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Submitted by saiprem in Environment Dec. 19, 2014, 7:34 a.m.

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#2017

40 votes

All Congress persons should represent 100% of people in their district, regardless of political affiliation, not only those that voted for them.

Submitted by Ethel B. in Uncategorized Dec. 18, 2014, 8:55 p.m.

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#2017

40 votes

United States ready for LIBERAL period! Labor History last 60 years! Workers in days gone by paid much better wages! Inflation & all economic factors accounted workers today are far behind! Workers had much better benefits,Home,Health Insurance paid by Employer, Pension, & much more! Workers need to know what wages should be today! If Workers know what their Grandparents made & understand where Money they should be making has gone it will cause Unions to arise and change our FUTURE<>

Submitted by Jerry H. from FL in Economy & Jobs Dec. 22, 2014, 9:47 a.m.

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#2017

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No more than two uniformed officials may be present at any polling station, and these must be stationed indoors, at a minimum distance of 25 ft from the line and the machines at all times.

Submitted by Timothy Salt in Government & Elections Dec. 16, 2014, 2:23 p.m.

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#2024

39 votes

Fund 3 free National Universities in different cities: One for Science & Technology, one for Health Care & Medicine, and one for the Arts. Admission would be based on need and aptitude, and tuition would not be charged.

Submitted by JTinAlexandria in Education Dec. 21, 2014, 10:31 a.m.

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#2024

39 votes

KEEP ALL NON-ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES CLOSED ON ALL MAJOR HOLIDAYS!!! I don't care if you're a small business, a major conglomerate, or a "Franchisee". Also, all businesses should remain closed on Sundays. People are being worked to death, and paid meager wages with little(if any)benefits.

Submitted by J.T. in Economy & Jobs Dec. 11, 2014, 12:24 a.m.

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#2024

39 votes

Make permanent and modify the Research Subsidy allowing industry to use research costs as a tax deduction by allowing 100% of such costs to be deducted but also requiring that 75% of these deductions be in areas of basic research, not in areas directly supporting existing products or services.

Submitted by D Straus in Taxes & Budget Dec. 11, 2014, 4:35 a.m.

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#2024

39 votes

Declare that election day become election weekend and require employers to give workers at least one day on the weekend off with pay to vote. Require that all people vote or face a fine of $100 unless the vote absentee or are in the hospital.

Submitted by wildheart812 in Government & Elections Jan. 15, 2015, 5:35 p.m.

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#2024

39 votes

Single adults making more than 40,000 should be required to pay some proportion of income toward health care. Families making more than 110,000 should also. After health needs after that should be covered by some kind of universal health care system.

Submitted by jwg in Health Jan. 4, 2015, 10:44 p.m.

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#2024

39 votes

Let every idea on this site have a yes or no vote, not just a yes vote. How stupid

Submitted by Richard g. from OR in Uncategorized Jan. 9, 2015, 7:08 p.m. 1

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#2024

39 votes

A BEST POLICIES / BEST PRACTICES CAUCUS in Congress would be a useful way for the more creative and pro-active (read, mostly, D) members of Congress to simultaneously educate about, promote, support and enact good legislation on a wide variety of issues -- explicitly highlighting the frequently superior policies of the other developed countries, particularly European countries, and educating Americans about these in the process.

Submitted by Gregory Wright, ADA So Cal Board Member in Government & Elections Dec. 22, 2014, 5:32 a.m.

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#2024

39 votes

Allocate Your Tax Dollars - A project to ask a million Americans to allocate their tax dollars as a guide to elected officials when establishing the federal budget. - A process to engage Americans in how their taxes should be used. -A project to reinvigorate participatory budgeting and democracy. -A project to create a baseline of allocation percentages and priorities that the American people can use to hold elected officials accountable when spending US tax dollars.

Submitted by Allocate Your. Tax Dollars in Taxes & Budget Dec. 17, 2014, 9:53 a.m.

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#2024

39 votes

Enact a fine for not voting in all elections for federal offices.

Submitted by Kathleen W. from KY in Government & Elections Dec. 10, 2014, 10:23 a.m. 1

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#2024

39 votes

All citizens must within the next 5 years switch to solar elect. and hybrid vehicles.

Submitted by Deja G. from AR in Environment Dec. 11, 2014, 12:06 p.m.

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#2024

39 votes

We must change our method of measurement. If we want to end Profit over People, we must stop using GDP, and instead use something along the lines of Gross National Happiness to make sure the actions we take contribute positively to our cultural goals.

Submitted by FirF in Economy & Jobs Dec. 11, 2014, 9:54 p.m.

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#2024

39 votes

Double the size of the House of Representatives and give a seat to the top TWO finishers in each election. At least then I might have a true representative of my interests despite my gerrymandered district.

Submitted by Doug M in Government & Elections Dec. 10, 2014, 2:39 p.m.

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#2024

39 votes

I think anytime the U.S. uses military action in the world, a mandatory 3% sales tax should be instituted to both help cover the expense and to keep all of us concerned about when it's going to stop.

Submitted by jsilver in Foreign Policy & Military Jan. 8, 2015, 3:01 p.m.

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#2037

38 votes

Create a nationalized bus transportation system that delivers free or subsidized service for all qualified riders

Submitted by lexout in Infrastructure & Technology Dec. 11, 2014, 7:22 p.m.

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#2037

38 votes

Ban all firearms except for police officers. No more selling guns of any type.

Submitted by Diane L. from CA in Society & Community Dec. 19, 2014, 2:06 a.m.

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#2037

38 votes

Establish a range for a reasonable amount of national debt. All debt is not categorically bad. (Most households have some without detriment to their financial health.) There is room debate on how much is healthy/unhealthy for national debt, yet hysterics get center stage. When interest rates are low, money is cheap; it's a good time to invest in infrastructure, jobs, etc. Debt is now about 1X GDP. 1X annual earnings is NOT high. Let's get perspective & invest wisely.

Submitted by Timothy Salt in Taxes & Budget Dec. 20, 2014, 11:49 a.m.

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#2037

38 votes

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