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Let's change the taxation system. As many of you know during the Industrial Revolution finances backed industry and manufacturing. You also probably know that finances now back finances. Our taxation system is still taxing 'industry' ... either individual work or businesses.

Since taxing in Democracies are used for those things that are used by the general population, we now must begin to change the taxation system that permits States and Governments to tax financial transactions.

As Peter DeFazio mentioned in his Town Hall meetings, placing 1/10th of 1% taxation on Securities Transactions can pay for health care (and other State needs).

Let's look at this new form of taxation

posted 3 years, 7 months ago
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My parents were first generation to have college education. By the time I finished (1970) you already needed a Master's Degree and now you need a PhD.

Actually we don't need more 'college' educated people, we need more Apprenticeship programs that focus on skills.

BYT ... there is no such thing as 'unskilled' workers. Everyone must have skills to do their job.

posted 3 years, 11 months ago
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Having spent the past 20 years in New Zealand that chose to re-invent a country based on the Free Market and trying to instill in citizens that 'taxes' are bad, Governments should be reduced to the size of a postage stamp and everything should be user pay .... well ... this does several things:

1) Produces a huge amount of civil unrest that will eventually lead to civil conflict because the rich get 'subsidized' while industries no longer are supported ... thereby removing 'finances' from job creation and focusing 'finances' only on 'finances'.

2) Permits those aspects of developed countries (roads, health, education, retirement) from deteriorating because businesses do not pick up the tabs for 'common use'.

The type of Free Market ... low taxes for the weathy and subsidizing businesses to 'create' jobs is a failure. We are where we are because of these policies.

If the conservative political people want to add to the conversation, they do need to rethink these policies. They have failed horribly and the future looks very bleak until we recognize the need to balance the 'individual' with the 'collective'.

Dr. Virginia Lubell

posted 4 years ago
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