Here is another serious drain on our system, giving us little return on our investment.
Simply,
Declare amnesty, and decriminalize for all crimes to oneself, with respect to incarceration.
Incarceration should only be for those who have committed violent crimes, or significant crimes against humanity.
Abolish the prison employee unions influence in the political process. Unions are for protecting workers safty and human rights, not to influence legislation to imprison the minor offender to insure a steady stream of union jobs, for example. Obvious stuff here... greed is wicked.
Reconstruct the prison system to become secure working factories.
Each inmate must contribute labor to compensate for his/her crime, and to earn privileges beyond the very basic requirements of life. no work, no windows... is the slogen. That includes TV, ballenced regular meals, excersise, socializacion and visitation... all to be earned from profitable work.
The disabled can be determined, and cared for accordingly. Perhaps some government support here may be needed, as well as in rehabilitation services within the prison.
The criminally insane, and the hopelessly violent, can be segragated and configned at the cost of the state.
The prison staff is to use inmate labor to turn a profit, including the upkeep of all capitol equipment, as in all business. The free labor will be payed for by the prison in providing housing, food and living necessities for the working inmates. Luxuries are only for those inmates who make extrodinary contribution to the profitability of the prision, or the furtherance of the rehabilitation goals.
The prison staff can be fired if they do not turn a profit, by a publicly elected board of trustees.
Incentivise the rehabilitation of the inmates through prison employee bonus program with the focus on providing vocational training and experience to the inmates.
With respect to crime that is not significant enough to warrant incarceration, penalties should be community service related to the crime, in stead of monetary penalties. ... all the way down to traffic tickets. This will take the money making incentive out of penalty determining legislation.
..a work in progress... will update...
I will eventually get to the police and justice departments, and the perverse incentives therein.
Tony
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Breaking the Grand Ologonomy - Election Reform - Gov Reform
Ok here is the general outline of a plan to take back the county from the corporations and countries who seek to control us through political influence and unregulated business.
The Ologonomy, is the bottleneck we find ourselves in, at the moment. Corporate influence in our process has poisoned the system, in direct and open defience of the spirit of the constitution.
The election is every four years. At the end of each presidential election, you start the process of the next election.
The model below is significantly different than the current system, and involves sacrifices from the electorate and the corporations who choose to do business in this country.
Each citizen is expected to do his or her part in the process, and is incentivised through tax breaks of for participation. One can choose not to participate, and just pay the tax to support the citizens who do participate, thus contributing the process.
Here is the idea, in general: at the end of the presidential election, you hold neighborhood elections and elect a representative of your block, to then compete at the city level, and county.
This round of elections is held in rapid succession, with the focus on presenting a general platform, lessing the spending of money and time politicing, at this point. The idea is to get the smartest people interested in office, from your area and representing your politics, to then compete at the state level, regional, and then national election for president of the country.
There will be four years for the vetting process to take place. Every 'winner' at the state level can be highlighted across the counrty, with as equal public support in the disemination of thier indivitual platform.
The playoffs can be held, ending up with a block of 5
The winner is elected President, and can personnally select his advisors. There is no VP position, to be replaced by: the next four candidates, gain positions of authority and importance within the government and are next in line for the presidency, should the president be unable to serve.
There is a another body, to be comprised of representatives of the supreme court, the senate and the house, a body of 5 that joins the 4 'winners' in a body of 9 that has veto power over legislation, taking that power away from the Presidency.
The president has the power of executive privilage, that is also subject to veto by the body of 9. If urgency is neede and can be proven, the President can act, subject to a vote by the body of 9 to determine the constitutionality of the action, with powers of impeachment.
The military determines the commander in chief independently. All top decisions subject to veto of the body of 9, unless urgent action is needed, and can be proven, then the President him/herself has veto power and final say on military action, subject to a vote by the body of 9 as to the constitutionality.
Some would say this is way to much time demanded from the voters... others would say that the problems caused by apathy are far more expensive.
I figure its less than 20 elections over 4 years, one vote every other month in perpetuity aproximately.
How to fund it? money from the no participating citicen tax, corporate tax. Corporations will benifit from the stable political system under wich to do business. They will pay for the contribution the citizenry has performed in this political process, and will share proportionately in the burden. As they do not have a vote, they can contribute money, as public good will to the people who will determine their governance. build a park, school, or piece of art, instead of lining fat lobbiests pockets.
All individual or corporate donations to individual candidates is forbidden by law, every thing is publically funded, as outlined above.
in the words of George Bush... 'What ya'll think?'
Tony
The Ologonomy, is the bottleneck we find ourselves in, at the moment. Corporate influence in our process has poisoned the system, in direct and open defience of the spirit of the constitution.
The election is every four years. At the end of each presidential election, you start the process of the next election.
The model below is significantly different than the current system, and involves sacrifices from the electorate and the corporations who choose to do business in this country.
Each citizen is expected to do his or her part in the process, and is incentivised through tax breaks of for participation. One can choose not to participate, and just pay the tax to support the citizens who do participate, thus contributing the process.
Here is the idea, in general: at the end of the presidential election, you hold neighborhood elections and elect a representative of your block, to then compete at the city level, and county.
This round of elections is held in rapid succession, with the focus on presenting a general platform, lessing the spending of money and time politicing, at this point. The idea is to get the smartest people interested in office, from your area and representing your politics, to then compete at the state level, regional, and then national election for president of the country.
There will be four years for the vetting process to take place. Every 'winner' at the state level can be highlighted across the counrty, with as equal public support in the disemination of thier indivitual platform.
The playoffs can be held, ending up with a block of 5
The winner is elected President, and can personnally select his advisors. There is no VP position, to be replaced by: the next four candidates, gain positions of authority and importance within the government and are next in line for the presidency, should the president be unable to serve.
There is a another body, to be comprised of representatives of the supreme court, the senate and the house, a body of 5 that joins the 4 'winners' in a body of 9 that has veto power over legislation, taking that power away from the Presidency.
The president has the power of executive privilage, that is also subject to veto by the body of 9. If urgency is neede and can be proven, the President can act, subject to a vote by the body of 9 to determine the constitutionality of the action, with powers of impeachment.
The military determines the commander in chief independently. All top decisions subject to veto of the body of 9, unless urgent action is needed, and can be proven, then the President him/herself has veto power and final say on military action, subject to a vote by the body of 9 as to the constitutionality.
Some would say this is way to much time demanded from the voters... others would say that the problems caused by apathy are far more expensive.
I figure its less than 20 elections over 4 years, one vote every other month in perpetuity aproximately.
How to fund it? money from the no participating citicen tax, corporate tax. Corporations will benifit from the stable political system under wich to do business. They will pay for the contribution the citizenry has performed in this political process, and will share proportionately in the burden. As they do not have a vote, they can contribute money, as public good will to the people who will determine their governance. build a park, school, or piece of art, instead of lining fat lobbiests pockets.
All individual or corporate donations to individual candidates is forbidden by law, every thing is publically funded, as outlined above.
in the words of George Bush... 'What ya'll think?'
Tony
Corporate influence over the political process in the USA
This is a big one...
As a son of the revolutionary war (my ancestors were in the war to gain independence from the British), I feel a deep appreciation for those who have created this country, and the fine and wonderful aspects therein.
Our forefathers designed a elegant, if not flawed plan of governance that instills some of the most humanitarian rights in the world.
The enactment of their vision, of course, has fell far short of its potential... as of yet.
At the University of California at Santa Cruz, i studied Environmental studies, and Economics. It was preparation for a doctorate in Developmental Econ... a dream of mine that may come to pass one day. That being said, im sure i will get many a person saying i dont know what im talking about... thats all good, i will post your comments only if they provide a contribution to the subject matter. Feel free to disagree, or post your support of any idea expressed here.
In school, i was very interested in the weakness of the capitalistic model, as practiced by a large number of countries around the world.
The collapse of the Soviet Union had me thinking... most likely our model of governance is in its infancy as well, and the world is blindly groping for a solution to this challenging issue.
The Chinese have decided to give the socialism/communism/capitalism thing a go... we will see.
There is a paper called 'the tragedy of the commons' that lays out the general weaknesses of the capitalistic model we have here in the states.
Basically the gist is... one cannot maximize social good, and personal gain at the same time. Personal gain has to be fettered by the group in order to obtain a higher level of gain for the group as a whole. Simple as that, not hard to understand, and really needs to be accepted, so we can move on to a solution.
You rugged individualists who dont think government has a place in your life. Dont complain about the deteriating society, just make some blinders out of your stock certificates, as this is what you are creating. Try to think what life will be like for your children if the trends continue.
The problem of the conflict between personal gain and social welfare will be a larger and larger issue, as the separation of rich and poor increases. The rich will be isolated from this problem, until it becomes severe, and they must address it. Global warming is one of millions of examples of this.. I call it the 'shit hits the fan' principal. Change is not easy, and usually comes when the pain of situation is greater than the pain of the change.
Will people give up thier extra humvee so they dont have to watch thier backs when they go to the store, or keep thier kids locked up in the back yard? Some may. Some wont. Most wont see the connection between the two.. if thats you.. keep reading this blog.
With the inertia of given events, like Global Warming for example, and this hesitation to change, there usually is a tardy reaction, and many associated problems. The idea behind this blog, is to see if smart people can gain enough power and influence to make necessary changes before the growing pain become unbearable, or even deadly.
The rich need the working class to run the machinery of the country. If the personal gain of the rich causes the poor to be unwilling, or unable to serve the rich, the personal gain of the rich is of little use to them. Economies are built on the work production and consumption of the common man, not on investments by speculators or influence by big business.
In future posts, i will outline some solutions to problems such as these.
I will start with a practical idea of how to wrestle our government from the hands of the rich.
having fun yet?!!
Tony
As a son of the revolutionary war (my ancestors were in the war to gain independence from the British), I feel a deep appreciation for those who have created this country, and the fine and wonderful aspects therein.
Our forefathers designed a elegant, if not flawed plan of governance that instills some of the most humanitarian rights in the world.
The enactment of their vision, of course, has fell far short of its potential... as of yet.
At the University of California at Santa Cruz, i studied Environmental studies, and Economics. It was preparation for a doctorate in Developmental Econ... a dream of mine that may come to pass one day. That being said, im sure i will get many a person saying i dont know what im talking about... thats all good, i will post your comments only if they provide a contribution to the subject matter. Feel free to disagree, or post your support of any idea expressed here.
In school, i was very interested in the weakness of the capitalistic model, as practiced by a large number of countries around the world.
The collapse of the Soviet Union had me thinking... most likely our model of governance is in its infancy as well, and the world is blindly groping for a solution to this challenging issue.
The Chinese have decided to give the socialism/communism/capitalism thing a go... we will see.
There is a paper called 'the tragedy of the commons' that lays out the general weaknesses of the capitalistic model we have here in the states.
Basically the gist is... one cannot maximize social good, and personal gain at the same time. Personal gain has to be fettered by the group in order to obtain a higher level of gain for the group as a whole. Simple as that, not hard to understand, and really needs to be accepted, so we can move on to a solution.
You rugged individualists who dont think government has a place in your life. Dont complain about the deteriating society, just make some blinders out of your stock certificates, as this is what you are creating. Try to think what life will be like for your children if the trends continue.
The problem of the conflict between personal gain and social welfare will be a larger and larger issue, as the separation of rich and poor increases. The rich will be isolated from this problem, until it becomes severe, and they must address it. Global warming is one of millions of examples of this.. I call it the 'shit hits the fan' principal. Change is not easy, and usually comes when the pain of situation is greater than the pain of the change.
Will people give up thier extra humvee so they dont have to watch thier backs when they go to the store, or keep thier kids locked up in the back yard? Some may. Some wont. Most wont see the connection between the two.. if thats you.. keep reading this blog.
With the inertia of given events, like Global Warming for example, and this hesitation to change, there usually is a tardy reaction, and many associated problems. The idea behind this blog, is to see if smart people can gain enough power and influence to make necessary changes before the growing pain become unbearable, or even deadly.
The rich need the working class to run the machinery of the country. If the personal gain of the rich causes the poor to be unwilling, or unable to serve the rich, the personal gain of the rich is of little use to them. Economies are built on the work production and consumption of the common man, not on investments by speculators or influence by big business.
In future posts, i will outline some solutions to problems such as these.
I will start with a practical idea of how to wrestle our government from the hands of the rich.
having fun yet?!!
Tony
First post - Lets change the world together
Hey all,
After years of working out some unique solutions for some of the more difficult problems facing humanity, i decided to start a blog, as a way of communicating my vision for the world.
I hope it generates discussion and action in your household and community.
Tony
After years of working out some unique solutions for some of the more difficult problems facing humanity, i decided to start a blog, as a way of communicating my vision for the world.
I hope it generates discussion and action in your household and community.
Tony
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