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Let's talk about US political changes we want to see (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 days ago by jaykrown@lemmy.world to c/general@lemmy.world

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Seeing as the politics community only allows links to articles, which I think is stupid horseshit. Let's talk openly about changes we want to see here. I think the whole "this isn't the place for politics" is a part of the reason we're in this shit situation. We've let the greedy narcissists take over all discussion while we have no where to reasonably talk about policy.

I'll start with a couple:

End presidential pardon

Raise federal minimum wage to $15

Federal cannabis legalization (buy/sell/grow)

End daylight savings

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[–] lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Constitutional amendments

adopt Kansas' right to personal autonomy at the federal level to restore right to abortion
restrict natural rights to natural persons without including juridical persons such as corporations
revoke qualified immunity
enable recall elections at the federal level
switch to a Smith-efficient voting system, replace the electoral college with proportional representation
nullify decision that allows mandatory age verification to access online content
nullify decision to overturn Chevron deference doctrine

Regulations

national policing standards including investigative interviewing that prohibits lying
legalize drugs
repeal FOSTA-SESTA
single-payer healthcare
achieve solvency of Social Security by increasing withholdings or taxes on all income or wealth & by eliminating taxable limits
decouple SNAP from the rest of the US farm bill, move SNAP from USDA to HHS, stop subsidizing agribusiness & protecting US sugar production
tax petrochemical industries for the full product lifecycle of plastics & gasoline
reduce spending on armed forces, close unnecessary bases in foreign territory
promote mass transit & rail over automotive transportation
reform income taxes so the government prefills forms, which you merely verify or correct before paying/getting a refund