OccupyHouston - Topic: What we want. Post what you want here.

Stephen on What we want. Post what you want here.

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 21:05:25 +0000

Focus should be direct to nonpartisan issues and with the goal of a better represented of people. I would like to see electoral reforms in the way of equal representation and fraud prevention. A call stronger regulation of how wealth interacts with our government is in direct response to why people are protest as well. Regulation of wealth in general can be viewed as outside to scope though strongly related to why people are upset and harmed. Some of the things you talk about in that list are repetition and most are partisan in nature. The only thing I agree that this movement should support is the vague idea of end corruption and does not even include ideas about where or how. Many of the things you suggest I do agree with but I stress the importance of focus and nonpartisan support in an effort for wider support and change beyond current policy to how the policies are created in the first place.

The99percent on What we want. Post what you want here.

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 18:46:23 +0000

I think their should be an age for the forum

The99percent on What we want. Post what you want here.

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 18:39:00 +0000

I will start out with suggestions.

The closing of tax loopholes that corporations use.

Tariffs on any money being sent out of the united states.

A $10/h minimum wage at the very least. (You can thank yourself %1 for putting US in this situation).

Investment by the government into fields that will become more prevalent in society as time goes on, such as robotics. ( Basically investing in the future)

Reform of the USPS.

Make prisoners earn their keep. (nothing cruel or unusual). They earned their spot their though and we shouldn't have to pay to keep them their.

Tax the corporations. It not THEIR right to be allowed to conduct business in OUR United States. Corporations should be pay an income tax.

Education must have the same budget as defense. Also school should not be mandatory. It should be a privilege and people should act like it.

The people should only pay a tax on money they didn't spend during that fiscal year. The tax from people should be collected buy taxing products that people buy.

I cannot support a national healthcare plan. I'm sorry but unless we figure out a way for people who abuse their bodies to pay more, I really don't want to be paying to fix someones lung cancer because they smoke 2 packs a day. (perhaps really high taxes on cigs and other abusive stuff idk)

Government Programs that were put in place to assure the health and safety of the people, should not be run by the corporations that the Government Programs are supposed to be watching.

End corruption.

Fix the fed.

Create a forum where every citizen of the US can post what they want to see in our country, and what they want to see happen in our government. Create a way for people to vote for things that they like, and if something gets enough votes make it go to congress.