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We have six major issues to solve in America, they affect every other aspect
about our lives, and are the reason we haven't really succeeded in solving
major issues. The first three are the most important, they are:
Campaign Finance
The Revolving Door
The
Consolidation of Media
Campaign Finance affects everything. Every policy and decision that matters
gets warped in favor of whoever has the most money to spend on politicians,
whether or not you vote for a democrat or republican, because both have the
incentive to get re-elected, and under our current system, that desire forces
them to focus on who's funding them more than the general populace. Therefore,
policies lean more in their favor, because if they don't, the rich will just
fund someone else who will favor them.
The Revolving Door is also a part of this centralization of power because
people are put into positions where they have a conflict of interest. Ex:
Working for a corporation, then being put into a position that regulates said
corporation, then going back to work for said corporation. This gives a
financial incentive to have a bias to the corporation, thus, directing more
power and money to that corporation.
The Media has become centralized, thus their narrative is less diverse. Also,
its focus is on profits instead of reporting. Therefore creating an atmosphere
that favors entertainment more than informing the public, which is its societal
function. As well as not reporting about certain corporations for fear of
losing their funding through advertising. This has been seen on cable news
channels more than anywhere else, and has had an effect on the psychology of
America.
These three issues have consolidated an immense amount of power into the hands
of very few people, an "Elite" you could say.
After that, we have to fix the structure of our government, because of the
manipulation that has happened to our democracy, they are highly unaccountable
to the American people. The issues are:
Gerrymandering
Election Fraud
Open
Debates
Gerrymandering distorts and manipulates our democracy. It disenfranchises voters and allows politicians to manipulate the elections in their own favor against the will of the people, by drawing districts however they want.
Election Fraud is completely unethical. It is literally the stealing of political positions. This cannot be allowed, because it is another form of taking or holding on to power that the people did not actually entitle to the individual who won from a rigged election.
Open Debates are an important part of our democracy. They allow the American people to become informed of our political situations from different perspectives. If other perspectives are not allowed in, diverse concepts and solutions are not heard about. This lack of competition allows politicians who may not have the best ideas or interest to obtain power without challenge.
These 6 issues take precedent before any other issue, because it is the reason
we can't solve any other issues.
This is why our federal reserve is corrupt and has no transparency. 76% of
board directors of the Federal Reserve are president or CEO of their company,
of which the Federal Reserve is supposed to regulate.
It is why banks like HSBC can get away with laundering money to terrorists and
drug cartels, and not go to jail, where as you could spend years in prison for
a small amount of pot.
It is why we have the largest prison system in the world, because corporations
profit from their labor and how many prisoners they have.
It is why marijuana and hemp (a plant that isn't even a drug) are illegal, even
though they provide endless benefits to a society.
It is why we have low wages and high unemployment, because our trade and tax
policy export them to places like China, so corporations can profit off of the
cheap labor.
It is why there are 24 empty homes for every homeless person
in America.
It is why America's healthcare is 38th in quality, yet we pay twice as much as
France who is number 1, or the UK who's 18 th with a single payer
system.
It is why we have a Monsanto lobbyist as the head of the FDA, allowing GMO's to
be allowed in our food despite the danger they impose.
It is why the "American society of civil engineers" currently gives America a D
grade on its infrastructure.
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