Forum Post: occupy demands
Posted 13 years ago on Nov. 7, 2011, 1:11 a.m. EST by mb0
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The biggest complaint about the Occupy Movement is the fact that there aren't a list of demands.
Here's the list I came up with:
- Get corporate money out of politics.
- End the Federal Reserve.
- Hold corrupt bankers accountable for what they've done.
- Legalize cannabis.
- End the Patriot Act.
- End the wars, all of them.
- More regulations on big business.
- Less regulations on personal liberties.
- Sound Money, reinstate the gold standard.
- College education available at a reasonable price.
ADD YOUR OWN...
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Probably the least disagreeable list I've seen. If you had 2,3,9 you would require 7. Please carry on the good work.
page 2: In the words of Theodore Roosevelt, “The government is us; we are the government, you and I.” To government representatives: A country that cares about the well-being of its citizens is synergistic and healthy. The concentration of wealth has created economic stagnation and a lack of synergy. Stop complaining that our government cannot do the things it was designed to do. Fix it; don’t abandon it. Take action now. We want to: Stop allowing corporations the rights of people, and have our government representatives treat real people (their constituents) with the respect they deserve. Eliminate tax loopholes, and tax credits for corporations/businesses/companies making huge profits; especially those who move jobs out of the U.S. Provide incentives to those who keep jobs in the U.S. Repeal the Bush administration tax cuts for the wealthy. Provide rehabilitation rather than incarceration for nonviolent criminals. Reduce wasteful or unnecessary military spending. Fund infrastructure projects nationwide to rebuild our nation, create jobs and economic growth. Have the right to collective bargaining and to belong to a union, should we so choose, for the purpose of ensuring a fair wage and workplace safety. Ensure policies that provide a safety net to meet basic human necessities such as health care, food, and a minimum standard of living. Promote policies and projects that support and benefit society as a whole, rather than for the few. Make it grounds for dismissal from office for a member of the U.S. Congress to make/sign a pledge that could create a conflict of interest with that member’s Oath of Office. Repeal the Financial Modernization (Gramm-Leach-Bliley) Act of 1999, and reinstate the Glass-Steagall Banking Act of 1933, so that no bank will be too big to fail. Reinstate the Financial Transaction tax that was repealed in 1965, in order to reduce financial market volatility.
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original doc at aveybaby1@gmail.com or you can cut and paste into your own document and change.
I agree that folks are looking for something to give their government representatives about their demands. These are mine....in two parts
An American’s Proclamation and Petition The purpose of this proclamation and petition is to communicate to the country, the world, and our government, the facts as we see them, to explain the basis for our frustration and dissatisfaction, and to proclaim our grievances and demands. WHEREAS, the health and general welfare of people is more important than profits, and WHEREAS, the government was formed by the people, for the people, and WHEREAS, anyone with common sense knows that corporations are NOT people, and WHEREAS, members of Congress have made laws and promoted policies favoring wealthy campaign contributors rather than responding to the needs of the majority of their constituents to pass laws and policies that “promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity,” as stated in the United States Constitution, and WHEREAS, the result of these laws is that many corporations and individuals holding the top 1% of this country’s wealth have become increasingly wealthy, greedy, and corrupt, at the expense of the masses, while continuing to practice business as usual, without suffering any consequences or being prosecuted for their wrongdoing, and while continuing to receive exorbitant salaries and bonuses, and WHEREAS, many corporations use tax loopholes enabling them to pay zero taxes, and in some cases, receive tax credits, which deplete tax revenues that could be utilized for public services, and WHEREAS, the laissez-faire* economic policy, and the experiment of trickle-down economics has failed most Americans, and WHEREAS, public servants have lost their jobs and more are being laid off daily, further eroding education and safety in our communities, while reducing access to public services, and WHEREAS, millions of Americans have lost jobs, homes, retirement savings, life savings, health care insurance, and in some cases, their health and their life, while others are unable to find work after incurring student loans they are now unable to repay, and WHEREAS, Americans have faithfully contributed to Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security with the expectation that they will receive what was promised, yet Congress wants to cut benefits, and proposes turning these programs over to allow the private sector to experiment with public funds, and WHEREAS, state government officials are taking away workers’ rights, and doing their best to destroy unions, and WHEREAS, our infrastructure is in decay, and our government is unable or unwilling to rebuild it, and WHEREAS, we incarcerate more individuals per capita than any other country, and provide the largest percentage of military spending worldwide, at great cost to our economy and society, and WHEREAS, Congress is dysfunctional and unable to pass laws and make policies to meet the needs of the vast majority of Americans, and WHEREAS, according to the first amendment to the United States Constitution, the people have the right “to petition the Government for a redress of grievances” and WHEREAS, we do not want to take this country back; we want to take this country forward into a prosperous future.
I agree about having sound money however linking to Gold again is pure lunacy. Countries got into trouble previously on the Gold Standard when they ran out of gold to pay their foreign debts. Basically the only thing you're solving is the ability to create money out of nothing which is of course paramount however elite people will nevertheless accumulate any precious commodity as they do fiat currency. Gold Standard is yesterdays news. The world needs something new and revolutionary in terms of money, I'm not prepared to put my hand up and pretend I know what that "something" is.
It does not need something very revolutionary in terms of money. Paper money will work if the notes were issued by the government. Not a central bank. That's it. The quantity is tied to population growth. That's it. No discretionary money creating. No recessions being caused for gain. A save and produce economy will emerge.
I think most people on this forum would agree that #1 is the most important one short term. The serious people anyway. And you would have to take out #4. Not my personal belief, mind you. I'm a firm believer in legalization, have been for most my life. It would be a boon for business for one thing. But there's still too many narrow-minded people in America (old people, the religious, etc.) so it would chase too many people away. I say get our people in office first, then move toward legalization. It's a complicated issue. By the way, check out the 99%declaration, if you haven't already. They've been working on a list of proposals for a while now.
Break up monopolies and trusts such as comcast, at&t, verizon, big banks, and, well, most of the big business. I'm not sure if #7 covers that.
in my mind it did, but not in my writing. your specificity > my vagueness