Shane wrote:
Just compare what the British/Canadian system has done to combat the recession compared to the US government. Your system doesn't work. Your economy is still faltering. Our economies have rebounded, our unemployment rates are lower, we didn't need to spend as much on recovery as you guys did.
The point I wanted to get across, to put it simply, is that the checks and balances of your government interfere. We do just fine here with fewer checks and balances. Democracies in Europe get by just fine too. It seems like the US likes to over complicate things. Thus it is your system that is at fault. And if you can't see that because you're trumpeting the constitution and that "separation of powers is necessary to a successful democracy" you're a part of the problem.
Dan, if no one else chimes in here we really should discuss this in another venue.
With that being said does anyone else have ideas on how you could make the system more efficient?
I don't think you can compare the economies of Canada to the US Shane. Our GDP is 14 times larger than yours, making the "system" much harder to control. Although we are a single country, we are made up of 50 states, each with regulations that differ from federal.
To make our system better I have several suggestions:
For health care, people who need federal assistance, must apply to a drug test.
For people applying for unemployment: If it goes longer than x amount of time, issue gov job to receive money.
If an issue cannot be passed and is attempted x amount of times, go to a nation wide vote. I think more nationwide votes need to happen. Then, we can not blame the gov for everything.
Ultimately, I think the two parties need to work more together, which is why I chose to be moderate than label as conservative. Candidates like Perry or Michelle Backman will not work with any democrats.
the health care system needs to be address more, and have a gov ran healthcare system that does not **** off the republicans. We can not pass a bill of this scale behind doors to the public and the opposing party like Obama did. Everything was pretty much a waste of time. It IS going to be repealed and the process will start over.
For Social Security. I want an option to do away with it, and place that money in a 401k. Currently, I have increased my 401k 10% by investing through research. I'd rather have control of my money than trust it to the gov.
Once the economy has be stabilized, make it so banks have to keep more reserve. Currently it is something like less than 10% reserve (means all check able deposits ((money you deposit into your bank) only 10% of that needs to be physically there.) The rest is loaned out, enabling bank to "create" millions of dollars. Why this enables more loans, it also is risky due to people not being able to withdraw the money that was there. (Housing crisis)
