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The three most important issues our country faces are ending the Federal Reserve (The Fed), ending all wars we are involved in, and the erosion of our civil rights. To end The Fed, I would support Representative Thomas Massie's (R-KY) bill: Federal Reserve Board Abolition Act (H.R. 8421). None of the wars/conflicts the United States has entered after the end of World War II have been declared by Congress. They are unconstitutional wars. I would bring all of our military forces home and close down foreign military bases. I also support Defend the Guard legislation which calls for Congress to declare a war before any National Guard units could be used in a conflict. To secure our civil rights I would push to end the Patriot Act and FISA courts. These violate our first and fourth amendment rights.
I would get the government out of the way, reducing the regulatory state and end licensing which keeps newcomers out of markets and businesses. The voluntary association of free people, and competition in the free market would create a strong, vibrant economy.
I would end mail in ballots, and ballot harvesting, and have people present identification at polling locations.
In a perfect Libertarian world, there would be no borders. People could move freely, and we would make all property private. If all property were privately owned, then the owner could invite whoever he wanted onto the property. With the current state of affairs there is private as well as public property and the government controls who can enter the country. The idea being that the government steals money from me via taxation and then tells me that it will provide a blanket of protection from non-citizens and control who enters the country. I would like my money back because they are doing a horrible job. Also, it is less about borders and more about the resources that immigrants are given once they get here. If we stopped giving people free stuff they probably would not come here in droves. Furthermore, if all property was private then we could choose who our neighbors would be. As it is now the government is doing that for us whether we like it or not.
I would leave it to free people, voluntarily associating with each other in a free market to figure it out. If people are concerned about environmental issues, they could donate their time and money to entities that dealt with the climate in ways which went along with their way of thinking. I would give people back the money taken from them via taxation and let them spend it on environmental issues as they see fit. If people did not like the way a company did business or made its products, they could boycott that company. If they thought a company was doing a good job at protecting the environment, they could then give the company their time or money to support their efforts.
I believe the state or government should be kept out of the issue completely. That means that the government does not get to use my tax dollars to fund either abortion clinics or pregnancy centers. People should keep their money and donate it to the cause that resonates with them one way or the other. Furthermore, if anyone feels that strongly about the issue then they can not only donate money to the cause, but they can also give of their time and minister to a woman considering abortion. They could also help her in non-monetary ways as well. If we allowed people to help each other, instead of politicizing the issue by getting government involved there would be more life-affirming solutions for women instead of having an abortion.
Human life is precious. I would end our involvement in any wars anywhere and bring our troops home as well as closing any foreign military bases. I would also end any foreign aid especially if was earmarked for warfare.
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1) The bipartisan endless war machine enriches military contractors, lobbyists, and politicians, while it fuels devastation around the world and drains funds from our domestic needs. The Pentagon budget consumes over half of the discretionary federal budget! We must create a new foreign policy based on diplomacy, international law, and human rights. If we cut the military budget by 50% our country would still be spending twice as much as any other country in the world.
2) To reverse surging inequality and insecurity, we need an Economic Bill of Rights establishing the rights to a living-wage job, housing, healthcare, and a secure retirement.
3) We’re facing a worsening global climate crisis. The Green Party proposes a more-comprehensive version of the Green New Deal in which we call for allocating substantial funding to support the manufacture of renewable energy, clean transportation technology, and a variety of other "greening of society" job-generating eco-solutions.
Increase and equalize public school funding. Guarantee free childcare and lifelong free public education at all levels, including trade schools.
Reduce taxes on incomes below the real median income.
Remove the artificial cap on the Social Security tax for the wealthy. Apply the Social Security payroll tax to all income, including capital gains and dividends.
Institute strongly progressive taxation for incomes and wealth. Increase the estate tax.
Put “too big to fail” banks into public ownership as public utilities (for example: the four largest banks, which own 25% of all banking assets).
Create nonprofit public state and local banking.
Replace corporate trade agreements with global fair trade agreements.
Prohibit finance capital from buying up single-family homes and rental housing stock.
Ban corporate stock buybacks.
Break up monopolies in big tech and elsewhere.
Increase federal support for worker-owned cooperatives.
Expand and defend workers’ right to unionize.
The number of Americans who feel that neither establishment party represents them is at a record high. This is because policies are determined not by the will of the people but by the demands of corporate elites. The Republicans and Democrats have systematically concentrated power in the hands of their wealthy donors. We need to revive our democracy with a full spectrum of reforms. The electorate would benefit from having more voices in the system and more choices on the ballots.
Replace the exclusionary “only-two-significant-parties” system with full multi-party democracy through ranked-choice voting and proportional representation.
Institute full public financing of elections. Get the corrupting influence of private money out of politics.
Abolish the Electoral College; elect the president via national popular vote using ranked-choice voting.
Support a modern Voting Rights Act, including non-partisan redistricting commissions and same-day voter registration nationwide.
For hundreds of years immigrants have contributed immensely to the United States despite facing constant discrimination, xenophobia and scapegoating. Exploitative businesses use immigrants as essential labor while denying them their human rights and dignity. We need a comprehensive immigration policy that can ensure a timely, ethical, and transparent path to citizenship. Instead of jailing migrants and asylum seekers, we should create non-custodial reception centers at the border. Migrants should be processed rapidly to screen for significant criminal records. Once processed, migrants should have papers to begin work immediately, making them a productive resource for communities. Meanwhile, we should strive to reduce the tide of migration by helping to ameliorate crises (such as military conflicts and climate disruptions) that are driving people to leave their home countries. Legalization of marijuana would undercut drug cartels whose violence is a major driver of migration.
Achieve 100% clean renewable energy and zero carbon emissions by 2035.
Create an Office of Climate Mobilization to coordinate policy changes toward eliminating greenhouse gas emissions.
Ensure a Just Transition for workers shifting from the fossil fuel and other extractive and polluting industries to alternative work of their choosing.
End all forms of subsidies to the fossil fuel industry. Invest in renewable energy infrastructure including wind, solar, tidal, and geothermal, with adequate battery and energy storage.
Build a nationwide, publicly-owned smart electricity grid and an electrified coast to coast high-speed rail network.
Ban all forms of fracking, mountaintop removal, tar sands mining, and new fossil fuel infrastructure.
Require new buildings to demonstrate zero emissions by 2035. Retrofit existing buildings.
Transform the American Climate Corps into a public agency that employs millions for ecosystem restoration, climate damage mitigation, and renewable energy development.
Ensure full reproductive rights and bodily autonomy for women. Codify Roe v Wade in legislation. Our goal should be that every baby born is a wanted child.
US hyper-militarism keeps getting us dragged into foreign wars. Cut our military spending by at least 50% and ensure a just transition that replaces military jobs with Green New Deal jobs. Close the vast majority of the 700+ foreign US military bases.
Stop US support and arms sales to human rights abusers. Lead on global nuclear disarmament.
End unilateral economic sanctions that primarily harm civilian populations.
Restore Congress’s sole power to declare war. Disband NATO and replace it with a modern, inclusive security framework that respects the security interests of all nations and people.
Demand an immediate ceasefire in Israel and Palestine, an end to the blockade of Gaza, immediate humanitarian and medical relief, and release of all hostages and political prisoners.
End the elitist UN Security Council so that the UN becomes a truly democratic body.
Remove US troops from Iraq and Syria. Stop fueling the war between Russia and Ukraine. Take the lead on negotiating a settlement.
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