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Carl Milsted is a physicist by day and dabbles in economics and political activism in his spare time. For a quarter century he was a member of the Libertarian Party, but has since realized that narrowing the wealth gap and preserving the environment are as important as constraining excessive government. Today he works on recreating the original liberal alliance, between those who despise oligarchy and those who dislike excessive government. For the past few years he has been collecting an eclectic assortment of ideas to more economically accomplish modern liberal ends while maintaining the sparse, and accountable government sought by the early liberals.
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A Conservative Case for a Citizen Dividend SHARE
Do you like the idea of a universal basic income? Do you have friends/relative/coworkers who identify as conservative?
If both are true, point them to this article. It makes conservative (and environmental) arguments for giving every citizen a dividend check from the government every month.
(Warning: if you are a typical Oped News reader, you will dislike the language of this article. It was not written for you. I am trying to push the idea to both Left and Right. Different language for different audiences.)
Electric Cars Now SHARE
We can write off federal action on global warming for the next four years.But there is room for local and entrepreneurial action! Here is a market niche for cheap electric cars that is begging to be filled. Reduce city noise, air pollution, and parking problems in one fell swoop.
