Fair Share

 We here to much "They should pay their fair share" concerning taxes.  Two big questions remain,  who are "they" and what is "fair".  

In the USA it is common for people with higher incomes to pay significantly more tax.  

Do people with higher incomes get more return from the government?  

Would it be fair for people with a low income to pay less for their Ferrari?

Would it be right to charge more for a small can of soup than a giant can of soup?

Why should hard workers pay a higher tax rate?

Is it true that the only way to get high income is to oppress others?

Should everyone pay some tax?

If a wealthy person buys an extravagant boat or house, does this give income to others?

Can a government create wealth?

Can a government redistribute wealth?

Would encouraging wealthy people to leave the country, taking their money with them, improve the standard of living for all?

Do wealthy people provide more jobs than others?

Should corporations be taxed?

Should there be a tax deduction for wages paid?

Should people who save more money by spending less than they earn, pay more taxes?

Should the only wealthy people be politicians?

Should the government be the primary source of charity?

Is it assumed that 'They' are wealthy people or people with high incomes?

Do low income people in the USA have a higher standard of living than the rest of the world?

Do people who delay income by working to get an education and develop skills deserve higher annual incomes?

The original US constitution had a flat tax per citizen.  Is this a fair tax?

The Peoples Party

 Are you tired of politicians and news media lies and biases?

Do party bosses have to much power?

Are current political parties to extreme left or right?

Should politicians be elected based on their own positions and capabilities?

Is corruption and deception to common in politics?

Is the quest for political power more important than supporting the country and constitution?

Should keeping campaign promises be a criteria for reelection?

Could representatives and senators join to form a new moderate party?

Could representatives and senators join an existing minor party?

Should encouraging members to vote as they see fit be part of the charter?

Should the party be without a dictator?

Should primary elections be independent of political party?

Should committee membership be totally voluntary?

Should seniority give preference for committee membership?

Should House of Representatives and Senate debate and vote scheduling be member driven?

Economics

 Capitalism vs Socialism vs Communism

Which economic system 

• Provides incentive to work hard
• Provides incentive to study hard
• Provides incentive to protest
• Provides incentive to complain
• Provides incentive to innovate
• Provides money to invest
• Reduces wealth
• Gives government more control
• Gives bureaucrats more control
• Balances supply and demand
• Encourages people to study difficult areas
• Encourages taking risk
• Provides optimism for the future
• Is less competitive
• Is globally less competitive
• Traps people in a mediocre life
• Reduces prosperity
• Has less poor people
• Provides more jobs
• Provides better jobs

Can a blended economic system exists where a low floor is set to protect people from absolute poverty while allowing and encouraging people to work to succeed?

How low should the protective floor be set?

Should all citizens have air conditioning and a color tv?

Should the sojourner be provided as much as contributing citizens?

Who pays for the care of the poor?

Do the poor need more than food, shelter and opportunity?

Should the provided care be paid voluntarily or forced?

Slavery

Slavery has been with mankind almost from the beginning.  It has been common practice for millennia.    American Indians and African tribes and virtually all other societies practiced slavery.  They enslaved either people kidnapped from other tribes or whole tribes that were conquered.  

In the days of the patriarchs slaves were necessary for farming and herding chores.  Did slavery make the persons life worse?  Being owned by another often meant getting taken care of and protected by the other person.  A slave owner wants healthy slaves to protect their investment.

Were slaves sometimes considered just short of family members?  Were slaves were very close to adopted children?  Do some people treat the pets they own as part of the family?

Consider plantations where slaves were given small homes (compared to the plantation owner) and food.  Were they better off than when they were in their own very poor country?

Were slaves that risked punishment by running away (north) treated badly by their owners?  Did all owners treat slaves badly?

Individual freedom was something our forefathers fought to obtain.  Was our forefathers support of freedom responsible for eventually emancipating the plantation slaves?  Was the 13th amendment possible because the constitution allows amendments?

Are people in communist and socialist  countries essentially slaves of the government?

Do they exchange free speech, free travel, free thought or opportunity for being provided minimal sustenance?

Do theocracies also enslave people?

Is there a role for religion in overseeing government?

You could consider the first slaves that worked for patriarchs preparing food and tending to the herds.  They traded work for food, protection and shelter.  Often people chose slavery as indentured servants to obtain either travel, debt payment or permission to marry.  These conditions were often temporary.  The year of jubilee, every 49 years, was when slaves were to be set free.  Did many immediately sell themselves back into slavery for food and shelter?

Today, with a vibrant economy and justice system in place, slavery is considered a horrendous abuse of people.

Was it really all that bad before a strong free economy was established?

Was it better than the alternatives?

Were slaves treated better than sweatshop employees?

Is slavery what many groups, claiming to fight for equality, are fighting to establish?

Was the practice of lifelong slavery bad?

Are children often treated as slaves?

indentured servant: a person who signs and is bound by indentures to work for another for a specified time especially in return for payment of travel expenses and maintenance

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indentured%20servant

Slavery, condition in which one human being was owned by another.

slavery | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica www.britannica.com

Laws

Politicians seam to always argue about the outcome of laws.  There is always disagreement on how to solve problems.  Laws are often written to address a current issue or concern which becomes an unnecessary burden when the issue has passed.

I support constitutional amendments of the form below be added to legislative duties of the legislature.

Purpose and Duration of Laws.

All bills will contain a description of the purpose of the bill.  The purpose shall be linked with other provisions of this constitution and include metrics for determining whether the bill has accomplished its purpose.  

Seven and fourteen years after a bill becomes law the Secretary of State will evaluate whether the bill has accomplished its purpose using the metrics included in the bill.  Also, consequences counter to the welfare of the state or the people of the state shall be considered in evaluating whether the law serves its purpose and benefits the state or its people.  A public comment period of not less than thirty days will be available for all residence of the state to suggest positive and negative results of the law.  If the law has been found to not accomplish its goals or be excessively burdensome, it will be terminated one year after the determination.  The legislature will be notified of the determination within one week of the determination.

No law shall be in effect more than forty-nine years.  Existing laws prior to the passage of this amendment will be terminated in equal proportions over the forty-nine years after the adoption of this amendment.  The Secretary of State will publish a list of such laws to be terminated each year before the first day of January and the laws will terminate on the succeeding first day of January.  The legislature would then have a year to pass a replacement bill if they deem it useful.  This provision supersedes other statements concerning when a law shall continue in force.