Thursday, June 20, 2024

"Why Politics Sucks: With Just a Few Modest Proposals that Might Make it All Suck a Little Less" by Steven Womack

 Finished in one afternoon, We 6/19/24. I borrowed the book from the library and it's the first time that I've gotten a book on Hoopla. Very simple to use, but I like to save my Hoopla picks for movies.

The book is just under 100 pages and here's some notes on the book.

1. Politicians aren't making things better. No hope on the agenda.

2. Income inequality has got to go

3. Healthcare is for profit and not for health

4. US is 5% of global population but 25% of prison population and also 'for profit. 

5. The One Percenters cannot continue and will be reigned in by taxes, wars or revolution. 

6. Corporations are not people and should not be granted rights of citizenship. 

7. If religion has a political message they should pay taxes.

8. Higher education is now 'for profit'.

Amendment 28
Rights are accorded to citizens and not groups (corporations, lobbying groups, unions)

Amendment 29
No private money in elections 

Amendment 30
Representatives banned from gifts, money or jobs after serving in the legislature. 

'WHY POLITICS SUCKS WITH JUST A FEW MODEST PROPOSALS THAT MIGHT MAKE IT AL SUCK A LITTLE LESS' by Steven Womack (2016)



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