The following are some ideas that I came up with in order to make the world a better place to live:
1) Encourage the widespread use of Organic Farming
A) Promote and support large scale Vermi-composting
B) Promote and support large scale Recycling efforts
C) Promote and support public school educational organic farming, encourage the widespread use of community gardens and teach folks how to prepare healthy meals with the produce from those gardens
2) Support and subsidize the widespread use of solar power at every level of the economy
A) At schools, government buildings, private corporations, and private homes
B) Stop subsidizing and encouraging Big Oil
C) Promote and support an efficient public transportation program with an emphasis on bicycling as well as ride sharing on a large scale basis
3) Require the use of high efficiency vehicles and appliances
A) Support bio-diesel and the use of alcohol to propel engines
B) Subsidize the construction of solar-powered automobiles
C) Provide "Community" cars and bicycles to lease/rent/share
4) Provide all citizens the chance to obtain an advanced degree on a sliding scale basis
A) Build more institutions of higher learning
B) Pay instructors, teachers and professors a lucrative wage
C) Invest in the construction of high-tech schools, libraries, and community centers
5) End all Wars and cut military spending by 75%
A) Actively promote Peace--as opposed to pre-emptive military attacks on autonomous Nation-states
B) End the practise of military recruiting in high schools, colleges, and universities
C) End the practise of no-bid contracts, disable the Military Industrial Complex, and stop using war as a way to accomplish goals
6) Educate the populace regarding unhealthy foods--especially those made by fast-food restaurants
A) Actively combat the growing obesity epidemic
B) Provide healthy food alternatives and subsidize the organic farming industry
C) Establish mandatory wellness and fitness programs throughout all educational institutions as well as every place of employment
7) Overhaul, monitor and re-prioritize the FDA, FCC, and severely restrict the influence of the pharmaceutical industry
A) Promote alternative healing practises
B) Utilize natural cures and medicines
C) Subsidize the research and development of natural herbs and plants
8) Protect the environment and Eco-systems of the Planet
A) End the practises of: Coal mining; mountain-top removal; chem trails; weather modification methods; deforestation; polluting of rivers, lakes, and oceans
B) Protect endangered species and their environments
C) Sign the Kyoto Global Warming Treaty and have it ratified by all nations
9) Regulate the Media
A) Support and enforce the Truth-in-information Act
B) Regulate and decrease the commercialization of the airwaves
C) Encourage more public programming
10) Curtail organized religions influence of public policy
A) Promote religious tolerance
B) De-bunk the religious lies, propaganda and rhetoric
C) Recognize atheism as an acceptable alternative
11) End the Homeland Security Sham
A) Admit that 9/11 was an inside job and fully prosecute those who planned and carried it out (hint: it was not Al Queda--they are the public scapegoats for the Neocons)
B) End the use of racial profiling (on the streets, in airports, at customs and in schools)
C) Stop promoting the "us vs them" mentality as well as the rampant use of fear to coerce the public's support of ill-advised policies
12) Promote the use of "Natural Native Landscapes"
A) Stop the glorification of lawns as aesthetically pleasing; Lawns should be restricted to parks and recreational fields for the playing of sports--not for homes
B) Enforce water rationing throughout all levels of society
C) Regulate the use of water (our most valuable natural resource) and fine water wasters
13) Encourage and Support Sustainable Communities
A) Subsidize ecologically friendly communities who support alternative energy
B) Eliminate automobiles from operating within 500 yards of living quarters--encourage downtown's to become car-free zones where only bicycles and pedestrians are allowed
C) Promote Communal living arrangements where folks living in the same community share in the raising of children within the neighborhood--eliminate the common "fences of fear"
14) Expose the corrupt and inefficient Medical Industry
A) Stop the massive over-medication of patients
B) Teach Med students about healthy nutrition and alternative health care so that they can help to inform the general public
C) Stop muzzling natural cures for cancer, diabetes, and many other maladies and diseases
15) Recycle resources--Utilize sustainable goods
A) Enforce the use of recycled materials in the construction industry
B) Utilize natural light and passive solar heating in all buildings
C) Use water three times--then use it to water the garden
16) Stop the political cycle of constant fundraising for politicians
A) Maintain an equal playing field for all candidates
B) Severely restrict lobbyists and their vast influence of deep-pocket politics
C) Restrict and regulate political spending-ensure equal publicity for all candidates
17) Reform Drug Laws
A) Utilize education, rehabilitation and recovery--tax and regulate the substances like alcohol and end the overriding influence of gangs
B) Allow the responsible use of "natural drugs"; ie-Magic mushrooms and marijuana
C) End the double standard for alcohol consumption
18) Encourage spiritual practises
A) Meditation
B) Vision Quests
C) Encourage the use of Shamans, Psychics and alternative health practitioners
19) Stop utilizing fear, anger, wrath, revenge, and guilt as policy--Replace them with love, hope, selflessness, forgiveness, and kindness
20) Promote the research and development of Hemp
A) For oil, paper, clothing, rope, bags, tarps, etc.
B) Make it a top choice for renewable resources
21) Reform prisons and jails
22) End tax cuts for the wealthy
A) Utilize a progressive income tax
B) Utilize and progressive sales tax
C) Put an end to corporate welfare and offshore tax havens
23) Promote the arts and recreational pursuits
A) Build more theatre venues
B) Build more Parks and preserve more open spaces
C) Provide shuttles to escort people on restricted roads into natural areas
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