New Progressive Platform
National Progressive platform based on incentives instead of laws and subsidies.
Land reform is a major issue in our country. Though incentives we can break up and sale large tracks of land
Levy a special taxon second homes and empty homes that are not the homestead. This will provide incentives for owners to provide millions of empty places for people who need a home.
Have no taxes on homesteads of up to one acre
Have no taxes on improvements – this will encourage investment that creates jobs instead of into real estate speculation that doesn’t create jobs but instead inflates the costs of housing and farmland.
Have the county establish the tax rate on the additional five acres a person might own and have it uniform for the whole county. The cities and towns establish the uniform tax rates for lands inside the their cities.Each time a person doubles their land holdings, the tax rate is doubled.
Triple the tax rate on land owned outside the county of residency.
This system will eliminate the appraisal of individual pieces of real estate, thus eliminating a source of graft and unfair practices. Large land owners will be supporting the schools and the local governments and will have the incentive to break up their holdings and sale to many people. This will lower the prices of land along with the triple rates for out of county holdings. Fewer out of county buyers will be buying land and therefor reducing the demand for the land. Land prices will plummet creating affordable housing and investment money will be creating jobs building infrastructure and improvements that are not taxed. City dwellers can pool their five acres to form small farms.
Eliminate all bailouts, subsidies and tax deductions including to corporations,housing, etc.
Have a minimum living wage pegged to 20% of the US senator’s salary and benefits.Have jobs for everyone so there is no need for welfare.
Provide jobs for everyone who wants one. The government can help reach the minimum wage of people who cannot physically or mentally produce to an economical level. Anyone without a job can have one building infrastructure or maintenance for governments.
A tax that will replace all national, state, and local income and sales taxes will be a two percent tax each time money exchanges ownership. A 20% tax will be assessed on all gross income including overseas income over$50,000,000 of any individual, corporation or entity. This will permit smaller businesses to compete.
Have a national budget made by the people. Have each taxpayer decide on how his tax money will be spent after allowing ten percent to go to the general budget for government operations. Each taxpayer would complete a form designating the percentage of their taxes for the different agencies.Congress would compile the results and publish it as the budget.There would be no haggling between political parties over the budget and would eliminate most pork barrels.
A two party system does not work since the goal is to keep the party in power, not for the benefit of the country and its citizens. Do away with the electoral college and replace it with a system where voters rate the candidates and the winner getting elected has to eventually get 50%of the votes. Eliminate all political advertisement from public news sources such as newspapers, billboards, radio, and TV. Create equal access to all candidates to debates and TV shows. This will get the money out of politics and create a multiparty system
We will go on a war footing becoming 80% carbon fuel free in five years. In ten years50% of everyone’s food will be grown within 100 miles of their homestead.
All social security and retirement benefits combined will be over the minimum wage.
An interstate rail system based upon the interstate highway system will be built using alternative energy.
The nine supreme justices will be replaced one each year from a random selection of qualified judges for a nine year term. This will de-politicize the court.
The federal reserve will become part of the US government where the government does not pay interest on the money it prints.
Each government entity will have an investigative committee to search out corruption and equality and will be filled with randomly selected citizens who have passed a test showing their ability to function in the position. The members will have a one year nonrenewable term. Their findings will be transparent.
The military budget will be determined by the taxpayers designating a portion of their taxes for the military. All intrusions of military or clandestine actions in other countries including sanctions will be prohibited.Two thirds of congress has to declare war.
Forty percent of the land mass of the US will be preserved in its natural state and will be free from mining, grazing, and timber harvesting. All waters will be free of oil interests and be regulated for fishing to retain the original ecosystem.
The EPA and other agencies will be reinforced to adequately guarantee potable water and clean air to all inhabitants and the sustainability of the natural ecosystem.
All funds designated for education will go only to public schools. Private schools will no longer get public funds or have income tax deductible. ,
The separation of religion and state will be strictly followed by not subsidizing through tax deductions of donations to religious entities. All land will be taxed including religious and non-profits but not the improvements.
The depletion allowance will be discontinued.