I afraid I have to blame US on our government. I recently did a video in which I poised the question what would happen if the other side was organized like the Right. What if the people the Right hates (gays, hispanics, blacks, abortionists) moved to the low pop states (15 states with 2 million or less pop), they would control 30% of the vote in the Senate.
So why are those states not controlled by independants instead of D or R? Missed opportunity.
Im wondering if some sort of web-based election system based off social media would be capable of instituting something like this. Register with your social security number or something and confirm it with local government, like registering to vote. Make videos, share candidates with friends. Hence you have 35,000 supporters in your district you represent the most people, you get to go to congress. There are many challenges, not disenfranchising people without internet and possible corruption
I still think the best thing you can do is allow people to choose. We should end the health care deductions, especially the business health care deduction allowing businesses to pick your healthcare - insane. Then give everyone a voucher for healthcare $3000, medicare, and schools. Medicare and SSI could be combined to give you a bigger check.
I like you idea, but I think they should select 20 or so randomly and you go into jury room. All those that don't want to be congressperson, they decide no so you might have about 10 candidate. They go on ballot by instanteous runoff elections, like you state. But, here is the kicker where I read somewhere else. End the senate and have congress with 50,000-100,000 non-paid members. Thus each congressperson is represented by 50,000 people. The might only be paid $15 per hour w/no staff.
jack in the box is owned by jack, where I live there are plenty of small food companies, jack in the box, panda express, subway, quiznos, dominos, frosty freeze, papa johns, tommys, shakeys, jamba juice, Carls jr. are separate, then there are supermarkets, farmers market, 99c + the tree in your backyard those are all independently owned not owned by coke or pepsi. coke and pepsi own no fast food , they may own lays potato chips and orange juice but not fast food. Time to start drinking tea.
Yum Brands owns A&W, KFC, Long John Silver's, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell. PepsiCo owns Pepsi, Frito Lay, Tropicana, Quaker and Gaterade. Kroger owns Kroger, Ralph's, City Market, Dillon's, Smith's, fry's, Owen's, Quality Food Centers, JayC Food Stores, Hilander and Scott's Food and Pharmacy. Tyson Foods supplies beef, pork and chicken to Yum! Brands that use chicken (KFC and Taco Bell), McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, Wal-Mart, Kroger and IGA.
My point is that there isn't even a tiny chance that your nieghbor owns the local grocery store, restaurant, bottling company or butcher shop. And please don't try to persuade me that a franchise is the same as ownership. Economic plutocracy.
@zthustra BTW, my next door neighbor does own a salad shop. Franchises are not the same as ownership, but they choose franchises to save costs and because the customers demand them. If government was not there to enforce the regs, licenses, you would be free to start a business. You should be able to run a business out of your home w/no permits. Less government = more freedom = equal more business = save the poor. I still support $100 per week no questions asked permanent unemployment ins
Would you agree that "If government was not there to enforce the regs, licenses ..." there would be no such thing as a franchise. Franchises exist because of artificial advantages created for the benefit of the plutocracy at the expense of mom and pop business owners.
People do NOT buy franchised food because of the great value they get at a great price! {sigh}
I need to do another video today. The issues like taxes keep coming up but they irrelevent to the discussion so far.
I would essentially end most of the objectionable costs to business like healthcare, unemployment, dissability, vacation time, retirement and even minimum wage. It is much easier than anyone needs to admit. It is just a matter of putting human wellbeing ahead of corporate profits. Regulate the fictional person and liberate the real person.
@zthustra I think you are kidding, but I want all gone except VT. But, I do think all tax credits and deductions should be eliminated and all IRAs. As well as all business taxes. Business taxes are just a way to avoid personal income taxes the 35% corporate tax rate plus the 15% capitals gains/dividend tax is 50% tax. Which is a fair tax for the top bracket, but the 50% applies even to poor people. Iras and charitable trusts are a way to avoid taxes. The whole country is a scam.
Get outside of your box for a minute and reexamine business taxes. ALL taxes on business (specifically corporations) are passed on to real people in the form of higher prices, lower wages and salaries and lower dividends.
Can you think of any reasons why corporations should be taxed and regulated and human beings should not? I'll bet you can!
Taxes should NOT be and do NOT need to be overly budensome.
Also what prevents you from going down to the corner of your street and setting up a food stand. Not big business, government! Time to end property tax, sales tax, income tax to cut off the nightmare of government. Hope the government shutdown last 20 years.
This is why I would make a profit share business if I could. It would be more of a round-table structure than a hierarchical like it is today. Been ruled by plutocracy A or plutocracy B is not much of a choice. Instant runoffs are better what we got today but there are certain instances where you can get freak results.
I think in this day and age we could have representatives who regulary take plebiscites from their constituency electronically and be bound conduct themselves on the basis of those votes.
Its an idea I've been mulling over for a while now.
I afraid I have to blame US on our government. I recently did a video in which I poised the question what would happen if the other side was organized like the Right. What if the people the Right hates (gays, hispanics, blacks, abortionists) moved to the low pop states (15 states with 2 million or less pop), they would control 30% of the vote in the Senate.
So why are those states not controlled by independants instead of D or R? Missed opportunity.
funeralsong34 10 months ago
i really REALLY like this vid ... it's soooo true ... THANKS
uewVumopVapIsVdn 10 months ago
Im wondering if some sort of web-based election system based off social media would be capable of instituting something like this. Register with your social security number or something and confirm it with local government, like registering to vote. Make videos, share candidates with friends. Hence you have 35,000 supporters in your district you represent the most people, you get to go to congress. There are many challenges, not disenfranchising people without internet and possible corruption
cberns223 11 months ago
I still think the best thing you can do is allow people to choose. We should end the health care deductions, especially the business health care deduction allowing businesses to pick your healthcare - insane. Then give everyone a voucher for healthcare $3000, medicare, and schools. Medicare and SSI could be combined to give you a bigger check.
pirucreek 11 months ago
I like you idea, but I think they should select 20 or so randomly and you go into jury room. All those that don't want to be congressperson, they decide no so you might have about 10 candidate. They go on ballot by instanteous runoff elections, like you state. But, here is the kicker where I read somewhere else. End the senate and have congress with 50,000-100,000 non-paid members. Thus each congressperson is represented by 50,000 people. The might only be paid $15 per hour w/no staff.
pirucreek 11 months ago
@pirucreek
This is something I wish I had included ... maybe another time?
We are really under represented. Also, the United States way is too large to be one nation!
JMO
zthustra 11 months ago
jack in the box is owned by jack, where I live there are plenty of small food companies, jack in the box, panda express, subway, quiznos, dominos, frosty freeze, papa johns, tommys, shakeys, jamba juice, Carls jr. are separate, then there are supermarkets, farmers market, 99c + the tree in your backyard those are all independently owned not owned by coke or pepsi. coke and pepsi own no fast food , they may own lays potato chips and orange juice but not fast food. Time to start drinking tea.
pirucreek 11 months ago
@pirucreek
You sure told me! Take that!
Yum Brands owns A&W, KFC, Long John Silver's, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell. PepsiCo owns Pepsi, Frito Lay, Tropicana, Quaker and Gaterade. Kroger owns Kroger, Ralph's, City Market, Dillon's, Smith's, fry's, Owen's, Quality Food Centers, JayC Food Stores, Hilander and Scott's Food and Pharmacy. Tyson Foods supplies beef, pork and chicken to Yum! Brands that use chicken (KFC and Taco Bell), McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, Wal-Mart, Kroger and IGA.
zthustra 11 months ago
@pirucreek
My point is that there isn't even a tiny chance that your nieghbor owns the local grocery store, restaurant, bottling company or butcher shop. And please don't try to persuade me that a franchise is the same as ownership. Economic plutocracy.
zthustra 11 months ago
@zthustra BTW, my next door neighbor does own a salad shop. Franchises are not the same as ownership, but they choose franchises to save costs and because the customers demand them. If government was not there to enforce the regs, licenses, you would be free to start a business. You should be able to run a business out of your home w/no permits. Less government = more freedom = equal more business = save the poor. I still support $100 per week no questions asked permanent unemployment ins
pirucreek 11 months ago
@pirucreek
Would you agree that "If government was not there to enforce the regs, licenses ..." there would be no such thing as a franchise. Franchises exist because of artificial advantages created for the benefit of the plutocracy at the expense of mom and pop business owners.
People do NOT buy franchised food because of the great value they get at a great price! {sigh}
zthustra 11 months ago
@pirucreek
I need to do another video today. The issues like taxes keep coming up but they irrelevent to the discussion so far.
I would essentially end most of the objectionable costs to business like healthcare, unemployment, dissability, vacation time, retirement and even minimum wage. It is much easier than anyone needs to admit. It is just a matter of putting human wellbeing ahead of corporate profits. Regulate the fictional person and liberate the real person.
zthustra 11 months ago
@zthustra I think you are kidding, but I want all gone except VT. But, I do think all tax credits and deductions should be eliminated and all IRAs. As well as all business taxes. Business taxes are just a way to avoid personal income taxes the 35% corporate tax rate plus the 15% capitals gains/dividend tax is 50% tax. Which is a fair tax for the top bracket, but the 50% applies even to poor people. Iras and charitable trusts are a way to avoid taxes. The whole country is a scam.
pirucreek 11 months ago
@pirucreek
NO, I am NOT kidding!
Get outside of your box for a minute and reexamine business taxes. ALL taxes on business (specifically corporations) are passed on to real people in the form of higher prices, lower wages and salaries and lower dividends.
Can you think of any reasons why corporations should be taxed and regulated and human beings should not? I'll bet you can!
Taxes should NOT be and do NOT need to be overly budensome.
This needs a lot more space than 500 char!
zthustra 10 months ago
Also what prevents you from going down to the corner of your street and setting up a food stand. Not big business, government! Time to end property tax, sales tax, income tax to cut off the nightmare of government. Hope the government shutdown last 20 years.
pirucreek 11 months ago
This is why I would make a profit share business if I could. It would be more of a round-table structure than a hierarchical like it is today. Been ruled by plutocracy A or plutocracy B is not much of a choice. Instant runoffs are better what we got today but there are certain instances where you can get freak results.
TheAtheistPaladin 11 months ago
I think in this day and age we could have representatives who regulary take plebiscites from their constituency electronically and be bound conduct themselves on the basis of those votes.
Its an idea I've been mulling over for a while now.
LiamE69 11 months ago