Dedicated to rethinking the U.S. Constitution and adjusting to the present realities.
Beginning with the answer to the observation that a third party has no chance to succeed. To start with, if it is to promote a candidate for the Presidency, yes, it must fail, but, a movement to start a citizen awareness of neighborhood organs of an entirely new party by addressing local elections and developing state parties putting a philosophy and actions into city and state offices, then Congress, is a way to draw the dissatified in the other parties into one of moderation. This is the way for this party to liberate the dissatisfied imprisoned in "organized crime". Do nothing, and nothing is done!!!
Of the gendweral voting public, the records show
Conservatives: ~36%
Moderates: ~34%
Liberals: ~26%
This tells us that with efforts and positive actions, a moderate power can be formed to reduce the power of the extremes in negotiations, giving us a balanced legislature.
Moderates within a separate party can temper the power of committee Chairs over recalcitrant members.
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(The party's solution to the healthcare problem is down the street if you're interested. Use the Find key for
"WE PROPOSE A NATIONAL HEALTHCARE PROGRAM.")
(This is from the mind of Saul Harmon Gritz, born in 1931, and is not related to Saul Harmon Gritz, who was an American neuropsychologist. He died many years before my birth, and was not related. Still, I may be a reborn patient of his.)
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DO WE WANT THIS IMPROVATIONAL LEADERSHIP TO CONTINUE?
What is being prepared for the end of the Trump curse in '28? All his damage will face voters' judgment, so will the fiasco face demolition, or will Trumpism take the U.S.A. into permanence?
Will Bernie, or J.D., be in the final battle, or will it be a genuinely decent and wise experienced leader with a balanced set of values and character? Please e-mail us your comments on this.
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Democrats are dedicated to eliminating social disadvantages and ignoring fiscal realities, whereas Republicans are devoted to prosperity and a dynamic and productive economy with no regard to personal problems; we need to draw from them those who are dedicated to balancing the two to form a third party and to give the bird to the self-righteous extremists.
Liberals are generally emotional and devoted to the idea that government is to serve the needs of the people and legislate humanistically to the consternation of conservatives who care little about humanism; liberals despise heartless conservatives, their selfishness, their religiosity, so scare the hell out of them with their demands that promise national bankruptcy and central dictatorship.
American political parties generally have much to offer in addressing the problems they recognize and intend to solve, but they often fail to specify how they will achieve these goals. Historically, they have been unable to meet their goals due to battles among their extremists.
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Civilized life is like a computerized spreadsheet; making a management move in one place requires adjustments in all other places and among all people. Americans insist on not adjusting to changes they don't want and expect all others to be civilized, adjusting their preferences; this party does the adjusting through legislation.
The TBEPP platform
It is the goal of this party to pass an amendment to the constitution to actually define the nation.
The U.S.A. Is a nation of states, not a people's republic; the people constitute the states, and the states constitute the nation. It is a system where Congress rules the states in the event of a dispute; as such, members collectively have the state's welfare in mind.
Each state is free to choose its style within the parameters set by all two-thirds of the states in the nation's Senate, with ratification by two-thirds of the House; the nation of states should have a variety of styles within the parameters set by Congress.
The people elect and are represented as states in the U.S. Senate, and as people in the House of Representatives; the senate is where the states legislate and govern the nation, and in the House is where the people are represented; it is in the House that population concentrations have an advantage and the Senate is where all states are equal; both houses must ratify the decisions of the other; It is Congress that governs the nation, and the President elected by the states, not the people, who vote the will of their state, is to administer the laws set by Congress.
The President is to deal with foreign affairs and relations, adhering to the will of Congress, and never to defy that will. Congress shall approve all agreements with other nations in accordance with applicable legislation.
All executive orders must receive approval from joint committees of both houses of Congress within five days before they can be carried out.
The President would be expected to work with the governors of the states as the state's representatives in the Senate work with those of the state's upper house, and those of the lower houses of the nation and the states work with each other.
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The elimination of the relationship between the national government and the individual citizen is the primary dedication of the party.
National taxation should be the responsibility of the states, not the people; the personal income tax system must be replaced to allow states to raise their national taxes as each state chooses to. The Party has a system to facilitate this.
All national laws concerning individual behavior will be in our sights as we assume leadership of a union of states, not a people's republic under a centralized authority.
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Imagine a majestic Bald Eagle perched on the U.S. Capitol dome. Its powerful wings are spread wide, showcasing its impressive span. The eagle supports stacks of squares of different sizes; on one wing, there are fewer squares than on the other, yet both wings hold the same level and total value. This illustrates the concept of "relative value."
The eagle's sharp eyes gaze out confidently, displaying a symbol of freedom, strength, and balanced values that it represents. Words across the base read: “The Party of Balance.”
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DEFINITION OF RELATIVE VALUE.”
(Think of an upside-down triangle with “Balance" on the bottom, balancing concepts and meaning, "Definition" on one side, and "Ethics" on the other.)
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This party can only exist with a membership of moderates with balanced values and the willingness to compromise in disputes, which the other two parties passionately dismiss as traitorous.
Today, one party had an old man, nice as he was, and the other has a criminal and chronic liar who admires Vlad Putin and loves Kim Jong Un. More importantly, the legislators of both parties are responsible for this.
More important than the Presidency in the 2028 election is our need to instill higher character qualities in both houses of Congress.
Therefore, we need to examine the congressional candidates for balance and less radicalism; you should consider this party as a place where your values can thrive.
Do you agree that we could eliminate the need for term limits in public office and retain good leaders by implementing a publicly financed and managed election system?
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Take the time to read on with interest and patience:
The definition of Liberalism seems to be a mirror image of the Republican demand for the freedom of the individual from government intrusion, but with a liberal preference for central control and financial irresponsibility in favor of the lower classes, challenging the conservative’s preference for irresponsible financial decisions that favor the upper classes.
Simply put, several small groups of people can each run their own collective lives in peace and agreement. However, if they merge into one group, the strong will constantly attempt to rule and exploit the weak. The U.S.A. must return to being 50 semi-independent units, each doing their own thing in cooperation with each other, avoiding the constant ambition of Democrats to centralize and control the masses. This move would drastically reduce the national debt and stupid overhead.
We must resist the inclination to replace the 50 states with a single central dictatorship of the masses by the opportunists.
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Any chance to reconsider these challenges can only be attempted through persuasion with balanced moderation, combined to bring about a fusion of two stiff-necked convictions.
The only approach possible for a third party to succeed is not to run for the Presidency and concentrate on attracting membership from the two big gangs, but to find new candidates for Congress who go for the new party platform and to help them put out of power the extremists who now govern us from the city, the counties and the states before going for Congress with a well developed cadre of candidates.
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This party is very different than the others and is highly improbable; the U.S.A. is an all-you-can-eat restaurant with all the customers doing the menu, including the competitor across the street; actually, the nation is a "bonfire of vanities." (Title of a novel by Tom Wolfe) with every opinionated fool rendering judgment knowing nothing of the technicalities involved, so improbable because few people will find it appealing, or do-able, and all participants being so ego-centric as to believe themselves to be righteous.
It is a party whose members, in opposition to an issue, refrain from attacking challengers to an idea or denigrating opponents within the party simply to denigrate the opposition. Compromise is our byword in negotiations with each other, a practice not appreciated by the two major parties.
Your input is invited and appreciated, provided it is respectful and not full of nonsense. at Gritz.saul@Mail.com
This party is dedicated to political and social justice and freedom by balancing all perspectives, conservative and progressive, and is opposed to the relationship of the national government with the individual citizen, and one that more fits its name: “The United States. . .,” not “The People's Republic . . .” that it has become. Absolutism and self-righteousness are our enemies.TBEPP not only dismisses generalities but also has specific ideas and actions to promote in place of empty promises with no specifics. We support a federal system that keeps all states secure, cooperating with each other, representing us in international relations, and allows for the states to be sovereign, to govern the people within the parameters set by the U.S. Senate as described in the national constitution, not a central administration of our personal lives slowly eating away at state semi-independence until they are subsumed by a monster so loved by extreme socialists, communists, and fascists. Only by allowing each state of the nation to reflect its own citizens' collective values can this nation be considered truly democratic. We want the strength of this union of states and their citizens to rest with the U.S. Senate; our lives should be governed by ourselves as states and our representatives to the national government governing and preserving the union. That is the Federal System. Different than other attempts at party formation to resist the two major parties, this one *does not* - to any degree, identify with white supremacist/nationalistic superiority over other nations and people, nor does it bleed for the poor or promote the rich. It is an actual party with an all-encompassing platform, not a single issue. Sandra Day O'Connor, who died on July 25, 2006, would have joined this Party were it real.
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We had chosen “Eagle” and “balance” because we are a party that balances all considerations on issues to produce a democratic result and give the bird to the other parties that are leading the nation to collapse in the wrestling ring of self-righteousness. This party is dedicated to promoting and supporting balance in both legislation and leadership, addressing each problem from every perspective and the concerns of all, not just a few, based on the relative value of each idea. The concept of “political balance” is not merely moderation; it is a balancing of all perspectives on a given issue, so that every value judgment is equally considered to inform a decision. Picture a standing Eagle with wings spread, each carrying many blocks of different sizes, yet both wings carry equal weight at the same height; that's balance. Those who deal only in self-righteousness and absolutes are incapable of reasoning, so they are a liability to a well-regulated The ideal political/economic state can be capitalism incorporating and financing well-defined social programs in balance with each other and respecting individual liberty in favor of only essential socialism to maintain a humanistic attitude toward each other without overdoing it. We believe individual freedom and social and economic equality in a democracy is a naïve goal, but not to the point of having people suffering and dying to support the idea of individualism and independence of the individual; each state should address those problems, not the three-ring circus called Congress, yet adhere to the parameters set by them collectively (by a two thirds+ vote.)
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This amendment could eliminate political money; we are dedicated to eliminating our money-driven election system that promotes corruption in legislation and elections, as explained in our proposal for a radically new system called "FECMA, as described below."An election system that eliminates the need for a campaign manager and all the expenses that go into a bull-throwing contest of exaggeration, insults, and lies. &&&
Prospects for membership are abused conservative democrats, liberal republicans, and lonely independents. Party membership is open to anyone; to be active in it and to have a vote at meetings and conventions, one must apply for it - it is not automatic; the application must be made and approved as proof of a genuine conviction in the platform and belief in the basic idea of a nation of states with the national government out of people's personal lives, education, and social services, leaving our care to the states, and federal taxation of the states rather than the people. One cannot claim to be a member without official approval. (Keeps out spies from enemies) {Imagine the decrease in the national budget and the population of D.C. environs, leaving those people and the funds to remain in the states!}
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We believe that our allowance of other governments and corporations' ownership of our land for any reason is a terrible idea, especially when you consider that China is buying our land, but we cannot buy theirs. Ridiculous!!
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PLATFORM PLANKS
We currently pay taxes to the IRS (an institution with over 79,000 employees and nearly $100 billion in annual costs), which is then redistributed to the states based on political considerations. Why not have the redistribution take a more sensible form than the circularity that breeds corruption and a shrinking dollar as it passes through thousands of hands?
We believe that the national government should not tax individuals; the income distribution should not be handled by the legislature, where committee leaders favor the state they represent rather than the nation as a whole. Therefore, the legislature should bill(tax) the states to support the federal budget and leave them to help themselves with their own productivity and tax systems. In other words, eliminate the existence of political Pork AND the withholding tax system. See the formula below, or use the find key for
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A WEALTH TAX
To attack the accumulation of outrageous wealth in a few hands and in control of government we should have, in addition to taxing the states as the means to tax the people, there should be a national tax on the increases in wealth of individuals, corporations trusts and foundations to prevent the conquest of the nation by the wealthy, regardless of state domicile or practice.
Let there be created a formula by which to prevent too much wealth in the hands of the few, no matter how beneficial they may be to society, and to have the nation remain in the people's hands rather than an oligarchy of persons, corporations, and foundation wealth.
CLOSE OUR CENTRAL BANK?
How can we even consider replacing our central bank's currency intelligently, given the numerous negatives, considering the following?
"Exchange Rate Fluctuations: Without a single currency, businesses face risks from fluctuating exchange rates, which can complicate pricing and contracts.Transaction Costs: The use of multiple currencies can increase transaction costs due to the need for currency conversion, which in turn affects profit margins.Market Complexity: Businesses must navigate varying monetary policies, making international trade more complex and less predictable.
Trust Issues: Countries with unstable or less widely accepted currencies may struggle to gain the trust of international partners, which can impact trade relationships.Investment Decisions: Investors may be hesitant to enter markets with multiple currencies due to perceived risks, which can impact foreign direct investment.
Economic Stability: A lack of a stable, unified currency can lead to economic uncertainty, discouraging long-term trade agreements." Can this be promoted by people wanting to destroy the nation?
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE
We believe that all states should be required to have a winner-take-all system in the election of the President. The electoral college system is appropriately designed to have states elect the President, not the people, which means that the people decide for their state, not the nation. States should not be permitted to split their votes for President, AND All states should have three Electors - no state's vote for President has more value than any other.** Not until the average middle class across the country is free of tardy debt and one year's income in the bank can an administration and party claim success
"RIGHT AND WRONG"
believe in being civil, respectful, and not self-righteous; bear in mind that every idea we promote is the product of personal value judgments. There is no right or wrong, or true or false in philosophy unless it comes from an original and provable source; there are very few original sources that can be found. Every thought is based on a personal perception of what we read and hear; therefore, every opinion is a value judgment. With that always in mind, all parties involved in exchanging ideas can avoid the "I'm right, you're wrong!" mentality, which should prevent arrogance on both sides.
NOT UNTIL WE PUT THE TRUTH ON THE TABLE, CAN WE DEAL WITH IT; Without truth, we solve nothing
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TEN STEPS TO PERFECTION
STEP ONE, A DEFINITION AMENDMENT to the U.S. Constitution or perhaps A "Glossary" Amendment. Speech, as used in this Constitution, means verbal or written communication of thought; the giving of a thing is not, of itself, a form of speech. (What is said is speech, and what is given with it is a gift or a bribe.)This amendment could lead to the elimination of political money. &&&
We believe in being civil, respectful, and not self-righteous; I bear in mind that every idea I have is the product of personal value judgments. There is no right or wrong, or true or false, in philosophy unless it comes from an original and provable source; there are very few original sources that can be found. Every thought is based on a personal perception of what we read and hear; therefore, every opinion is a value judgment. With that always in the minds of all involved in an exchange, there can be no "I'm right, you're wrong!" which should avoid arrogance by all parties. TWO
The FECMA Election system is an acronym for the Federal Election Campaign Management Act and the agency it would establish. The act would create a single, short election season. It will offer 60-day election seasons as an alternative to two years of bull-pucky, with the electorate free to choose between candidates running in FECMA and those running outside FECMA rules. After about two or three elections, political maneuvering, and verbal hogwash, money-driven elections could be a thing of the past, the end of bribery, the passing of laws that benefit the few to the detriment of the many, and the possible end of Parties-unless, of course, voters reject the system.If you think of all the criminal actions that result from private financing of elections, the bribery, and the laws put into effect to satisfy the few movers and shakers, you know there must be a better way; public financing of managed elections is the answer. This law would leave it to the voters to make it work or cause it to fail. Sadly, because of the recent SCOTUS decision regarding private financing and corporate giving to candidates, FECMA would not stop "big money" from establishing massive funds to drive us all up the wall with obnoxious ads. Voters, however, would have the final say about such candidates. Americans will truly get what's coming to them - good or bad - after a FECMA goes into effect. That's a certainty! Nothing can stop the crash without FECMA, and FECMA cannot exist without "The Definition Amendment." I regret that you will have to read the novel – not scan- but Read it; it explains all facets of the system, with an interesting and arresting plot, and fabulous characters, and could be a blockbuster movie. If FECMA had been in existence, Colin Powell, for example, would probably have run for President with his wife's approval. He would have had several genuinely qualified opponents to go up against the money and power-driven candidates, and our politicians will no longer have to prostitute themselves for contributions, perpetually fundraising and passing laws that they would prefer not to.
."The FECMA Conspiracy" by Burton S.H. Ridgeway, anovel http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s?keyword=fecma&store=allproducts&page=%2Findex.asp&prod=univ&pos=-1&box=fecmaandhttp://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss/180-2162637-2451852?url=search-alias%3D&field-keywords=fecmaOr the public liebury
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As you need, so shall you believe; as you believe, so shall it be . . . Unto You, for man is, or becomes, the sum of one's thoughts. Jesus, Napoleon Hill, and Gritz @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ STEP THREE, OUR TAX SYSTEM\
Begin to separate the national government from the individual American by making the Infernal Revenue Bureau a small staff within the treasury department while transitioning to a system that bills the states for their proportionate share of each year's federal budget; each state would have its own system of taxation. Following this legislation should be bills that withdraw the national government from our lives where it need not concern itself; activities that do not impact the nation itself or more than two states must be ended. The system of taxation that would help save the nation is as follows:
* Each year, we would take the average state economy throughout the nation as 100% and determine each state's position relative to the average. The federal treasurer would then bill each state based on its economy and population, from 50% to 150% of the average.
* Each state would then create its tax system to pay the annual federal tax bill over the following year. This will permit poor states to have a decrease in their federal taxes, which would increase their net income and help their own economies, according to their own judgment. This system would allow people to care for their own states, counties, and cities. Federal management would gradually surrender its relationship with the American people as individuals. Replacing our present tax system with the above would vest savings, such as 401 (k) and other deferred tax income; each state would then choose what, if any, benefits to adopt from each one.
This billing system in the states will eliminate most federal taxes on gasoline and other transactions, thereby decreasing people's cost of living. It could also allow states to install a vehicle mileage tax that properly requires road users to pay for what they use and wear out.
* Life would be less complicated by eliminating deferred income and fringe benefits for new workers that escape taxation; The I.R.S. book of regulations would shrink a few pounds, and higher after-tax income would fund one's plans for the future; it keeps the national government out of it. All fringe benefits provided by employers should be taxable to the employees. This would reduce tax percentages and be a testing ground for each state to find the perfect taxing system. A guaranteed minimum income system for the national government can make it possible for individual states to institute this tax system or not because of the people not giving their income tax to the nation for redistribution; each state can then do its own thing.* As this new system of federal and state direction of our domestic affairs develops, the national budget and the debt should shrink, and the states would choose what to adopt as D.C. closes or reduces the size of each bureau that is not essential for national administration. Then, Congress should meet only every six months, and the District of Columbia would become a bedroom community. (L.O.L.).
* The flow of taxes should be from the bottom to the top, from the citizen to the city, the county, the state, and the nation. Our current tax system is largely out of our control.Then, multi-state corporations can be restrained from shifting income among their states to avoid taxes if a state eliminates corporate taxes, requiring them to increase their dividends, payroll, bonuses, and purchases. This approach taxes the recipients of those payments, based on the idea that people should be taxed, not businesses.
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With the people no longer sending money directly to the national government but to their state, a guaranteed basic income system can be instituted by any state that cares to do so, leaving those not interested the option to not contribute to such a program. *** Now, bear in mind states cannot just print money; funds must be available to support anything they do!!!!!! Aha! States should be directed not to be in debt for more than 20 percent of their budget at the end of each year; not be permitted to borrow until their obligations are below 120% of their assets, with no flexibility to the debt ceiling ! ! !
" Statists" like the idea of the national government being in the position to "blackmail" states by withholding their fair share of the national income by requiring surrender to national wishes; this system of taxing states - by formula-, not people, will eliminate "Statist" blackmail by no longer requiring the circuitous routing of income from the individual to the national treasury, then to the redistribution to states for national mandates; money will remain within the states for support of their own needs, and the bureaucracy that administers this redistribution will be gone.
NOTE: When a national health care payment system is passed, to have the system well managed and coordinated, it would be necessary to have the national government pay the premium for the basic coverage of the program, so the billing to the states will include the cost of the health program.! ! ! ! * Mortgage and other loans- interest should be terminated as a tax deduction. If the government does not provide incentives to buy homes, there would be no reason to consider interest as part of the cost of things financed. To whom it may concern, Rent! Why should government incentivize buying; let businesses do that.
We are opposed to federal death taxes; if a state wants to tax estates, it should be limited to wealth within that state; if several states invade a person's estate, there will be war, so Death Taxes should be eliminated. However, I can accept state taxes for those who inherit.
THE SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM
must be made to limit all income to the beneficiaries, not to be held in the general fund and unavailable for other purposes, eventually leading to increased benefits. * * *
As to the elimination of Pork, I can't conclude how this would stop or reduce the infighting for it, except that there would no longer be items within states that all other states would help finance. ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
We are opposed to any level of government having anything to say about abortion. Anything!
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I'll take this opportunity to render you my definition of art.) Music meant to be heard but not be aware of is not art, nor is visual art meant to put people in a frame of mind without being aware of it; a building not meant to be studied, such as a government post office, does not invite appreciation for its visual appeal; visual art is made explicitly for the purpose of being looked at. The value of a work of art is its appeal to the senses; its specific purpose is for you to look or listen to it, and react. Visual art is explicitly made to be looked at; musical art is not merely to be heard but listened to; if it is background music, you are not expected to stop and study it. Therefore, it is not art. I have spoken!
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WE PROPOSE A NATIONAL HEALTHCARE PROGRAM
We spent over 300 BILLION dollars just for INTEREST on our loans in 2022 and 240 BILLION on our federal healthcare programs; we can do it for a lot less with the following original approach. . . . . . a fiscally workable finance plan of basic care for all American *citizens* and to make the system work before gradually upgrading toward total coverage as it succeeds. Bear in mind that this program can be operational from the moment it becomes law, rather than taking a year and incurring the expense of building a new bureaucracy that a single-payer program would require. It, therefore, utilizes present insurers operating under state regulations to administer the claims, rather than a single-payer system devised by Congress; private enterprise would be maintained. We must produce the funding before creating the benefits, rather than establishing benefits we cannot afford from the start, and constantly seeking financing to fill deficits. &&&
To achieve this goal, all special interests in this problem must compromise. With this particular goal in mind, we propose the following action:
1. Congress would vote on this plan created by a committee of specialists in the insurance industry, not politicians, and approved by neutral financial experts. The premium per insured disregards gender and age, eliminating a premium scale because the program will cover 100% of American citizens and their children, reviewed annually. Legislation would be passed allowing the U.S. Treasurer to pay monthly premiums to insurers to fund basic coverage. This plan would cover emergency ward care, one to two days in the hospital, simple surgeries, and prescriptions and supplies provided during the initial visit, possibly with a small co-payment. For those without the income to afford deductibles, charities should form to assist in this regard. Still, deductibles must be in insurance programs to control abuse and keep costs down.
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CHARITIES
As for charities that provide any health coverage, this program should be used by them to pay all or part of premiums for Major plans with insurers rather than actual expensive care itself; this basic coverage should be a gift to charities. As for minorities who receive less medical concern than almighty white people - longer-term sicknesses and deaths, charities paying - partial or wholely, for Major plans rather than actual medical services should relieve minorities of this concern: this program would not provide for HMOs; it must be simple insurance with stipulated allowances for each procedure; any other fees would be covered by major plans individually purchased. Therefore, the question of participating healthcare providers would not exist.
We propose the use of a “U.C.R.” (Usual, Customary, and Reasonable) schedule rather than agreements between each insurer and provider; such a schedule should be based on postal zip codes and the *provider.*
The problem of severe ongoing health conditions breaking the backs of so many Americans needs its own solution and funding mechanism(s); attempts to address these within a single national coverage program have failed as the only possible result.3. After approval of this legislation, each insurer recognized by a state would register applicants for the basic coverage. There would be no government department involved in the registration or management of benefits, no direction, no claim payments, and no new government buildings, civil servants, or furniture. Americans would be covered on the effective date by the Basic plan without needing to sign up through an insurance agent or company, but can do so with one of their choice, and would be given one month to do so, as specified in the legislation. Not registering for coverage would call for a fee for care that they would have to pay. The benefits would still exist without registration, but when a claim is made, it would have to be submitted to an insurer, so it may as well be chosen.For both individual buyers and employers' buying groups, each insurer would, as currently, design three. Options for a Major plan, which would ensure charges that are not covered by the Basic plan. Major policies would be designed to serve three levels of ability to pay, according to the popularity of each policy. Insurers would maintain the current competitive market. This is in opposition to a single-payer system!.5. All insurers would offer such options to their individual policyholders. They would be free to choose to remain with them or sign up with another insurer for both coverages, with no break in coverage in either case. Employers would choose which major plan employees would be covered by. That insurer would be the administrator of the basic coverage for all employees - members of group policies should not be able to choose their own insurer to keep it easy to manage claims.NOTE: With the employer no longer covering the cost of basic benefits, their cost for employee benefits will decrease, allowing for increased coverage in the major plan or higher salaries.Each family member would be covered under their policy number; family policies would not be required. Upon reaching maturity, a child would add a Major plan to their policy. ( the plan would have the same number as the parent with an alphabet at the end, eg, Spouse; 1824503A, child; B, C, etc.)The premium for Major coverage would be added to the mature child's number; the total of all the family coverage should total less than a family plan.)
6. Insurers would pay all claims for both plans; the government would not be involved with claims; only the states would oversee insurers as they do now. Governments will be out of it; The national government has done its duty and set up the remittance system with the insurers; states would be free of this burden.7. The Government would remit a service fee added to the monthly payment for administering the plan. Investment returns from such funds should be credited to the fund.
THE ABOVE IS THE ONLY APPROACH TO *BEGINNING* A NATIONAL HEALTH CARE FINANCING SYSTEM THAT HAS A CHANCE TO SUCCEED; what follows are particulars that need consideration when designing it. *******
Switzerland has a national insurance program that is a close variation of the one I had envisioned during the 1980s. This program honors free enterprise and the interests of all parties concerned and is more appropriate for the U.S. nations, but the U.K. has replaced its central plan in favor of individual insurers, and funds plan and guesstimates are based on non-citizens being excluded from the program. If any are, it would be Congress's responsibility. Congress and the Government would address non-citizens separately who are usually covered by their own nation or take out a complete policy from an insurer that offers total coverage.Agreements should exist between our insurers and other nations to have mutual payment systems for traveling citizens based on the benefits of the home country.10. Charities can adopt a premium payment system for those non-citizens in poverty to be covered by Major plans. (citizens in poverty being covered by the Basic plan). States that already have a program of coverage can opt to add it to that of the basic plan, thereby reducing the need for coverage by private policies reducing the private premiums yet more, and thereby increasing people's net income.11. Citizens while traveling offshore, would, of course, be covered only to the Basic plan's limits. The Major plan of their choice would have their own rules. However, insurers would provide a complete policy at retail premiums for those not qualified for, or making use of, this program. U.C.R. means the Usual, Customary, and Reasonable fees providers charge, set by insurers to pay claims. Limits would be on the U.C.R. rates of the Basic plan; any excess would be covered by the Major plan to the extent set in the policy of choice. There would be no limits to annual or lifetime expenditure under the basic plan. Limits should be on particular procedures. Payment agreements between payers and providers not based on a zip-coded U.C.R. schedule should be discontinued for both basic plans. Insurers *should* follow suit in all their plans to be consistent and to control costs.The cost of procedures should be based on the universal postal zip code system to set a U.C.R. payment schedule to prevent a hospital's dishonest fees covering many geographical areas. They must be the same with all insurers in a state, or it will not work.NOTE: The costs to providers to administer the present system are horrendous, that of handling so many medical plans and company's requirements; this system will eliminate much of the burden, reducing office personnel of providers and make life easier for the survivors.13. States would retain the regulation of insurers; there is no reason to have the "Federal es" take over the regulation of the industry.Preexisting conditions would have to be covered from the start for both Basic plan if every citizen would be immediately covered; the theory of high numbers and 100% participation provides many more healthy people than sick than voluntary programs.However, though preexisting conditions would not be excluded from the issue of a Major policy, after a period of 3? months of qualification, if one had not applied for a major policy, an insurer should be allowed to limit or reject coverage.There is no need to mandate people to buy a Major policy. Still, the states could provide legal protection for creditors and leave the uninsured without protection from lawsuits and collection attempts. Additionally, states should provide legislation permitting hospitals to give a minimum level of care without any bells and whistles to meet the intent of our Constitution.^^^Maternity coverage would have to be covered during the initial year of this program, then a deductible for future care and deliveries in the Basic plan. Insurers would be free to limit maternity coverage before the initial 10 months of coverage, after which any new applicant could be charged a higher premium or a high maternity deductible in a Major plan purchased by citizens who had qualified at inception but did not buy one that time; it would be up to the insurers to deal with people who wait until they go for a child to take out a major plan. (It's essential we pay premiums for fire insurance before we put a match to the house.)THIS WILL HAVE TO STOP: The top insurers in the U.S. Received: Molina Healthcare C.E.O. Joseph Zubretsky saw the second-largest pay bump in 2019, earning $18 million in total compensation for the year compared to $15.2 million in 2018. Most of his earnings were in stock awards, of which he raked in $13 million last year.Anthem chief Gail Boudreaux, the lowest earner among the C.E.O.s we analyzed, received $15.5 million in total compensation for 2019. That includes her $1.4 million base salary, $8.4 million in stock awards, and $2.8 million in option awards.Boudreaux also earned $2.7 million in other cash incentives.UnitedHealth Group C.E.O. David Wichmann earned $18.9 million in total compensation, with $9.6 million of that coming from stock awards. UnitedHealth also boasts the third-largest C.E.O. pay ratio, 348:1.Humana produced the lowest C.E.O. pay ratio of the insurers we examined. The insurer's chief, Bruce Broussard, earned $16.7 million in 2019, while the median salary at Humana was $73,669 for a 227:1 ratio.Cigna C.E.O. David Cordani earned $19.3 million in 2019, a compensation package that includes $10.4 million in stock awards and $3.6 million in other incentives.******************17 FUNDINGAll plans currently in place, both federal and state, would be relieved of having to fund present programs, leaving states to redirect their income; federal programs, such as Medicaid, would redirect their funding to this program.NATIONAL HEALTH CONTROLSIt would be a travesty for the nation to have a national health payment system and not have incentives for the people to live healthy lives; discounts to insurers and patients for reduction of threats such as diabetes, overweight, abuse of sugar and fats, etc should be included in the benefits and program and contracts with administrators.Efforts to reduce claims to control the costs of a national program should include insurer-offerings of such discounts for improved chemistry by policyholders. ***Workers' compensation would no longer be needed for medical needs but would remain as disability income, if at all; Employers would experience reduced costs in operating expenses.Medicare would eventually become a rider to the Basic plan after it is proved successful, eliminating the costs for a separate administration of senior coverage; the current premium to the S.S.A. for this coverage would continue but forwarded to the administrators of the Basic plan, which would be insurers whose citizens had been covered.There could be a provision for people to choose an insurer to administer "Senior Care." (Medicare.)American manufacturers carry the high cost of employee benefits programs that make cars and other products more expensive than other nations like Canada providing such benefits through taxes. Their companies don't carry such costs in their prices. This program will bring back many lost jobs. We have lost billions of dollars and thousands of jobs to other countries whose business prices do not include the cost of such employee benefits. MENTAL HEALTH Because Americans have no idea what the term “insurance” means and the abuse that naturally follows it, the mental health of any kind needs a special program; no medical plan can afford to cover a condition that is not measurable in any way for cost calculations. All forms of mental health need a program of their own, guaranteed to fail from the abuse it must inevitably have to deal with; the cost of this coverage mixed with regular health coverage guarantees failure of the whole plan, let any mental health plan keep its death to itself and its abusers and opportunists.
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I believe that no additional tax would be needed to fully fund this program. Still, if proved insufficient, a mere fraction of a percent tax on all health-damaging items, such as sugar, salt, tobacco, and animal-fat foods, would probably suffice at the point of origin rather than at retail.
Bear in mind that the Major plans would cost less than at present due to the massive participation ratio; insureds would not pay for the Basic coverage, and the Major coverage they pay for would not need the high administrative costs that all present coverage are burdened with, thereby producing a lower premium than one would expect.NOTE: When this national health care payment system is passed, to have the system well-managed and coordinated, it would be necessary to have the national government pay the premium for the basic coverage of the program, so the billing to the statprinciples principles, which was not the intent of the founders AND presents no threat to the freedom of the people from government abuse; there is no basis for including non-political speech in the constitution.
Over time, the Court has established that all forms of speech, regardless of their political nature, deserve protection to uphold democratic principles principles, which was not the intent of the founders AND presents no threat to the freedom of the people from government abuse; there is no basis for including non-political speech in the constitution.
These principles collectively affirm the fear of fear itself, and are to be feared for the inclination to overdo reason; we need protection from government, the threat from each other should not be the concern of our basic law. Let's leave that to Civil Law, not Constitutional.
PLATFORM FIVE
Restoring a Bracero program is a good idea if we prohibit unemployment payments to any American who rejects a job offer of any kind for longer than one year due to their type of work. As for Braceros not returning home after the season, a National ID card, indicating their temporary status and expiration, would reasonably address this issue.
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A President cannot even begin to resolve the domestic problems with which we are faced; it will take a new, dedicated party in power, with a balanced set of values, and the collective chutzpah to resist criminality and seize the opportunity to dominate the nation's legislatures and those of the states. Only then can we hope to see a candidate who will lead us toward the maturity we should have achieved a long time ago.The Republican Party works hard to resist the natural inclination of most people to want a daddy and mommy-type government supported by independent, high-earning fellow citizens. In return, Democrats, not limited to members of Congress, accuse Republicans of being a power-seeking and money-driven gang of heartless ogres. Democrats, for the most part, believe in serving the people; they are humanistic. Therefore, to them, we are a democratic system, which we were not meant to be.Republicans know that we are a republic, with leaders being elected by the people rather than by elected representatives.
The United States is not a democratic nation; it is a democratic republic. It was designed to have popularly elected representatives make decisions based on their own judgment, not their constituents, but their preferences in mind. We call our system a democracy because the people input their desires; however, we tend to forget that the system is not run by us, but by our chosen leaders.Each side of the aisle has members with extreme views, either to the left or the right. Each party member is faced with the decision to join the majority of the party members or follow their own convictions.Each party has "gangs" among them; representatives with independent and balanced members must go with the majority to get bills passed or rejected.The elimination of money-driven campaigns would attract a higher quality of candidates. Obama had won the election in 2008 due to the discovery of internet fundraising by his people.
The Balance Party should not run candidates for President until it has 25% of both houses. Only by the Party's balanced values disturbing Congress will the downward slide to oblivion be reversed, or at least halted. It's a problem that all predictions of collapse are treated as lunatic ravings, even though we know that all things must come to an end. But not yet! Why not?
We are The United "States," not the United "People." The people constitute the states, and the states form the nation —an unbreakable relationship. All national domestic laws passed by our representatives should be administered by the states where national administration is not essential. Only in the sense of our being citizens of the same nation are we "a united people."This party will promote a national ID card for every soul in the country, issued to legal residents. It would contain our picture and fingerprint, readable only by a particular computer in a secret language. This idea is too sensible to ignore; it would solve our immigration, law enforcement, and deficit problems. To not have one is, in my judgment, ridiculous! Only political paranoids compare a plastic ID card to needing "papers" to move around the country. We do not permit law enforcement officers to ask for the card without just cause. And moving among the states would not require "papers," as the Constitution mandates. See "biometric identity cards" online. All applicants for residency should be required to swear they support the separation of government and religion. On breaking the promise, one should be ejaculated from the U.S.A. (It's a matter of speed.)The only problem we will face is illegal's children. Our solution is the processing of them to legal status. Why now? A national I.D. card for every soul legally in the country will save us problems with employment, legal transactions, law enforcement procedures. Employers who fail to check for the official I.D. card would be heavily fined or hanged.
Illegals who have lived in the U.S. for longer than two years and have received no welfare benefits for at least eighty percent of the time they've been here should be permitted to apply for legal residency after paying federal and state taxes equal to the average of all taxpayers in the same income bracket during the past two years. We support the amending of the Constitution to define a natural-born citizen as one who is born to a citizen. A child born to an undocumented immigrant should not be considered a citizen. People would no longer be jumping the border and dropping a baby in an American hospital for citizens' benefits. Legal non-citizens ' children should be of the same citizenship as the parents. On becoming citizens, the children should be included. After the passage of such a bill, all adult children of former undocumented immigrants who become legal should be granted legal status. Voter registration will no longer be necessary with the introduction of this National ID. A card that would serve this purpose as well. Additionally, the card prevents vote repetition and ensures that only citizens can vote. A significant amount of money would be saved by eliminating the need for registration.
MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO STACK THE SUPREME COURT!
Take appointments to federal benches from the Presidency, giving them to members of the federal court system with more than four years in good standing to nominate and appoint Federal Judges. Democrats, Republicans, conservatives, Liberals, and independents in the thousands are deciding the balance of the Courts. THAT'LL DO IT!
As for the entire federal judiciary, all appointments to directorships within the federal justice system should be made by elected members in good standing who have at least five years of experience in the Court, as well as experience in management and education. As for the entire federal judiciary, all appointments to directorships within the federal justice system should be made by election of all members in good standing with five years of experience in the federal courts, as well as experience in management and education.If the Justices of the SCOTUS are chosen and elected by the practitioners of the national justice system for ten-year terms, it would no longer be necessary to have a lifetime appointment.
SEVEN; PEDOPHILES
SEE the solution to this problem as illustrated and explained in the 2012 novel, "The Winner, by Gritz.”
You could save the lives and psyches of millions of kids and their parents, and save billions of dollars. Let's do what Solomon Hochman did with his money. Amazon:http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=the+winner%2Cgritz
B&N lets you read the first chapter.
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If you should check behind the shower curtain for a murderer, have a plan in case you find one.
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The movie, starring Charlton Heston and Edward G. Robinson, illustrates the recycling of human bodies to provide food for the starving masses. I want this to become a reality; instead of it rotting in the ground, a massive chest of drawers, or being burned to a powder and "deading" in an Urn, why are we wasting our body parts? For example, we have a massive shortage of organs we could eliminate and, as a bonus, stop murders for the marketing of body parts. Our bodies can be a valuable contribution to society, and God, if you will, by not having our bodies rotting away, wasted!Make it so! Write your Congress members, newspaper, and discussion boards. Maybe even me!
LAWYERS
The cost of medical care is highly inflated by the markup medical providers add to their billing to cover malpractice insurance premiums. The factor added to fees charged by suppliers, pharmaceutical companies, and others whoprovide assistance to hospitals to protect them from lawsuits. The final tally for medical care is inflated by other than supplies, machinery, and maintenance itself. We need to change tort law to bring a halt to class action lawsuits that bring in astronomical fees to lawyers; Yes! Drug creators are sometimes careless, but the percentage from awards as attorney fees is outrageous. I'm sure complaints will be filed by makers of 50 million dollar private planes and yachts.We need prison sentences for corporation executives found guilty of misconduct rather than money damages from the company itself. Protecting personal estates by incorporating a medical business should be modified to permit drying out the guilty party's personal wealth before insurance can cover judgments. Should we curtail the growth of technology and accept what we have? Should we possibly not want to live as long as medical science keeps us living longer than life is worth living? Besides all that, how could you get to your next healthy and vigorous life if you don't leave this one? There should be a pill! (Cheap.) The Soylent Green Corporation is badly needed. Punitive damages should, in most cases, be required to be paid to charities selected by the court rather than going to the plaintiff. The winning attorney's share should be limited as to the portion of such damages. Without a purpose, life is not worth living. Without diversions from the severe issues in your life, there is insanity, and without reasoning, there are few intelligent decisions. So spaketh Sauly Gritzathustra!
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The Balanced Party, as an association or a party, will demand that members of both houses of Congress personally familiarize themselves with every bill on the ballot.
Every candidate for Congress, including members up for reelection, should be required to swear to do so. The TBEPP will not only keep track of all bills to identify late and last-minute additions but also notify all members and the public before the official vote is taken. The TBEPP will be enthusiastic about no bill going without making sure that the contents of all proposed legislation are known to Congress members and their constituents. Additionally, no member should be permitted to change their vote after it has been cast.AS THIS PARTY GETS OFF THE GROUND, AS IT GROWS, SO WOULD THE POLITICAL SYSTEM GROW IN QUALITY. Speak to me; we'll talk, like grown-ups!
Important: If you want to see this party get off the ground, even as just an association, then submit your "membership." No dues. Actual names, city, state, & email addresses, without which I cannot gauge the degree of popularity. (I will not snitch on you or bug you with numerous incoming messages!)
Questions not asked cannot be answered; input not given cannot be helpful.
Check out Americans United for Separation of Church and State. www.AU.org. I'm leaving them all my assets, plus life insurance.
WHAT FOLLOWS ARE THOUGHTS TO PONDER
There will be no organization or order in the subject or topic. It's just a meandering, inquiring, fascistic mind.
During his 1956 presidential campaign, a woman called out to Adlai Stevenson: "Senator, you have the vote of every thinking person!" Stevenson called back: "That's not enough, madam, we need a majority!" Naturally, he lost! (However, it may have been due to the hole in his shoe.)
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Take a break
The neighborhood Presbyterian church called a meeting to decide what to do about the squirrels in their church. After prayer and consideration, they concluded the squirrels were predestined to be there, and they shouldn't interfere with God's divine will. At the Baptist Church, the squirrels had taken an interest in the baptistery. The deacons met and decided to put a water slide on the baptistery and let the squirrels drown themselves. The squirrels liked the slide and instinctively knew how to swim, so twice as many squirrels showed up the following week. The Methodist church decided that they were not in a position to harm any of God's creatures. So, they humanely trapped their squirrels and set them free near the Baptist Church. Two weeks later, the squirrels were back when the Baptists took down the water slide. However, the Catholic Church devised a very creative strategy. They baptized all the squirrels and consecrated them as members of the church. Now they only see them at Christmas and Easter. Not much was heard from the synagogue; they took the first squirrel and circumcised it. They haven't seen a squirrel since.
(The only concern we have with Circumcisnes is a Rabbi who drank too much wine, like mine back in '31!)
CONSIDER eliminating account numbers from credit cards to eliminate fraud. There is no reason for the number to be visible; it should be kept confidential.
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We are also opposed to Sanctuary cities and states as unconstitutional. We are in favor of a system by which to legalize all illegals employed in the country-without prejudice, by issuing social security numbers, to be paidabove board, subject to taxation, and deporting those convicted of a criminal crime, without them serving a sentence in our prison - excepting murder in the first degree.***As long as the church has tax advantages for being a church, they must obey man's laws; surrender those advantages, and let them do as they wish. Additionally, churches providing sanctuary to people not persecuted for their religious beliefs should not be seen as being protected by the Constitution.
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Where Republicans force religion and morality on us, Democrats force bankruptcy; The Balanced Party would force nothing but the containment of self-righteousness in the minds of the movers and shakers.
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PEDOPHILES
We put them in cages, feed, clothe, and house them at great expense, then let them out. We forbid them from living in certain areas and inform all the neighbors of their presence. Yet, we consider ourselves intelligent.
From what I've read, there is no cure for pedophilia, which makes the way we deal with it outrageous. We waste our time and money dealing with the problem, with absolutely no return on our investment. To me, that's terrible! And very expensive.
I have a better idea; we could reduce child abuse by pedophiles by at least fifty percent within five years. Furthermore, let's address the problem by respecting the convicted as human beings with a condition that none of us fully understands. In all other things, they are not our enemies.
I am sure that it needs cooperation from the U.S. Supreme Court. Putting child - lusters in cages is, to me, not only foolish but a waste of lives that could be constructive in a city that is a prison, with a stable economy and lifestyle. It will save the state billions of dollars.
Prisoners would cover all the costs of running their city by earning a living and paying taxes to support their city, the state, and the nation, just as if they were free. They would not be free enough to leave and get their hands on the children.
Their freedom would relieve the state and federal taxpayers of their loads. Pedophiles are human beings, deserving the freedom others have; their illness sets them apart and is dangerous to kids' and parents' psyches; they must be separated from society, free as the rest of us, to enjoy and be free Americans. I do not refer here to murderers.
Many large manufacturers, businesses, and banks would set up branches in this city, possibly eventually having only pedophiles as their employees; ordinary people would fill only jobs that no prisoner qualifies for. There would be no children under the age of eighteen within the walls. Prisoners would even start businesses, and there are national and state franchises they could buy into. Many people would like to live without children, free to leave at any time; it would not be a prison for them, but a secluded town that can be expanded as needed by growth.
Prisoners will not be released before their ninetieth birthday, only if they will be taken care of by someone at their own expense. It could not work within existing cities, which would have no space for it. If a state did try to build one within populated neighborhoods, Nimbies would rise up to stop it. Once this city is ready to receive its citizens, it would take those sentenced to prison for several years who chose a life without access to children.
Those sentenced to life could, atjudicial discretion, live in this city, being no threat to society - at – large. Again, I do not refer to killers; the judiciary would decide that.This town will be directed by those eventually elected by the population once they have grown enough to be a town, with plenty of space to develop into a city capable of expansion without limits. Federal and State courts throughout the nation could offer the convicted the choice of living in a cage for a stated number of years, or for life, or in this prison of comfort and freedom, never to be let out, a more humane and economically better way to treat them. There would, of course, be a state-appointed warden, guards at the walls to monitor the activity, and security personnel to oversee the ingress and egress. The state would not cover the cost of policing in the town after the first few years. Initially formed by the state, the city government would establish police and other city services. What services prisoners cannot qualify for would come from the general public.
When they have a prisoner who could do a job, they would claim it. California would be relieved of the cost of this prison as the population grows and its economy strengthens.
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See the realization of this problem, as illustrated and explained in my novel, "The Winner" (By Gritz, not Baldacci)
You could save the lives and psyches of millions of kids and their parents and save billions of dollars as well. Let us do what Solomon Hochman did with his money. Amazon:http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=the+winner%2Cgritz
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Have you heard the expression, "Single facet thinking"?
Of course not; I thought it up. Like a diamond with many facets, some people deal with only one facet of a many-faceted question, which most questions are, and ignore all the others. That makes dealing with the question easier than trying to reason through all the facets and adopt a legitimate viewpoint on the whole subject, on balance. I believe that not many people do that. Seinfeld would say: "Not that there's anything wrong with that!"
Sure, there is!
What follows are challenges to tunnel vision.
SOCIAL
We should submit a bill to Congress to limit retirement funds offered by multi-state employers or associations to plans administered by reputable, disinterested third-party firms, with no executive or owner having a relationship with the employer.
The U.S. Secretary of Labor should govern these fund managers. They should guarantee a minimum interest rate, a share of excess earnings, and assume all the risk." Employees should be left to risk their disposable income without their employer or union involved. We should eliminate tax incentives for such contributions, which would increase the net benefits when claimed. Permits and licenses to conduct business within a single state should not require federal involvement if the company or personal activity does not impact a federal facility. State legislators should consider outlawing permits and licenses designed to keep newcomers out of a particular type of business. Let competition be genuinely free, without politics, and let "little people" start their own businesses without laws being promoted by those already in the industry to protect themselves.
Florida is entertaining the idea of safeguarding Morticians by requiring makers and sellers of coffins to be licensed after years of education. That's ugly! With proof of competence, anyone should be permitted to operate; however, keeping competition low increases the cost of living and leads to high unemployment.
As I believe homeownership is not necessarily in most people's favor, the tax deduction of the interest should be eliminated as a deduction for new buyers or refinancers. It's said that deducting home interest was to give people an incentive to buy. In this economy, homeownership is too expensive and troublesome. It will be a long time before anyone sees equity. Renting should cost 50% less than owning, leaving a significant amount of money for savings and purchases. Personal homes should not be considered an investment, except as a business. Yes! "Landlords" (they're not Lords, you know!) lose out on this idea because tenants are not always loving with rentals. Those who want to own their home for the future security it promises can have an easier life by avoiding the costs of home maintenance, insurance, taxes, and other expenses. It's for them to decide and to "eat" losses in value.
EDUCATION: Public schools should modify their systems, to begin with, to teach five-year-olds how to listen, focus on anything, and reason, in addition to the "three R's." Everything else should take second place; memorizing should be last. How to reason one's way through life should be the Prime Directive; reasoning about how electric traffic lights and the "walk" signal work would be good at the start of every term! Anything else should be privately run options offered by each school, in competition with all others. Schools – public and private - should be overseen by states, with no national involvement. Every grade should have a class on reasoning relative to the students' age. The national government should, of course, set a basic set of subjects.
* States should be free to order their cities and counties to sell their schools to close corporations set up by the teachers of each school for the value of the "plant's" property, equipment, and hardware. A fifty-year non-interest-bearing note would be appropriate. The notes would be held by the state and used to pay for the general interests of their counties. Those teachers who don't buy shares would work for the corporation owned by their associates, and the new owners would know what it's like to be on the other side of a union. God!!! That would be painful!* Employees of schools for students below college level should be licensed by the state, mandated to clear all applicants for any position through a national computer for any reports of pedophilia; Principals should report all employees proven to be pedophiles within three days of the dismissal, subject to personal penalty.
FOREIGN COLLEGE GRADSI
I would like to know what special interests prohibit national and state governments from giving foreign students with diplomas automatic residency permits. We educated them and insisted that they leave. Why do we throw away their knowledge?
POLITICAL
A president cannot even begin to resolve the domestic problems we face. It will take a new, dedicated, and honest set of values, along with the collective chutzpah, to resist criminality, opportunism, and egoism from dominating the legislatures of all states and the nation. Only then can we hope to see a candidate who will actually lead us toward the maturity we were supposed to have achieved a long time ago. His name is John Maxwell Flesch. (See "The FECMA Conspiracy," a Novel.)
The Republicratic party works hard to resist the natural inclination of most people to want a daddy and mommy-type of government supported by independent, high-earning fellow citizens. Each side of the aisle has members with extreme views, either to the left or the right. Party members must join the majority or follow their convictions, and be ostracized or ignored.
Each party has its own "gangs"; representatives with independent and balanced members follow the majority to get bills passed or rejected.Qualified members of a party who are inclined to reject too much of the party's favored legislation have no chance of being nominated.
A balanced-minded member will not have the support of one's party, whether it is the Democratic or Republican party.This party will not run a candidate for President until we have members in both houses having as many votes as each of the other major parties. Only by The Balanced Party's values can the voices of socialists and "royalty" lose their dominance in Congress and reverse the direction of our downward slide to oblivion, or at least, halt it. It's in the hands and the minds of voters.
There's the story of the restaurant with five cooks, each with an equal vote on how to run the place and what the menu should be, which is decided by all the servers and customers. They serve those who live many miles away and those who eat across the street most of the time.
This is the American version of a democratic republic. Having learned the faults of Democratic societies that their people actually run, we still behave as a pure Democracy where the people legislate, which was not the intent! The enemy is the human instinct to progress without an agreement of a destination.
We have to push extremists - political and religious - into ineffective and unpopular political parties by creating a balanced party. One of my dreams is that every voter decides to pass on all issues and offices they don't understand or cannot choose among the candidates for particular offices. An excellent citizen does not vote the opinions of others; "Who should I vote for?" is a terrible question! The current election results do not reflect intelligent decision-making. To complete a ballot with only one or two issues marked, or even entirely blank, is more patriotic than a ballot marked with the opinions of others, or just guesses, or because the candidate is a woman or white, black, or sky-blue pink.
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One of the many misunderstandings Americans have is about the poem on the base of Lady Liberty; it is not the result of legislation but a national private contest won by a socialist poet. We need to cancel the invitation. We should accept only applicants who have something to offer America, not unfortunate individuals to fill the lower step on the ladder for life. We long ago needed people from everywhere else to make a nation which we became; we are destroying ourselves by continuing to welcome the oppressed; it's suicide; close the gates!
As long as we have private campaign donations, states should think about forbidding any candidate for state office from accepting support from sources outside of that office's district. Cities and counties should do the same. No money should be received from outside the community, and corporate money should be prohibited. It is supposed to be that the people within a district decide who represents them, without outside interference. Until we have a state version of FECMA (SECMA), only local money should be allowed; a MECMA for Municipal.)This stuff sounds dirty!
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ECONOMIC
Following the elimination of federal taxation of individuals and intrastate businesses, private employers would have no advantage in providing fringe benefits, except for the wholesale discount, tax-favorability, and reduction or elimination of the preexisting conditions clause. It would be voluntary on the employer's part, or associated employees could be permitted to shop for fringe benefits at wholesale rates through their employers. Intra-state corporations should be governed and taxed by the state only. Though there would be no national tax on corporations, foreign-based companies should be taxed by states in which they operate, or in cases of multi-state, an I.R.S. "tax-referee" could average the tax rates of all states in which they operate, to levy them that average for all their income, and distribute those proceeds among the states as discounts in their billing. Comments? Gritz.Saul@mail.com
DEFENSE AND FOREIGN POLICY
1. Submit a request for the President to order a feasibility study to look into the linking ability of all ships (an attachable flotilla) to be able to form, and deform, complete mobile military bases on international water, to include a hospital ship and a sports and entertainment ship. We should remove our military from countries that resent our presence.
2. On foreign policy: I believe the U.S.A. should stop promoting democracy offshore and leave it to social/political/religious evolution. I choose to think that all we should do is deliver a better life for ourselves than dictatorships, evil, and/or spiritual. The internet will take care of it, all by itself! Let all civil wars go on without American input and regain the respect and affection we had. Egocentricity be-gone! (But not to the extent Barry O is taking it!)
3. We should treat unfriendly nations with matching behavior: resist and fight them according to their own values. I disagree that we would lower ourselves to their level if we respond in their own language. Our self-chosen enemies should know that we will respond to their attack as they would react to ours.
4. I approve of the term "Islamic extremism" as the same as Christian, Jewish, and political extremism; the word is appropriate and does not refer to the religion but to the believers who take their faith to an extreme. The present brew-ha-ha over the term by government sissies is evidence of their own incompetence and fears. We should stop thinking we own the world. We had not been appointed by the Big Guy/Gal to rule the planet. (S/He told me that during our last conference.)
Getting involved in civil wars in other nations is the action of government egoism. ISIS is not just a threat to the Muslim nations; they kill civilized citizens and should be retaliated against by the victim's leadership. Killing people is not punishing them; I have a better idea: make them wish I had killed them.
ISIS is not a nation and should not be seen as such; they are obviously an organization. We must treat them as a very dangerous gang that is a threat to us in particular; we must eradicate them. Leaving it to the Muslim nations to do so is, in my opinion, Chicken and suicidal.
FINANCIAL
1. Eliminate federal involvement with mortgages. Only the states should govern and mandate guarantees