THE FOUR  s - KEY CAMPAIGN THEMES |
 quity in economic policy |
- Observations
- Life is needlessly too difficult for low- and middle-income individuals and families
- Our economic system must be fairer so all have opportunity for pursuit of happiness
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- Solutions
- Universal health insurance
- Single-payer system (Medicare for all)
- Equilibration of tax exclusion
- Return to equitable progressive (income and capital gains) tax system
- Will increase taxes for very high-income individuals and families
- Will decrease taxes for middle-income individuals and families
- Higher education subsidies
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- quity in environmental and energy policy
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- Observations
- Archaic dependence on carbon fuels
- Effect on global climate represents a security (possibly existential) threat to the U.S.
- Effect on international relations and balance of trade is a security threat to the U.S.
- Effect on income expenditure, health, and leisure is a quality of life threat to the U.S.
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- Solutions
- Green revolution
- Transformational changes towards a green economy and jobs
- Build the most modern mass transit systems in the world in every U.S. city
- Smart development—cities with high quality of life, low commuting, and tax incentives
- Smart design—buildings with energy efficiency, alternative energy sources, and tax incentives
- Smart cars and appliances—high fuel efficiency and carbon emission standards, tax incentives (Feebates)
- Smart power plants—mandates for high alternative energy use, tax incentives
- Carbon tax—incentivize energy efficiency, adjust for work and family needs and transportation options
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- quity in U.S. effort to address poverty in the developing world
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- Observations
- Contributes to political instability and terrorism, resulting in a security threat to the U.S.
- Our failure to lead by example is a security threat to the U.S.
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- Solutions
- Global elimination of vaccine-preventable illnesses
- Strengthening of malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV programs, and public health
- Transformational improvements in infrastructure (clean water, septic systems, electricity)
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- nlightened security
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- Observations
- Failure to correct our own inequities (see 1 to 3 above) and inconsistent policies undermine our moral strength, resulting in a security threat to the U.S.
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- Solutions
- Lead by example by correcting intrinsic inequities and inconsistent policies, establishing a foundation of moral strength
- Address international problems and issues with a combination of non-military and military resources
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