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Vote on "Which Andrew Yang policies are the best/most important? Rate them all!"
Campaign Finance Reform (support public election financing; ban super PACs; enforce campaign finance laws; overturn Citizens United)
End Partisan Gerrymandering (independent redistricting commissions tasked to minimize the "efficiency gap" in representation)
Reduce Mass Incarceration (end privatized prisons; treatment, not punishment, for drug users; promote hiring of ex-felons)
Ranked Choice Voting (better than what we use now; STAR voting actually would eliminate the spoiler effect but no one's heard of it yet...)
Automatic Voter Registration (automatically enroll voting-age citizens to vote... duh!)
Foreign Policy First Principles (control & audit military spending; strengthen alliances; stop going to war without the consent of Congress)
Net Neutrality (promote competition & keep ISPs from throttling the internet or charging more for access to certain websites)
Combat Climate Change (by ending fossil fuel subsidies, taxing & regulating emissions, investing in geoengineering tech, etc)
The Freedom Dividend ($1000/mo basic income to citizens over 18 who forgo other government aid programs, funded by a value-added tax)
Decriminalize Opioids (provide treatment, not punishment, because this reduces drug use, addiction, and deaths)
Prevent Corruption among Federal Regulators (bar regulators from taking speaking fees or industry jobs for 10 years after leaving office)
Data as a Property Right (establish the right for individuals to protect how their data is collected and used)
Legalize Marijuana (and expunge federal use & possession convictions, and identify non-violent drug offenders for early release)
Medicare for All (holistic & preventative care to reduce cost & improve health; let people change jobs w/o losing insurance)
Control the Cost of Prescription Drugs (allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices; if necessary, allow importation of prescription drugs)
18 Year Term Limit for Supreme Court Justices (appoint 2 justices per 4-year Presidential term; avoid partisan lifetime-appointment fights)
Rebuild American Infrastructure (invest $1 trillion over 5 years, generating 13M jobs & >$1.5 trillion in increased efficiency & productivity)
Economic Crime (mandatory jail time for the CEOs & largest shareholders of companies convicted of financial crimes)
Carbon Fee and Dividend (to fund the UBI & promote efficient use, with a border adjustment to incentivize other nations to do the same)
Democracy Dollars (empower voters by giving them $100/year to donate to political candidates; drowns out the influence of mega-donors)
Preservation of Public Lands and Water (prevent sale and for-profit extraction of federal land; fund school trips to national parks)
Human-Centered Capitalism (measure economic success by outcomes like median income and life expectancy rather than GDP)
Improve the American Scorecard (set goals for human factors like health, happiness, volunteerism, income inequality & drug abuse)
Pathway to Citizenship for Undocumented Immigrants (who've been here for a substantial time, pay their taxes, and don't commit felonies)
LGBTQ Rights (protect those who face discrimination because of their identity)
Decrease Pre-Trial Cash Bail (poor Americans shouldn't be jailed before their day in court while wealthier defendents are released)
Zoning (work to relax the rules to permit more affordable housing; promote ideas like micro-apartments & communal living in urban areas)
Hold Pharmaceutical Companies Accountable (prosecute more pharma executives; strictly enforce laws against fraudulent research data)
Every Cop Gets a Camera (compile accurate data on police-related incidents & deaths; promote community-based policing)
Support the DREAM Act (provide legal status to law-abiding immigrants who were brought here as children through no fault of their own)
Revive the Office of Technology Assessment (provide top-quality scientific briefings to legislators)
Make Election Day a Holiday (Americans shouldn't have to choose between earning money and voting)
Invest in America’s Mental Health (increase resources in rural areas; fight stigma; revise licensing rules that limit the supply of providers)
Make Puerto Rico a State (and help them rebuild their economy and infrastructure)
Grid Modernization Race to the Top (incentivize electric utilities to be more efficient and environmentally friendly)
Expand Access to Medical Experts (Primary Care Specialist licensing for routine technology-enabled care with less training than a full MD)
Right to Privacy/Abortion and Contraception (appoint judges who support the right to choose; provide planning & contraception resources)
Early Childhood Education for All (implement universal pre-K; offer loan forgiveness for education majors who volunteer in pre-K education)
Implement Mandatory Paid Leave Policy (at least 4 weeks/year for full-time workers & 1 paid week off per 13 weeks worked for contractors)
Capital Gain/Carried Interest Tax (end favorable tax treatment of these types of income to make wealthy investors pay their fair share)
Restoration of Voting Rights (to ex-felons who have completed their sentence)
Modernize Military Spending (rechannel 10% of military budget to a Legion of Builders & Destroyers to update our domestic infrastructure)
Life-Skills Education in All High Schools (making healthy meals, financial literacy & planning, communication & interview skills, etc)
Extend Daylight Saving Time All Year (to decrease accidents, heart attacks, and crime; switching back and forth literally kills people)
Make Community College Affordable for All (fund them to provide free or nearly free vocational training, including IT & computer science)
Fund Medical Technology Innovation (preventative care; rural area telemedicine; AI & telecounseling; Race to the Top for health outcomes)
Increase Teacher Salaries (and reduce layers of administration, leading to better educational outcomes)
Nuclear Energy (encourage opening new nuclear plants in appropriate areas--nuclear power today is efficient and environmentally friendly)
Reduce Wildfires (adjust incentives and priorities to reduce the impact of megafires using science-based methods)
Regulate AI and other Emerging Technologies (create a Dept of Technology to monitor developments like AI, assess risks & guide policy)
File Income Taxes (opt-in to have your taxes filed automatically; modernize the IRS & add 50% to its funding to improve tax compliance)
Nuclear Launch Decisions (add the VP & Chief of Staff to the chain of command for nuclear decisions for this and all future Presidencies)
Reduce Student Loan Burden (explore forgiveness & reduction options like forgiving loans if students pay 10% of their salary for 10 years)
Financial Transaction Tax (at 0.1%; limits speculation that can lead to bubbles & financial collapse; helps fund the Freedom Dividend)
Make it Easier to Save for Retirement (easily send some of your income to tax-free investments, with automatic increases as you specify)
Make Washington, DC, a State (it's about time we eliminated taxation without representation)
Gun Safety (create stringent, tiered licensing for gun ownership with required background checks; eliminate the gun show loophole)
Provide Basic Banking Services through the Post Office (ensure access to quality, low-cost banking services throughout the country)
Reduce Packaging Waste (make manufacturers bear the true costs of their packaging)
Value-Added Tax (at 10%, half the European level: stops companies from paying zero tax; higher rates for luxury goods, lower for staples)
Proportional Selection of Electors (make the electoral college better reflect the majority will--but he'd seek reelection using the current rules)
Control the Cost of Higher Education (reduce administrative bloat; require wealthy universities to contribute toward founding new ones)
Quantum Computing and Encryption Standards (develop quantum-resistant encryption standards to protect our sensitive information)
Promote Vocational Education (fund public school vocational programs; champion vocational training as an option equal to college)
Paid Family Leave (employers must provide 9 months' leave, distributed between parents as they see fit, or 6 months for a single parent)
Robo-Calling Text Line (discourage robo-callers by letting citizens easily report them and imposing fines)
Automatically Sunset Old Laws (require periodic renewal for all laws; veto spending bills without defined goals & performance measures)
Southern Border Security (drastically curtail illegal entry & human trafficking; protect & renew the struggling Rio Grande ecosystem)
Opioid Crisis (require special pain management education for doctors prescribing long-term opioids; provide more treatment options)
Fight for Equal Pay (promote salary disclosure laws; provide equal pay for all federal workers & contractors; study ways to improve equity)
Entice High-Skill Individuals (greatly expand the H-1B and F-1 visa programs to reward and retain the world's best talent)
Make it Easy for Americans to Move for Work (up to $1K tax refund for moving for work; work to increase mobility of professional licenses)
Algorithmic Trading/Fraud (investigate and prosecute financial crime, including suspicious trades/algorithms)
Modernize Voting (easier, more secure voting on mobile devices, with blockchain verification, to restore voter confidence & engagement)
Support for the Arts (promote art & music education in schools; reform copyright law to spur creativity; restore NEA/NEH funding)
End Bidding Wars for Corporate Relocation (stop companies like Amazon from playing cities against each other to extort taxpayer dollars)
Free Marriage Counseling for All (include family counseling in all government healthcare plans; tax subsidies for credentialed providers)
Limit Bureaucracy in the Federal Workforce (identify inefficiencies & reduce workforce by 15-20%; improve recruitment of younger workers)
Local Journalism Fund ($1B to ensure sustainable journalism by local media outlets, non-profits, etc, in every state)
Fund Autism Intervention (support state programs to identify & treat autistic kids; destigmatize autism and related neurological profiles)
Increase Assistance for Single Parents (family & maternity leave; more funding for pre-K, child care & communal housing for single parents)
Ease the Transition to Self-Driving Vehicles (tax profits from self-driving trucks to provide severance packages for replaced drivers)
Making Taxes Fun (let people direct 1% of their taxes to specific projects; make paying taxes patriotic & fun with a Revenue Day holiday)
Timing of Payments for Small Businesses (stop big companies from exploiting small businesses and contractors by delaying payments)
The Penny Makes No Cents (pennies are expensive, environmentally damaging, and cost businesses time; eliminate them)
Closely Monitor Mental Health of White House Staff (require regular evaluations by a White House psychologist corps)
Modern Time Banking (recognize people who help their community & neighbors; increase volunteering & civic engagement)
Tort Reform/Reasonableness Dismissals (lessen the fear of frivolous lawsuits by allowing judges to more readily dismiss spurious cases)
Support the Revival of Earmarks (to give lawmakers incentives to cooperate and advocate for provisions that benefit their constituents)
Reduce Harm to Children Caused by Smartphones (promote responsible design; regulate social media companies as public utilities)
Crypto/Digital Asset Regulation and Consumer Protection (provide clarity and consumer protections in the digital asset market space)
NCAA Should Pay Athletes (end the system in which star athletes are exploited for big profits without compensation)
Free Financial Counseling for All (create a division of the IRS to provide free financial advice; tax deductions for personal finance classes)
Prevent Airlines from Removing Customers (make them offer increasing rewards until someone voluntarily accepts & leaves the plane)
Empowering MMA Fighters (end the exploitative labor practices that affect them)
Relocate Federal Agencies (federal agencies don't all need to be in DC; where it makes sense, move them to cities throughout the US)
Expand Selective Schools (encourage elite universities to open new campuses & admit more students; promote investment in new schools)
Prosperity Grants (make non-profits more responsive to ordinary people's needs by giving everyone $100/year to donate to non-profits)
American Mall Act ($6 billion fund to help businesses, schools, organizations & entrepreneurs find new uses for struggling mall properties)
American Journalism Fellows (stationed at local news orgs with 4-year grants; nominated by industry, chosen by nonpartisan commission)
Media Fragmentation (create an independent Media Responsibility Task Force to find ways to reunify the press so they agree on the facts)
Public Council of Advisors (appoint experts, artists, and thinkers to discuss matters they think are of public importance, for all to hear)
Lower the Voting Age to 16 (because science: a lower voting age leads to higher civic engagement & voter turnout across all age groups)
American Exchange Program (HS seniors visiting other states to volunteer & making friends, to get broader exposure to American culture)
Head of Culture and Ceremony (to relieve the President of the need to spend valuable time pardoning turkeys and meeting sports teams)
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