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 You are a presidential candidate, what is your platform? (9)

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You are a presidential candidate, what is your platform?

What are your top issues? What do you want to do about it and why?

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TAXES:

My Tax structure would look more like this:

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0%.........$0 to $2,000

5%.........$2,001 to $8,000

10%........$8,001 to $35,000

15%........$35,001 to $85,000

20%.......$85,001 to $180,000

25%.......$180,001 to $380,000

30%.......$380,001 to $600,000

35%.......$600,001 to $3,000,000

40%.......$3,000,001 to $80,000,000

45%.......$80,000,001 to $200,000,000

50%........$200,000,001 and up

COMPARE TO CURRENT:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_bracket#Tax_brackets_in_the_United_States

Notice that my tax bracket stops scaling at 200 million and the current tax brackets stop scaling at about 400 thousand. Also notice that mine starts out lower and is rounded to nearest thousand. By reducing tax burden on lower and middle classes this would encourage more consumer spending, and by extending the scale not only is it more fair, but it would also raise more tax revenue.

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ECONOMY:

First of all, I would reinstate the Glass-Steagal Act. Outlaw predatory lending practices. Grant tax incentives for companies that create jobs. Reverse ruling by Securities and Exchange Commission that greatly expanded amount investors can leverage. Criminalize CDO (Collateralized Debt Obligation) rating fraud. Essentially I would fight all of the corrupt practices that lead to our current credit crisis and housing bubble burst, to prevent it from happening again. I would cut less important government programs or programs which have not proven effective. In addition to key public works projects and greater disposable income for the middle and lower classes (see TAXES), this would eventually lead to a recovered economy, so that my successor could then take credit for my policies (that's how it works in politics). Reduce foreign aid. Sell off U.S. international assets.

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CONSTITUTIONAL:

Restore Habeus Corpus. Repeal DOMA (defense of marriage act). Make definition of torture consistent with international law. Repeal National Minimum Drinking Age Act, and return the responsibility to the states.

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HEALTHCARE:

Keep the Public Option, but repeal individual mandates.

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EDUCATION:

Allow schools to compete by instating a voucher system with the stipulation that vouchers may only go towards non-parochial schools that meet state educational standards.

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MILITARY:

Sell off certain foreign-landed U.S. military installations, to pay down deficit. Systematic withdraw of conventional war-fighting forces from Iraq and Afghanistan, and instead rely on unconventional warfare to fight sectarian extremism. Not only do I believe this to be much more fiscally viable but I believe that it would be much more effective as well.

Side: Bo's Way

My platform is world peace. Sure, it sounds corny. But if you don't agree with me, fuck you. That's how peaceful I am.

Side: Bo's Way

A joke-a-day e-mail in every e-mail box. ;-)

Side: Bo's Way
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Side: Bo's Way

To rid the world of pompous asses and to promote common sense over highly glorified glitter.

I would where I should start?

Side: Rid world of pompous asses

Use Empirically backed hypothesizes to improve the quality of life of American subjects.

This means no praxeology, or its derivatives.

Support the Use of heavy progressive taxation and get ride of a number of loop holes when it comes towards taxes.

maybe set up a system where the tax system changes based on economic variables.

Set up research into a fair tax and how it would affect America( cause its an interesting idea).

To try to Get ride of the current form of social security, replacing it with forced IRAs, 401(k)s, or other accounts; but with a small tax to build up an insurance for the elderly and other disadvantage groups when the market declines.

Raise awareness of the stupid stuff our government has done, along with unconstitutional laws in place.

Like stuff during the McCarthy time period, and also how small and insignificant a threat overseas terrorists are and were.

Along with our role in creating them. Fight to eliminate the unconstitutional laws.

Try to end the war on drugs, and dramatically change our legal system in regards to recreational drugs.

I would want to change up the "intellectual property system", raise awareness of what it actually is (fractional ownership of everything within society), and its purpose. ( Economic growth, information accuracy, etc)

I would want to improve transparency, by working more closely with groups like the sunlight foundation.

Once I know how many offices, departments, etc there are in the federal government...I'll consolidate, refine, eliminate duplicate, failing, inadequate departments, offices, etc for greater efficiency as much as I can.

Stay strong in the belief that government has no place in the sex lives of consenting and able adults.

This means gay marriage or no marriage, amongst other things.

Eliminate some of the bullshit in the UCMJ.

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Side: Rid world of pompous asses
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I think:

GUN RIGHTS: ppl should get a gun lisence untill they are properly trained (like u go thru classes and u can get a lisence when u are done) untill then u get a taser or a knife or something (not like the gov gives one to u but u get one urself)

I AM CONSERVITIVE: on the whole welfair thing trick if u want to stay at the bottom then stay at the bottom but dont take the rest of america down with u

I AM LIBERAL: on the whole abortion thing i mean im a chick and what i do with me unborn baby is non of the gov.'s gotdamn bizness :)

I AM ANTI HOMOPHOBE: i feel like if ur gay ur gay no one can change that if u wanna be in the army u shouldnt hav to tell anyone ur gay just like ur race if ur a very dark white person letemthink ur black :)

I AM ANTI WAR: if the problem can be solved with out killing inocent ppl then solve if not still dont go blowin up ppls shit unless they do it first and then only attack thoes ppl this whole irak thing is stupid cuz erey body know that mr bush head started that war cuz his feeling were hurt not cool

I ALSO think that the more important ur job is to the greater good the more u get paid cuz u dont want any firermen going on strike and a house burns down :)

Side: Rid world of pompous asses
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I would completely destroy the econo- oh wait, too late for that now, isn't it.

Side: Rid world of pompous asses

Give every citizen one million dollars and never get involved in the affairs of other countries.

Side: Rid world of pompous asses