2016 Postmortem

tecelote

(5,122 posts) Tue Dec 31, 2013, 06:22 PM Dec 2013

2014. Turn left and straighten up.

- Raise the minimum wage

- Repeal Citizens United

- Extend Unemployment

- Add your own New Year’s Wish…

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2014. Turn left and straighten up. (Original Post) tecelote Dec 2013 OP

- Single-payer health care. dchill Dec 2013 #1

Steeply progressive tax structure meow2u3 Dec 2013 #2

Reform voting laws and make people subject to a fine if the don't vote kimbutgar Dec 2013 #3

Get serious about climate change. OnionPatch Jan 2014 #4

Ditto. polichick Jan 2014 #8

Try to feed our starving and homeless children first. sammy27932003 Jan 2014 #5

all of the above, somehow resurrect Jerry, and get rid of republicans. dionysus Jan 2014 #6

Probably won't happen this year, but... Jamaal510 Jan 2014 #7

dchill

(38,502 posts)

1. - Single-payer health care.

Reply to tecelote (Original post)

Tue Dec 31, 2013, 06:26 PM

Dec 2013

meow2u3

(24,764 posts)

2. Steeply progressive tax structure

Reply to tecelote (Original post)

Tue Dec 31, 2013, 06:50 PM

Dec 2013

- Criminalize union busting.

- Immigration reform.

- Prosecute the banksters

- Outlaw commodity speculation...

kimbutgar

(21,155 posts)

3. Reform voting laws and make people subject to a fine if the don't vote

Reply to tecelote (Original post)

Tue Dec 31, 2013, 08:16 PM

Dec 2013

Make it so easy to vote you have no excuse to vote. Make voting districts set by US census bureau. The presidential election period should be 3 months. ABC/CBS/NBC should devote one night each to outlining views of both candidates equally.

I know it's a dream the white nationalist party ( right wing, RNC, Tea ) will never allow it.

OnionPatch

(6,169 posts)

4. Get serious about climate change.

Reply to tecelote (Original post)

Wed Jan 1, 2014, 10:05 PM

Jan 2014

We could be doing so much more with renewable energy, for instance. It's time for some bold and meaningful action.

polichick

(37,152 posts)

8. Ditto.

Reply to OnionPatch (Reply #4)

Sat Jan 4, 2014, 08:03 AM

Jan 2014

sammy27932003

(37 posts)

5. Try to feed our starving and homeless children first.

Reply to tecelote (Original post)

Sat Jan 4, 2014, 02:40 AM

Jan 2014

The republicans plan to attack affordable housing.Half of all kids in public school are homeless.This is a national shame.

dionysus

(26,467 posts)

6. all of the above, somehow resurrect Jerry, and get rid of republicans.

Reply to tecelote (Original post)

Sat Jan 4, 2014, 03:39 AM

Jan 2014

Jamaal510

(10,893 posts)

7. Probably won't happen this year, but...

Reply to tecelote (Original post)

Sat Jan 4, 2014, 05:07 AM

Jan 2014

-$20-$30 minimum wage
-Free college tuition
-Background checks for all gun purchases, and assault weapon ban
-Mandatory voting
-Single-payer
-Return top tax rates to FDR rates
-Publicly-funded elections
-Paper ballots
-Instant run-off nationally

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