posted on September 11, 2005 05:54:07 PM
If by some quirk of fate and you suddenly became President of the US, how would you handle the national and international scenarios as they now stand?
posted on September 11, 2005 09:09:33 PM
LOL....I could never be President...but I'd make a good advisor.
So many issues to think about...a million different decisions needing to be made all at once.
But one of the things I'd change is I'd grow our military like has never been done before.
I'd start by offering the best benefit packages, like our Congress people have, and double/triple their wages. Then more would sign up.
I'd put much more money into our defense. I'd build up our missile systems, our missile defense systems, etc.
I'd eliminate most of our socialist 'nanny' programs and expect people to grow up and take care of themselves and those they produce.
I'd spend more to get rid of illegals. They'd have no rights to use our court systems to defend themselves, to get medical care, nor for anything else. They're here illegally they get NOTHING. Let alone be given drivers licenses....STUPID, stupid, idea.
AND I'd build a wall, like Israel did, to better keep the illegals out.
I'd take most programs away from the Federal government and give them to the states. You don't like the state you're living in because of their laws? Fine move elsewhere. But the Federal government was initially set up to do only a couple of things for our citizens and it's grown and grown since it began. And all the funding it takes to support that can be better spent in each state.
I'd privatize our whole school system...or let each state set their own up how they wish to. This nonsense of spending more and more money on the schools, since I was in school, and it only continues to get worse....is NOT working. We need to admit that and try something that has been proven to work....private schools.
Schools would teach the three "R's", science and history. Let parents teach the social stuff.
Not really sure what I'd do about the trade issues. But the choices are clear, imo. We either produce and meet our own needs for everything, at a much higher cost, or we stay with the 'globalization' that we're in.
I'd withdraw our participation in the UN....it's nothing more than a scandal ridden group ran and controlled by the worst countries in the world. The big 'five' have lost control and now we have terrorists countries on human rights boards. NUTS!!!!
I'd NEVER, EVER give up our sovereignty to the UN nor anyother governing 'world' organization. Poop on them. We fought too hard to get it, to let politicans give it away so easily.
I'd approve of more domestic drilling, building more nuclear power plants, encourage more private companies to work at obtaining cleaner, for efficient energy....like wind mills, etc. And tell those environmental nutcases to get lost. Forget your view, or the facts that it interfers with your sailing abilities....too bad, we NEED this energy. Get our dependence on foreign oil a thing of the past.
On taxes....we'd stop paying to the Federal government and have some sort of 'consumption' tax in the states instead. And each state would have to use some of those funds to pay for the extremely limited Federal government. A very limited federal government.
That only begins to touch the surface...I know....and I'm sure now everyone will be elated that I'll never be President.
posted on September 12, 2005 06:23:41 AM
lol....THE question no dem would answer about how kerry was going to pay for all the 'promised programs' he was either going to increase or start new.
I already answered that....
I'd eliminate most of our socialist 'nanny' programs and expect people to grow up and take care of themselves and those they produce.
"Whenever the nation is under attack, from within or without, liberals side with the enemy. This is their essence." --Ann Coulter
And why the American Voters chose to RE-elect President Bush to four more years. YES!!!
posted on September 12, 2005 07:50:32 AM
Ron - You asked what I would do...and that would be to reduce our Federal government to almost nothing...letting the states make their individual choices.
And that would be where our 'infrastructure' would be taken care of. Not on two levels, the states and then the Fed gov. too.
But I could compromise with your suggestion of eliminating the studend loans for those who *completed* college with a degree. Only...that would be as far as I could bend.
And if we did back out as a member of the U.N.
and NATO that would be a savings too. Money better spent on our own people. Right now we pay approximately 25% of the UN's yearly budget....which is approx. 5 Billion dollars.
posted on September 12, 2005 07:59:52 AM
I don't think your math works there Linda but lets say that it does.. What are you going to do about high mortality rates among the working poor and elderly once you get rid of such niceties as Medicaid and Medicare. How are you going to justify in your pro life mind, the increase in infant mortality rates in your uber-defended nation once you remove the support systems provide medical and nutritional assistance is denied to under priviledged mothers?
For some reason it seems that many conservatives tend to ignore a simple reality or our society... there will NEVER be as many jobs that pay a living wage as there are people that are in need of them. There is always going to be a large section of jobs in this country that will never pay a living wage.
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My first response should be like kerry's was. Basically, "I can't answer the questions on costs, until I am elected and can sit down and go over all the numbers." LOL It worked with kerry supporters....so I should be able to claim the same.
I spoke to the issue of what money could/would be saved by making some of the changes I'd suggested - eliminating most of the Federal level and the billions upon billions of dollars that would then be available to the states - to take care of the needs of their own citizens.
But I find it interesting that while YOU don't want to share what YOU'D do with us, as President....yet you expect ? me to answer more detailed questions from you.
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"Whenever the nation is under attack, from within or without, liberals side with the enemy. This is their essence." --Ann Coulter
And why the American Voters chose to RE-elect President Bush to four more years. YES!!!
[ edited by Linda_K on Sep 12, 2005 08:24 AM ]
posted on September 12, 2005 08:21:15 AM
As for I would do... I'm not sure but to start...
Make college tuition tax deductible (for four years only - professional students irritate me)
Give tax breaks to corporations based on energy saving production rates. i.e. - Create a sliding scale of breaks for automakers based on production percentage of hybrid vehicles starting at 20%.
Build a federally funded oil refinery (ask me later how I would administrate it - I'll figure that part out while they are building it )
Create a new minimum wage scale based on employment levels. Minimum wage levels need to increase but at the same time do so without punishing or inhibiting small businesses and their growth.
Oh yeah - make it clearly known that any bill that crosses my desk with more than 1% of funding going towards ridiculous pork barrel projects will automatically be be vetod.
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[ edited by fenix03 on Sep 12, 2005 08:27 AM ]
