The Three Pillars: TED
#Samx2016 is running on a platform of:
Total Honesty: I'm not running for any good reason. Only because I want to. Publicity? Yep. Fame? Yep. For kicks? Absolutely. Am I being funded by evil corporations? Not yet. Are your campaign promises fake? Mhm.
Empowerment: If I can do it, you can, too! Let's change the world. You don't need to win elections. Act now. Impact the world. We can master the future.
Defense: Defend your friends. Defend your country. Loyalty is paramount.
Total Honesty: I'm not running for any good reason. Only because I want to. Publicity? Yep. Fame? Yep. For kicks? Absolutely. Am I being funded by evil corporations? Not yet. Are your campaign promises fake? Mhm.
Empowerment: If I can do it, you can, too! Let's change the world. You don't need to win elections. Act now. Impact the world. We can master the future.
Defense: Defend your friends. Defend your country. Loyalty is paramount.
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All laws should be under one thousand simple words. All laws and policies should have an expiration date of no more than a couple terms.
All politicians should be paid the average of whoever they are serving. For example, the President should be paid as much as an average American, a Congressman should be paid the average wage of his state, a Mayor should be paid the average of his city, and so on.
All politicians should be paid the average of whoever they are serving. For example, the President should be paid as much as an average American, a Congressman should be paid the average wage of his state, a Mayor should be paid the average of his city, and so on.
Crime
Abolishment of prisons and putting in place both death penalties for life threatening crimes or heavy fines for minor crimes.
Education
Empowerment of alternative education such as homeschools and private schools and technical schools and apprenticeships and internships and develop them as viable, if not better than public education.
Marriage
Abolishment of government control on marriage, hence completely following the Constitution in regards to the freedom of religion by recognizing fully that marriage is a religious institution. In practical terms, abolishment of marriage licensing and laws governing marriage.
Taxes
Abolishment of taxes and enactment of a national toll system for roads and other usage-based revenue systems such as voluntary government lotteries.
If taxes cannot be abolished, or can only be gradually abolished, then I also am in favor of itemized taxes where each taxpayer is presented on the tax reporting where he wants his money to go to. Something like the box where it says donate a dollar for Presidential campaigns, but actually have check boxes for things like, welfare, military, schools, etc. to sequester a percentage of your money to the cause you believe in rather than have government divide it.
If taxes cannot be abolished, or can only be gradually abolished, then I also am in favor of itemized taxes where each taxpayer is presented on the tax reporting where he wants his money to go to. Something like the box where it says donate a dollar for Presidential campaigns, but actually have check boxes for things like, welfare, military, schools, etc. to sequester a percentage of your money to the cause you believe in rather than have government divide it.