The Big Ideas Project

Amend our Constitution to state that 1) rights protected under it are for human beings only and no other entities; 2) Money is not speech and governments have a duty to regulate the spending of it on elections.

Submitted by Maureen D. from MA in Government & Elections Jan. 4, 2015, 5:57 p.m.

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#261

885 votes

Stop private companies from making military-type guns. Stop military-type guns from being sold to private citizens.

Submitted by Kris-Progressive in Civil Rights Dec. 17, 2014, 3:07 p.m. 1

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#262

884 votes

Take away all Wall Street investment firms and bank's licences to operate in the USA and commence with a re assessment of granting permits subject to new legislation ensuring separation of investment & retail activities, denying corporate protection against a range of unethical and illegal activities relating to political interference and contributions, tax allowances etc.

Submitted by Proud Socilaist in Economy & Jobs Jan. 4, 2015, 4:03 p.m.

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#263

881 votes

Our country's Wildlife needs protection from the BLM, the Wildlife Service, ranch organizations, the oil & gas lobbies & even some states. Our wildlife: mustangs, wolves, bison, foxes, coyotes etc. are not getting the protection they are entitled to by law. They are being killed right and left to meet the demands of those listed above. Even with the outcry of a huge number of regular citizens, the killing and round ups continue, facilitated by government agencies.

Submitted by CKS in Environment Dec. 17, 2014, 3:16 p.m.

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#264

880 votes

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end the big military spending on war weapons and corporate expanding. instead, put the good work of our service men and women to helping us repair our environment and infrastructure domestically and worldwide

Submitted by debbie l. from OR in Foreign Policy & Military Dec. 18, 2014, 11:17 a.m.

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#265

875 votes

Extra funding for our federal lands-National Parks, National Forests, National Wildlife Refuges, BLM Parks. No more logging in our national forests.

Submitted by Gerry M. from WA in Environment Nov. 17, 2014, 11:02 a.m.

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#266

871 votes

Amend the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to prohibit the Export-Import Bank from guaranteeing, insuring, extending credit, or participating in the extension of credit in connection with the purchase or sale of any good or service for a high carbon intensity project that: is designed to generate electricity, and if completed would produce at least 500 grams of carbon dioxide per kilowatt-hour of electricity generated by the project.

Submitted by Rep. Jared Huffman (CA-2) in Environment Dec. 10, 2014, 2:15 a.m.

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#267

870 votes

Train every police force in the nation to create a strong, positive relationship with ALL minority communities, getting out of squad cars, and talking with members of these communities, riding bikes, and becoming a neighbor to these people. Also, focus on hiring more members of that community in the police force.

Submitted by Wayne Carl Huber, MFA in Society & Community Dec. 9, 2014, 1:48 a.m.

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#268

866 votes

When companies outsource to countries that don't have the same pollution standards as we have then charge that product with a pollution tax.

Submitted by Donald M. from NJ in Taxes & Budget Nov. 18, 2014, 5:57 p.m.

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#269

862 votes

Category: Ethics No Supreme Court member should be allowed to accept ANYTHING valued in excess of $100 from ANY individual or corporation or any other entity. They may no longer attend any event sponsored or funded by any PAC or any other entity whose primary activities are to contribute to our otherwise influence any political activity anywhere in the country. This is specifically directed to, but not limited to, Scalia and Thomas wandering off to the Koch brothers secret gatherings.

Submitted by Jim H. from NY in Uncategorized Dec. 19, 2014, 12:36 a.m.

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#270

854 votes

Stop giving away access to public lands and resources to corporations at no charge or a pittance. The people, who own public lands, should be justly compensated.

Submitted by Richard Gray in Environment Dec. 10, 2014, 8:22 p.m.

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#271

849 votes

Prohibit prospective employers from discriminating against applicants based on credit scores rather than skills, education and experience. Many good employees have poor credit scores through circumstances beyond their control.

Submitted by Carol O in Economy & Jobs Jan. 4, 2015, 5:39 p.m.

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#272

847 votes

Fine all companies whose employees have to use welfare programs. The fine should be for the full cost of the welfare received proportional to the number of hours worked per month. This would prevent the company from cutting hours to avoid the fine.

Submitted by HES in Taxes & Budget Dec. 10, 2014, 5:08 p.m.

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#273

846 votes

Make Voter-Tuesdays a public holiday (at least for federal elections)

Submitted by Betsy in Government & Elections Dec. 10, 2014, 11:23 a.m.

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#274

837 votes

Make the payroll tax affect taxypayers ABOVE a certain line, rather than below. So payroll tax would START being assessed on income above $50K or $100K or whatever number is needed to make this proposal revenue neutral, but in any case should have NO ceiling. This is an automatic benefit to the first bit of money EVERYONE makes but assures that social security is paid by those with economic surplus, not those who are struggling to get by.

Submitted by Kent Pitman in Taxes & Budget Dec. 26, 2014, 2:36 p.m.

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#275

825 votes

Executives in our defense industry get obscenely extravagant salaries, sometimes going as high as $500 million. It is an exploitation and waste of taxpayer money. Salaries of the executive of all defense contractors should be limited -- not one cent more than $500,000 -- and should be made public.

Submitted by Robert S. from NY in Foreign Policy & Military Jan. 8, 2015, 3:36 p.m.

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#276

824 votes

No one who is not eligible to vote in a given election should be allowed to contribute to political campaigns in that district. Since corporations are not eligible to vote, they may not contribute to political campaigns, ever. This will ensure that local issues are addressed and local candidates are elected, not career politicians moving from place to place trying to get elected (like Scott Brown, for example).

Submitted by Susie in Government & Elections Dec. 10, 2014, 4:54 p.m.

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#277

822 votes

End all telephone solicitation. One's privacy, personal time, and telephone expenses are violated constantly. Also, if all solicitation by phone was eliminated, a huge reduction in tele-crime would result. In today's day in age no one needs to be hounded by cold-callers and pushy sales persons. Any information a customer needs to make purchases is easily available on the internet.

Submitted by Robert E. Sojka in Civil Rights Dec. 10, 2014, 3:54 p.m.

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#278

803 votes

Incarcerate those engaged in corporate crime and tax evasion. UBS Bank, Switzerland's largest, revealed the names of over 4,500 American depositors guilty of US tax fraud. Celebrities have been jailed for this. The names of these people have been hidden from the public. Too often the fines paid are far less than the theft.

Submitted by proshot in Civil Rights Dec. 11, 2014, 1:21 a.m.

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#279

802 votes

Since taxation without representation is tyranny, citizens of the District of Columbia should be given full rights to elect voting members of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Submitted by Diogenes in Government & Elections Dec. 10, 2014, 1:55 p.m.

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#280

800 votes

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