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Fix government? Okay. First, corporations and private sector aren’t inherently bad. There is a need to have economic interests in a community heard in politics
by godzillabrennus 6y ago
Fix government? Okay.
First, corporations and private sector aren’t inherently bad. There is a need to have economic interests in a community heard in politics. They just need a counterbalance like unions have done in the workplace for labor. (Yes, I know unions are a diminished power but their legacy is still strong).
Next, let’s stop being penny wise and dollar foolish. Tech bro’s in San Fran make multiples more than people who make life or death decisions. It’s time for elected representatives to be paid commensurate for the seriousness of their jobs so they care about keeping the job and not leaving for a private sector payday they helped create. Term limits aren’t the issue, who these people really work for is. Start pay at $2M / year for a congressperson with $10M a year in capital they can spend on their local community however they want so long as they and their immediate families don’t benefit. Turn the tables on the well monied interest groups.
We also need to push for a fourth branch of government. One that has 2 people per state chosen at random (like jury duty) to serve a four year term in DC. This branch will have veto rights over any president being able to sign an executive order or a bill. Imagine how many unpopular EO’s or bills would pass (e.g. net neutrality is killed) if average people had a voice.
Also, let’s gut the entire educational system in the country and start over keeping only the actual educators and the real estate as the constants. If you want tomorrow to be better we need an education system that is the envy of the world. We need K-12 to be enough to bring people to an employable level. There is no reason every abled bodies graduate with a fully functioning mind shouldn’t be able to code at least hello world in python.