College of Political Knowledge

From time to time I like to let my readers know what some of the third parties are thinking…..some have great ideas and some not so much……but the more we know about other parties, other than the two major ones, the sooner we could possibly break the stranglehold the two have on our political process……..a dream, I know….but the public is pissed at Washington and if they knew more about the other parties the closer we move to making this a truly open political society…..

This is a proposed “Green New Deal” put forth by several Green Party candidates…..

These are the ten planks of the Green New Deal:

• Cut military spending at least 70% ) I personally would have NO problem with this proposal)
• Create millions of green union jobs through massive public investment in renewable energy, mass transit and conservation…(I Do not think the unions jobs would be necessary….but a WPA style program would go a long way at the employment problem)
• Set ambitious, science-based greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, and enact a revenue-neutral carbon tax to meet them (This will NOT get any consideration…..business will fight this tooth and nail)
• Establish single-payer “Medicare for all” health care (This is a wish never to be brought about)
• Provide tuition-free public higher education (Another one that I would have NO problem supporting)
• Change trade agreements to improve labor, environmental, consumer, health and safety standards ( a good idea but will be NO way possible)
• End counterproductive prohibition policies and legalize marijuana (Why not legalize ALL drugs…it would be a massive revenue generating program)
• Enact tough limits on credit interest and lending rates, progressive tax reform and strict financial regulation (already tried and it fell way short of effective)
• Amend the U.S. Constitution to abolish corporate personhood (will have to…SCOTUS has seen to that)
• Pass sweeping electoral, campaign finance and anti-corruption reforms.  (If only…this would go a long way at making our elections more in line with the people’s desires and make them more responsive to the people)

While I agree with several of these proposals…..I see where the major parties will oppose many of the planks…