Stranger in a strange land
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« on: April 07, 2009, 08:29:08 PM » |
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« edited: April 07, 2009, 08:37:08 PM by Stranger in a strange land »
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-institute an intelligence visa: any foreigner who earned a score of 2200 or better on the SAT or an equivalent score on the ACT, or who had earned a PhD in any topic or a postgraduate degree in any science or mathematics-related field would be eligible to receive a probationary residence visa provided he or she had no felony convictions, and would be eligible for a green card after two years -institute a beauty visa: any foreigner deemed sufficiently physically attractive by a specially-appointed panel of officials would be eligible to receive a probationary residence visa provided he or she had no felony convictions, and would be eligible for a green card after two years -immediately repeal don't ask don't tell -simplify the tax code but keep the progressive income tax in some form -make it illegal for states to put a sales tax on food and medicine -start a massive crash program to build nuclear power reactors -double funding for NASA and instruct it to solve the problem of transporting nuclear waste from said reactors to a storage facility beneath the surface of the Dark Side of the Moon. -repeal the death penalty for most crimes, but retain it for treason, terrorism, and gross financial malfeasance -break up AIG -force Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Citigroup, GM, and Chrysler to re-open under new management -take Andrew Jackson off the $20 bill -federal Civil Unions -set the size of a congressional district as the population of the least-populous state, rounded within some range -legalize travel to and trade with Cuba
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