[Dialogue] Five Point Program

[Jim Baumbach]

Jim, there is no way to limit ideas to a 5 point program but it is well 
worth the effort.  Most of what I have in my points is so filled with 
loopholes that lawyers would be employed for a century or two just 
sorting these.  So here are mine:

Five Point Plan for USA

1.    *National Energy Program.* National priority to create alternative 
energies the do not depend on fossil fuels.  Fusion power, wind power, 
ocean power, geothermal power, etc. must be developed along with 
centralized coal (temporary fossil fuel consumer) generated electrical 
power where gases such as carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen 
oxides, etc. are scrubbed for stack emissions.  Immediate priority for 
households throughout the nation to utilize energy efficient appliances 
and lighting. (10 year overall goal)

2.    *Transportation Infrastructure.* Creation of national and regional 
transportation systems to minimize personal auto and trucking usage.  
Immediate priority to increase gas mileage to 40+ mpg local and 60 mpg 
highway.  Include significant tax breaks and support for low and middle 
income families.  Implement significant surcharges on high consumption 
vehicles including sport and recreation vehicles for both land and water 
use.

3.    *Education and Health.* Substantial economic support for all 
educational and health care programs, high school, college and post 
graduate schools.  Make all levels of education affordable for low 
income and middle income families.  Provide excellent teacher 
development programs and substantial salaries for educators.  Develop a 
health consciousness by instituting a national health insurance program 
for low and middle income families.

4.    *Resource Conservation and Development.* Focus on sustainable 
agricultural methods with seeds that reproduce the original gene stock 
and support diverse adaptations of plants to maximize the gene pool.  
Support  methods of irrigation that minimize water consumption and 
develop water conservation methods.  Stop all mining and drilling in 
national parks and public lands where human and wildlife habitation is 
affected.  Preserve farmlands and limit changeover to urban sprawl. 

5.    *International and Domestic Affairs.*  Implement a windfall 
profits tax on the oil industry and the military complex including 
subcontractors profiting from undeclared wars.  Withdraw American forces 
from Iraq and Afghanistan and other countries such as Japan and Germany. 
Hold all members of the present administration accountable before the 
World Court for violations of international law and treaties.  Stop all 
rendition procedures and reinstall habeas corpus.  Shut down the School 
of Americas and limit the involvement of the CIA and other secret and 
overt security groups who undermine democracies beyond our boarders.  
Eliminate the Patriot Act.  Prepare for a period of high inflation rates 
as the oil exchange currency transfers from the petrodollar to the Euro 
or some other stable currency and countries such as China cash in their 
dollars.  Open off-shore banking to rigorous taxation equivalent to 
highest tax rate inside the US.  Require income tax payments for foreign 
employees working for US based corporations which have outsourced jobs 
and manufacturing to other countries.

James Wiegel wrote:
> hmmm. . . . wasn't there an idea of "what is your five point plan for 
> . . ." that came out of old news conversations or the nation and world 
> course or  . . .  That might be interesting to chat about.
>  
> What would be your 5 point plan for the US over the next 5 or so 
> years?  Not so much interested in coming to some common answer as I 
> would love to hear a divergence of views.
>
> */C B SMITH <cbsmith0606 at msn.com>/* wrote:
>
>     Several years ago, I had the great good fortune to not only hear
>     Senator Clinton speak, but to meet with her afterwards.  At that
>     time I was very impressed with her.  I am not impressed with her
>     current rhetoric.  She seems to out hawk the hawks. And, realistic
>     or not, I want to hear something positive for the future and not
>     continued Bush bashing.
>      
>     Colleen Smith
>     in Denver where the snow is beginning to melt.
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