The Big Ideas Project

Extend the Solar, Wind and Hydro Grants past 2016.

Submitted by Networkgal in Environment Dec. 10, 2014, 4:55 p.m.

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#401

565 votes

De-criminalize marijuana. Release prisoners with non-violent marijuana convictions. Tax sales to fund education, research and treatment of drug use and abuse. Redirect savings from law enforcement and incarceration to public education and jobs programs in struggling neighborhoods.

Submitted by Timothy Salt in Society & Community Dec. 28, 2014, 10:36 a.m.

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#402

559 votes

Repeal immunity for all public servants such as judges, prosecutors, law enforcement and social workers. If these employees knew they would be held accountable for their actions, brutality, lack of due process, and perjury would be severely decreased, allowing law abiding citizens the opportunity to work as public servants.

Submitted by Nancy A. from CA in Civil Rights Dec. 29, 2014, 9:38 p.m. 1

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#403

554 votes

Establish local "Food Exchanges" in all towns and cities in America. In a Food Exchange, local stores donate any outdated items that would otherwise be destroyed but are perfectly fine to eat. Local farms, ranches, farmers can also donate produce. Once per week all food gets collected and redistributed to feed all those in need in the community. Very easy to set up, organize, and run, and it benefits so many people.

Submitted by Sabine Jordan from CA in Society & Community Dec. 29, 2014, 2:45 p.m.

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#404

551 votes

Create corporate incentives to encourage them to raise the wages of all their workers. Provide a one-time corporate tax credit for corporations that permanently raise the wages of workers currently making less than $90,000 a year by at least ten percent.

Submitted by Steve Silberstein, Executive Producer of Inequality for All in Economy & Jobs Dec. 10, 2014, 1:25 a.m.

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#405

548 votes

Let's cut the military budget and spend the money here in the United States (ie roads and education) instead of war.

Submitted by georgeiv in Foreign Policy & Military Dec. 10, 2014, 7:43 p.m.

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#405

548 votes

Not my idea, and a no-brainer: But the FDR CCC-style "green corps," helping environment and employment together.

Submitted by Gillian P. from MO in Environment Nov. 16, 2014, 5:33 p.m.

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#405

548 votes

Protect abortion rights!

Submitted by nkrempa in Health Dec. 9, 2014, 8 p.m.

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#408

546 votes

Pass a law that prohibits the head of a company or corporation from making a salary great than 40 times the salary of the average employee of that company.

Submitted by James F. from WI in Economy & Jobs Jan. 4, 2015, 5:46 a.m.

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#409

545 votes

We need really good public transportation in cities and between cities to entice people out of their automobiles, as we can see in Europe, Japan and other countries with good sense.

Submitted by Robert Abel in Infrastructure & Technology Dec. 17, 2014, 4 p.m.

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#409

545 votes

Federal grazing fees on public lands remain largely unchanged for a half-century. They cost 1/6th of the cost to manage the land. They are 1/20th to 1/100th of private (and even some state) grazing fees. Over the course of ten years, increase federal grazing fees 10-fold to cover the cost of and improve land management and regulatory enforcement.

Submitted by Timothy Salt in Taxes & Budget Dec. 31, 2014, 12:41 p.m.

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#411

544 votes

Have the Justice Department investigate companies that offer voting machines and vote counting systems. Congress should require that votes be counted in-district and using secure systems that are not owned or managed by the companies that developed the machines. The same goes for tabulating votes on state and national elections. This is not always the case today.

Submitted by Dave Yost in Government & Elections Dec. 9, 2014, 12:50 p.m.

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#411

544 votes

Credit reporting agencies (Experian, etc) have to notify the consumer of any pending update that is negative , and allow a dispute period prior to adding it to their report.

Submitted by Icysouthernbelle in Economy & Jobs Jan. 4, 2015, 9:28 p.m.

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#413

542 votes

Forgive all penalties and interest on all student loans that have been in deferment. It really amounts to indentured servitude..

Submitted by yes in Education Dec. 9, 2014, 3:43 a.m.

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#414

535 votes

The Dept of Defense cannot accurately account for its spending. Billions go missing. It is rife with mismanagement, cronyism (no bid contracts, kickbacks, etc.), boondoggles & conflicts of interest. 1) Fire the DOD's Inspector General for gross incompetence/negligence. 2) ELECT an accountable replacement. 3) Felony (jail time) for anyone engaging in, aiding or abetting in DOD malfeasance. 4) Significantly reduce privatization. 5) Limit Contractor pay like NIH does when it awards research grants.

Submitted by Timothy Salt in Foreign Policy & Military Jan. 13, 2015, 11:29 a.m.

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#415

534 votes

If a corporations are "people, too" then hold them to the same laws that cover a living persons.

Submitted by MaineHank in Society & Community Jan. 15, 2015, 8:28 a.m.

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#415

534 votes

On request, a free photo-ID card will be issued by any Social Security office to any citizen. Federal law will mandate that this card will be accepted as proof of citizenship in any election in any state or territory of the U.S.

Submitted by Gedanken in Government & Elections Dec. 10, 2014, 3:22 p.m.

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#415

534 votes

The U.S. government must start obeying it's own Leahy law and stop selling arms to countries that violate human rights such as Isreal.

Submitted by misanthrope7 in Foreign Policy & Military Dec. 10, 2014, 1:22 p.m.

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#418

533 votes

Full access to wellness checkups to catch disease early before it advances into full-blown problems that cost many times more to treat than wellness visits cost.

Submitted by J.E.C. A. from NY in Health Dec. 6, 2014, 1:35 p.m.

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#419

531 votes

stop police from the tackle and subdue tactics now used on kids and elderly , require lie detector test from officers on all police reports, require rubber bullets to be used first instead of live dangerous ammunition now used on every body,require rigid psychological test for aggression and dishonesty before hiring police officers

Submitted by johnnyappleseeds in Civil Rights Dec. 9, 2014, 8:16 p.m.

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#420

530 votes

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