Category Archives: Progressive Politics

Fixing Congress

The following discussion clip is from the Occupy Wall Street demand discussion list. Requiring [congressional] bills to treat subjects one at a time is a good rule. However, trying to patch up how congress enacts legislation is not something that … Continue reading

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How Can We Reduce Violence?

The following discussion clip is from the Occupy Wall Street demand discussion list. To achieve non-violence, it is not sufficient to limit weapons and “promote” non-violent methods. Recent discoveries in brain organization and human psychology explain how world-wide human culture … Continue reading

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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 Method to Reduce Our Need For Lawyers

The following discussion clip is from the Occupy Wall Street demand discussion list. Here is the lead in post from jrykom: Don’t let the lawyers slide in this protest. Thay are just as big a problem as Wall Street. With … 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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The Real Challenges to Creating Jobs

The following discussion clip is from the Occupy Wall Street demand summary list. As I mentioned elsewhere about jobs, when we create the image of sending jobs over seas, or outsourcing, the words are misleading us. So, what can we … Continue reading

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The Fallacy about Sending Jobs Offshore

The following discussion clip is from the Occupy Wall Street demand summary list. The reason all the bickering is going on about the Chinese currency devaluation and sending jobs off shore is that people are reacting emotionally to very shallow … 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 Unions – Part of a Bigger Problem

Ah yes! The UNIONS. The “problem” with the unions is actually similar to the problem we have with corporations, colleges, the military, public education and government itself. And that problem is ISOLATION! I.E. IVORY TOWERS! Whenever society “solves” any problem … Continue reading

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