If You Were President How Would You Make America Better

[PatrickOlinger]

How would fix the Economy

 

[Individual]

Is this a BOT created thread?

 

[Mycroft]

If You Were President How Would You Make America Better​

I'd hire Trump.

 

[Individual]

If You Were President How Would You Make America Better​

I'd hire Trump.

What job would you hire him to do?

 

[Loulit01]

What job would you hire him to do?

Secretary of State. Let him grift overseas.

 

[bongsaway]

If You Were President How Would You Make America Better​

I'd hire Trump.

Wasn't he the guy who increased the debt and created no new jobs in four years when he was president?

 

[Individual]

Secretary of State. Let him grift overseas.

You, would hire him too?

 

[Mycroft]

What job would you hire him to do?

Special Advisor

 

[Mycroft]

Wasn't he the guy who increased the debt and created no new jobs in four years when he was president?

No.

That was Congress and Covid.

 

[vegas giants]

The economy is being fixed

Recessions are normal not political

 

[bongsaway]

No.

That was Congress and Covid.

You are shameless. Of course it's not the person who is in charge who is to blame, it's everyone else.

 

[Geoist]

How would fix the Economy

This is not exhaustive but just what I could think from the top of my head:

Pragmatic Goals:
1. Bring back Glass-Steagal Act to separate commercial and financial banks.

2. Remove the tax cap on Social Security

3. Lower taxes for the working/middle class. Raise taxes on those making $400K and up. Return max rate of taxation to 90%.


Lofty Goals:
1. Public Banks: I'd introduce legislation to create public banks to provide regular every-day Americans with low interest loans. The interest would be just enough to cover the upkeep of the public banks.

2. Land Value Tax: I strongly believe land speculation plays a major role in the boom-bust cycle of our economy. I'd introduce legislation to tax land values (market value of the land minus the value of buildings/improvments). This would discourage speculators from holding land idle and artificially driving up the cost of real estate.

3. Universal Basic Income: I'd introduce legislation to provide every American either a monthly or annual paycheck. Ideally it would be paid through the land value tax much like how Alaska gives annual checks through the Alaska Permanent Fund.

4. Co-ops: Democracy in the workplace is important and studies have shown that co-ops give workers purpose. I would promote the growth of co-ops, particularly through the public banking system where they would receive special low-interest loans.

 

[Geoist]

If You Were President How Would You Make America Better​

I'd hire Trump.

Right, hire the guy who bankrupted a casino and started a mortgage company at the peak of the housing bubble.

 

[Queen Margo]

You are shameless. Of course it's not the person who is in charge who is to blame, it's everyone else.

So then, you do blame Biden for all the mass shootings, inflation, Covid deaths under his watch, etc?

 

[Queen Margo]

Right, hire the guy who bankrupted a casino and started a mortgage company at the peak of the housing bubble.

You laugh, but who has more money, him or you?

 

[Mycroft]

Right, hire the guy who bankrupted a casino and started a mortgage company at the peak of the housing bubble.

Would you rather I hire the guy spent his entire life living off of the taxpayers and is ending his life as a puppet being controlled by others who are living off of the taxpayers?

 

[bongsaway]

Would you rather I hire the guy spent his entire life living off of the taxpayers and is ending his life as a puppet being controlled by others who are living off of the taxpayers?

You are by supporting trump. He's been a grifter lying thief most of his life.

 

[bongsaway]

So then, you do blame Biden for all the mass shootings, inflation, Covid deaths under his watch, etc?

Absolutely!! Everything is his fault.

 

[Geoist]

You laugh, but who has more money, him or you?

I would imagine anyone who inherited $413 million would have more money than 99.99% of us.

 

[Geoist]

Would you rather I hire the guy spent his entire life living off of the taxpayers and is ending his life as a puppet being controlled by others who are living off of the taxpayers?

So you think the choice is between two people?

 

[trouble13]

How would fix the Economy

1. Abolish the income tax system and install a federal sales tax to replace it

2. Deport all illegals and enforce immigration laws

3. Increase our energy production

4. Freeze spending

 

[Geoist]

1. Abolish the income tax system and install a federal sales tax to replace it

2. Deport all illegals and enforce immigration laws

3. Increase our energy production

4. Freeze spending

^This is a blueprint on how to crash the economy, not fix it.

 

[Mycroft]

1. Abolish the income tax system and install a federal sales tax to replace it

2. Deport all illegals and enforce immigration laws

3. Increase our energy production

4. Freeze spending

I don't know if number one would generate enough federal revenue to meet federal spending...even if federal spending is frozen. But this is worth looking at.

The other three items are good...as a start...toward making America better.

 

[Queen Margo]

Absolutely!! Everything is his fault.

So, is whoever voted for Biden at fault too?

 

[trouble13]

I don't know if number one would generate enough federal revenue to meet federal spending...even if federal spending is frozen. But this is worth looking at.

The other three items are good...as a start...toward making America better.

For a national sales tax to equal the revenue the current system generates the tax rate would need to be approx 30%. To cover the existing level of spending it would need to be around 55%.