Frankly, I am completely disgusted with the people who have been running this country - all parties - because the only thing they have been doing is running it into the ground to serve their own agendas, instead of serving We, The People.
It would be so easy to fix most of the major problems, but it would take something called "willpower" - something no politician has. But just for the heck of it, here are a few ideas:
1) Enforce current laws requiring employers to verify (using e-verify) the legal status of all employees and applicants. If they still hire an illegal, the employer pays a $50,000 fine for EACH illegal they hire. If illegals cannot work, they will self-deport without any cost or angst on the part of the American taxpayer
2) Instead of simply spending billions securing the border, pass a law that anyone caught importing drugs into America will be sentenced to the death penalty no matter what. The drug trade is what gives the money and power to the cartels - anyone assisting them are accessories to multiple murders both before and after the fact. After a few executions, drug traffic will slow down. Any American found guilty of dealing illegal drugs - automatic life in prison, no chance for parole; same reason. Reduce the market and you reduce the importation and weaken the cartels
3) Any city or state that legalizes any illegal substance for "medical" or other reasons should be cut off from any and all federal funding. No exceptions.
4) Pass a law that prevents any public employee from receiving any compensation or benefits that exceed what the private counterpart would receive. All congressmen should be paid not more than two times the established poverty level and shall not receive any benefits beyond what the average American worker receives. No special "perks" or allowances.
5) Outlaw "lame duck" sessions. Newly elected officials take their seats within 30 days of the election, and no congress shall sit in the interim.
6) Pass "pay-as-you-go" and be serious about it. Make it LAW. The only exception shall be for an emergency in the national defense.
7) Anyone who needs to collect unemployment compensation shall be required to work for their community or state in return for the funds. A minimum of 20 hours per week, allowing them the other 20 hours per week to look for work. They must verify they have looked for work for EACH WEEK they collect benefits.
8) Kick the United Nations out of the United States and stop paying exhorbitant fees to them. We have no friends in the U.N. except perhaps England and Canada. Most U.N. members are hell-bent to drain us of our wealth and destroy us if they can. Refurbish the U.N. buildings and turn them into low-cost housing for the poor.
9) Divide California into two states. The northern tier does not get any representation in either the state house or congress, as they are sorely outnumbered by the folks in the southern metro areas of San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego. It's Hell to be the Siamese twin that does not control the arms and legs.
10) No bailouts of any kind for any reason. America was built on personal responsibility. Without it, the free market is not free and the country cannot stand. Accept that in life there are, by necessity, winners and losers. Losing sucks - and that is precisely what drives people to win. If we make losing painless, we give it greater power over us.
Yes, I know - almost all of you folks will disagree with some or all of these. But one thing is certain - like them or not, they would certainly get the job done.
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