What do you think are the most important Occupy issues, demands, objectives, and needed reforms?
Remove money from politics by revising campaign contribution & lobbying laws and instituting monetary limits.
Ensure that everyone pays their fair share of taxes. ALL wealthy individuals and successful corporations should pay a minimum income tax, regardless of their deductions, 'loop holes', or credits.
Rectify the lack of proper regulation and oversight for Wall Street corporations, and make it illegal for them to trade in derivatives (reinstitute Glass-Steagall).
Demand that Congress be under the same rules and laws that they pass for the common citizen.
Require that taxpayer bailouts of large corporations be attached to austerity restrictions and limitations concerning wages, bonuses, benefits, and expenditures.
NO bailouts should be granted. Wall Street corporations should stand or fall on their business decisions and their financial solvency, like any other business.
Present Occupy candidates for office who will pledge to not use obstructionism or hyper-partisanship, and who will represent the interest of the people instead of special interests.
Demand that if legislators pass wage cuts or freezes for government workers and/or for average citizens, that they also pass the same cuts or freezes for themselves and for the wealthy.
Demand that the government make investments in self-sustaining industries that will help pay down the national debt and create jobs.
Demand that government agencies have sufficient oversight to ensure that they fairly and equitably fulfill the purpose that their charters dictate.
Allow public referendum concerning controversial, contentious, and/or divisive issues.
Require that all federal, state, and local authorities tolerate citizens' constitutional rights to peaceful freedom of assembly and freedom of speech.
Apply all oil and other corporate subsidies to new clean energy development and jobs creation.
Demand legislation that requires one issue per bill and eliminates bill earmarks and obscure language.
Demand legislation that requires that bills have a specific period of time before the vote during which the posted bill will be closed to any new changes.
Pass a constitutional amendment that states that corporations are NOT people; the primary reason being that corporations are specifically mandated (by law) to mainly secure profits for share holders.
Pass legislation that ensures that any corporation that accepts a taxpayer bailout must pay it back with interest after they have attained solvency.
Pass legislation that ensures that off-shore corporations do not receive tax breaks or subsidies.
Pass legislation to ensure that all voting machines cannot be compromised and have the capability of an audit count.
Pass legislation which puts in place a Wall Street transaction tax.
Pass legislation that institutes an audit and brings oversight and transparency to the Federal Reserve Bank.
Pass legislation requiring term limits for all House and Senate representatives.
Demand that Congress be actively involved in forming legislation that balances the federal budget, or they do not receive a full salary.
Pass legislation which ensures public financing of all elections.
Pass legislation that institutes a recall or vote of confidence provision available for the accountability of all elected officials.
Pass legislation mandating a retroactive moratorium on all recent home foreclosures, to help make whole the home owners financially injured by questionable banking practices & tax payer bailouts.
Reform some of our political processes to be more democratic and more responsive to all of the people, not just corporate / special interests.
Out-of-state money should not be allowed to support a state's candidates and it should also not support a state's issues.
Return the top income tax rate for the very wealthy to Reagan era 49%
'Scrap the Cap' on Social Security income tax (wealthy pay on all income as others do).
Add a public option to the affordable care act (save 88 billion).
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