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So what is it there to save USA from dystopian future ? Is it social democracy a la western europe. I kinda doubt that. I do not think that is sustainable eithe

So what is it there to save USA from dystopian future ? Is it social democracy a la western europe. I kinda doubt that. I do not think that is sustainable either. For it to work you need rich consumers (usa, china ) and extraction of wealth from the weaker beasts in the forest ( eastern europe, africa , asia ). What could we do to have a fairer system for everyone ?

spiderfarmer 9y ago
Appoint leaders that have a strong sense of empathy and a great moral compass. Educate the youth on the benefits of sharing and caring. Use the tax system to redistribute wealth. Use the defense budget for diplomacy and education. Make a real effort to help grow the economy in third world countries.
- zlatan_todoric 9y ago
  ^ this! And only this. It is defense budget for crying out loud, not "lets attack every country our rich gods don't like because it doesn't accept their dark business".
  - Ygg2 9y ago
    Defense budget is 16.5%, Health is 28% and Social security is 25.3%. Source: http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/aug/17/facebook-posts/pie-chart-federal-spending-circulating-internet-mi/ http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/aug/...
- yostrovs 9y ago
  You've summarized the political views of the majority of people in San Francisco.
  - spiderfarmer 9y ago
    ...and The Netherlands, Germany, France, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, UK, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria and many more.
    - TomMarius 9y ago
      I'm not aware of Swiss people being fond of money redistribution through taxes.
Synaesthesia 9y ago
For me the ultimate goal would be democratization of industry, factories should be run by the people who work in them, and all major institutions like banking should be nationalized.
charlesism 9y ago
It wouldn't hurt if America had a better school system and had incentives to travel more. Quite a lot would follow from that.

spiderfarmer 9y ago

Appoint leaders that have a strong sense of empathy and a great moral compass. Educate the youth on the benefits of sharing and caring. Use the tax system to redistribute wealth. Use the defense budget for diplomacy and education. Make a real effort to help grow the economy in third world countries.

zlatan_todoric 9y ago
^ this! And only this. It is defense budget for crying out loud, not "lets attack every country our rich gods don't like because it doesn't accept their dark business".
- Ygg2 9y ago
  Defense budget is 16.5%, Health is 28% and Social security is 25.3%. Source: http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/aug/17/facebook-posts/pie-chart-federal-spending-circulating-internet-mi/ http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/aug/...
yostrovs 9y ago
You've summarized the political views of the majority of people in San Francisco.
- spiderfarmer 9y ago
  ...and The Netherlands, Germany, France, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, UK, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria and many more.
  - TomMarius 9y ago
    I'm not aware of Swiss people being fond of money redistribution through taxes.

Synaesthesia 9y ago

For me the ultimate goal would be democratization of industry, factories should be run by the people who work in them, and all major institutions like banking should be nationalized.

charlesism 9y ago

It wouldn't hurt if America had a better school system and had incentives to travel more. Quite a lot would follow from that.