I wrote an article http://seekingalpha.com/article/105015-u-s-economy-there-are-no-problems-only-solutions in November 2008, the week after Obama was elected with my proposed solutions to the ills confronting our country. It was before TBP was launched. Sadly, none of my proposals were attempted, but imagine if they were:
- Imagine Washington DC not being dominated by lobbyists, lawyers, PACs, money, lifetime bureaucrats, media consultants and political hacks.
- Imagine a Congress that operated under term limits so that high quality people ran for election, knowing that they were giving the country six years of service, rather than seeking a lifetime profession.
- Imagine a President who understands history, our Constitution, and makes decisions based on facts, rather than ideology.
- Imagine a President who would tell the American people the truth, not just what they want to hear.
- Imagine a President that will surround himself with smart, honest, non-partisan advisors.
- Imagine a government that did not spend more money than it brought into its coffers.
- Imagine a government that would get rid of Departments that did not accomplish what they were supposed to do.
- Imagine a government that allowed its citizens to have liberty, freedom of speech, and freedom to live their lives as they choose.
- Imagine a country that was respected throughout the world because of its principles, actions, and example.
- Imagine CEOs who led by example, managed for the long-term, made ethical decisions, and were satisfied with compensation 20 times the average worker, rather than 500 times the average worker.
- Imagine a financial system that allowed failure and did not reward poor decision making.
- Imagine a government that did not bailout companies that should be in bankruptcy.
- Imagine a financial system that did not depend on a Federal Reserve to print money in order to keep the Ponzi scheme going, while devaluing the dollar.
- Imagine a currency backed by gold that would automatically restrict overspending by Congress.
- Imagine a military that was used to protect our country, rather than start pre-emptive wars.
- Imagine what could be accomplished if 50% of the $1.4 trillion annual military related budget was redirected to debt reduction, energy independence, and infrastructure rebuilding.
- Imagine a “Manhattan Project” to develop new energy sources which would eliminate the $700 billion per year that we send overseas for foreign oil.
- Imagine the number of high paying jobs that would be created rebuilding the crumbling infrastructure of the United States.
- Imagine the number of jobs that could be created by building nuclear power plants, wind farms, and converting vehicles to natural gas.
- Imagine a simple tax system based on a national sales tax, rather than taxing earnings and investment.
- Imagine Americans who lived within their means, used debt only for long-term assets, and saved for their retirement.
- Imagine Americans who were satisfied with what they have, rather than desiring what their neighbor has.
- Imagine a country where home prices were low enough that someone with an average income could buy a home with 20% down.
- Imagine a country where two cars per household were satisfactory.
- Imagine an education system that produced the best and brightest students in the world.
- Imagine parents who demanded excellence in school, rather than excellence on the playing field.
- Imagine that Americans treated their fellow man with civility, honesty, trust and openness.
- Imagine Americans giving more to deserving charities than they spend on Ipods and HDTVs.
- Imagine a world where people respected all religions and didn’t vilify those with different beliefs.
- Imagine a society where people listened to other opinions, debated issues without screaming, and compromised for the overall benefit of society.
- Imagine that your voice counts, your actions matter, and your opinions are heard.
- Imagine a brotherhood of man where all children did not go to sleep hungry, did not die from common illnesses, and had the love of a family.
Stucky says:
Admin
You list 33 “imagines”. You must be smoking weed again. This would be a great country if only ten of those imagines came to pass —- ANY ten.
With apologies to John Lennon ….
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1st December 2012 at 11:35 am
AWD says:
Imagine,
No lawyers, corruption, lobbyists, unions, graft, pork, wars, no criminals in Washington and Wall Street, no FSA, you have to work for a living, no disability unless you are disabled, no foreign products (ok, a few, but only with countries that buy our products), no trade deficit, no taxes except on consumption, and all of what admin said.
Parasites divide and multiply, eating healthy tissue and cells, eating everything, until the host is dead. We have more species of parasites than any organism/empire in history.
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1st December 2012 at 12:01 pm
Gayle says:
TPTB work ceaselessly and tirelessly to assure we can only dream of these things. If the Fourth Turning turns out to have a positive result (frankly I’m not hopeful) perhaps a few of these imagined circumstances could become reality.
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1st December 2012 at 12:26 pm
TeresaE says:
Imagine, just imagine.
It is almost too beautiful to see with my mere mortal eyes.
And sad, so, so, sad.
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1st December 2012 at 12:42 pm
ron says:
I think your somewhat jaded since 08.I wonder why. Really nice list there.
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1st December 2012 at 10:48 pm