What would YOU do with one single act as President

Tapate50

Tapate50

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Had this conversation with my kids at bedtime…. That’s when we get to talk about stuff on their minds and basically stall bedtime, but they like to ask “what’s your top 5 “xyz” of all time” or “if you could meet one person ever who would it be” type conversations.

They asked mom her age, and when she told them they said she could run for President because of her age and how long she has lived in this country. They are learning social studies and government right now….

Anyway- the convo turned to the question

“If you could be President for a single day, and have ONE single act take effect for good, what would it be?”

Wife’s answer was enact a four day work week because she felt we can accomplish what we need to in four days but people waste so much time and organizations don’t value efficiency as much as they should. For instance, her department basically sits there for a few hours at the end of the day “just in case”

My answer was easy. That day I’d cut the government bloat by 50%. Every dept gets that axe at 50% except the dept of natural resources.

What would yours be?
 
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Tapate50 said:
Had this conversation with my kids at bedtime…. That’s when we get to talk about stuff on their minds and basically stall bedtime, but they like to ask “what’s your top 5 “xyz” of all time” or “if you could meet one person ever who would it be” type conversations.

They asked mom her age, and when she told them they said she could run for President because of her age and how long she has lived in this country. They are learning social studies and government right now….

Anyway- the convo turned to the question

“If you could be President for a single day, and have ONE single act take effect for good, what would it be?”

Wife’s answer was enact a four day work week because she felt we can accomplish what we need to in four days but people waste so much time and organizations don’t value efficiency as much as they should. For instance, her department basically sits there for a few hours at the end of the day “just in case”

My answer was easy. That day I’d cut the government bloat by 50%. Every dept gets that axe at 50% except the dept of natural resources.

What would yours be?
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When I read the thread my take was also cut government spending by 40%. All departments no exceptions.

But since you took that... I might suggest eliminating all the alphabet groups unilaterally.

Or mandating a balanced budget.

Lots of ideas tough to choose one
 
sturg33 said:
When I read the thread my take was also cut government spending by 40%. All departments no exceptions.

But since you took that... I might suggest eliminating all the alphabet groups unilaterally.

Or mandating a balanced budget.

Lots of ideas tough to choose one
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Got to choose one brotato.
 
Tapate50 said:
So you’d go to sales tax based system ?
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No. Cut the income tax. That would force government to cut spending.

We did just fine without income tax for 150 years. Enacting it enabled the massive expansion of horrible government we have seen
 
It would have to be some sort of spending scheme that gets us (and keeps us) out of debt as a nation. Would structurally reduce the size and scope of government out of necessity because that would be the only way to follow the rule.

If that’s too vague, I’d settle for one of abolishing (most of) our alphabet agencies, installing universal K-12 school choice, removing all trade barriers, ending social security, dismantling the two party system, eliminating the federal income tax, making government price controls illegal (min wage, rent control, etc.). There are a lot of other good choices. Can this be like asking the genie for more wishes because there’s too much to pick from.

“Do the opposite of everything the government has done this century” wouldn’t be a bad answer.
 
Voter ID to vote. And you’d have to answer some simple civic questions (ex, how many states, what’s the capital, what coast is California on etc) along with having to have an ID. Fail that. You can’t vote
 
I would institute jungle (nonpartisan) primaries. But the courts would probably throw it out since it intrudes on a state prerogative and might also violate constitutional law on freedom of association. But assuming I could get away with it, that would be my choice. Jungle primaries would increase the power of the bipartisan center at the expense of extremists on both sides.
 
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I would order a commission to look at the history of marijuana prohibition. As much as I want legalization I want the history of corruption to be fully exposed. People dont know what happened in the 30's hearing on marijuana. That the chairman said we need marijuana prohibition because "it makes white women sleep with black men" or that the head of the AMA was kicked out pf the hearing for pointing out the only evidence presented was newspaper articles of violent crimes that they claimed reefer madness caused. People dont know that the federal government expert on marijuana for 30 years claimed he smoked a joint and it turned him into a bat....People dont know the amount of bribes politicians have taken from companies who stand to lose billions.
 
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