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Ginkgo
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Education is important. I would teach the world.
Through pain.
Through pain.
Well, first of all I would point out that power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. And that this applies to me as well as anyone else. So I would write a Constitution that limits power, including my own.
But notice I wouldn't abolish power, I would merely limit it.
Well, first of all I would point out that power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. And that this applies to me as well as anyone else. So I would write a Constitution that limits power, including my own.
But notice I wouldn't abolish power, I would merely limit it.
Strangely enough, I was about to say that.
As far as I can tell "power" is a very strange thing. It can never be abolished, only deferred to someone else.
We know that once we get the politics right, most other things follow along. Or we might say, once we get power right, most other things follow along.
And we have been getting the politics and so power right for one hundred and fifty years.
So what is our secret?
It's that we limit power.
Even the Ed Elric part?
Maybe, but not his shortness part.
No, I mean, were you going to say "iron fist" in relation to him, or were you just going to use the expression?
Also, who are you calling short?!
More thoughts:Dictatorship with the underpinnings of a quasi-socialist government.
Vote for think tank raised issues.
Free:
- Healthcare.
- Education to grade 12. Stringent standards for undergrad and post-grad where basket weaving is not available unless paid by individual.
- Necessary commodities like heat, water and electricity for individuals up to a maximum, then pay per unit of usage. Businesses must pay.
- Public transport.
Other quick and dirty thoughts:
- Trade deficits per country are not allowed and trade will be spread across many, many countries.
- Outsourcing is penalised through tax surcharges per employee.
- All three tiers of industry (primary, secondary and tertiary) will be set for equal percentages ensuring self-sufficiency.
- Too large to fail will not be allowed.
- Global conglomerates will not be allowed.
- Small businesses will be encouraged through small business loans from Central banking at discounted interest rates.
- Flat taxation with no loopholes.
More thoughts:
- No social safety nets.
- Banking will be government run.
- Investment firms will not be allowed to dabble in banking.
- Insurance firms will require sufficient capitalisation using a realistic risk adjusted capital formula.
- No government employee pensions.
- If anyone hasn't figured this out, no political parties.
Read the rest. Not exactly.Ah so the capitalist USSR.
Read the rest. Not exactly.
Lark, read it again without bias or at least try to understand the points made.Well it looks like its a rich mans paradise without political opposition. An inversion of the USSR. At least in terms of its economics.
Lark, read it again without bias or at least try to understand the points made.