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Enact a major marketing campaign so that all media companies will donate equal space and time & time slots to all political candidates. Give them tax reductions or another incentive but get it done. That's the only way to stop elected officials from spending the peoples time fund raising.

Submitted by Lynne L T. from FL in Government & Elections Dec. 19, 2014, 6:45 p.m.

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#1658

68 votes

Stop all foreign aid. If we can't afford to help our own citizens who are in need, or to rebuild our infrastructure...we can no longer afford to give millions away in foreign aid.

Submitted by caprice in Foreign Policy & Military Dec. 10, 2014, 8:43 p.m.

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68 votes

Build Peace: Most unrest in the world is due to economic problems. Well designed sustainable communities connected by smart transportation can solve these economic problems. The US can direct its foreign aid and UN partners to build such prototype living systems in areas such as Palestine and North Korea. Economic problems will be solved, peace will be achieved while establishing a template for sustainable development for the rest of the world.

Submitted by Robert H. from CA in Foreign Policy & Military Jan. 5, 2015, 1:58 p.m. 1

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Create a loophole clause, clearly stating the objective of taxes is to collect a certain percentage of overall income from every person or corporation. No loopholes allowed. Anyone who discovers a loop hole is required by law to report it and to not exploit it. Exploiting loopholes so as not to pay what you are supposed to pay should be considered tax evasion and subject to harsh punishment.

Submitted by Daniel W. from MA in Taxes & Budget Dec. 10, 2014, 5:06 p.m.

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Pay AmeriCorps and Vista workers the hourly minimum wage of the city where their job is located, and make their positions subject to state laws regarding pay for overtime. The minimum wage in Washington state is $9.47 as of 2015, but AmeriCorps positions pay a monthly stipend of around $1000 for a 40 hour work week. This means that AmeriCorps workers make an hourly wage of $6.88, and receive no pay for the often significant amount of overtime they put in serving their communities.

Submitted by asteinnes in Economy & Jobs Jan. 5, 2015, 7:25 p.m.

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Install 100% renewable energy generation ASAP. Immediately disallow all permits for new or upgrading fossil-fuel infrastructure. Stop all direct fossil-fuel subsidies, phase in a carbon tax that increases by about $10/ton annually, and increase federal energy R&D funding by about 50X. Provide retraining programs for displaced workers, since there will be many more jobs generated. If necessary, fund it by cutting DoD spending or by taxing large capital gains (>$1M) as much as ordinary income.

Submitted by freefromff in Infrastructure & Technology Jan. 9, 2015, 1:54 a.m.

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Eschew Obfuscation. For all licences, contracts, advertisements, and similar items directed at ordinary people, make the item's legal meaning be whatever a 'reasonable person' with no specialized knowledge would beleive it to mean after perusing it carefully while ignoring anything which is difficult to comprehend for any reason (including but not limited to use of small or low-contrast print, rapid speech, use of jargon or unusual meanings of common words, or excessive length).

Submitted by Dave Anderson in Society & Community Dec. 11, 2014, 6:33 p.m.

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68 votes

One Presidency per family.

Submitted by Philip Stull in Government & Elections Dec. 28, 2014, 9:37 a.m.

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#1668

67 votes

An Amendment to the Constitution to accept the Affordable Care Act as a means for providing to the citizens a fair chance of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as in my opinion health and wellness are a strength of a nation's and individual's diversity.

Submitted by DavidA in Health Dec. 11, 2014, 5:09 p.m.

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67 votes

Pass a Resolution in Congress stating that extreme interpretations of the Constitution violate its simple and direct language and lack public legitimacy thereby : Corporations are not 'persons', the 5th Amendment outlaws torture and the 4th outlaws mass spying. Nullification by any state is accepted in these cases, as a limit on Supreme Court extremism.

Submitted by Chris in Government & Elections Dec. 17, 2014, 10:14 p.m.

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67 votes

Find a way to end the effects of racism both from the past and the present.

Submitted by Howard M. from OR in Civil Rights Jan. 8, 2015, 8:16 p.m.

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67 votes

Improve incentives for worker-owned businesses, so that every worker can be an owner rather than an employee.

Submitted by Susan Duhig in Economy & Jobs Dec. 11, 2014, 6:16 p.m.

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Make anyone in congress or the senate liable for any bill they sponsor regardless of who wrote it. If proven to give advantage to any business or group because of campain contributions or held a position in that field 10 years prior to being elected to office, shall be liable and removed from office and not allowed to hold a political office again in the US.

Submitted by Robert T. from ME in Government & Elections Jan. 5, 2015, 2:07 p.m.

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Amend the U.S. Constitution to allow a NO CONFIDENCE VOTE to be cast in all Federal Elections. If NO CONFIDENCE gets more votes, then neither party is permitted to take office and the government is effectively placed into crisis mode until the majority of people can elect a party/platform that represents the majority of the people. This amendment will also work to discourage rank bribery of Federal candidates IF billionaires can't buy offices in the U.S. for fear of the No Confidence Vote.

Submitted by Mike A. in Government & Elections Dec. 19, 2014, 12:17 p.m.

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Change law in regards to corruption. It is not corruption to simply take a bribe ie. Be given a small amount or large amount of money. Corruption occurs throughout the system. It should be rooted out to restore public faith in government. People don't bother to vote because they think the system is rigged. Judges, congressman and all elected officials can.be bought. This can be done from campaign donations to favors in terms of.jobs given to subordinates. There cannot be hints of impropriety.

Submitted by james in Government & Elections Dec. 11, 2014, 7:13 a.m.

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67 votes

Over 3 years, double the funding of the National Institutes of Health (from $30B to $60B), and provide additional funding for tripling the budgets of the Center for Disease Control (from $6B to $18B), National Institute of Mental Health ($1.5B to $4.5B), National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases ($1.9B to $5.7B).

Submitted by Timothy Salt in Health Dec. 16, 2014, 1:48 p.m.

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67 votes

Nationalize the energy industries since these natural resources belong to us all. This would only help in getting us on the path to true energy independence and away from special interests being able to tie us to fossil fuels.

Submitted by Daniel B. from OH in Uncategorized Jan. 11, 2015, 10:33 a.m.

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67 votes

To note on Credit Bureaus and Bank Call Centers which store our information are contracted to Guatamala, India, Pakistan; etc should be held in the United States not overseas; This has been known since the Bush years . This is dangerous where they have unstable political climates.

Submitted by JB in Economy & Jobs Dec. 19, 2014, 8:14 a.m.

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67 votes

The government should regulate how banks charge fees to the clients for everything they have to verify regarding the property, including the fee for the bank's lawyer during the loan home buying process. Also, in this category should be overseen the Con Edison company, that charges fees after fees and make the gas and electricity users pay double of what they actually use.

Submitted by No in Economy & Jobs Dec. 10, 2014, 3:16 p.m.

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67 votes

Stop making it mandatory for Americans who work abroad to have to file the 1040 form every year, if their income is less than 100,000 per year. Americans who work abroad already have to pay taxes to foreign countries, and should not have to be double taxed.

Submitted by Brooks in Taxes & Budget Jan. 4, 2015, 7:58 p.m.

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#1668

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