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Wow, Do We Have a Lot to Be Thankful for This Year. Now , About 2007....
By Rob Kall (about the author) Page 2 of 3 page(s)
-Take Back Control of the US Economy from Global Forces Business week reports,in an article, Can Anyone Steer This Economy? "Global forces have taken control of the economy. And government, regardless of party, will have less influence than ever." If the FEd raises interest rates, global lenders can come in and loan money at lower rates, minimizing the effects of interest rate rises. Even cutting taxes has been shown to have a minimal effect on the economy. We need to insulate the US or it will be at the mercy of outside influences. The number one contributor to Republican campaigns was the banking and finance industry. Look to the money for the solution. Start putting tariffs on money that comes into this country seeking interest.
-Get Tough With Corporations That Offshore too many US corporations have played the shell game, setting up offshore headquarters to avoid taxes. Or they've been acquired by international conglomerates. If we don't play hardball with both groups, they will become more powerful than the US, if they haven't already done so.
-Make college Education free for US Citizens We're falling far behind in competitiveness. An educated middle class is essential to a democracy. Even though college grads tend to vote republican, do it. That statistic is probably because currently, the wealthy "haves" are the ones who get access to college.
-Develop Strategies to Continue the Purge of Right Wing extremists from Washington Plan to take another 9 additional senate seats, another 50 congressional seats and the presidency. Make it a bigger route than the 2006 tsunami.
Develop and Implement Strategies to take back the media When Bush took office, the mainstream media received a message. "Cover us in a conservative friendly way, or lose access." The Dems need to do the same, and reward friendly media. Fox shouldn't get access to Dem leaders without hiring non-conservative anchors.
-Research, identify and revoke the bad laws the Right wing extremist congress passed. Assemble a congressional team to study all the legislation signed into law since Bush was inaugurated. Make a big list of the abuses of power. Make sure it is well publicized. Then reverse them.
-Research, identify and re-instate the good laws and regulations Bush and his right wing cronies revoked that protected we the people, workers, the environment, the constitution... Start with Habeus corpus and the Military Commissions ACt. Then move on to phone tapping and the other abuses of the Patriot Act.
-Reject Bush's signing statements. make it clear they are illegal and unacceptable. Investigate how he has perverted and criminally abused legislation.
-Take Control of US Energy Needs Take a stand for energy independence. Fund research, to be owned by the US and licensed to US companies, not transnational parasites and corporate thieves, like we have with medical and pharmaceutical research, and invest what it takes to preserve our petroleum resources for what they should be used for-- high tech organic compounds, plastics, etc. Let the rest of the world (except Brazil, which has already wised up) burn up their hydrocarbons as fuel and then come to us to license our renewal and alternative energy options, at a price that aggressively reverses the balance of trade.
-Start Balancing the Budget-- by reinstating Taxes of the wealthy and investors do it retroactively.
-b>Drain the swamp; incompetents of all the incompetents Bush has installed in position of power, where they are dangerous to the safety of Americans.
-Drain the swamp; corruption investigations will identify hordes of criminals. Start things off by offering reduced sentences and clemency for early whistleblowers-- in all branches of government. And clean up the justice department. Can the GOnzalez be impeached or removed?
-Get Serious about Protecting America enact all the recommendations of the 9/11 commissions and stop giving pork to states that are very low risk for terrorism.
-Get Serious about the roots of terrorism start outreach programs to counter the hate teachings of the tens of thousands of madrassas the Saudis and others fund. Provide education, food, healthcare to people who are being taught we are evil. Prove with our actions that we are worthy of love, not hate. And stop the offensive, insulting evangelistic efforts in places where they are so unwanted.
-Get Serious about peace Start the Department of Peace that Kucinich has called for. Fund it with one tenth what the military receives. Charge the department with finding ways to bring America together, as well as ways to prevent or end war.
Rob Kall is executive editor, publisher and site architect of OpEdNews.com, Host of the Rob Kall Bottom Up Radio Show (WNJC 1360 AM), President of Futurehealth, Inc, (more...)
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