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Bernardo de La Paz

(49,001 posts)
14. EMBRACE Progessive (very socially liberal and medium socialist) economics and social policies.
Sun Apr 29, 2018, 03:41 PM
Apr 2018

Refund public education and pay public school teachers high salaries such as professionals entrusted with the future of our children and grandchildren deserve.

Climate Change: re-join the World. Foster sustainability and the jobs of the future. (hint: China and Europe are busting a gut developing green technology.)

Health Care: Single Payer, Choose Your Own Doctor, Allow doctors to charge above Single Payer fee, but all people in any area should have the lowest fee for that are met (nobody but nobody should lack for preventive, remedial, or palliative health care).

Reinstate and extend equal rights for LGBTQAU throughout society.

Gun Control: Extend background checks to ALL sales, even private sales. No sales of assault-rifle mass-killer type weapons (existing ones can be kept and maybe even resold until a way can be found to take them out of circulations without "grabbing" them, perhaps buyback from agency whenever an owner dies or wishes to get rid of one).

Increased intake of refugees commensurate with international responsibilities: 44 so far this year is ridiculous.

Livable minimum wage: Raise to $15 one dollar a year if not faster.

Cooperative non-belligerent foreign policy: no more MAGA: Make America Go Alone.

Secure the election systems from top to bottom, which may require some level of enforced federal control or at least standards. Get rid of Gerrymandering, Voter Suppression, and dirty tricks.

Fact & Science & Evidence based policy making and legislative standards. Reinstate scientific freedom to speak out. Reinstate multiple scientific studies. Refund NOAA and other agencies.

Look into Basic Income and Basic Housing free for all who need. It works wonders and cost less in every jurisdiction that has tried it.

So much more.

Post needs a link to the story SCantiGOP Apr 2018 #1
TY, My bad. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2018 #2
That's one basket...and then there's the other basket. aikoaiko Apr 2018 #3
Hillary was being diplomatic, and even so she got ripped for that statement. Garrett78 Apr 2018 #13
The other basket? wryter2000 Apr 2018 #16
So Glad This Is Finally Coming To The Forefront Me. Apr 2018 #4
I've been saying this for years AmandaRuth Apr 2018 #5
Trumpkins are bread in hate. liberal N proud Apr 2018 #6
I'm not about to get all touchy feely with these idiots ProudLib72 Apr 2018 #7
In a million years I can not imagine my mom and dad wearing shirts like that... DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2018 #8
The divisiveness started well before Rump ProudLib72 Apr 2018 #9
Goose/gander theaocp Apr 2018 #10
Me neither 47of74 Apr 2018 #12
I think the younger generation is getting it. Lunabell Apr 2018 #11
EMBRACE Progessive (very socially liberal and medium socialist) economics and social policies. Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2018 #14
We should do most of those things because they are the rights to do. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2018 #21
Leave Trumpanzees in our dust. USA is progressive, liberal & Democratic absent gerrymander & vote su Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2018 #22
that's pretty much a "duh", but there is still a bigger "duh" if that study didn't blame talk radio certainot Apr 2018 #15
Julian Zeliger's summation is not the first I've read with the same thesis. BobTheSubgenius Apr 2018 #17
There is a lot of assumption in saying that to only win over these voters would be to JCanete Apr 2018 #18
If we turn out our core constituents we don't even need one of their votes DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2018 #20
but we need a plan going forward that isn't going to allow us to be divided amongst ourselves, JCanete Apr 2018 #23
evolution SUCKS! MAKE AMERIKA WHITE AGAIN! WE WON'T CHANGE! pansypoo53219 Apr 2018 #19
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