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Voter ID card issued by the Federal Government to all citizens 18 years and older. Must be used to elect officials going to Washington and the President. Such election to be overseen by Federal Government Officials.

Submitted by Fabrizio G. from CA in Government & Elections Dec. 10, 2014, 7:11 p.m.

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#1788

58 votes

Eliminate the Union personhood from Citizens United. If we do it for the corporations we have to do it for the unions.

Submitted by Descarte in Economy & Jobs Dec. 12, 2014, 7:46 p.m.

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#1802

57 votes

DNC needs to push for rolling vans-busses to go through each and every community offering convenient accessibility to creation of government ID's for voting. The democrats fight against government issued voter ID may be right, but it's a losing fight. The Repub's will win this one and voter ID will ultimately become necessity. Just do it! (and stop fighting about it).

Submitted by Betsy in Government & Elections Dec. 10, 2014, 11:28 a.m.

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#1802

57 votes

Revamp federal corporate tax rates to 49.5% on the largest earners, 1.5% on the smallest mom-and-pops or startups & create 33 tax brackets. No more marginal rates. Tax on gross or adjusted gross. Move sole proprietorships & partnerships out of the corporate category & put them in the Individual category.

Submitted by Xander Taylor in Taxes & Budget Dec. 19, 2014, 9:41 a.m.

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#1802

57 votes

1) Give Americans the right to vote yearly Approval or Disapproval on ALL legislation passed by Congress.... including their paychecks...! ("If" Congress represents us we should have the right to vote on everything they do.)

Submitted by Di Bot in Government & Elections Jan. 6, 2015, 4:42 p.m.

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#1802

57 votes

Eliminate sales taxes on organic products, where such labeling has been approved through a formal, effective, accurate regulatory process.

Submitted by Timothy Salt in Health Dec. 31, 2014, 11:42 a.m.

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#1802

57 votes

Persons running for government office should be qualified as for any other high-level job. There should be minimum requirements for each office, including a degree in a related field, independent background check, and proof of medical and psychological fitness.

Submitted by Ellen S in Government & Elections Dec. 26, 2014, 12:56 p.m.

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#1802

57 votes

Remove all military bases in foreign countries. Put soldiers to work serving America in a constructive way by rebuilding our infrastructure.

Submitted by Patrick D. from CA in Foreign Policy & Military Dec. 17, 2014, 2:34 p.m.

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#1802

57 votes

Get Congress to finally pass a bill to educate the public about the epidemic of Lyme disease and co-infections, how to protect us and pets from getting them, how to accurately diagnose them, allow all Lyme-treating physicians to treat, require insurance companies to pay for care, develop testing to make sure the nation's blood supply isn't tainted by Lyme/co-infections, study ways to combat infected ticks on the ground (already Alaskan cedar nootkatone and carvacrol spraying have been studied)

Submitted by Robin K. from CA in Health Jan. 3, 2015, 11:54 p.m.

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#1802

57 votes

Have senator apportioned according to the population. The small states have an undue advantage. They either bring everything to a halt or take us back to the middle ages. People in big states do not have the same degree of representation as small states. This is NOT democracy.

Submitted by Raminder Kumar in Government & Elections Jan. 10, 2015, 7:22 p.m.

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#1802

57 votes

Introduce the Tobin Tax, or "Robin Hood tax", aka transactions fees tax on all international exchanged over $100,000. Can be as low as .05% and should be shared equally between countries whose currencies are being exchanged.

Submitted by Jonathan P. in Taxes & Budget Dec. 20, 2014, 2:33 a.m.

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#1802

57 votes

In school, teachers should talk about all cultures and religions. The main messages should be: 1. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. 2. A religion or culture isn't good or bad. The attitude you bring to it is what counts. If your religion or culture motivates you to do good and have empathy, then that is a good thing. If not, then it's a bad thing.

Submitted by Michelle B. from LA in Civil Rights Jan. 6, 2015, 6:40 p.m.

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#1802

57 votes

The way things currently work a company announces that it plans to build a factory or store or whatever--somewhere. Cities, counties, and states, then, put together tax incentive packages in the hope of “attracting” this company to locate their new technical lab here rather than there. The way things stand now American communities routinely bid against one another to the detriment of the everyone but the companies. I think that we should eliminate this sort of tax incentive as much as is fair

Submitted by Irv in Taxes & Budget Dec. 19, 2014, 3:42 a.m.

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#1802

57 votes

Require anyone who purchases shares of stock to keep those shares a minimum of 30 days before selling them. This would virtually eliminate the market volatility resulting from speculative trading and minimize the negative impact on a company's employees and assets from hit-and-run trading.

Submitted by Dave H. from SC in Economy & Jobs Dec. 12, 2014, 5:19 p.m.

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#1802

57 votes

I do feel an urgency to stop these businesses from making messes and not being held accountable. these are the businesses that should be paying the highest in taxation, the ones that walk away from disasters. I want business accountability and eco-friendly businesses.

Submitted by Oaken in Taxes & Budget Dec. 11, 2014, 10:12 p.m.

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#1802

57 votes

Create a long-term (30-year) plan that outlines a slow transition to a healthcare system that pays doctors to keep patients healthy and cuts their pay when patients get sick. To be fair there needs to be a set of guidelines to determine whether or not a patient became sick due to the doctor's supervision or to factors outside of the doctor/patient's control. This will end the need for the healthcare industry to profit from people being ill or diseased.

Submitted by Etran in Health Dec. 12, 2014, 4:37 p.m.

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#1802

57 votes

End the debt/inflation spiral. Stop borrowing money from the Fed at interest and once again issue it directly from the US Treasury as credit.

Submitted by wpmiller in Economy & Jobs Dec. 10, 2014, 3:20 p.m.

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#1817

56 votes

Free prenatal care for every woman everywhere in the world.

Submitted by Fredda in Health Dec. 19, 2014, 3:38 a.m.

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#1817

56 votes

Women have the right to an abortion before becoming mothers. It is only right that men be extended this same right. I believe a man should have up to 3 months after being informed that he is or is going to be a father to sign away his rights to the child away with out any interference from the mother. This way the mother knows she'll be on her own from the start and gives men equality with women when it comes to reproduction.

Submitted by MorganM in Civil Rights Dec. 27, 2014, 1:36 p.m.

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#1817

56 votes

End direct-to-health provider advertising of drugs and devices.

Submitted by lexout in Health Dec. 11, 2014, 7:34 p.m.

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#1817

56 votes

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