TACKLING AMERICA'S ISSUES HEAD-ON
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WHAT WE BELIEVE IN
Our Mission
For too long, the rich and powerful have trampled upon the rights of the many. They have pinned us underneath the heel of their shoe, corrupted our American dream with the infectious tide of corporatism and capitalism, and remained stagnant as our problems have festered. It is time to take action. As a nation, a community of diverse and courageous men and women, we must attack our problems head first. The time for change is now.
Gun Control
#StopTheTerror
Guns create an environment where children do not feel safe to walk down certain streets, or even through the halls of schools. In the first six months under the administration of the Head First Party, a new assault rifle ban (banning the production of all assault rifles for civilian use), a limit on magazine capacity, and the complete ban of bump stocks will all be implemented into federal law. We will also work with manufacturers to convert production of these weapons for civilian use for military purposes. An increased background check system and terrorist watch list are imperative in keeping guns out of the hands of those who are not fit to own weapons of this caliber. We will offer tax incentives to the American public for voluntarily register their guns.
For too long, we have cut spending to the military; this has allowed other countries such as China and Russia to match us in size and strength. We will increase funding to our military and bring honor back to the United States of America. This newly revamped military will be able to provide humanitarian aid to countries all across the globe and will be able to assist in securing our Southern Border. The Head First Party will look to strengthen the America's police force through better training for our officers. This includes nationalized standards and a Police Executive Research Forum. We will look to fund high-quality body-cams and dash cams for every officer in America.
Security
#SecureOurSafety
Another part of national Security is protecting the basic rights for all. We will revamp the equal rights amendment to include clauses for every sexual orientation. We will appoint Judges of Common Sense who will fight for the “god-given” rights of every person. We will ban conversion therapy and sex-change therapy will be paid for under our new health care system. Discrimination in the both the writ and application of the law will be searched for and combated in any form. It is crucial for us, as a nation, to foster an environment that promotes equity and protects our unalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, regardless of race, gender, orientation, or any other demographic measures.
Our Environment
#ForOurFuture
Cleaning up the environment so that our children may inherit better living conditions than we did is a cornerstone of our campaign. When elected, we will subsidize research into renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, geothermal, nuclear and even thorium generators. The goal of this research is to find new ways to make renewable energy more affordable and more efficient. We will also call to order a new Paris Climate Accord, but this time, in the birthplace of America, Philadelphia. It will be called the Philadelphia Climate Summit. The goal of this summit will be to create a binding agreement to reduce the carbon footprint from every country in the world. With Matthew Tsai as president, we will use economic avenues - such as instigating and lifting trade wars - in order to clean up the Pacific Ocean and create bilateral initiatives for other countries to develop better waste management systems. We will work with the EPA and Congress to re-implement the Clean Water and Air Acts, staunch the flow of carbon emissions, and fight to protect and strengthen the ash regulations (which the EPA recently suggested rolling back). We will also work to implement new regulations, such as a cost-neutral carbon tax and chemical safety initiative.
We will work with Congress and the American people to develop Universal Healthcare System. Under this new single-payer system, pricing for prescription drugs, and all other rates will be lowered, and full coverage to every American citizen will be provided. Americans who take part in healthy lifestyle choices, such as better food consumption and consistent exercise, will see tax cuts as well. Taxation, however, is inevitable. A mixture of increased payroll taxes, income taxes, and drug and alcohol taxes will completely cover the cost of our new Universal Health Care System. The good news? As cost goes down, and since single payer is more efficient, the government healthcare (taxes) turns out to be less expensive than what families currently pay for private healthcare.
Healthcare
#HealthOverWealth
Education
#PrepareOurPeople
Under our administration, we will create a national education system wherein no child is left behind. Why is the wealth of your PUBLIC education dependent on your location? We will take the combined local, state, and federal taxes implemented for public school funding and reallocate funds to evenly distribute across all public schools. We will require that these funds go to rebuilding the infrastructure of our deteriorating public schools and teach students what really matters in today’s society. Memorization is minimal in the modern workforce - why should our students have to memorize information for a single test? Instead, teachers will teach students how to think critically, solve real world problems, and work as part of a team. After high school, any student who wishes to attend college will be able to for free. “State universities" will be free of cost for in-state students. This will force private universities to lower the cost of tuition in order to have students actually attend their university. The biggest question is, thus, how will this all this be paid for? We will implement a stringent tax on the top 1% of wealth-holders, which will provide enough funds for our youth to get a quality education at a reasonable cost.
Wealthy individuals and corporations have not paid their fair share of taxes to the government. We will implement a Value Added Tax (VAT) on each sale made from any of our large national and international corporations. This slight tax will serve to raise money to fund other programs aimed at improving infrastructure and assisting the poor or disabled. Even a 5% tax would collect $300 billion annually - greatly assisting our efforts to improve our nation. This would be balanced as to not stifle growth and success of smaller businesses, while still ensuring larger corporations still adequately contribute to the development of the nation. Instituting a federal Capital Gains Tax on national corporations bolster this effort in a similar manner. Many individuals amass ludicrous sums of wealth through loopholes allowing them to pay nearly nothing in taxes on this income. Some states do not impose a Capital Gains Tax, so doing it at the federal level will prevent infringement upon the rights of the States while ensuring we can accrue the wealth we need. To fund programs dedicated to improving the lives of those underprivileged and struggling, tax reform that strives to both appropriately tax corporations and invigorate small businesses is crucial to our nation.
Tax Reform
Electoral Reform
We have seen large scale implications of the ruling from Citizens United vs FEC. While we truly value freedom of speech and the rest of our Constitutional and natural rights, preserving the purity of our elections is of the utmost importance. Certain regulations need to be set in place to counter the powerful corporate and big donor hand which pervert the nature of our democracy. Firstly, removing the capacity for anonymous donations to organizations dedicated to political action or advocacy will strongly limit the impact of money, working in tandem with FECA rules. Eradicating dark money while keeping the donation limit will remove substantial sums of money from our elections. This, in turn, will serve to bolster the value of campaign efforts from the candidates and their administration. We need to strengthen the regulatory practices of the FEC to protect the sanctity of our Elections. We will open the public funding option to support third party candidates, expanding our current bipartisan establishment so we can hear more voices and alternatives.