Category Archives: Government

Discussion of the structure of government and its problems in the modern world

The National Opinion Census

The following discussion clip is from the Occupy Wall Street demand summary list. This comment speaks to an important need. A system I came up with to address the transparency issue I call the National Opinion Census. ( Discussed in … Continue reading

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A REAL Approach to Reduce Healthcare Cost

The following discussion clip is from the Occupy Wall Street demand discussion list. Anyone reading my comments might ask if I have any insights about the whole U.S. medical problem. Yes. I do. This is a complex issue as well. … Continue reading

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A Solution for Simplifying U.S. Law

The following discussion clip is from the Occupy Wall Street demand discussion list. Here is the lead in post from grapes: Enforce a simple rule that any contract too complicated for the average Joes and Jills (such as those people … Continue reading

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Immunity of legislators

The following discussion clip is from the Occupy Wall Street demand discussion list. I want to jump in here again with the word RESPONSIBILITY.  This is in response to the request to make: “law makers and enforcers DOUBLY accountable to … Continue reading

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The FAIR TAX is Another Aristocratic Scam!

The following discussion clip is from the Occupy Wall Street demand summary list. There is a serious problem with the “Fair tax”. The word “fair” is a political word being used to emotionally cover up the many faults in the … Continue reading

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Universal Healthcare and Fear Based Psychology

The following discussion clip is from the Occupy Wall Street demand discussion list. Here is the lead in post from progresseachday: Michael Moore in the film “Sicko” does a good job showing how communism is demonized and how universal health … Continue reading

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Restructuring the Supreme Court

The following discussion clip is from the Occupy Wall Street demand discussion list. There were a number of posts attacking the Supreme Court decision to allow corporations to make political contributions. But, the Supreme Court has a number of faults … Continue reading

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The Seven Deadly Sins

The following discussion clip is from the Occupy Wall Street demand discussion list. Here is the lead in post from dyck: We are the people AND the government. Think about how, if many of us are always thinking about ourselves, … Continue reading

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How To Provide Much More Freedom For All

The following discussion clip is from the Occupy Wall Street demand discussion list. Here is the lead in post from DAN1: Good Morning “flavian”. Thanks for replying. I agree with your viewpoint about “forcing cooperation”. That is really not cooperation … Continue reading

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World Stock Markets MUST Be Restructured

The following discussion clip is from the Occupy Wall Street demand summary list. Demand 5 about the stock market is a good start. But it doesn’t go far enough. It doesn’t address the major problem. The entire stock market has … Continue reading

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