Owfism

Government

 * -| Governance=

[[File:Dem.png]] Democracy [[File:Dem.png]]
The system of government that I prefer is a democracy. Now, democracy, like all other systems has its flaws/imperfections. However, as it has been said throughout history, democracy may not be perfect but its the best system we got. For example, totalitarian systems of government give up individual liberties and just suppress the people's free will that they have. Totalitarian governments have also resulted in the deaths of many people (take Hitler's Germany or Stalin's USSR). History has shown that democracy has been proven to be the most free system we ever tried, but it has its flaws.

These flaws include the excessive corporate influence within our government, which has not had good consequences, to say the least. We need to regulate corporate lobbying to make sure it doesn't result in our governments following corporate interests rather than the people's interests. In addition to representative democracy I also want to implement elements of  direct democracy within our electoral system, with there being citizens initiatives, referendums and other direct democratic elements that allow the people to vote on decisions outside of just representatives voting on decisions themselves, as such, I support a balanced system of  semi-direct democracy, believing it to be the best of both representative and direct worlds, as representative democracy can become un-representable of the people and direct democracy can result in mob rule, something that is worse than democracy. The element of semi-direct democracy can allow the people to have more participation within their own politics and can allow them to hold their government accountable.

[[File:Parti.png]] Multi-Party Democracy [[File:Parti.png]]
I am personally in favor of a multi-party system which uses ranked-choice voting (RCV). In my ideal (possibly long-term) scenario, there would be 2 parliaments: The General Assembly (the lower chamber, with 600 seats) and the  The Senate (the upper chamber, with 100 seats), following a model of bicameralism. Both of these chambers will be elected directly by the people and shall represent the people and shall be accountable to the people. There would be parties ranging from left and right in parliament, with there being a threshold of 2% to enter. The only way a party can be banned is if they are an open threat to democracy itself, but that's only in extreme cases. In most cases, their electoral funding will be reduced or even terminated.

The General Assembly and The Senate will have the role of nominating a  Secretary General who can form a majority government in both the GA and Senate. This Secretary General is to as said previously represent the people and be held accountable by the people. The General Assembly and Senate are up for re-election every 6 years, with a Secretary General having at most 2 consecutive terms (with him not being able to run for a 3rd non-consecutive term) of a total of 12 years. However, if a Secretary General does not represent the people then there shall either be a referendum on voting him out (in extreme cases) or there will be a vote of no confidence with a qualified majority.

[[File:Civlibert.png]] Civil Libertarianism [[File:Civlibert.png]]
I believe that the government must hold a pro-privacy stance, as such, civically his government shall be aligned with principles of  liberalism, with me defining liberalism civically as wanting individual liberty. We need to bring these principles back into government in order to end the surveillance state that has been accumulating and bring us back to a time where individuals anonymity is respected. Its expansion has clearly and intentionally not been for the interest of the people and in fact has been against the people's interest as leakings of the scale of it, in the case of Edward Snowden have resulted in him becoming a citizen of America's authoritarian rival just for him to not get punished for his heroic act.

As such, the surveillance needs to be heavily weakened for the best interests of the people and whistleblowing should be a completely legal thing to do and the government should at least declassify documents at most 5 years after they're made. Unneeded spying programs need to be revoked and I am not saying there can't be things like CCTV cameras they can be useful in catching criminals but cameras should not display personal information like height, weight, age, name etc. this information is used by governments/corporations to know everything about you and your preferences. This cannot be known by them unless you want them to know them. A.k.a. on your own consent.

Expansions of CCTV camera services to personal info is terrible as I said but also wiretapping and other practices added upon them which count as severe breaches of privacy and have resulted in authoritarianism becoming more rampant in the West. The government needs to be there for the people when it is needed, like for welfare programs and  core industries. As such, I civically support policies of  civil libertarianism.

[[File:Laicism.png]] Laicism [[File:Laicism.png]]
I believe that we need to curb the influence of churches on politics. As such, I advocate for a separation of church and state however in the long-term I would advocate for separation of church from not just state but even our day-to-day life. We need to bust mega-churches like other mega-corporations and heavily scale down their lobbying power over our politicians, I am not saying lobbying should not exist at all, but  regulation is needed.

I also believe that there should be no official religion and while I do reject the existence of churches this does not mean I reject people believing in a certain religion, they can do that, but in their own house. Not going to church. Some Christians already do this, churches just take up funding that would otherwise go towards something more useful and compassionate, like a hospital, example being | People's Salvation Cathedral in Romania

I believe that the constitution should be, on religion, laicist in nature, like in  France, in order to discourage religious involvement in the politics of the state, but I do believe we need to guarantee freedom of religion, rejecting  state-atheism but also  theocracy.
 * -| Civil Service=

[[File:Merit.png]] Civil Service Reform [[File:Merit.png]]
In recent decades, we have seen a corporate takeover of our own political system, something that was hard to imagine almost 70 years ago. And this can be seen in our modern political framework as typically center-left parties have moved to the center, especially with the rise of the Third Way.

We need to stop corporate lobbying through massive amounts of regulations and campaign finance limitations, in the  United States for example, limit to presidential elections contributions are to be set at 2M$ (midterms are just gonna be abolished). For example, instead of the Biden-Harris Campaign receiving over 1 billion $ they merely receive just 2 million $ at most. Same with the Trump-Pence Campaign. This contributions limit can make it easier for more individual donors who aren't from mega-corporations to raise more money than companies and legally, thus allowing for a shift in policy towards the people's interests, which turn out to be more left-wing (even in the US) than you might think.

Corporate lobbyists have also begun taking over the United Nations and its institutions, an example being the  Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, with it being the largest donor to the UN. There needs to be a hard wall that prevents corporate lobbyists from lobbying for their causes at the UN and instead donations to the UN shall come from national governments but also individuals (activists, co-ops etc.).

I believe that the best electoral system is of ranked-choice voting with it working best under a  multi-party democracy, in order to give voters a wide range of choices and have the elections truly be fair to all political parties. We need a market place of ideas in our society, as such, voters must vote using critical thinking with their choices and as such a brief summary of the parties and politician running under that party in order to have people make an informed choice.

Another set of reforms I seek to make, at least in the European Union, is to make the EU a participatory democracy, as such, I seek to replace the veto model with a qualified majority model in order to allow for a smoother and quicker response to crises, admissions and other things. I also believe that in European Parliament elections, there should be a popular vote, where people vote on the European parties themselves through the method of ranked-choice voting, as stated previously.

[[File:Anti-Corrupt.png]] Whistleblowers [[File:Anti-Corrupt.png]]
While I believe that the government should very much track and fight against corruption, it is stupid to believe that it can do this all by itself. As such, it requires people like whistleblowers, and they can be vast, however, seeing as how this is currently criminalized (take Snowden and Assange) they are too afraid to speak up. We must legalize whistleblowing activities as the people deserve to hear the truth, and that governments and institutions have the right to be inclusive and transparent with their own people.

In my opinion, a functioning democracy requires that everyone is held accountable to the people and by legalizing whistleblowing we can make sure that politician's corrupt activities do not go unnoticed and unaccounted. We also need a greatly funded anti-corruption agency so that the government can truly represent its people, who want accountability of their politicians who are meant to represent them.
 * -| Power Dispersal =

[[File:ConstLib.png]] Constitutionalism [[File:ConstLib.png]]
I believe that a country needs a constitution, this constitution shall guarantee people not just economic, political and social rights but also uphold  democracy. Not only that, the constitution will also serve a purpose in providing checks and balances with separation of powers, fighting against cronyism and  economic monopolies + a bunch of other things.

This constitution should be a living document, meaning it should be up to the date to the current times that it exists and should not be for example a constitution that can be understood and that would only work through the lens of the 18th century. The constitution must be a document up to the times, with the 21st century (and other centuries to come).

[[File:Fed.png]] Federalism [[File:Fed.png]]
I support a federation as my main way of power dispersal of the government and state/municipalities. As such, I reject things like unitary government but also the concept of confederations (as these are too decentralized and cannot get things done, just look at the articles of confederation). I especially support federations in countries like the USA and EU (yes, which I know, isn't YET a country, but you get what I mean), for example, 7 of the 8 largest countries are federations. (China, you're just weird)

Unitary governments only work in small countries (but I support things like a world federation) and I say world federation because since the world is so large a federation is the only thing that can work, and federations have just simply proven to be better. Balancing local and state power in a good mix.


 * -| Immigration =

[[File:Multicult.png]] Multiculturalism [[File:Multicult.png]]
I personally support the ideas of multiculturalism, I believe that we need to be tolerant and inclusive of all peoples while sharing common values and we can only do that through  proper education. I believe humanity needs to be a mixed race species in order to end  like racism and we can also enhance our genetic diversity overall.

I believe that through Multiculturalism we can create over time a more enhanced human species by taking the best of each cultures and improving humanity overall, genetically.

[[File:Civnat.png]] Immigration [[File:Civnat.png]]
I am typically in support of immigration, for example, I support the wave of  Ukrainians that desperately needed to escape the war and how the EU handled them in an united manner and allowed them to integrate (at least the ones that chose to forever stay) into European society in general.

I agree that heightened immigration like in the Canadian multiculturalism act can lead to more racism and xenophobia, I believe that this can mostly solved by having education be taught based on  critical thinking and also by re-orienting education not from "general skills" (which are a made-up and failed concept) but to facts.

Economics

 * -| Economic Models =

[[File:Statesoc.png]] Core Industries [[File:Statesoc.png]]
I believe that there a series of industries which I like to classify as core industries (due to their overall economic and social importance) that are better to be under the government's control rather than under private hands because if they are, they are more efficient and run faster and better. These are:

1. Energy - This should be obvious, energy under private hands has proven to be a catastrophic failure, first of all, because of the way energy is, we are slow in delivering innovations that would have been helpful in the climate transition and would had made us fix it by now. Just look at Norway and Equinor, they are probably one of the few countries who has an almost sufficient climate policy. If we put energy under the control of the state, then we can create real innovation by heavily investing in efficient green technologies (liquid thorium, nuclear, fusion, green hydrogen etc.) as soon as possible. We barely got enough time to fix the climate problem and this is a needed solution in needed times. The time for natural gas and oil is over but at the same time we have seen how incompetent private companies are on this front, and as such we need to change who is guiding our energy future.

2. Transportation - Look, the state is the best handler of transportation in general. I believe that transportation ranging from air travel, rail travel, trams, metros and other forms of public transportation. I believe that public transportation should be entirely free, to be paid by taxation. Private companies have shown to be utterly horrible at handling the logistics of travel (just look at United States railways, a dumpster fire) the state can also allow for construction projects to be done at a much lower cost and speed than private companies.

3. Pharmaceutics - I believe that the pharmaceutical industry should not be under private hands, like come on, not only do they constantly rack up prices (especially in the USA), just look at insulin, in the US it costs hundreds of dollars even though it costs less than 5$ to manufacture. By putting Big Pharma under the control of the state, people can have access to life-saving medicines at a lower price. The state can also co-ordinate stuff and have medical innovations come much faster thanks to higher government investment. Also things like pink sauce are proof that we just can't behave. Agencies like the FDA and  WHO/CDC  need more power and funding to make sure we have a stable and healthier diet. For example, remove sugar. We must go back to the old 25% vegetables, 25% fruits, 25% carbohydrates and 25% fat (a.k.a. meat) model, and come on it, worked, less than 20% of Americans were obese in the 1950s and by 2030, 50% of them will be thanks to SUGAR. Oh and, replace the food pyramid with MyPlate (basically it promotes the 25-25-25-25 food structure said previously) State-ownership of pharmaceutical industry shall also help in the fixing of the opioid crisis. The crisis was caused by big pharma, and well, they are profiting off of it. Only state-ownership of it can really fix.

4. Legal - The justice department has a lot of problems, and one of such problems is that  mega-corporations can just simply buy expensive (but great) lawyers while the poor man that sued them (for a crime they clearly committed) only has a weak state-offered lawyer (at worse) and a mediocre personal lawyer (at best). Yea. He is gonna lose that court case. As such, corporations and CEOs can go unaccountable in their shady business practices and not just them, corrupt politicians too for example can just use this tool to let their crimes be spared. The solution? Make the legal system state-owned. Lawyers, regardless of your wealth or position will be the same. You cannot hire your own personal lawyer. All people, regardless of background, wealth, religion etc. will get a typical, mediocre/decent lawyer in order to even the legal game and to make accountability (especially to the rich), much easier.

5. Internet Services - I believe that internet services should be nationalized based on a more  municipal model, private internet services tend to charge up a hefty price for the usage of the Internet and nationalization of these services can serve to lower prices and also allow for faster internet and more national coverage.

[[File:Marketsoc.png]] Market Socialism [[File:Marketsoc.png]]
I advocate for the wide-scale implementation of worker co-operatives in order to create a socialist economy without resorting to violence means. To do this, I support scaling up funding for worker co-operatives, implementing tax credits on workers who want to establish their own co-op, make more empirical research onto to the effect of worker co-ops in order to improve them overall and try fixing their potential downsides, recognize the benefits of co-ops and mandate that co-ops pay 5% of their profits to an education & promotion fund, which has the role of training democratic workplaces and promoting co-operatives. This will help in the creation of new worker co-operatives.

In expanding existing ones, co-ops shall pay 3% of their profits in a co-op development fund and to allow worker co-operatives to join  co-operative federations, in order to have access to more technical assistance and to allow workers to coordinate the economy through multiple co-ops. Another thing that I would create is a co-operative investment plan as a massive income tax deduction of 125% of their capital to be invested in their own co-op. It cannot exceed 30% of labor income. This shall help in improving existing co-operatives.

To preserve existing co-operatives, they shall create internal capital accounts to ensure that it maintains its democratic structure along with this, a just cause standard must be applied to workers who do not have an ownership stake in worker co-ops in order to make them more solid overall.

worker co-operatives are also small businesses in nature, as such, an economy predominantly based on worker co-operatives will also be in general a more competitive economy and thus an economy that allows for more innovation overall, small businesses can make innovations x15 faster than big businesses.

With this, I Seek to replace the model of shareholder primacy with the model of  economic democracy, with the goal of creating an economy that in the end works for the needs of all.

[[File:Farm.png]] Agriculture [[File:Farm.png]]
When it comes to the agricultural sector, I believe, along with other sectors, that we need to create  agriculture co-operatives, owned, like any other co-op, by the workers themselves. In the USA, where there are agricultural monopolies.

The problem with agri-businesses (with there being a few large companies) is that they rack up food prices, mostly on their own volition, to so that they can rack up more profits. By having there be many small, agricultural businesses, we can not only have more sustainable agriculture but also lower food prices in stores.

I also believe that there needs to be high levels of agricultural subsidies, as these have proven to work in boosting crop yields and ensuring new innovations come from the agricultural sector, and now, in our modern day and age, these innovations should be more sustainable in nature.

[[File:Statecap.png]] Sovereign Wealth Fund [[File:Statecap.png]]
I believe that there should be a sovereign wealth fund (SWFs) which are investment vehicles initiated by the government. I believe that through the nationalization of natural resources we can create a sovereign wealth fund, with the benefits of it going directly back to the people, similar to the  Norway Government Pension Fund Global and ideally it can also be from budget surpluses and state investments in  large co-operative federations in different economic sectors.

As such, a sovereign wealth fund can be a good revenue source for the government, without requiring things which harm success like high income taxes/wealth taxes (the latter of which basically always failed) and true opposition to the income tax has been raised through the likes of  Henry George, it (the income tax) being society's killer. As such, I support abolishing income tax (and reject adding wealth taxes) in favor of SWFs and other, better sources of taxation.

[[File:Yang2020.png]] Economic Scorecard [[File:Yang2020.png]]
I support the proposal of Andrew Yang to replace the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) with something called an Economic Scorecard (ES), this is because GDP has many problems, one thing it has caused is us having an  over-reliance on economic growth while neglecting other, equally important factors. As such, through the economic scorecard we must emphasize not just economic growth, but also things like mental well-being,  environmental quality, poverty rates, national debt, access to clean water/access to quality education etc.

We live in a complex world and merely using GDP to measure our success is just a flawed idea, the implementation of an economic scorecard can allow us to have a more human-centered economy that prioritizes environmental well-being over infinite growth.


 * -| Taxation & Spending =

[[File:Regulationism.png]] Taxation [[File:Regulationism.png]]
I favor reforms to taxation that not only allow for more economic success and innovation but reforms which also allow for the funding of an universal welfare state and just infrastructure in general, these taxes are as follows:

- Land Value Tax - A land value tax will be the main tax  that would allow the government to generate revenue, with it decommodifying land, preventing land hoarding and speculation, as such, it shall lower housing and land prices and allow more people to own a home that they don't rent, their own real house. It shall be set at high rates of 70-90%, all landlords will become land value tax collectors (or other jobs, just some that are actually useful), land will be put under public ownership, belonging to all people, through things like  tenant unions.

Because of this tax, the price of land will eventually fall and bought land that isn't being used will just inevitably have to be sold to someone that will use the land for something and with falling land prices comes greater accessibility of land to regular people, not just the ultra-wealthy.

The global (estimated) land value is at around 100 trillion dollars as such this land value tax, if applied globally can generate trillions in revenue, especially if set at high rates as mentioned above.

- Ecological Tax - An ecological tax is a tax levied on things which harm the environment. The goal of such tax is to promote eco-friendly activities through environmental incentives. As such, things like carbon and methane emissions will be set at 60$/metric ton of CO2 and 900$/metric ton of methane respectively, which will progressively rise over the years in line with the 1.5 degree target of the Paris agreement. Another thing which falls under an ecological tax is a plastic tax which will be set at 1$/kg for non-recyclable plastic (which is like most plastic).

I also support the implementation of a 24/7 ultra-low emissions zones (ULEZs) in major city centers, as implemented in  London, vehicles which don't meet ULEZ emissions standards (but still drive through ULEZs) will have to pay a 15$ daily charge (applying to cars, motorcycles and other vehicles which pollute the air). People don't want to just pay 15$ to drive, so they will either use another, eco-friendly method of transportation or buy a non-polluting car. These taxes shall help in reducing CO2 emissions by incentivizing them to transition to green tech sooner so that you know they don't pay that much in tax.

In conclusion such ecological tax can possibly earn trillions of dollars as taxing methane, CO2 and plastic (along with other environmentally-harmful products) can allow for a quicker turn away from them and a reduction in their emissions or usage, this can be seen during the 7 year period when the carbon tax was in Australia or when the carbon tax went into effect in the  EU till now.

- Value-Added Tax - I believe in implementing a value-added tax because it is good at raising funds and is hard to overall dodge. I believe that it shall have a standard rate of 25%, with there being a reduced rate of 15% for food and beverages (excluding tobacco, alcohol and waterwork water), being similar to Norway's VAT. The VAT being assessed on the value added in the production stage of a good/service. So, if someone buys 100$ for a product with a 25% VAT, then the seller gets 100$ and the other 25$ goes to the government in the form of revenue.

This has been proposed by politicians like Andrew Yang in order to fund what he calls an universal basic income as such, this tax can be along with the other taxes mentioned above (and one below). Such taxes also exist in many countries, including the Nordic countries, it being a major source of revenue in those countries.

In conclusion, this tax can raise around 1.6 trillion dollars, a decent sum of money, with it being hard to dodge overall and it can be used to fund what I would like to call a 'Universal Basic Income (UBI), proposed by Henry George (which will not only come from LVT revenues and surplus land rents, but also this VAT)

- Sales Tax - It is important to have a sales tax to disincentivize unhealthy and unsafe products just like how it is important to disincentivize polluting and environmentally harmful products through an  ecological tax. This tax shall be progressive, as proposed by  Bill Gates (this is not to mean that I agree with him on everything, I mostly hate the guy, like all billionaires) with things like yachts, fancy cars and diamonds (things wealthy people buy) will be highly taxed but also things like cigarettes, sugar/sugary drinks, fast foods and other junk food, alcohol and soft/hard drugs will also be highly taxed due to how unhealthy they are, however, healthy products will barely be taxed. As such, it is levied progressively.

In conclusion, this tax could earn around trillions of dollars in revenue (and possibly more, as said, I am too lazy to do the math)

[[File:Univhealth.png]] Healthcare [[File:Univhealth.png]]
I am personally supportive of a universal healthcare system, I believe that anybody has the right to have good quality healthcare at a low price, a price which does not indebt them. We can not only provide universal coverage for all people regardless of income/wealth, but also provide low healthcare costs.

The agency in charge of universal healthcare will be known as the Public Healthcare Service (PHS), following the principles of free and equal access to healthcare for all citizens. It will be based on the model employed in the country of Denmark.

This Public Healthcare Service will make up 10-15% of government spending and it will be regulated by the government but most services will be provided by local governments.

The Public Healthcare Service will in addition to current services also provide full coverage in the cases of hearing, vision, dental and mental care, along with long-term care. There shall also be a non-profit option but not government-owned one in the form of health insurance co-operatives.

As healthcare is available to everyone (i.e. universal), workers can have a higher purchasing power overall as they won't have to dedicate such a huge portion of their earnings to healthcare.

[[File:UBI.png]] Universal Basic Income [[File:UBI.png]]
I support the implementation of a citizens dividend of 1,500$/month proposed by individuals like  Henry George and  Thomas Paine. The natural world is the common property of all people, as such, all citizens shall receive a 1,500$/month dividend through revenues raised by taxing the monopoly of unimproved valuable land and other natural resources, if not enough however, revenues from other taxes can fund it.

The reason why this will inevitably be needed in the near-future is the rise of job automation, which will drive people out of work, with work being the only reason they're not in poverty (at least for some people) and as such it is necessary for it (the dividend) to be implemented from land value tax (+other pigouvian tax) revenues in order to help people live in society.

I also support implementing things like extensive earned income tax credits and child tax credits, in order to further help in reducing poverty and help fight against the  cost of living crisis, which is even leading to a demographic crisis, where couples won't be able to afford to raise kids. The maximum credit for the EITC is around 5,716$ and it then falls until 51,192$ of income (at least in the US). I believe that this program needs to be expanded. Raise the maximum credit for the EITC (from 5,716$) by several thousands, along with extending the EITC to the middle class, benefiting families earning even the median level of income, and finally, it shall be handed out monthly instead of yearly. It may be expensive, but keep in mind, President Trump added trillions to the national debt by heavily spending on things like the military and a 2T$ tax cut to the rich. If that can happen, why not this?

In conclusion, a universal basic income and an  earned income tax credit/child tax credit are necessary measures, even if expensive, but can be paid through taxation like LVT or ecological taxes. This can help solve things like the demographic crisis, as the major reason as to why people aren't having kids is not because of development, as it essentially becomes a useless factor if the fertility rate is below 2, which it is in most countries, but rather the huge cost of living. A 1,500$/month universal basic income along with a 830$/month earned income tax credit can be helpful for the people who are in most of need, and will contribute to fixing demographic problems and job automation problems.

[[File:ESME.png]] Tax Credits [[File:ESME.png]]
I believe that tax credits can be used as a key to boosting technological advancements towards an  eco-friendly future and not only that they can be used to boost the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy and other kinds of green alternatives, this in order to end the pollution-dependent economy that we ourselves have set up in the last 200-300 years and a  tax incentive is probably the quickest way we can get to creating a greener economy.

As such, I would implement tax credits to people who decide to use public transportation (trams, metros, bikes). I also believe tax credits should go into the development of technologies like renewables, sodium-ion batteries, green hydrogen, thorium reactors, nuclear fusion and others as these are technologies that are worth it and tax credits are the way we can get towards a green future.

This isn't to say that there are some loopholes that need to be stopped. Such loophole for example is the stepped-up basis loophole, this basically allows someone to pass down assets without being taxed, and this must end, as to allow the government to have extra revenue and to prevent the rise of a  neo-aristocracy, this isn't the only pro-rich loophole that I seek to abolish however, but its just one example.


 * -| Regulations =

[[File:Ordosocdem.png]] Ordo-Social Democracy [[File:Ordosocdem.png]]
I believe that corporate monopolies are a huge problem in our modern society, as we are now in a 2nd Gilded Age which began in the 2000s and is still here today. I believe that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and other agencies designed for the purpose to fight monopolies shall be given high government funding and shall be replaced with people who genuinely want to  bust monopolies and are against corporate power. We need monopoly investigations launched into companies like Microsoft,  Google (Alphabet Inc.),  Amazon and many other companies in different sectors of the economy, not just tech, but the airline industry, the agriculture industry.

I believe that we need stronger anti-monopoly laws, as such, I seek to re-classify what it takes for a company to be trust-busted, I believe that if a company has a 30% market share in its sector then it shall be divided into 10 companies, if it has 40%, divide it into 15, if it has 50% divide it into 20, if it has 60% divide it into 25 companies and so on and so forth. Our economy needs to, at all levels oppose the nature of corporate monopolies and have economic competition be the law of the land, because a market economy can only grow if there is competition, as a competitive economy encourages businesses to do more effort and thus be more productive. The CEO of the previous monopolized company will not be able to own shares of stock to boost his own wealth in the new companies.

[[File:Urbanism.png]] Housing & Cities [[File:Urbanism.png]]
I believe that we need to relax zoning regulation in order to allow for the construction of more houses in order to fix the housing crisis. I believe that we need to replace single-family zoning with  income housing, as American single-family suburbs are known for their excessively high carbon footprint (yes, even in comparison to the main urban area), replacing them with income housing can allow people who cannot typically afford a home to get one and can overall reduce carbon emissions. Through mixed-used zoning, buildings have 1 floor dedicated to shops/businesses and then the other floors dedicated to housing people. So yea, the solution to the housing crisis: De-regulate zoning. Build more houses. That's it.

I believe in the creation of a land value tax in order to replace  property taxes, as the latter results in being a burden on the middle class mostly while a land value tax would generate enough revenue to create a better society for all while not really affecting any ordinary person, but it will take aim at landlords and the  ultra-wealthy.

When it comes to our cities, I believe that car-centric cities (which are most cities today, especially in the US) are flawed in their design. I believe that our cities should blend in with nature, wanting to combine Gothic/Renaissance + some Baroque/Neoclassical (just because they're aesthetically pleasing and attract more tourists overall, just look at European old towns) as such, I believe that parks should be vast (like in Oslo, it being 68% parks) and that these parks should not only be in the outer edges of the city but also near the city center. Parks should be accessible to everyone regardless of income or race. I also believe that in general cities should have more greenery, following the model of sponge cities. This can lower carbon emissions in cities and just lower global CO2 in general along with alleviating mass heat waves and even floods. Speed limits within the city shall be 30 km/h (in the outskirts), 15 km/h in between the city outskirts and center and 5 km/h in the city center.

I also follow the Dutch model when it comes transportation, believing that we need to enhance public transportation (metros, trams and bikes) within our cities as alternatives to cars and traffic can only be reduced by lowering the number of car lanes, cities should be designed to be walkable, as such, outdoor amenities like shops and stuff should be within a 5-10 minute walk, without requiring things like  cars (or even public transit to get around), thus making people be more healthy, physically. Along with this, I believe that travelling by tram, metro, train and bus should be entirely free, believing that there should be no fares charged and the entire network being paid through taxes like the land value tax (which don't directly tax the individual)

By pursuing a more walkable model of cities with more eco-friendly architecture (gothic architecture being more eco-friendly than modernist architecture) and by making cities walkable again we can contribute to lowering individual emissions themselves and taking aim at carbon footprints. This shall be a step in solving the colossal problem of climate change that is affecting all of us.

[[File:Plutocrat.png]] Wealth [[File:Plutocrat.png]]
While I do understand that some people are just naturally gonna be richer than others, because they did better choices with their money have more financial knowledge etc. and generally merit it, it is just unacceptable that the richest people are worth over 100 billion dollars, this includes people like  Bill Gates,  Elon Musk and others. While they try to promote themselves as self-made billionaires who in fact just got lucky and had rich parents (Musk's dad owned a stake in an emerald mine).

With this amount of money, they have allowed themselves to have massive influence over our government and politics, with big pharma (including  Gates) being an important cause as to why there had been such a huge COVID-19 vaccine gap between the global north and global south. My solution to this is to have CEO pay be at most only x10 more than the average worker at their company and implement things like  land value taxes which will take aim at the land monopolies they have established that only made themselves richer (looking at you again, Bill Gates) and in exceptional cases where the wealthy continue to offshore their wealth for tax avoidance and outsource jobs to lower wage countries their assets may be  nationalized by the government.

I also believe that there needs to be a limit to political contributions (which is set to  american standards, just to keep in mind) of 2M $ in presidential elections, 1M$ in senate/house elections, 500K$ in state elections and 125K$ in local elections, this is to allow grassroots activism to actually contribute and prevent billionaires from allowing only their interests to get through and make sure that politicians represent the people. The maximum amount in political contributions in anything should be at only 2M $. This shall thwart the corporate influence in politics.

[[File:Social-ism.png]] Employment [[File:Social-ism.png]]
I believe that in the concept of full employment, as it allows workers to have higher wages in order to retain jobs and it also helps lower and lower-middle class families make ends meet. As such, I believe that unemployment should be at 2-3% (or lower) (as was the case in Attlee's UK) and to achieve this there will be extensive  active labor market policies, government policies specifically meant to get people in the labor market, along with this, I believe everyone should have a  federal jobs guarantee in order to further boost labor market participation.

Finally, I would support the implementation of policies known as welfare to work to further encourage people to work in the labor market.
 * -| Currency =

[[File:Cap.png]] Currency [[File:Cap.png]]
I believe in a world federation that we need to create a new global currency, called the  international dollar (yes I am not really creative with names). I believe in monetary and fiscal policies that stabilize the currency (such as the DSGE). The optimal inflation rate would be at 2-3% annually, allowing for stable growth and unemployment level.

[[File:EconProg.png]] Wages [[File:EconProg.png]]
In a market socialist economy, there will be  wage labor, with me viewing the  labor theory of value as an inferior theory, seeing as how there is no proper way to measure the value of labor or the fact that it will be essentially useless once we enter the  age of automation. Wages will be different depending on which job you work in though (teachers, ITists, doctors etc. and all will be paid high wages) and there will be some at the minimum wage. There won't be equal pay. (because some jobs are more important others). The minimum wage will be adjusted to yearly inflation and shall be neck in neck with worker productivity. As such, the minimum wage in the United States will rise from 7.25$/hour to around 24$/hour (from 63,510$/year to 210,240$/year). Combining this with active labor market policies and we can lift many people out of poverty and slash wealth/income inequality and deal with the cost of living crisis.

I also believe that there needs to be a maximum wage implemented on  chief executives, it being at the most x10 more than their own workers, this is a major step in reducing income and wealth inequality in the world, as CEOs (at least in the USA) are paid almost x400 more than the average worker (25,410,000$/year, compared to the worker earning 63,510$/year). In this new economy where we equalize wage distribution, the worker will earn 210,240$/year while the CEO at the most will earn merely 2,102,400$/year, the worker will get a minimum salary that's x3 bigger while the CEO will get a maximum salary that's x13 smaller than it is.


 * -| Trade =

[[File:World.png]] Trade [[File:World.png]]
I am mostly in support of free trade, as it helped in connecting our world and reducing poverty but at the same time it has also lead to things like offshoring and the destruction of places like the  American Rust Belt which have destroyed local economies. As such, I believe that national governments should subsidize the manufacturing industry in making sure that it stays afloat, similar to the 50B$  CHIPS and Science Act. Another important measure that I would like to implement is for trade deals to include within them clauses that allow for  workers rights and  environmental rights to be respected in the making of the trade deals, in order to make free trade more ethical. I still believe that there needs to be low tariffs, only supporting tariffs against countries like  China but only in extreme circumstances when they're a threat to the liberal democratic order (which China is both economically and societally) or if they're not respecting worker and environmental rights, this is because I see the implementation of  very protectionist policies as economic disaster, as seen in the 1930 Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, which worsened the Great Depression. With this, I also come to naturally oppose economic autarky, as walling off an economy to the rest of the world is not even feasible and even if it is implemented, will result in complete economic destruction.

I believe that these reforms to trade are necessary as to make trade fairer and more beneficial to everyone, and to reduce the effects that it caused, such as staggering wealth inequality,  offshoring of jobs and destruction of manufacturing-based economies and others, while recognizing that free trade has brought its positives. As such, in simple terms, my policy is to make free trade fairer.

Social

 * -| Technology =

[[File:Transh.png]] Technology [[File:Transh.png]]
I believe in the mass development of green technologies to combat climate change, such as sodium-ion batteries, molten salt reactors, solar rooftops, nuclear fusion and many other green technologies, believing that they can lead to things like energy independence and believe that we can have free, limitless energy through nuclear fusion (if we are to succeed in making it). I also support things like democratic transhumanism, in terms of things like job automation, as if it is to happen, then things like the  citizens dividend can be useful in helping people who got out of work live a healthy life and pursue what they really like. I oppose ideals like neoluddism, which are against technological development. Although, I really do not know how practical post-scarcity production is, but it sounds interesting.

[[File:Space.png]] Space Exploration [[File:Space.png]]
I am very much in favor of expanding and improving upon space exploration. As such, I support things like manned missions to the Moon and  Mars and maybe even  Venus, allowing humanity to become an inter-planetary civilization and help us establish new homes within in our Solar System. In the long term, we can even have humans live in the Jovian moon of Europa and Saturn's moon of Titan. Through space exploration, humanity can not only become inter-planetary but can have access to a wide range of resources not found anywhere else on Earth, such as lithium mining on asteroids (which can be used in EVs), thorium on the moon (which can be used in molten salt reactors) etc.

I believe in the establishment of a International Space Agency and it shall have a budget of 2% of global GDP (nearly 2T$) and through this agency we can have new innovations such as nuclear-powered rockets (still re-usable) as a clean alternative to current methane-based rockets. It shall be a government agency under the world federation that has the goal of guiding us in the path to becoming an inter-planetary civilization and even helping us get to other star systems (through things like  solar sails), help know more about our own universe etc. Not only will this international space agency allow us to explore the universe but it can also help in further improving on satellite technology which can allow us to make new archeological discoveries and even monitor with more precision the changing of Earth's climate.

Finally, another topic of concern me is the prospect of aliens, and more specifically, them not being peaceful. I believe in the establishment of a International Space Defense Force (probably the only good thing  Trump ever did) which will receive 0.5% of global GDP in funding (nearly 500B$) and it will specialize in creating space defense technologies and maturing the military doctrine for space power, however the main, overarching goal of a space defense force is to be prepared for  First Contact, as such, there is to be an extensive plan with the goal of preparing humanity for it. Even if it does fail, we must still be prepared militarily against aliens. As such the ISDF shall allow for the creation of new defense technologies in cooperation with (what would be) the International Defense Forces, working on things like deflector shields on fighter jets and other military hardware along with military spaceships and laser defenses. I also believe we need to have a ready planetary defense for things like asteroids (so you know, a 10 km asteroid won't cause the extinction of humanity).

Another thing is for us to reach the other star system first, if we are able to achieve things like quantum entanglement and thus we shall become a  type II civilization instead of a type I civilization (keep in mind, we're only a type 0.7 civilization). As such, in the long-term, we can create a Dyson sphere around our own Sun in order to produce even more energy than by typical earthly nuclear fusion (even though this means Mercury may have to be gone, it is worth it) in the long-long term we can do this in other star systems as well.

[[File:MegaCorp.png]] Big Tech [[File:MegaCorp.png]]
I believe that it is very important to tackle the power of big technology companies, such as FAANM (Facebook, Amazon, Alphabet, Netflix, Microsoft) this isn't to say that they are the only tech companies on the chopping block. The reason as to why I want to tackle their power is not only because they're corporate monopolies but also because they have vast influences in our own government and society, through the internet and political lobbying. With this, they have perpetuated the culture war just to sow division and hate. I believe that we need to take away their corporate welfare, also supporting the idea of breaking them up into alternative social media and making sure that tech companies do not profit of off people's privacy in order to enhance  online freedoms. I believe that big tech companies need to be replaced with  tech co-operatives which shall be helpful in promoting open-source software and pro-privacy policies.

I also support increased funding for development of open source online software as an alternative to our current software, in order to further increase the freedom of users on the internet, good examples of such software is  Wikipedia. Overall, open source software is better because its faster, more cost-effective, attracts better talent and is by far more secure.

[[File:FDF-Pirate.png]] Pirate Politics [[File:FDF-Pirate.png]]
I am very supportive of pirate politics, because I believe that the current patents & copyright gives way too much power to  mega-corporations, especially in the tech and pharma industry, for example, the COVID-19 vaccine gap was caused by this exact leverage of patent power. I believe that copyright can only apply at most 5 years after the original thing was released, however copyright duration shall typically be 1 year or less. I believe that intellectual property laws need to be reformed and patents while they're not going to be abolished, are going to be monitored to see if they actually help regular people (take for example Insulin) and are not used as a  cash grab.

I also believe that we need to enhance internet piracy  and to do this, as said previously, we need to increase the amount of open software and tech co-operatives so that there is no more  profit motive for internet surveillance. I also believe that internet security must be upgraded to HTTPS to make it nearly impossible for 3rd party ads & trackers to monitor your every move and send it to big tech companies. Recommended videos and stuff shall not be from an algorithm based on your own preference but rather from an independent index of the web, to make sure the internet isn't as addicting and indulging, which in the end is the goal of big tech, by being addicted, they get more money.

[[File:Technological_Anarchism.png]] Artificial Intelligence [[File:Technological_Anarchism.png]]
When it comes to artificial intelligence I really have no proper set of beliefs just because right now because the outcomes of it will seem to be random, there is no set direction for it. The singularity can either be the best thing for us or the end of humanity. I believe that AI can be helpful when it comes to things like automation as it can boost production and we can also make blind people see again (through mechanical eyes) and other robotic innovations.

I am also interested in things like Cybersyn, the idea that artificial intelligence (through computers) can plan the economy instead of regular humans, and I think we should try it to see if it will lead to us pursuing better policies overall.
 * -| Cultural =

[[File:Mediastocracy_flair.png]] Mass Media [[File:Mediastocracy_flair.png]]
When it comes to mass media, I despise the corporate monopoly that there is of mass media (especially in the USA) with there in the USA being 5 media companies who own most of the market share. I believe that there needs to be a Public Broadcasting Company (called International Broadcasting Services) that will get decent funding and it shall comply with the  fairness doctrine meaning that it shall promote news in an unbiased way, regardless of the government in charge.

First off, I would trust bust the current corporate media and replace it with  media co-operatives, which will also comply with the fairness doctrine, that is to be unbiased in nature and not really have too hard political leanings. With this, we can bring back critical thinking within our society and have news be fact-based instead of feelings-based.

[[File:Edu.png]] Education [[File:Edu.png]]
When it comes to education I view its main goal as to be a way to gain experience and knowledge, although the modern school system is kind of failing on that front. As such, I would like to increase education spending from 4% of GDP to 8% of GDP (in OECD standards) as this can help public schools improve and along with this increase teacher salary so that there will be more teachers and there will be higher quality schools.

I also believe that school should be 5 hours, from 9 AM to 2 PM (14 AM), following the  Finnish school day. with a 1 hour lunch in the middle at 11 AM to 12 AM and also schools need a 20 minute nap time from 10 AM to 10:20 AM for both teachers and students (however, you can still not nap if you're not tired, just don't do bad stuff at school during that period).

I also believe that subjects such as religion should be incorporated into history as religions can be talked about in history class. However, there shall be no religious bias, instead all schools shall teach about religion in a more secular, unbiased way without necessarily picking a bias. We need to make education something that truly enhances critical thinking and experience (aka help people level up) rather than be a boring and ugly place.

Finally, I believe that everyone has the right to free public education from kindergarten to college, allowing parents to freely send their kids to school, with tuition fees for college being replaced with a  graduate tax, as to still have revenue flowing in from college and all, which can be spent back into education. I also believe in the implementation of free school lunches and through higher education & school funding school lunches shall be of higher quality, closer to more restaurant like quality rather than the you know quality.

[[File:Acidcomf.png]] Drugs [[File:Acidcomf.png]]
First off, the war on drugs is and was a complete disaster that basically made the drug problem worse than it started with, and it only contributed to the prison industrial complex. As such, my solution to this is similar to the  Portuguese-style approach towards this issue, as in Portugal, the implementation of  complete decriminalization of all drugs and legalization of soft drugs/medicinal drugs have seen drug consumption levels actually go down. I believe that like alcohol and tobacco, drugs are more of a public health problem and not a security problem, with the Public Healthcare Service handling drug rehabilitation, that helps drug addicts but also alcohol and tobacco addicts to get off of these and find healthier alternatives. Non-violent drug offenders would be released from jail as this is a societal and not a legal problem.

[[File:Native.png]] Indigenous Rights [[File:Native.png]]
I believe that indigenous people should have equal access to jobs, clean water and food. We shall try to not exclude them from the economy and society, and try to integrate them through quality public education. While I do believe that people that want reservations have good intentions, I just don't believe they're necessary. Just look at American indigenous reserves, despite receiving lots in federal subsidies, they are still dirt poor. As such, my solution is to integrate them into society itself, and the best way to do so is through education.

As such, I am an advocate for indigenous justice and do support reparations for indigenous people, these reparations being helpful in helping integrate into society and help contribute to the world culture, following the  melting pot model, them having a better environmental justice policy that can help humanity in the fight against  climate change, thus being an overall net positive in the melting pot.

[[File:Lpop.png]] Affirmative Action [[File:Lpop.png]]
I believe in affirmative action, now, I don't support race-based affirmative action but rather I support income-based affirmative action, being much more effective than race-based affirmative action. By employing income-based affirmative action, we can actually still have a meritocracy, as a lower-income person isn't necessarily worse at a job than a higher-income person. And through my model of wages, this can help many people get out of poverty, especially black people and  indigenous people.

As such, through income-based affirmative action we can make it easier for low-income people to find a job after college and help deal with income inequality, thus I believe income-based affirmative action to be a step in the right direction towards  true meritocracy.

[[File:Klep.png]] Criminal Justice Reform [[File:Klep.png]]
I believe that the prison system needs a lot of reforms, with me first supporting its  nationalization, as private prisons are known for just locking up people for profit (thus purposefully lengthening their sentences, even when they shouldn't). I also support rehabilitation of prisoners following a model similar to the Norwegian model, where it has resulted in reduced crime. (Prisons just essentially look like houses and prisoners have access to video games and such). I believe that things like police unions should exist, but with limited negotiation power as they can often block criminal justice reform.

I oppose capital punishment, being more in favor of  rehabilitative justice, as I said previously. Prisoners should, after being released and completing their sentence, shall have the right to vote and the state should aid convincts in re-integrating in society, especially through income-based affirmative action (it being a temporary step towards true meritocracy). However, people like "MAPs" should still suffer under punitive justice but with the possibility of parole. The police shall also be trained in not being biased on things like skin color when it comes to who to arrest.
 * -| Environmental =

[[File:Ectrans.png]] Bright Green Environmentalism [[File:Ectrans.png]]
When it comes to the environment I am mostly in favor of bright green environmentalism, believing that the environment is of utmost importance, as climate change is threatening the lives of billions of people. We must transition out of fossil fuels, and the best way to do is through ecological taxes (as mentioned previously) and  green technologies & tax credits. First off, I believe that trade deals must  respect environmental standards, as neoliberal capitalism has essentially made it easier for the environment to be exploited for profit. I believe we need to dramatically increase investment in green technologies, dedicating instead of 500B$/year against climate change we instead dedicate 4T$/year (on things like fossil fuel-free energy - nuclear, renewables, Electric batteries/heating but also  assistance to developing countries, so that they can implement green tech and combat damages as well). While I support strong investments & tax credits into green technology.

However, I do believe the state should have a interventionist approach to the environment, supporting the  nationalization of energy & natural resources extraction, as they belong to the Earth and we're not made by man, as such, it is logical that they belong to all of us. The revenues from such state-company will be used in a sovereign wealth fund, as mentioned previously, going towards the welfare state and just society's well-being in general. I support programs like the Green New Deal, however, with some differences, focusing on both environmental justice and taxation.

[[File:WaterEnvi.png]] Blue Environmentalism [[File:WaterEnvi.png]]
I also support blue environmentalism, believing that the oceans and seas should be as protected as the environment, as they are also helpful in being a natural carbon sink and also for life. I believe we need to tackle the problem of plastics/microplastics, as they have not only harmed our oceans but also ourselves. As such, I support mass operations to get plastics out of our oceans/seas and also to tax plastic (1$/kg) and fund alternatives to it through this tax. We also need to prevent other harmful chemicals from harming our precious oceans, as they too are as problematic as plastic to both us and the ocean.

Along with this, I also support scaling up algae protection and even support a regulated form of ocean fertilization and also the scaling up  offshore wind power and tidal power, allowing us to harness the power of the ocean and its winds through a renewable way. The oceans can also be used to feed many more people by scaling up  aquaculture, which might not be that clean today, but with the proper funding and technological advancement can be. We also need to scale up ocean desalination if we need to sustain the water needs of our population.

[[File:Eco-Cooperativism-small.PNG]] Eco-Cooperativism [[File:Eco-Cooperativism-small.PNG]]
What I seek to establish is a system called eco-cooperativism. Which means that I support policies which protect our environment  and roll back and adapt to the effects of climate change through all means possible, supporting ideals like  sustainable development, I support doing this in tandem with a transition to a  co-operative economy, which will be much more eco-friendly overall as our current corporate society has basically neglected the environment for their own profit, something co-ops just don't pursue. We can not only create an economy that works for the people, but also an economy that works for the environment. It is a win-win.

[[File:Enlightnenment.png]] Light Pollution [[File:Enlightnenment.png]]
I believe that light pollution is simply put, a serious problem, that is overshadowed by its cousin, greenhouse gas pollution (don't get me wrong, its still very bad) but it must be dealt with. LED lights will worsen light pollution, but they just are better than most other lights (for now). It even worsens CO2 emissions and damages our eyesight (and most important of all: we cannot even see stars in the night sky).

I believe that there needs to be sensors on every light bulb (street lamps etc.) that turn off the lighting at certain hours of the day Summer: 5:30 AM to 10:00 PM (15h and 40min without light), Winter: 7:50 AM to 5:00 PM (8h and 50min without light), Spring/Autumn: 6:20 AM to 7:00 PM (12h and 10min without light). As such, satellites would essentially see the world at this time completely dark, thanks to automatic sensors, which will naturally be heavily invested into. I also believe there needs to be an Earth Week, every month, where the lights will be turned off from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM and later from 0:00 AM to 5:00 AM.


 * -| Civil Liberties =

[[File:Virus_total.png]] Mandates & Lockdowns [[File:Virus_total.png]]
I believe that the lockdowns shouldn't have been imposed across entire countries but rather in areas with a high probability of an outbreak happening. This would had been more economically sustainable, especially because the COVID-19 Pandemic was the first pandemic in a very digitalized and hyperconnected world, we have a greater access to data than ever before. As such, it would had allowed us to have a more calculated approach to dealing with it. I also reject the notion that lockdowns (specifically in 2021) should had been given to the vaccinated, as it not only enforced that governments were authoritarian, but also that the vaccine just isn't worth it.

I believe that there shouldn't had been a patent for the COVID-19 vaccine, just like how there wasn't for the Polio vaccine, this could had ended the pandemic much earlier and allowed for a much more equal distribution of the COVID vaccine, instead of the very unequal distribution we saw today, which was a consequence of  big pharma meddling. I support COVID-19 vaccine mandates, because I view them as a necessary step in making sure that more people vaccinated themselves in a shorter time, thus containing the spread of the virus, the complaints for it are just not justified. Some US states have vaccine mandates for diphteria, tetanus etc. Because they just work in curbing their spread.

Test results
Closest match : Democratic Socialism

Closest match : Libertarian Socialism

Closest match : Liberal Socialism

Closest match : Left-Libertarianism

Comment

 * [[File:Panth.png]] Pantheonism - Hey.
 * - Add me, pls.
 * [[File:Glencoe.png]] Glencoe- I would call the International Dollar the Humana or something like that
 * [[File:OwfBall.png]] Owfism - I kind of hate the word Humana though, but I get where you're coming from.
 * [[File:Glencoe.png]] Glencoe- well i also came up with Terrina and Globa
 * [[File:OwfBall.png]] Owfism - Terrina sounds pretty interesting