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IF you were president of the US, what 3 or 4 Laws of the Land would you change or impliment?

… with permission from another Poster, I’m re-posting this Q in a more appropriate Section; Politics.
1. I’m thinking about simplifying the Tax Codes. How about a straight 15% tax for Everybody on ALL income? NO personal deductions. In fact , if a family had more than 2 children, they’d be penalized. $3k?
2. Dump this “War on Drugs”! Legalize all drugs, the same as tobacco and alcohol. Regulate and control it. If a druggie wants to kill himself, who cares?
3. Impliment a semi-military Draft. EVERYBODY does 2 yrs minimum in a military service OR as community service. Military pay.
4. Definitely get Out of Iraq! … and most of the Middle East. Let those people keep fighting among themselves just as they have for 1,000 years. We have to develope our own bio-fuels.
5. Cut back or stop the “give-away” programs, like farm subsidies, foreign aid, etc… We give food and money to poor countries and what do they do? Have more kids who will hate US.
6 ….?

1. Stop foreign aid of all kinds and take care of our own.
2. Make it illegal to own or possess a gun and have a life in prisonment punishment without parole if a person is found to have one.
3. Change the tax code and have a ten percent payment by everyone – no ifs ands or buts without any kind of deductions.
4. Socialize medicine, but have people pay $50 per month per person for it.
5. Make it illegal to smoke, drink alcohol, or use drugs of any kind except medications prescribed by a physician
6. Allow parents to spank their children appropriately
7. Stop depending on foreign oil
8. Raise the minimum wage to a livable wage
9. Do away with welfare, you only get help if you are willing to work
Boy looking back, I would be a tough President — Hey Vote for ME!

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