Say, Looks Like That Supply-Side Stuff Works After All

[Red Front]

You ignored what I said and responded to a straw man.

You said they don't have to tax......and then you explained why they do have to tax.

If the US Federal Government needs 40 billion, it doesn't need people to provide it with 40 billion, it simply creates the money and deposits the funds into the appropriate account/s at the FED. For every dollar spent, there's not necessarily a dollar paid in taxes.

Of course not, there could be borrowing. Duh.

The notion that the US federal government needs a dollar in taxes before it can spend a dollar because its expenditures directly correspond to how much money is received in taxes, is a fallacy and misconception. The US federal government can't go insolvent or go broke. All of the fearmongering about Social Security is unwarranted and nothing more than right-wing propaganda.

The US federal government doesn't need to borrow dollars.

If the government spends its money on national infrastructure, that increases production and hence doesn't lead to inflation. The government also has different ways of controlling and even eliminating inflation, which doesn't involve taxation.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

The notion that the US federal government needs a dollar in taxes before it can spend a dollar because its expenditures directly correspond to how much money is received in taxes, is a fallacy and misconception. The US federal government can't go insolvent or go broke. All of the fearmongering about Social Security is unwarranted and nothing more than right-wing propaganda.

The US federal government doesn't need to borrow dollars.

If the government spends its money on national infrastructure, that increases production and hence doesn't lead to inflation. The government also has different ways of controlling and even eliminating inflation, which doesn't involve taxation.

The notion that the US federal government needs a dollar in taxes before it can spend a dollar

They can get the dollar a day later. Or a week later.

because its expenditures directly correspond to how much money is received in taxes,

Huh?

The US federal government can't go insolvent or go broke.

But they could print so much that their currency is no longer accepted.

All of the fearmongering about Social Security is unwarranted and nothing more than right-wing propaganda.

The Trust Fund isn't being depleted? Benefits won't be cut after it is?
Tell me more!!!

The US federal government doesn't need to borrow dollars.

What will they do instead? Print?

If the government spends its money on national infrastructure, that increases production and hence doesn't lead to inflation.

What is "national infrastructure"? Does it all increase production equally?

The government also has different ways of controlling and even eliminating inflation, which doesn't involve taxation.

That's great news!
List your top 5 different ways.

 

[Red Front]

The notion that the US federal government needs a dollar in taxes before it can spend a dollar

They can get the dollar a day later. Or a week later.

because its expenditures directly correspond to how much money is received in taxes,

Huh?

The US federal government can't go insolvent or go broke.

But they could print so much that their currency is no longer accepted.

All of the fearmongering about Social Security is unwarranted and nothing more than right-wing propaganda.

The Trust Fund isn't being depleted? Benefits won't be cut after it is?
Tell me more!!!

The US federal government doesn't need to borrow dollars.

What will they do instead? Print?

If the government spends its money on national infrastructure, that increases production and hence doesn't lead to inflation.

What is "national infrastructure"? Does it all increase production equally?

The government also has different ways of controlling and even eliminating inflation, which doesn't involve taxation.

That's great news!
List your top 5 different ways.

But they could print so much that their currency is no longer accepted.

What do you mean by the USD won't be "accepted" as legal tender? In the US, and throughout the world, USD is the government-printed/created currency of the United States and if that wasn't enough, it's the world's reserve currency. That's why the US controls the international banking system and much of the world's trade-transactions are made in dollars and have to go through The Fed (our nation's central bank).

The budgetary constraints of the US Federal Government are determined by its GDP. The US Federal Government can't "print" (they actually just mostly type the amount into a computer at the FED), ad-infinitum, willy-nilly, without restraint. If Washington DC decided to deposit 5 million dollars in everyone's bank account today, no one would go to work tomorrow. Production would stop and hence our economy would collapse. If I'm the scorekeeper in a football game, I will never run out of points BUT, I can't arbitrarily give a million points to one of the teams, because that would destroy the game. This applies to our economy as well, and I recognize that. Our Federal Government's budget can't go beyond our nation's production capacity or GDP.


So what is our GDP? It's like 24 trillion dollars in 2023. Our federal government's budget is around 2 trillion (1.8 trillion or something like that, you can look it up). Peanuts. If the US federal government allocates funds to infrastructural development, which includes investing in the health and education of the American public. Creating a well-educated, skilled, healthy workforce. All of that contributes to our GDP and our production capacity. It makes us more productive and stronger as a nation. The conservative right-wingers don't like that, because whenever the government does something it's supposedly LENIN AND STALIN. It's the USSR. Look at this:

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Greenspan admits the US federal government can't go insolvent or fail to meet its Social Security obligations. So what's the real issue? Production. Will retirees have enough goods and services to purchase with their Social Security? That's the issue. Production. That's why the US federal government should allocate funds to develop our national infrastructure. That's the key to increasing production. Infrastructure. That increases investment because there is more stability and hence confidence in the marketplace.

The system is robust, workers are producing goods and services and retirees have plenty to purchase with their Social Security incomes. Workers need affordable housing, roads, and highways to drive to work on. They need easy access to an education, vocational job training, and healthcare. People need adequate transportation, so why not invest in developing a public transit system, where the buses and trains arrive on time and take people to where they need to go for an affordable price (or even free of charge at the point of service). All of this contributes positively to our GDP, i.e. our nation's production capacity.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

What do you mean by the USD won't be "accepted" as legal tender? In the US, and throughout the world, USD is the government-printed/created currency of the United States and if that wasn't enough, it's the world's reserve currency.
That's why the US controls the international banking system and much of the world's trade-transactions are made in dollars and have to go through The Fed (our nation's central bank).

The budgetary constraints of the US Federal Government are determined by its GDP. The US Federal Government can't "print" (they actually just mostly type the amount into a computer at the FED), ad-infinitum, willy-nilly, without restraint. If Washington DC decided to deposit 5 million dollars in everyone's bank account today, no one would go to work tomorrow. Production would stop and hence our economy would collapse. If I'm the scorekeeper in a football game, I will never run out of points BUT, I can't arbitrarily give a million points to one of the teams, because that would destroy the game. This applies to our economy as well, and I recognize that. Our Federal Government's budget can't go beyond our nation's production capacity or GDP.


So what is our GDP? It's like 24 trillion dollars in 2023. Our federal government's budget is around 2 trillion (1.8 trillion or something like that, you can look it up). Peanuts. If the US federal government allocates funds to infrastructural development, which includes investing in the health and education of the American public. Creating a well-educated, skilled, healthy workforce. All of that contributes to our GDP and our production capacity. It makes us more productive and stronger as a nation. The conservative right-wingers don't like that, because whenever the government does something it's supposedly LENIN AND STALIN. It's the USSR. Look at this:

​

Greenspan admits the US federal government can't go insolvent or fail to meet its Social Security obligations. So what's the real issue? Production. Will retirees have enough goods and services to purchase with their Social Security? That's the issue. Production. That's why the US federal government should allocate funds to develop our national infrastructure. That's the key to increasing production. Infrastructure. That increases investment because there is more stability and hence confidence in the marketplace.

The system is robust, workers are producing goods and services and retirees have plenty to purchase with their Social Security incomes. Workers need affordable housing, roads, and highways to drive to work on. They need easy access to an education, vocational job training, and healthcare. People need adequate transportation, so why not invest in developing a public transit system, where the buses and trains arrive on time and take people to where they need to go for an affordable price (or even free of charge at the point of service). All of this contributes positively to our GDP, i.e. our nation's production capacity.

What do you mean by the USD won't be "accepted" as legal tender?

You don't understand English?

it's the world's reserve currency.
It won't be if the government prints instead of taxing.
The US Federal Government can't "print" (they actually just mostly type the amount into a computer at the FED), ad-infinitum, willy-nilly, without restraint.
Don't tell Red Front.
So what is our GDP? It's like 24 trillion dollars in 2023. Our federal government's budget is around 2 trillion (1.8 trillion or something like that, you can look it up).

You don't get updates in Putinstan? It's over $6 trillion.

 

[Red Front]

What do you mean by the USD won't be "accepted" as legal tender?

You don't understand English?

it's the world's reserve currency.
It won't be if the government prints instead of taxing.
The US Federal Government can't "print" (they actually just mostly type the amount into a computer at the FED), ad-infinitum, willy-nilly, without restraint.
Don't tell Red Front.
So what is our GDP? It's like 24 trillion dollars in 2023. Our federal government's budget is around 2 trillion (1.8 trillion or something like that, you can look it up).

You don't get updates in Putinstan? It's over $6 trillion.

Within the GDP, you can print and allocate the funds for infrastructure, which increases production. Every dollar printed doesn't need a tax dollar to fund or create it, so you're still incorrect regardless of whether taxes serve to control inflation and maintain the value of the currency. I never said taxes serve no purpose, but rather that it doesn't "fund the government" as it did before we got off the gold standard.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Within the GDP, you can print and allocate the funds for infrastructure, which increases production. Every dollar printed doesn't need a tax dollar to fund or create it, so you're still incorrect regardless of whether taxes serve to control inflation and maintain the value of the currency. I never said taxes serve no purpose, but rather that it doesn't "fund the government" as it did before we got off the gold standard.

Within the GDP, you can print and allocate the funds for infrastructure, which increases production.

Right. You can also print and allocate funds for infrastructure, which doesn't increase production.

I never said taxes serve no purpose, but rather that it doesn't "fund the government" as it did before we got off the gold standard.

If you tax $5 trillion to fund the government or tax $5 trillion to not fund the government,
you've taxed $5 trillion.

The government also has different ways of controlling and even eliminating inflation, which doesn't involve taxation.

Still waiting for your 5 favorite "different ways".

 

[Red Front]

Within the GDP, you can print and allocate the funds for infrastructure, which increases production.

Right. You can also print and allocate funds for infrastructure, which doesn't increase production.

I never said taxes serve no purpose, but rather that it doesn't "fund the government" as it did before we got off the gold standard.

If you tax $5 trillion to fund the government or tax $5 trillion to not fund the government,
you've taxed $5 trillion.

The government also has different ways of controlling and even eliminating inflation, which doesn't involve taxation.

Still waiting for your 5 favorite "different ways".

It doesn't matter. You can tax to get some money out of the economy, and if that amounts to 3 or 4 trillion and you spend 6 or 7 trillion you're not necessarily in trouble. You can spend 10 trillion and you're still not experiencing hyperinflation. So all of your right-wing fearmongering is just silly. The US federal government doesn't rely on taxes to fund itself, in the way that right-wingers like you claim.

"How are we going to pay for that, how are we going to pay for that, how are we going to pay for that, how are we going to pay for that......."

Easy, just print the money. You can just print, within certain limits of course, but nonetheless, you can just print some money.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

It doesn't matter. You can tax to get some money out of the economy, and if that amounts to 3 or 4 trillion and you spend 6 or 7 trillion you're not necessarily in trouble. You can spend 10 trillion and you're still not experiencing hyperinflation. So all of your right-wing fearmongering is just silly. The US federal government doesn't rely on taxes to fund itself, in the way that right-wingers like you claim.

"How are we going to pay for that, how are we going to pay for that, how are we going to pay for that, how are we going to pay for that......."

Easy, just print the money. You can just print, within certain limits of course, but nonetheless, you can just print some money.

The US federal government doesn't rely on taxes to fund itself, in the way that right-wingers like you claim.

The US federal government doesn't rely on printing to fund itself, in the way that idiots like you claim they should.

You can spend 10 trillion and you're still not experiencing hyperinflation.
What kind of inflation would we experience with $10 trillion in printed money?
The government also has different ways of controlling and even eliminating inflation, which doesn't involve taxation.

Still waiting for your 5 favorite "different ways".

 

[Red Front]

The US federal government doesn't rely on taxes to fund itself, in the way that right-wingers like you claim.

The US federal government doesn't rely on printing to fund itself, in the way that idiots like you claim they should.

You can spend 10 trillion and you're still not experiencing hyperinflation.
What kind of inflation would we experience with $10 trillion in printed money?
The government also has different ways of controlling and even eliminating inflation, which doesn't involve taxation.

Still waiting for your 5 favorite "different ways".

The US government does rely on printing money because we now have a sovereign fiat currency. Right-wing shitheads like you want to keep us on the old gold standard, chasing gold or relying on taxes to fund the government. None of that is necessary today. If the 10 trillion you're referring to is used to develop our infrastructure, it will only expand our GDP (production capacity), improving our economy. If you're too stupid to realize that, that's not my fault. This is the truth, irrespective of how you feel about it:

Only ignorant retards like you think the US Federal Government can go insolvent (go broke). ​

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

The US government does rely on printing money because we now have a sovereign fiat currency. Right-wing shitheads like you want to keep us on the old gold standard, chasing gold or relying on taxes to fund the government. None of that is necessary today. If the 10 trillion you're referring to is used to develop our infrastructure, it will only expand our GDP (production capacity), improving our economy. If you're too stupid to realize that, that's not my fault. This is the truth, irrespective of how you feel about it:

Only ignorant retards like you think the US Federal Government can go insolvent (go broke). ​

The US government does rely on printing money because we now have a sovereign fiat currency.

You'll have to show me the definition of "rely" that you're using.

If the 10 trillion you're referring to is used to develop our infrastructure,

Have the money we spend now on infrastructure is wasted.
You want to waste $10 trillion more?
What are your top 3 infrastructure recommendations?

it will only expand our GDP (production capacity), improving our economy.

What's the payback?
Spend $10 trillion, add $500 billion to annual GDP? Less?
Show your math.

Only ignorant retards like you think the US Federal Government can go insolvent (go broke).

Only ignorant retards like you think the US Federal Government should fund more spending with more printing.

 

[Red Front]

The US government does rely on printing money because we now have a sovereign fiat currency.

You'll have to show me the definition of "rely" that you're using.

If the 10 trillion you're referring to is used to develop our infrastructure,

Have the money we spend now on infrastructure is wasted.
You want to waste $10 trillion more?
What are your top 3 infrastructure recommendations?

it will only expand our GDP (production capacity), improving our economy.

What's the payback?
Spend $10 trillion, add $500 billion to annual GDP? Less?
Show your math.

Only ignorant retards like you think the US Federal Government can go insolvent (go broke).

Only ignorant retards like you think the US Federal Government should fund more spending with more printing.

It prints the money, it doesn't need for you or me to send it a dollar, for it to spend a dollar or deposit a dollar in an account at the FED. Only punks like you think the private sector will take care of everything and serve the public's interests despite its primary bottom line which is private profits rather than the public good. Capitalism doesn't function without socialism, but you're just too stupid to figure that out.

Due to assholes like you, our government doesn't spend what it should on infrastructure, hence our infrastructure is falling apart. There are tens of millions of Americans lacking access to public goods and services, which only the government can and must provide, again due to right-wing shitheads like you.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

It prints the money, it doesn't need for you or me to send it a dollar, for it to spend a dollar or deposit a dollar in an account at the FED. Only punks like you think the private sector will take care of everything and serve the public's interests despite its primary bottom line which is private profits rather than the public good. Capitalism doesn't function without socialism, but you're just too stupid to figure that out.

Due to assholes like you, our government doesn't spend what it should on infrastructure, hence our infrastructure is falling apart. There are tens of millions of Americans lacking access to public goods and services, which only the government can and must provide, again due to right-wing shitheads like you.

You'll have to show me the definition of "rely" that you're using.

What are your top 3 infrastructure recommendations?

Still waiting for your 5 favorite "different ways".

 

[Red Front]

You'll have to show me the definition of "rely" that you're using.

What are your top 3 infrastructure recommendations?

Still waiting for your 5 favorite "different ways".

I don't have to do anything for you. Go find your mommy. My position is well defined and supported by the facts, which I already presented. Anyone can watch those economists explain exactly how our sovereign fiat currency monetary system works, and discover for themselves that our government doesn't need our taxes to supply itself with dollars.

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Taxes have their function and place in our capitalist-run market economy, but our federal government has much more freedom and resources than right-wingers like you admit. When right-wing conservative shitheads like you disingenuously gripe about solvency or ask the stupid question "who's going to pay for it", they should just be ignored.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

I don't have to do anything for you. Go find your mommy. My position is well defined and supported by the facts, which I already presented. Anyone can watch those economists explain exactly how our sovereign fiat currency monetary system works, and discover for themselves that our government doesn't need our taxes to supply itself with dollars.

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Taxes have their function and place in our capitalist-run market economy, but our federal government has much more freedom and resources than right-wingers like you admit.

I know, spout your silly commie drivel and run away when challenged.

Typical.

 

[Red Front]

I know, spout your silly commie drivel and run away when challenged.

Typical.

You're no challenge, just a waste of time and energy. If there's anyone on this thread, who's interested in my response to your irrelevant demands, I will answer your disingenuous inquiries for their sake. Anyone other than Todd, who asks me for my answer, will get it, with references and all. Todd is a waste of pixel space on my monitor.

 

[Cellblock2429]

The US government does rely on printing money because we now have a sovereign fiat currency. Right-wing shitheads like you want to keep us on the old gold standard, chasing gold or relying on taxes to fund the government. None of that is necessary today. If the 10 trillion you're referring to is used to develop our infrastructure, it will only expand our GDP (production capacity), improving our economy. If you're too stupid to realize that, that's not my fault. This is the truth, irrespective of how you feel about it:

Only ignorant retards like you think the US Federal Government can go insolvent (go broke). ​

/——/ Anyone who has to rely on childish insults to make their point isn’t worth listening to. You’re not convincing anyone.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

You're no challenge, just a waste of time and energy. If there's anyone on this thread, who's interested in my response to your irrelevant demands, I will answer your disingenuous inquiries for their sake. Anyone other than Todd, who asks me for my answer, will get it, with references and all. Todd is a waste of pixel space on my monitor.

I'm no challenge, that's why you run away from my questions.
Run away, Comrade Pussy.

 

[Red Front]

I'm no challenge, that's why you run away from my questions.
Run away, Comrade Pussy.

People are only running away from you in your mind. You're a waste of my precious time. For the sake of others, I will debate you.

You're refuting a strawman because I never asserted that taxes do absolutely nothing for the federal government. I already explained the function of taxes for a government that is the exclusive issuer of a sovereign fiat currency like the USD. Nonetheless, defining taxes for the federal government as household debt is an error. Conflating microeconomics with macroeconomics, pretending the federal government has run out of dollars or is in danger of going insolvent, and, needing us to provide it with funds to spend (the fed must spend before we do) shows you don't understand how our monetary system works. Our federal government will never go insolvent.

The danger of too much money in the economy chasing after an inadequate amount of goods and services was already mentioned. I never denied that. The budgetary constraints of the federal government are set by the nation's production capacity i.e. GDP (which is always growing, provided we invest in the people who produce, namely the working-class). We are far from full employment or not having enough production to meet demand.

All of the government services (public goods) that the right-wingers continually gripe about (with their bullshit fearmongering), pretending there's not enough money, can be easily funded by our federal government. Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid..etc, are not in danger, of running out of funds. Greenspan makes that clear here in response to Todd's right-wing buddy, Paul Ryan:

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Todd suffers from the same brain cramp, as Paul Ryan, with his skewed view of our federal government's ability to fund itself. We have more than enough money to pay for social security. The real question or concern is whether we have enough goods and services to meet the demand. We should invest in restoring our country's manufacturing base and in creating jobs. We should make sure the working class has a robust social safety net and our nation's infrastructure is well developed and maintained. If countries with fewer resources than we do can achieve that, so can we. We have no excuse for not doing it.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

People are only running away from you in your mind. You're a waste of my precious time. For the sake of others, I will debate you.

You're refuting a strawman because I never asserted that taxes do absolutely nothing for the federal government. I already explained the function of taxes for a government that is the exclusive issuer of a sovereign fiat currency like the USD. Nonetheless, defining taxes for the federal government as household debt is an error. Conflating microeconomics with macroeconomics, pretending the federal government has run out of dollars or is in danger of going insolvent, and, needing us to provide it with funds to spend (the fed must spend before we do) shows you don't understand how our monetary system works. Our federal government will never go insolvent.

The danger of too much money in the economy chasing after an inadequate amount of goods and services was already mentioned. I never denied that. The budgetary constraints of the federal government are set by the nation's production capacity i.e. GDP (which is always growing, provided we invest in the people who produce, namely the working-class). We are far from full employment or not having enough production to meet demand.

All of the government services (public goods) that the right-wingers continually gripe about (with their bullshit fearmongering), pretending there's not enough money, can be easily funded by our federal government. Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid..etc, are not in danger, of running out of funds. Greenspan makes that clear here in response to Todd's right-wing buddy, Paul Ryan:

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Todd suffers from the same brain cramp, as Paul Ryan, with his skewed view of our federal government's ability to fund itself. We have more than enough money to pay for social security. The real question or concern is whether we have enough goods and services to meet the demand. We should invest in restoring our country's manufacturing base and in creating jobs. We should make sure the working class has a robust social safety net and our nation's infrastructure is well developed and maintained. If countries with fewer resources than we do can achieve that, so can we. We have no excuse for not doing it.

Nonetheless, defining taxes for the federal government as household debt is an error.

You're refuting a strawman because I never asserted that.


What are your top 3 infrastructure recommendations?

Still waiting for your 5 favorite "different ways".

Unless you're going to run away again?

 

[Red Front]

Nonetheless, defining taxes for the federal government as household debt is an error.

You're refuting a strawman because I never asserted that.


What are your top 3 infrastructure recommendations?

Still waiting for your 5 favorite "different ways".

Unless you're going to run away again?

Then why were you arguing that our federal government is in need of borrowing money or being funded by our tax dollars? Local and state governments are in need of being funded by taxes and the federal government, but Washington DC is the exclusive issuer of the USD, creating it ex-nihilo, it doesn't need to borrow money as we do as users of the currency. The fact that taxes serve to take money out of the economy (helping to regulate inflation and maintaining the value of the dollar), isn't equivalent to taxes funding our federal government nor does it reflect a need for taxes in the way right-wingers (and many Democrats as well) often erroneously assert.

Fearmongering about our federal government becoming insolvent or bankrupt is misleading at best.

Top Three National Infrastructural Priorities:
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1) Manufacturing Renaissance & Automation:

Reindustrialization: Prioritize high-tech sectors including semiconductors, robotics, and advanced materials for a robust domestic manufacturing base.

Automated Production: Heavily invest in technology that automates production processes, from food harvesting robots to automated assembly lines, ensuring consistency, efficiency, and scale.

Vocational Training: Provide nationwide training programs focused on upskilling the workforce for the automated future.

Increase funding for Job-Corps and eliminate its age-cap, making all Americans eligible for training:

Job Corps | Careers Begin Here

Job Corps is the largest free residential education and job training program for young adults ages 16-24. We connect you with the skills and education you need to get the career you want!

www.jobcorps.gov

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Tax and Trade Incentives: Create fiscal policies promoting domestic production, emphasizing "MADE IN THE USA" as a global hallmark.

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2) Energy Revolution: Nuclear and Beyond:

Advanced Fission Reactors: Highlight that today's nuclear fission reactors are safe, efficient, and can provide the bulk of our electricity needs.
Micro-Modular Nuclear Reactors: Push for the deployment of these smaller, yet efficient reactors that can be situated closer to energy demand centers.
Fusion Energy Development: Allocate resources to expedite breakthroughs in fusion energy, aiming for a cleaner and nearly limitless energy future.

3) Transportation and Digital Infrastructure:

High-speed Rail and Broadband Expansion: Link cities with efficient rail systems and ensure nationwide high-speed internet access to democratize the digital economy.
Ports, Roads, and Airports: Modernize transportation hubs for improved safety and seamless economic activities.

Key Social and Policy Priorities:​

1. Healthcare for All:
   
   • Medicare for All/Single-Payer System: Design a universal healthcare system for comprehensive coverage.
   • National Health Service: Propose a government-operated health system with a parallel private sector, ensuring choice and widespread coverage.
2. Education and Employment Guarantee:
   
   • Economic Bill of Rights: Codify access to education, housing, and employment as human rights.
   • Vocational Training: Provide all-inclusive access to industry-aligned training and education.
   • University Education: Invest heavily in universities, emphasizing research, advanced degrees, and collaborations with industries to remain at the forefront of global academia.
   • Public Sector Employment: Assure job opportunities in the public sector as technology challenges traditional employment.
3. Housing for All:
   
   • Affordable Housing Initiatives: Drive efforts to create and renovate homes, ensuring universal housing access.
   • Homeless Rehabilitation: Integrate homeless individuals into society, especially those battling substance abuse, through rehab centers and sustained support.
4. Decriminalization & Substance Abuse Reform:
   
   • Rehab over Punishment: Pivot from incarceration to rehabilitation for those struggling with substance abuse.
   • Capital Crimes: Recognize transport and sale of extremely harmful drugs, such as Fentanyl, as major offenses, deterring their proliferation.
5. Robust Social Safety Net:
   
   • Craft protective measures for the working class, ensuring their welfare, especially in economic downturns.

Expanded Infrastructural and Policy Projects:​

1. Space Endeavors: Exploration and Manufacturing:
   
   • Space Factories: Foster facilities in space to manufacture unique materials, like highly-efficient batteries and specialized biotech products.
   • Orbital and Lunar Infrastructure: Initiate infrastructure projects for space exploration, research, and colonization, aiming for an interplanetary future. ,
2. Sea Colonization and Exploration:
   
   • Oceanic Habitats: Pioneer and maintain floating habitats, exploring new living conditions and opportunities in the oceans.
   • Deep-sea Exploration: Unlock the oceans' potential, focusing on sustainable resource extraction and research.
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3. Sustainable and Green Infrastructure:
   
   • Renewable Energy Grids: Integrate wind, solar, and other green energy sources into the national grid.
   • Water Infrastructure: Modernize and expand systems for efficient water distribution, usage, and management.
4. Education, Research, and Technological Development:
   
   • Tech and Research Institutes: Champion specialized educational institutions focused on modern manufacturing, space sciences, and oceanography.
   • Public-Private Collaborations: Foster alliances with corporate innovators to co-drive the nation's technological advancement.
5. Disaster Preparedness and Response:
   
   • Safety Infrastructure: Establish robust structures and systems resilient to natural disasters, ensuring citizen safety and rapid response.
6. Reimagining Relations with Latin America:
   
   • Trade and Development: Terminate economic embargoes and collaborate on infrastructure projects, uplifting regional economies.
   • Non-interference Policy: Prioritize mutual respect, national sovereignty, and collaboration, moving away from interventionist practices.

All of the above will increase our GDP. It's an investment in our nation's future and success.