operating Structures, and Tactical Investment Procedures necessary to do this at:

http://getsatisfaction.com/americanselect/topics/on_strategic_legal_policy_organizational_operational_structures_tactical_investment_procedures

Join

http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/StrategicInternationalSystems/

because we need 100,000 “support clicks” at AmericansElect.org to support a Presidential Candidate -- such as any given political opportunist you'd like to draft -- in support of the above bank-focused platform.

Most importantly, remember, as cited in the first link above, that as Bank Owner-Voters in your 1 of 48 "new" Business Investment Groups (or "new" Congressional Committees) you become the "new" Congress replacing the "old" Congress according to your current Occupation & Generation, called a Focused Direct Democracy.

Therefore, any Candidate (or Leader) therein, regardless of party, is a straw man, a puppet; it's the STRATEGY – the sequence of steps – that the people organize themselves under, in Military Internet Formation of their Individual Purchasing & Group Investment Power, that's important. Sequence is key.

Why? Because there are Natural Social Laws – in mathematical sequence – that are just like Natural Physical Laws, such as the Law of Gravity. You must follow those Natural Social Laws or the result will be Injustice, War, etc.

The FIRST step in Natural Social Law is to CONTROL the Banks as Bank Owner-Voters. If you do not, you will inevitably be UNJUSTLY EXPLOITED by the Top 10% Management Group of Business & Government who have a Legitimate Profit Motive, just like you, to do so.

Consequently, you have no choice but to become Candidates (or Leaders) yourselves as Bank Owner-Voters according to your current Occupation & Generation.

So please JOIN the 2nd link, so we can make our support clicks at AmericansElect.org when called for by e-mail from the group in the 2nd link, and then you will see and feel how your goals can be accomplished within the strategy of the 1st link as a “new” Candidate (or Leader) of your Occupation & Generation.

[-] 1 points by pozdnychev (36) 13 years ago

That's a good beginning.

[-] 1 points by Markmad (323) 13 years ago

I think this government is rotten and unable to fairly legislate. It’s time for us to scratch the hole system; deeply in debt, extremely corruptive, complete bankrupt , antisocial, warmonger, detrimental to world peace, ignores the environment and total disregard for the population. Night night Sammy it's time to be immortalized into history.

[-] 1 points by LetsGetReal (1420) from Grants, NM 13 years ago

I think these demands have already been made, most of them, by a majority of the American people. We are ignored.

[-] 1 points by bugmagnet (30) from Boston, MA 13 years ago

My critique of this is that these suggestions are really really vague. Also all these issues are related to campaign finance reform and getting rid of the money pouring into our politician's pockets from special interest of all kinds.