The Big Ideas Project

A nationwide Death with Dignity act that would allow anyone who is 18 yrs old or older who has six months or less to live and is of sound mind, both certified by 2 different doctors, to request and receive a prescription, that they must administer themselves in the presence of a doctor, that would end their pain and suffering and allow them to take advantage of a gentle death option.

Submitted by Opal in Civil Rights Jan. 8, 2015, 6:30 p.m.

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#441

493 votes

National broadband

Submitted by Milton Davis in Infrastructure & Technology Nov. 18, 2014, 9:36 a.m.

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#442

490 votes

Laws to clamp down on polluters

Submitted by suz in Environment Dec. 30, 2014, 12:15 a.m.

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#443

489 votes

All campaign donations in excess of $200 be taxed at a 50% rate with those tax funds going to public funds for all candidates on the ballot. This would include funds buying commercial time independent of any candidate and all so called dark money for all primary campaigns as well as general elections.

Submitted by LooseClu in Government & Elections Jan. 10, 2015, 3:13 a.m.

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#443

489 votes

Elected officials at the federal, state, and local level should not be able to vote for pay increases for themselves. That right should belong to the American public.

Submitted by da.neo.leo in Government & Elections Dec. 10, 2014, 3:14 p.m.

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#445

488 votes

End the sugar subsidy

Submitted by Aaron Agassi in Health Jan. 15, 2015, 8:33 a.m.

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#446

486 votes

Shutting down for-profit colleges like the University of Pheonix which overcharge students and leave them ill-equipped for their careers.

Submitted by Kayla W in Education Dec. 5, 2014, 4:15 p.m.

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#447

485 votes

Our Democracy is ailing, due in large part to corporations counting as people. It may be time to try a different tactic. Let's push the idea of corporations as people to its logical conclusion: If corporations have rights like people, they can be arrested and stripped of their rights like people. Let's arrest corporations that commit theft and manslaughter and try them in criminal court. Even if we lose we win, because corporations will lose some of their "personhood".

Submitted by mad b. from PA in Government & Elections Jan. 3, 2015, 12:51 p.m.

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#448

484 votes

Lots of law abiding persons have lived in the US - working and paying taxes for decades. They deserve legal work permits, drivers licenses and in-state college tuition.

Submitted by Linda Q. from CA in Civil Rights Jan. 4, 2015, 4:58 p.m.

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#449

483 votes

ALL students loans should be at ZERO interest and ALL students who spend most of their time employed in the non-for-profit sector should qualify for substantial loan forgiveness

Submitted by BHorton in Education Dec. 10, 2014, 1:15 p.m.

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#449

483 votes

At present if you go by what Benito Mussolini stated and Thomas Jefferson quote. We now live in a Corporate Fascist State. Mussolini, "The definition of Fascism is the merger of the state and corporations". Jefferson, "The end of Democracy and defeat of the American Revolution will occur when the government falls into the hands of the corporations and banks". Voting day should be a national holiday and gerrymandering outlawed in this country.

Submitted by Railroadmike in Government & Elections Jan. 3, 2015, 10:04 p.m.

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#451

481 votes

Create an FCC regulation that requires that media must give equal time to all presidential candidates in promoting their candidacy, including presidential debates: the voters are entitled to consider all candidates on their merits and ideas.

Submitted by Richard S. from MA in Government & Elections Dec. 28, 2014, 6:02 p.m.

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#451

481 votes

Programs that help the homeless find permanent shelter.

Submitted by Dean V. from WI in Society & Community Nov. 18, 2014, 1:59 a.m.

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#453

480 votes

Redress the imbalance of power in favor of employers against employees. Revive labor union growth, and support labor power with law.

Submitted by Lloyd B. from WA in Economy & Jobs Nov. 11, 2014, 5:08 p.m.

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#454

478 votes

Promote Solar Energy. Every community in America has a Post Office. Many of these are standalone buildings that are already connected to the power grid. Install Solar Panels on these. Jobs will be created and training will be in place to have solar installers all across the country.

Submitted by JJ in Infrastructure & Technology Dec. 10, 2014, 6:52 p.m.

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#454

478 votes

Divert half of our defense spending towards developing technologies that heal the environment. This could assure America's preeminence, both technological and moral, while providing a forum for worldwide goodwill.

Submitted by Michael A. from MA in Environment Nov. 11, 2014, 4:55 p.m.

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#456

475 votes

Pass and fund the anti-human trafficking bill.

Submitted by Timothy Salt in Civil Rights Dec. 27, 2014, 11:31 a.m.

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#457

473 votes

Protect our federal lands. wilderness areas, streams, rivers. We are losing other species of life at an alarming rate.

Submitted by Elaine Hughes in Environment Dec. 10, 2014, 2:29 p.m.

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#458

471 votes

Although existing freeways need to be maintained for safety, there should be no expansion of freeways. Instead, redirect the money to mass transit (bus or rail) for all cities over 100,000 population and intercity passenger rail to all the continental U.S. (Use the part of the "defense" budget that would otherwise go to wars for oil.)

Submitted by Karen S. from MN in Environment Jan. 3, 2015, 1:01 p.m.

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#459

470 votes

Do not make criminals of the young born in this country to parents who have not become citizens. They ARE Americans and need to be recognized as such.

Submitted by Toni And Ernie T. from CA in Civil Rights Nov. 16, 2014, 10:16 p.m.

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#460

468 votes

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