Demands For America 

We're building a better America here, one Gorram Jenga block at a time. I'll continue to post selections for the two lists as we mature.

(Attribution) as my memory and media streaming allow. I didn't seek permission for attribution and didn't imply participation, merely the source of the concept, ideation, or legislation mentioned.

Better Angels List for America

• Government Reform (Warren)

• Campaign and election reform

• Expand the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

• Presidential conflicts and immunity legislation

• • Campaign finance reform 

    • to wrest control of the candidates and the elections from the influence of big money.

• Children and Social Issues

  • permanent child tax credits (Harris)

  • eldercare tax credits 

• One voice, one person,  one vote.

• Housing

  • Affordable housing 

    • Reform Real Estate Investment regulation (Harris)

    • Provide below-market interest loans for middle and lower-income first-time buyers

  • A better path to wealth than inflationary house flipping

• Racial equality (Dean)

  • Employment equality

  • Election equality

• Healthcare

  • Reform big pharma price gouging and control of healthcare (Warren, Biden)

  • Women's Health

    • A woman's health is a woman's issue. (All of us)

• Expand Medicare and Social Security (Sanders)

  • I want to be empowered to feel good about my retirement

  • Increase and expand benefits to eye and dental care

  • Extend the contribution cap for the wealthy

  • Increase Medicare negotiation on prescription drugs (Klobuchar)

• Immigration

  • A saner path to immigration

  • Revise and pass a Bipartisan Border Security Act  (Harris)

• Share the wealth (Sanders)

  • Minimum wage increases to implement a Living Wage

  • Lower and middle-income tax relief

  • Tax reform on high earners and corporations 

  • Mandated maternity, vacation, and sick time

  • Incentives to unionize

  • No taxes on tips for wage earners in the lowest brackets (Harris)

  • Wealth tax (Warren, Sanders)

Sense of Humor's Wish List

• I don't want to pay taxes.

• I want everything to be cheaper than it is.