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The US needs to fund more infrastructure projects, including nuclear power plants.

The USPS needs to continue to be funded and protected.

Protect national parks from privatization and resource exploitation.

There is a document provided by the FAA called a Third Class Medical Certificate. Because of this document, Air Traffic Controllers and Pilots are not able to seek Mental Health assistance, because if they do (even for small things), they can be grounded, and in many cases lose their jobs. Some introduced legislation such as the Aviation Medication Transparency Act and Mental Health in Aviation Act seek to remedy this, however at the time of writing this, they have not been implemented.

Federal Air Traffic Control needs to be funded and staffed better.

Lobbying (AKA Bribery) should be illegal.

Private Equity for housing, emergency vehicle and equipment, healthcare, rail/transit, farming, grocery and auto should be illegal.

The Citizens United decision meed to be reversed. The decision of the court in this case further pulled power away from the people and put it in the hands of corporations and wealthy interest groups. It should be illegal for corporations to donate to any political campaigns.

The Chevron decision needs to be reversed. This case stripped regulatory agency powers even more than they already where, weakening their ability to pass rules that would have benefited average Americans.

Individuals should not be allowed to donate more than 1000 USD on political campaigns.

Anyone in a public office should be banned from trading stocks this includes, and especially applies to Congress and the President.

The President, Congress and the Supreme Court needs term and/or age limits.

Ranked choice voting should be the standard.

The criminal justice system needs to be reformed.

Healthcare needs to be reformed, using either a Nordic, French, or German model would be ideal, however in case that's not doable, starting out with capping costs of certain procedures is a great start. In addition, ambulance costs need to be limited. Most developed nations do not have multi-thousand dollar ambulance and medical helicopter costs. Billing for "nuisance" calls or lift assists is fine. *

Prescription profits need to be capped to 10% of the cost to manufacture. IE: if it costs a dollar, it can only be sold for a $1.10.

We need a federal minimum of 2 weeks paid sick time, and a federal minimum of 20 days fully paid vacation annually (this does not include holidays and weekends). Both mother's and father's should get at least 3 months each of maternity/paternity leave. In an ideal world, we would do what they do in Sweden, where each parent gets 240 days of leave each, or 480 days if single. It's paid all the way through, but not at 100% of your salary. Taking any of these benefits is not grounds for dismissal either, and employees can not be fired for using these programs.

The education system needs reform, including free meals for students, less focus on tests and more focus on learning. There is a system in Sweden called Skolval (Called School Elections in English), which teaches kids about civic responsibility and voting and can show how kids are feeling politically. We should implement a similar system.

Military spending needs to be put in check and heavily audited.

We need to reinforce alliances with Canada, Mexico, and the EU, with strong, unbreakable trade and military agreements that are unable to be changed if the president changes.

Tariffs need to end.

Block domestic and foreign investors as well as corporations from buying up single family housing.

Down payment assistance and tax credits for first time home buyers, and rent needs to be regulated.

Price gouging needs to be controlled, we are being scammed by corporate greed. Cheaper, lower quality products for absurdly high prices. In addition to that, things are moving to subscription models. We are living in a society of "own nothing, and you'll be happy" and I for one am sick of it.

We need strong consumer and data protections. Personal data should either A) be illegal to sell or B) half of the profits should be given back to the person who's data was sold.

If the multiplayer component of a video game is discontinued / reaches EoL, the necessary files and binaries for hosting a server shall be released for free along with the source code. If a piece of software reaches end of updates or is discontinued, it should be released for free.

Any device (such as a portable radio) that requires a user to program it needs to have the programming software available for free. Once the device reaches EoL the software must be open-sourced.

Net Neutrality needs to be codified into law, not just be an FCC rule that can change every other president.

Center dash motor vehicle infotainment systems shall not exceed 8 inches diagonally, and physical buttons should be present for audio and climate control. In addition, a gauge cluster showing speed and turn signal status shall always be present in front of the driver behind the steering wheel.

Right to repair legislation needs to passed federally. Any product that is discontinued needs to have schematics, diagnostic and programming tools released for free to the public. Vehicle diagnostic programs like Volvo's VIDA needs to be free to anyone who owns the car.

Emergency lighting should be standardized across all emergency services across all states.
While responding, all vehicles should have Red, White and Blue lighting, with White restricted to the front and front halves of the sides Amber can be added in the rear. When arriving on scene, White should be removed, and Amber visible on at least 3 sides of the vehicle.

Social media is a cesspool of stupid, these algorithms need to be regulated or banned in favor of randomized or non-existent algorithms.

Nazis are making a comeback for some reason, so we need to make sure they understand their ideology is not welcome.

Reimplement the Fairness Doctrine.

Loosen or remove the trade embargo on Cuba, as well as work to reconcile our relationship with them.

Puerto Rico should be allowed to be a state or a sovereign nation. They are taxed without representation.

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*A Universal Healthcare system would not only save money but lives too:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8572548/, https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/yale-study-more-than-335000-lives-could-have-been-saved-during-pandemic-if-us-had-universal-health-care/, https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1003013