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by ixacto 1793 days ago
-Ranked choice voting in the United State for federal elections

-At least 5 different political parties

-UBI Yang-style $1000/mo with a 10% VAT tax to fund it

-Much lower taxes on the first 100k of income, government files taxes automatically

-Much lower regulations to start a small business or work independently, having to forecast 1099 income for quarterlies is idiotic and politicians don't care...

-10x NASA budget targeting a colony on the moon & mars within 10 years

-10x budget to NIH, study how to have longer healthier lives

-Medicare for all, for citizens and non-citizens this is accomplishable with sales based taxes and switching from income based taxes

-Get rid of most zoning in most cities

-Get rid of most border controls, mostly open borders but more severe penalties for violent crime

-Nationwide fibre network, 1000/1000megabit connection is standard to all homes

-Forgive all student loan debt, and stop giving government-funded loans

-Less social media use

1 comments

Just move to Europe and most of your problems with go away :-)
Yes I can’t help but feel a lot of these are uniquely USA problems