liberal socialism - freedom and choice
how to replace the wellfare-state with the growth-society? you start by recognizing that growth demands opputinity for the single indivdual. it means that the state have to ensure the corporate sectors earning possibilities. this requires that every single citizen have the means and oppotunity to educate themselves. or find their own potential and exploit it. the solution is liberal socialism.
the easiest solution is to implement a citizens-pay. a minimum-amount that is required to have an acceptable lifestyle in modern society. this includes money for insurances. for example isn't it a problem if the disabled can afford the required insurances for medical care, dentist, it should even cover the nodding shrink. the amount should allow for a bit of entertainment. the system should stop paying if a certain maximum limit is reached. this allows for poor people to save up money for an education. this also makes it possible to live on a low-income job.
isn't it nice to have 50.000 on your account? wouldn't it be nicer to have 50 million? you can! if you choose to use the money for beer and weed it is your problem. if you choose to take an education it is your choice. the state guarantees a life of opputunity. not luxury. that is one's own responsibility.
taxation! it is unjust and unfair to put tax on property. when you have paid for your house it is yours. but does this leaves with only paychecks to tax? no. we can put a tax on the consumption of money. maybe 10% to 15% on every incoming money transfer not originating from ones own account. this means that businesses do not pay tax for internal transfers. this way we can lift taxes on peoples paychecks. limits on bonusses should be lifted and instead the bonus is taxated heavily, like 25% to 50%. this is to redistribute wealth. this should ensure that money is always circulating in the society which in turn gives a more stable economy. local merchants doesn't loose to much business in the aftershock of a financial crisis. an anticipated side-effect is a (very) low but stable growth in society generally.
the voting process will be of direct democracy. this is in both the state and municipal system. the voter has to vote for a named - their choice - politician and the one with the most votes chooses position first. then the one with the second-most votes. this will make the government reflect the peoples wishes and motivate coorporation.
the world of today demands quickness and agility in government. and since the people have a direct influence on the constellation of their government and parliament the government (not the municipal system) should be able to decide what international agreements the country should enter. we - the people - exchange a (very) little form of influence regarding public polls but gain a lot more individual freedom.
we have a choice pertaining google, facebook, microsoft and all those i was too lazy to mention (sorry guys ;-) we do not when it comes to the dealings of our governemnt. we do not have a choice when it comes to the municipal system. if we the people should trust a government with such freedom in handling the affairs of the state at least we should be able to follow every step of every policy implemented. an open and transparent government is essential in a free world. we crave freedom and choice not corruption and greed.
the state concerns itself with the long-term goals like the environment, education, healthcare, justice (police) and military branches of state. they govern by setting limits for how much polution is acceptable. what types of side-effects in medicine can be tolerated. foreign-policies and such.
the municipal serves the businesses in the local community. for example: a company can ask the municipal system to arrange for extras busses for a period of time if production requires around the clock operation. if people can't get to work they can't work. judicial affairs, rights of the individual and so on is handled by members of the industry in question and ngo's with an interrest in the matter.
the system should emphasize on freely agreed contracts between the industry and the consumer. here the consumer is represented by an ngo member. example: monitoring, logging, google, human rights watch. if the consumer doesn't feel violated and the company has a sustainable business plan then the politicians should not interfere. cookie laws, anyone? a judge represents the state and thereby the people and have one foremost priority: to ensure that the law is upheld. that it doesn't violate any of the limits set by the state government. it is a system that clearly seperates the state from the municipal. *** it is a system where one individual can become a member of parliament simply by getting enough votes. ***
this gives for example a bank a much broader spectrum to design the product to the customer. a factory producing insect repellant have some limits imposed by the state government as to what levels of environmental protection they should satisfy but how they do so is their choice entirely. local circumstances may allow for a more lenient enterpretation of the law or a much harder. but the municipal system have a much better eagle-eyes view of the local area. and the judge ensures that a permit doesn't violate the longterm goals. this system makes it possible to bend the rules taking the local society into account.
the justice system should emphasize that money doesn't mean a thing in the eyes of the law. this to counter the effect of rising unequality. financial unequality isn't nessecarily a thing of evil. if the state in coorporation with the business world ensures that poor people still can afford to exist. even take their kids to the cinema once in a while. give people the means to make a brighter tomorrow for themselves and they will. wouldn't you?
the state should employ private subcontractors and these contracts should be administrated by the municipal. the demand to take the lowest offer is unhealthy for competetion because it leaves only one means of getting the contract: lowest price. the system should choose the offer they believe to be the best. anything else contradicts the spirit of freedom. and an open governance should ensure that every pro and con is known. after all! we all get to go the hospital or the school or take the bus so we'll find out what the deal was sooner or later, right?
this is a society that encourages the individual to make something of itself. and moreso! presents the opputunity and means to do so. yes, it is a society that allows the individual to do steroids and get beaten up or beat someone up in a cage for a living. it is a society that tries to diminish the effects of growing unequality. it is a society wherein the disabled can afford medical insurance and health care. it is a society that allows corporations much broader freedom in securing their goals and the environment. in short a society based on the fact that every member sees themselfes as a single unique individual always membering a community. it is a society that says: rematch! there is always one more try!
"my ideas are out of phase? it's anarchy with a friendly face!", anthrax [mutated]
the state generates income by licitation. an example: the state offers a prison contract of 7000/month/inmate. the local municipal allows that a local prison can charge each inmate 10000/month for food and shelter. and since the state deposits 15.000 each month if you have under 100.000 it is not unfair to charge people to be in prison this way. this example leaves plenty to set aside and have a good time. there is no need for a cruel prison-system. schools could be licitated this way too. hospitals. you name it.
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as you can see the state cuts expenses by outsourcing more than just the job. and people above the "poverty"-line contributes to the state and those below gets their share paid by the state which in turn pays the company.
the state wants 200/child/month. one municipal wants 300/child/month totalling 500/child/month. another wants 200 totalling 400, yet another 500 for a total of 700. how to profit is up to the company. this system allows for different schools to compete not only on price but product as well. but if the state charges 10.000 and the municipal charges 100.000 no one will be able to make any money. it is a new way of looking at taxes.
human rights watch and google agree that a certain way of doing things on a computer system doesn't violate privacy. a judge ensures it does not violate state law and then signs it. it is now legal for facebook to use the same technology. 2 years later a new tech emerges and amnesty sees this as a problem when used with the tech mentioned before. they raise the case with a judge. the judge sees if this is in fact basis for a new trial or... a new law and if so the two parties try to reach a settlement. if they do then this is the new law. if they don't. the department of justice must make a ruling. this ensures a more dynamic way of passing a law. a system more consistant with the world of today.
a chemical plant gets a no on a specific production. a couple of years later a new method of production emerges. if this makes it safe for the environment it is easy for the company to get a license to produce the chemical. and it makes it legal for every other plant to produce the chemical using the same method.
it goes for both examples - of course - if it is not in violation of someones ip, patent and such. this responsibility also falls upon the judge.
and yes, this system allows for a prison with a pricetag of a million a day. the logic is that the punishment is to be confined to a limited space for fixed amount of time with specific alloted rules for contact with family and friends. it is the certain individual that is being punished for a specific crime. that is what the sentence is based on. not the amount on a bank account.
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a company gets a contract for a school. they have several. now they can negotiate a better price on books because of a larger volume.
the state dictates that co2 should be minimized 2%. how is up to the individual municipal system. and in turn it is up to the single copmpany how to do so.
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