Looking for @mozz@mbin.grits.dev to help lay out how they will implement the changes for the policies or issues the voters want.
How about reigning in Israel and not, like, genociding. That would be nice.
how about we quit dancing around those territories that should be states like washingtondc and puerto rico
Agree
Fix the fucking election system… No more gerrymandering, money out, make voting day a holiday, make mail in easy, zero bullshit restrictions making voting harder, ranked choice, no electoral college, get a handle on primaries too
Single payer healthcare.
Criminal justice reform (e.g., reform rather than punishment).
Overturning the NFA of 1934 and the GCA, strengthening the PLCAA.
Wealth taxes.
Returning the marginal tax rates to pre-1970 levels.
Eliminating SS tax caps.
Seriously address climate change.
Unwinding all book bans.
Enshrining reproductive rights in the constitution.
While I’m at it, I would also like a pony.
The god damned SCOTUS needs deep and meaningful reforms.
Rent caps, ownership of property caps (it should be illegal to make a business off owning so many homes and raising the price to the point that most can’t afford a home as its a basic need just like water). Taxing the ever living shit out of the rich. Better funding for public schools and actually holding superintendents accountable for their actions and capping their pay based off of average pay of the other staff such as teachers/custodians/IT/maintenance in public schools. Price of groceries, then if theirs time price of almost everything else after COVID. It’s not a free market it’s controlled by the rich so control it back at this point.
It sure would be nice if we got some trains and other practical solutions to carbon emissions
This is a little one, but: fix the post office.
Trump got a bug up his butt about mail-in ballots, so he put a postmaster general in place with a mission to destroy it. He pretty much has: the service is slower, more expensive, and less reliable than it used to be.
Biden was either unable or unwilling to remove him, but his term is about to end. Kamala will have an opportunity to put someone good in place who can rebuild what has been destroyed.
Single payer health care.
I want her to spend a bunch of money on roads and highways, with the stipulation that to get any of it you have to buy your equipment (dump trucks, loaders, graders, etc) from an American factory that uses Union labor.
My wishlist is basically:
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Tackle corporate overreach and monopolization both via urging strong legislation in Congress and utilizing existing Federal agencies regulatory power. Break monopolies, ensure fair practices, place regulations on data harvesting/usage, and protect consumers wherever possible.
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Support labor groups and rights. Crack down on union busting, non-competitive contracts, and companies dodging treating employees as actual employees.
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Continue developing a strong infrastructural base. Expand development of developing fields such as dynamic power grids, support growth of more efficient transportation mechanisms such as railroads, and push states to catch up on or begin much needed infrastructural overhauls.
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Reinforce US support for overseas allies against the major threats they are facing, including both military and economic collaboration. Support strong region collaborative alliances. The US should be a leader in protecting the free and democratic nations against the very real threats they now face.
Sorry if that’s a little too vague. Or too specific. It could probably be rendered down to something like “tackle corporate power, support labor, build infrastructure, support allies”.
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There are too many, and too inter-related to really pick one out, but I agree with others to mostly continue Biden policies. As a moderate, he did start a lot of good things but it all takes too many years, too much money. We need to keep pushing.
My first thought is the environment. We’ve done so much damage for so long and still keep pushing back. The IRA was huge but barely scratched the surface. There is so much that needs to be done and time is running short
But you can’t work on the environment while being the biggest fossil fuel producer in history
And trains are such a key part of decarbonizing transportation but can take a generation or more
And you’re not getting anything done without fixing the courts
And somehow we need to unstick large infrastructure projects like transmission lines and power generation
And no one can afford this with the current wealth inequality and excessive cost of homes
Better fire management of national parks. Time to start doing controlled burns.