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Mandate congress Pledge to accept campaign contributions from registered USofA voters only. No monies from non-voters (eg PACs & Corps). Those who don't sign or accept non-USofA voter campaign funds are publically announcing they represent non-USofA voter interests which threatens the integrity of congress; the security of the nation. The sovereignty of the USofA (via its constitution) is placed in the hands of the voters.

Submitted by John K. from MI in Government & Elections Dec. 26, 2014, 9:04 p.m.

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all imports should be subject to a market entry fee just as if you wanted to sell your goods at a state farmers market or a flea market. the fee would be the man hours of labor times the difference in pay between US and foreign labor. domestic manufacture supports the market(infrastructure) on many levels federal,state and local taxes on wages, profits, real estate, road use, utilities etc.foreign manufacturers pay nothing to maintain the market they wish to sell in. completely unfair.

Submitted by William W. from FL in Economy & Jobs Dec. 31, 2014, 8:24 a.m.

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Endorsement of a manifesto for the 99 percent, the people of "We the People," whose voices are no longer heard by their political representatives or government.

Submitted by Bear in Government & Elections Dec. 26, 2014, 1:34 p.m.

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#1591

73 votes

Major apprenticeship programs for school kids of all ages in all kinds of areas, including anthropology, sciences, making medicine, court work, attorneys' offices, farming, oceanography, weather, gardening etc., etc. etc They could get paid.

Submitted by Kris-Progressive in Society & Community Dec. 17, 2014, 4:55 p.m.

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Two year Community Colleges should be free (or subsidized) to High School grads, and should teach the subjects that are currently in demand by businesses. Could also continue present mission for Junior year college prep.

Submitted by jerry f. from MI in Education Dec. 16, 2014, 2:01 p.m.

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#1605

72 votes

Decrease the threshold for "full time" work to 35 hours per week. Mandate overtime for "exempt" or "salaried" employees who work more than 35 hours a week.

Submitted by ronboakes_92127 in Economy & Jobs Jan. 4, 2015, 4:16 p.m.

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72 votes

Tax Reform. Period. Tax all citizens of the United States equal percentages. It doesn't matter if you make 50,000 or 5,000,000. Use the additional Revenue to provide FREE college and healthcare to ALL Americans.

Submitted by Preston J. from MN in Taxes & Budget Dec. 10, 2014, 7:33 p.m.

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72 votes

New Campaign Time Limits: Memorial Day to Halloween: Only a change in the election 'system' will rally disgusted voters back on Election Day. Ordinary citizens don't want less government. They want less campaigning. A clear,simple law that limits the length of public campaigns to those five months is the answer. It would also seriously shorten the amount of time money can be sent so more candidates can compete. And the the serious hurdle of passing a consitiutional amendment would be moot.

Submitted by Johanna B. from FL in Government & Elections Dec. 11, 2014, 3:57 p.m.

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72 votes

Revamp the criminal system. Give a chance to those who complete their probation and commit no further crimes. A felony is forever and so many have grown and changed from their experiences and deserve a second chance!

Submitted by SA in Civil Rights Jan. 15, 2015, 9:06 p.m.

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72 votes

I believe that taxes should be more progressive, but I also feel that at some level of income (perhaps $200,000) there should be in place a declining ability to deduct further donations. In other words, the richer you are (by income) the less you get to declare as deductions.

Submitted by Yes in Taxes & Budget Dec. 11, 2014, 5:56 p.m.

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72 votes

Repeal GPO/WEP in its entirety. Was not sure which place to post this. This travesty of justice needs to be addressed. I, for one, have worked 53 years with 30 being government service, and continue to work and pay into Social Security. I have way more than enough quarters to draw full Social Security and only draw one-third. How unfair is this.

Submitted by Catherine L. G. from AL in Economy & Jobs Jan. 8, 2015, 4:25 p.m.

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72 votes

End corporate welfare. If an employee of Mcdonald's or Walmart working full time has to go on Food Stamps or Medicare to make ends meet, you and I are paying for it and subsidizing the bottom line profits of those companies. The government should audit companies for those abuses and tax them in order to recover those costs

Submitted by scott h. from NY in Economy & Jobs Jan. 16, 2015, 7:35 a.m.

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Our highly complicated tax and system collected about 2.8 trillion dollars in 2013. The total amount of GDP was 86.6 trillion. Simple math tells us that the government got 3.23% of the GDP. We can abolish ALL of the tax code and replace it with a 4% national sales tax that NO ONE is exempt from and raise far more money and spread it evenly among ALL citizens.

Submitted by Shawn in Taxes & Budget Dec. 18, 2014, 12:33 a.m.

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72 votes

Rewrite Title 38, which governs the actions of the VA and include a bill of rights clause, placing standards and timelines for the adjudication of claims. Revise the system so that veterans can have legal assistance at any point during the adjudication process. If timelines are not met then veterans should be able to have their claims moved to federal appeals court.

Submitted by George K. from IN in Foreign Policy & Military Jan. 4, 2015, 8:55 p.m.

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Race-to-the-top trade agreements instead of race-to-the-bottom ones. Agreements allowing nations to gain competitive advantage for their goods not through efficiency and quality (the goal of market competition) but by keeping wages low and skimping on environmental and worker protections, force all nations to "race to the bottom." Allowing countries to reverse ill-gotten advantages with tariffs could end the "race to the bottom" and incentivize nations to "race to the top" instead.

Submitted by Keith Rouda in Economy & Jobs Dec. 20, 2014, 12:58 p.m.

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72 votes

Unbiased Tax Code. Tax laws are brokered deals, and negotiations always benefit the most powerful. The current code abuses the middle class by hiding behind marginal tax deductions and supposed benefits for the poor. An unbiased tax code is progressive in nature, includes all citizens, avoids social engineering, and allows for a balanced budget and a reasonable amount of debt. Replacing ALL current taxes with a tax levied on each and every transaction meets these requirements

Submitted by Nick T. from AZ in Taxes & Budget Dec. 10, 2014, 5:51 p.m.

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72 votes

A law that will require the commitment of 5% of the federal budget to biomedical research. While the military is fighting endless wars abroad, US citizens are suffering from countless diseases, including diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and AIDS. The enemy is within, and we still do not have the tools to defeat it.

Submitted by Professor of Microbiology, University of the Pacific, San Francisco in Health Dec. 18, 2014, 11:06 p.m.

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72 votes

Amend the constitution to read: IF A CHILD IS BORN OF LEGAL IMMIGRANTS, THEN THEY ARE GIVEN CITIZENSHIP WHEN BORN HERE,. ONLY THEN.... NO MORE ANCHOR BABIES...THIS WILL ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM WITHIN TEN YEARS, THAT WE HAVE NOW. WE ARE THE ONLY COUNTRY THAT HAS THIS STIPULATION, IT IS A WAY OF CLOSING THE BOARDERS WITHOUT FORCE.

Submitted by ome in Foreign Policy & Military Dec. 18, 2014, 11:06 p.m.

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72 votes

Increases in corporate profits due to technology advances must be distributed to workers whose work is made more efficient by the technology. Example: If computers have allowed staffing to be reduced by two-thirds, then efficiency of remaining staff is thus triple and compensation for those positions need to triple. Executives did not produce the efficiency and may not take credit for no different job performed by them and may not take pay increases produced by lower level staff output..

Submitted by nokoch in Infrastructure & Technology Dec. 10, 2014, 9:14 p.m.

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72 votes

A warming collapse of the island earth is likely to eventually kill many species. We and others may become extinct. If this happens, and if we are lucky, evolution may only be set back by millions of years. A solution: Use world-wide birth control laws to reduce the earth's people population over the span of a few generations, probably over a time of 50 to 75 years.

Submitted by Ernst U. from MA in Environment Jan. 4, 2015, 7:49 p.m.

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#1605

72 votes

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