I Live In the Usa

USA is fabulous in many ways, its for the strong and self sufficient.

What needs to happen for people to be happier in USA in my opinion is

1. better infrastructure, better planned communities where people live where they shop, play, and work, so there is more a sense of community.
2. Better mass transit systems
3. great housing for the homeless, not just shelters
4. Walkable towns where cars are limited so its nice and quiet and people exercise outside more.
5. 5 week summer paid vacations for everyone and 2 weeks to observe Jesus Birthday ha ha!
6. One payor healthsystem for all that's free
7. One year off, 6 months for each parent, to bond with a newborn with full pay because the first year is the most important year for a child.
8.A loving police department that walks and get to know their precinct by talking to everyone to build trust and accountability, not fear and hatred. And a justice system that is kind, and rehabilitative instead of punitive (which doesn't work)
9. rehabilitation for workers instead of being fired
10. A flexible work schedule for working parents. And not force people to work more than 40 hrs. just because they are salaried.
What do you think?

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Zoeoz · 26-30, F

It sounds great, but my first thought is, how do we pay for it?

Carazaa · F

instead of bombs!@Zoeoz

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MissTaken · 36-40, F

@Zoeoz Halving the Military Budget would go a long way to paying for it and still leave the US spending twice as much as any other country on weapons

Zoeoz · 26-30, F

@Carazaa @SW-User @MissTaken I don't believe any of you are correct, as the cost of implementing single-payer healthcare (not to mention any of the other recommendations, like expanded family leave and infrastructure spending) would exceed $1 trillion a year. The US spends about $600 billion on defense, so if we cut that in half, that's only about $300 billion. Needless to say, that very much falls short of how much we'd need in order to pay for these policies.

No, we'd need more than just cuts to the defense budget to make this work. We'd likely need cuts to other areas of the budget as well as increased taxes. I am not necessarily trying to dissuade you here, just being realistic about the costs.

Although, on a more personal note, I support US leadership throughout the world and understand that maintaining a dominant military budget is important for that. If we don't lead, then China inherits the vacuum left behind by us, and I don't think that's good for most of the world. Because of this, I don't personally support any cuts in US military spending.

Carazaa · F

I respect that. I just think that we need to take care of our own before we spend for bombs because this country is highly addicted to opiates for a reason. People are miserable, compare to European countries who have more support for the communities. and more rehabilitation. We can also close the prisons here because they aren't helping at all just making worse criminals, punishment doesn't work.@Zoeoz

Zoeoz · 26-30, F

@Carazaa I agree with many of your goals, with the exception of single-payer healthcare, and believe that an important factor in realizing those goals must be higher taxes (in addition to less spending in other areas) 😊

Carazaa · F

I don't mind spending taxes to help our country. I am not selfish.@Zoeoz