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Fixing America

Started by Senkusha, Thursday, October 05, 2023, 11:43

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Senkusha

It's obvious that not only here in America, but throughout the world that the Global Elite have run amuck.  However, since I have like no experience outside of the good ol' USA, I will limit my opinions to just America.  Here are some facts:

1.  Our government is dysfunctional, at best.  We have two parties that have seemingly opposing ideologies, but both Republicans and Democrats are FUNDED by rich corporate donors/lobbyists, and therefore, only sponsor laws to further those corporate agendas.  Unless of course there is public outrage by some atrocity that impacts children (however, in light of this years deadly school shootings, "hopes and prayers" is all that was offered, so apparently they don't care about children either)  -- only their own selfish desires and after-political careers.

2.  Corporate greed is at an all time high, the cost of everything is too outrageously expensive, and corporations are boasting year after year of record breaking profits, yet the common workers are struggling just to keep the essentials -- a roof over their head, food on the table, clothed in acceptable employable clothing/uniforms, the lights and heat kept on, etc.  It's not even about supposed avocado toast and Starbucks anymore. People are running out of savings, and their credit lines are shrinking drastically.  Most people I know don't even take vacations anymore out of town, but instead reserve those vacation days for mental break days scattered throughout the year, or if needed for emergencies.

3.  Immigration is out of control.  And I'm not even talking about people who are trying to Nationalize, you know, studying our civic laws to pass the Citizenship test.  Our government is making love to these people, giving them free smart phones, free EBT/Food Stamps (like upto $1000/month), money towards the purchase of a home... These people can also be members of our Law Enforcement community!  You know, people who have the POWER to arrest you and I for any laws that our corrupt government deems legal, despite, not even being legal citizens to VOTE?

So I've thought some about at least these three issues.  There are a number of conspiracy theories floating all over Social Media.  I personally believe that the illegal immigrants, are what's going to replace the current American workforce.  Think about it, These immigrants aren't accustomed to "decent wages".  They only know that work they do here PAYS MORE THAN where they came from.  So during this current phase of America falling, American citizens are being stripped of our rights and privileges -- you know, the PRIVILEGE of having food, a warm bed to sleep in at night in a dry, secure home in a safe neighborhood? (Yeah, the USA was only one of two countries in the ENTIRE WORLD to say that FOOD was NOT a HUMAN RIGHT.)  After we find ourselves completely unemployed and fighting for scraps like any other third world country, and we start killing each other because, god forbid, a Drag Performer reads a [banned] book to a kid in a [safe place] library, the illegal migrants will move in, and take whatever jobs Artificial Intelligence  can't do (yet).  Since we're too good to "eat the bugs", but illegal migrants will probably do so.  After all, they're being given the pleasure of living in the "greatest country on Earth".

But how do we actually fix these issues?  I personally believe that Capitalism was designed to keep a few very rich men wealthy while giving the illusion that if you work hard, you might get rich.  Furthermore, these same rich men and their families are keeping the power they have by keeping us, the 99%, the 310+ million workers divided by race, gender, sex, religion, political affiliation, etc.  So here's my opinions on how we can make some positive changes.  First, let's fix the government, then we'll look at our economic model.

1.  Term limits.  No more than two consecutive terms in any Public Office.  That means, just like the President is limited to two terms, the same goes for Senate, State Governors, members of Congress, even in the Courts.  There Should Be NO LIFETIME appointments!

2.  Age limits.  Set retirement at 65.  Period.  If you reach 65, you should retire and go enjoy life quietly.  Of course, there are arguments that  we shouldn't be working 40 hours a week for 40 years of our lives anyway.  But I'll get into this more in the solutions for fixing our economic model.

3.  Forbid Corporate donations and lobbying for anything political!  Just as there is a separation from Church and State, there should be a Separation of Business and State.  Government is supposed to work for the People, and since People work for Corporations, THAT'S how any representation should occur.

4.  Eliminate political affiliations of all kinds.  On the voter ballot, there should not be any R or D or anything else that identifies a candidate with a political party.  People need to educate themselves on what a candidate stands for.  Also, by eliminating political affiliations, candidates won't be strong-armed into supporting causes for which they don't support.

5.  Single issue Bills.  The fact that a bill has one title, but has sometimes hundreds of Earmarked Funding for other legislation that has nothing to do with the stated Bill's title.  Furthermore, a Bill shouldn't be more than ten pages.  The language should be in simple, plain English that a person with an eighth grade level could comprehend.

6.  Government shouldn't meddle with a Person's individual life's choices.  Every Person has God-Given, inalienable rights to Life, Liberty and to the Pursuit of Happiness (occupation).  Furthermore, de-felonize all these ridiculous laws.  A crime is defined as having a harmed victim.  If you're not intentionally hurting somebody with physical, emotional, or financial discomfort, then there isn't any crime.  This would also have the benefit of streamlining our Court system.

7.  Forbid business investments of any kind while holding Public Office.  This is most definitely a conflict of interest, seeing that the same people who pass laws that affect the business world, also stand to make massive profits (unfairly) by investing or divesting in the Stock Market.

Let's look at some of the economic changes.  We need to move away from this corrupt Capitalism system that only truly serves the Few, and move to a system that benefits everybody equality.   Yeah, that probably means some form of Socialism.  But it needs to be done right.  The problem with Socialism in the past is we still ended up with the Poor and the Rich.  True Socialism isn't supposed to have any classes.  However, the problem Socialism faces is that there is an inherent lack of motivation to perform at one's best.  Perhaps a mental attitude change is in order.  A personal moral code needs to be implemented to strive for one's best efforts for the benefit of Humankind.  At any rate, some ideas I have, and I don't think this is perfected, but let's get the discussion started.

1.  Business owners pay should be tied to their lowest paid workers.  This will help to ensure that people don't get left behind in poverty.  What percentage?  How much?  There are a number of variables that must be considered to properly determine this amount.

2.  With the recent advances in Artificial Intelligence, there isn't any need for people to be working 40 hours a week for decades of their lives.  Perhaps only 20 hours a week is all that's needed, because AI helps to automate and find more efficient ways to complete our tasks.  In fact, moving to a 20 hour work week, will essentially free up 20 hours a day for other people to work that same job.  Now we have two people doing the same job as one person, while only occupying one set of equipment. 

3.  Remote Work.  Again, thanks to technology, there's no really good reason for people to have to commute to an office to work.  The Pandemic proved this.  Also, with the lack of mundane tasks and pointless office meetings, productivity increased.  This would also have the benefit of reducing the massive Carbon Footprint that the Elites are so concerned with because people won't have to consume fuel to commute back and forth to work every day, and thus will help impact Climate Change.

4.  Livable wages.  Businesses need to determine a person's wage by some mechanic that allows them to work and not be buried in financial servitude.  One idea would be to base a person's income at three times the cost of a one bedroom rental.  Or, perhaps going the other way, base rentals on 25% of the median area wage.  These are just a couple of ideas off the top of my head.  However, things like Electricity and Phone/Internet shouldn't be charged for.  We have the ability to produce enough energy from Zero Point (Quantum Fields) and magnetism now.  Communication technologies should also be free, since they are required to participate within a functional society.  Furthermore, 50% of a person's income should be reserved for retirement years.  (This entire bullet point needs a lot more thought.)

I know there is a LOT more that needs to be addressed and thought out, but I do know that something needs to be done to fix America.  The way I see it, we have three options:

1.  Sit and wait for somebody to come along and fix everything for us.  (Best case, nothing will happen and the situation continues to decay, worst case, we end up with a dictator in a fascist regime.)  Case in point, waiting for the Government to fix this, won't happen.  See point number 1 above.

2.  Revolt in active revolution with all the guns and violence that comes with revolution.  Lots of good and innocent lives will be lost and/or traumatized, not to mention all the devastation and destruction.

3.  We all come together, stop fighting with each other about stupid crap, and think up of a positive, peaceful transition away from the corruption we are currently faced with.

Favored Class:  Magical Girl

ZandraJoi

Oh where can I start lol
The Global Elite, at least some big names are coming out of the woodwork to speak against them. Hollywood is coming under fire.
The immigrants. I'm all for helping people but I'm for helping Americans first. Americans get pushed aside while illegals are given a free pass. No wonder they are flocking to the USA in droves!
My husband had always debunked the "Anybody can be President". Because really, that's false. It's anybody who has the MONEY & not just the money but knows people with the money & is willing to play dirty. Willing to pay people to hide the truths.
I'm personally not for AI. Maybe I've seen too many Terminator movies but technology in the hands of technology is not a good sign.
I'm not on the climate change bandwagon all the way. The Earth has been through lulls before. However, I do know it's been pushed more due to human's involvement. The Green Movement just lines their pocketbooks. They greenwash.
The 3 solutions. Sit & wait. We can't wait for another to fix it, WE the people have to do it & stand up to Big Pharma, Big Corporate, etc.
Revolt. I think many of the people are already traumatized. Then the other half cry due to having a hangnail & don't know what "real work" is.
Come together. Ain't gonna happen. The world is divided & will remain so. It's human nature unfortunately. History has shown that. We can only keep going & take responsibility for our own actions.

Senkusha

Yeah, and considering that all these "migrants" are young MEN.  Where are all the children, women, and elderly people who need help?  THOSE people, I would GLADLY help, but mostly only men are coming in to our country.  And, I've heard people on other social media platforms talking about all the military equipment being distributed all across the country?  That's seems a little suspicious.

A 12 year old little girl, linked all the presidents down to royal bloodlines.  I'll have to see if I can find the article of it.  More proof that NOT anybody can be President.

As far as the Green movement.  I will say that we have the technology to get away from Fossil Fuels, but the greedy corporations won't release it.  In fact, we've HAD this technology for decades!  There's tech that allows your car to run on WATER!  With NO pollutants.  The current Green agenda is only to get and keep us (the people, the workers, the commoner), under MORE control.

I do think people will come together, but it will be at a far more painful point in our history.  Already, history is repeating itself.  Just look at the Robber Barons of 1890's through the 1910's.  I remember in school, these people, Rockefeller, Carnegie, etc, were idolized as being master of Capitalism.  I don't remember anything about how brutally these men treated their workforce.  People stood up, Presidents Roosevelt (Teddy and Franklin) worked to bring us the working environment that the Boomer generation was able to enjoy.  And they've worked to take that away from the rest of us.  The history is interesting to see just how creepy it is repeating.  Unfortunately, I think coming together will result in bloodshed and violence.  That seems to be the one thing humankind is good at.  War.

And, since we currently have no Speaker of the House, our Government for all intense and purposes is completely incapacitated.  We couldn't even declare war if we were being bombed by a foreign agent right now because of this overlooked critical office to our government.  Because all the Temporary Speaker of the House can do is call for a vote to elect a new Speaker of the House, and Republicans are too entrenched in their own filth to come and work together with other people to just get the job done.  Personally, the way the current Republican party is working, should just be completely dispersed, disbanded, eliminated, whatever, because they ONLY have their OWN interests in mind.  And Democrats are so corrupt they need to be reined in.  We need younger, new, fresh blood in ALL branches of the Government if the USA is going to survive, but I see America falling into a corrupt authoritarian dictatorship fueled by fascist policies in the near future.

Favored Class:  Magical Girl

ZandraJoi

I'd love to read that article you had on the presidents being linked.
Agree with you on so many issues here! The Green Movement IS for control. EV cars are expensive to buy & expensive to maintain. & then the components like the battery, we don't have the tech to recycle them. Huh?
I watched a show years ago about a car that can run on used fast food grease. I can imagine somebody came up with good tech to run on water.
Water. It's free. But they are trying to make air & water to be NOT free. One of the reasons they don't permit rain barrels in some areas.
War. Humans hate it but do all they can to promote it. They spout Equality when it's actually Division. Equality is for ALL not a select few. It's one of the reasons I don't care for movements. All they do is make differences even more prominent. We are human beings first & foremost & that should be the bond. Nobody is better than another. I am of the Agree to Disagree mindset & I can accept the person even if I don't accept what they do or believe. I only ask for that same courtesy & respect.
The presidents in the olden days actually cared about America & its people. They actually did WORK!
The problem with the younger generation is that some are brainwashed. They watch MSM only so only get one side. They are not traveling to places like Maui & to the border to see how bad things are becoming. They view TV as their god.

Senkusha

Yup! Most diesel engines, equipped with a special filter, I think, can fun on old french fry grease (after it's been strained)

Favored Class:  Magical Girl

ZandraJoi

Quote from: Senkusha on Wednesday, October 25, 2023, 21:04Yup! Most diesel engines, equipped with a special filter, I think, can fun on old french fry grease (after it's been strained)
You ever try it? I haven't but it'd be interesting to see.

Senkusha

Nope.  I haven't had any kind of vehicle in over ten years, and learned about this only a few years ago.

Favored Class:  Magical Girl