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Originally Posted by Lune
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Liberating our political system: Campaign finance reform to publicly funded election campaigns, likely requiring a constitutional amendment. Also gerrymandering needs to be addressed.
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OK. I can go with you here. However, we both know that ain't gonna happen. It would cost our politicians too much power.
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Subsidizing lower classes: Labor laws that prohibit the abuse of part time and low-wage workers, increased infrastructure and decreased defense spending 1:1 ratio by the creation of an additional branch of the military that allows public service oriented toward domestic affairs such as infrastructure, civil service, etc. Young people often join the military for personal development, money, benefits, and economic opportunity. Rather than funneling their activity and funding into pointless work in Iraq and Afghanistan, it should be funneled into serving the United States public.
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You do realize that we have
AmeriCorp which is a civilian program designed to help inner cities and public works? It's a two year government paid program that college grads can use.
Please see my comments above concerning the military.
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I'm not going to waste time explaining why the geopolitical of reality of today does not necessitate a conventional cold-war style military machine, that's a discussion for a while nother thread.
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To each his own.