The Republicans own the agenda with DT, Kevin McCarthy and the Supreme Court decision. All Democrats, independents and Never Trump Republicans do is react to the latest outrage. I propose announcing our program that will help working people rather than the rich.
Abolish food insecurity in the US and the world.
The Pentagon budget is equal to the next 9 countries in line.
Cut the Pentagon budget by 50%.
Keep 1,000 nuclear warheads for deterrence and diverting wandering asteroids. Decommission the rest.
Reduce military bases in foreign countries from 750 to 100.
The US has more people in prison in absolute numbers and per capita. Use alternative punishment. Decriminalize most drug offenses. Offer treatment rather than jail.
Subsidize families who adopt children. Give them $5,000 per child per year for 5 years, not subject to US income tax. In Texas it costs $25,000 to 50,000 to adopt a child. Make it $1,000.
Abolish tax havens by funding the IRS to audit returns from rich individuals and major corporations.
Raise the marginal income tax rates to what they were when Eisenhower was president. When I was a child in the 1950s, I remember prosperity.
Abolish poverty in the US and the world. Look at the Global Marshall Plan.
I advocate these ideas for religious and humanitarian motives which coincide with hard-headed realism. The net result would be a deficit reduction, fewer abortions, fewer illegal immigrants and a reduced recruiting pool for terrorists. Who will cross the Chihuahua Desert or the Mediterranean when they have prosperity at home?
When humans can send people to the moon, get them back alive and invent the Internet, humans can ensure that everyone gets good meals every day and accomplish all the reforms listed here.
When George Bush the Son was president, I learned from right-wing friends to make your demands bold and simple. Ask for the Sun, the Moon, the stars and half the planet.
Make the proposals fast before the US Treasury becomes insolvent on June 1. Do not negotiate with terrorists or Kevin McCarthy.