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The Conservative Agenda December 10, 2015 8:58 pm ER

What we can expect if Right Wing Conservatives win the Presidency and control of both houses of Congress. It might not all happen overnight, but this would be the goal, the ideal case.

A flat tax on all salaried income.
Consumer sales taxes would make up any shortfalls. Only food would be exempt.
No, or highly reduced, capital gains tax
No, or highly reduced, corporate tax.
No inheritance tax.
Severe restrictions on private unions, making them essentially powerless, but not illegal.
Total abolition of all public sector unions.
Severe cutbacks and restriction on all Federal social welfare programs
Almost total dismantling all Federal health, safety, product, workplace and environmental regulations

Removal of all workplace restictions, such as minimum wage, overtime laws workday and week restrictions would be reformed.

Severe restrictions on the right of individuals to sue businesses
Make all public school funding based on local taxes
Provide federal subsidies to families with children in private schools
Abolition of the anti-trust laws.
A constitutional amendment to ban abortions
Removal of all restrictions and regulation on banks, stock market or other financial activity

Financial institutions would still be audited and outright crime and fraud would remain illegal.
but only criminal, not civil, redress of grievances would be allowed, except for litigation between corporations.

Local school boards would be allowed full control over curriculum, teacher salary and qualifications, and textbook selection. Fund raising would be by property taxes approved by the voter, supplemented by student fees.

All university systems would be supervised by a board of regents composed of community and business leaders, not academics. The universities would be tasked to prioritize instructional programs to meet national business requirements.Tenure would be abolished, and adjunct professors encouraged.

All public infrastructure and utilities, as well as correctional institutions would be privatized. Convict labor would be made available to the private sector.

Police, fire and other public safety activities would be privatized as much as possible.

All medical care would be private.

No restrictions on firearms, crew-served weapons would be forbidden, however.

I’m tired, need to get some rest. Anyone care to add to the list?

  • Why do Conservatives want what this brings? Anyone can see the outcome. by bowser 2015-12-12 20:36:38
    • They actually don't by Robert 2015-12-13 12:03:38
      • An old, but still relevant, essay addressing that very question. by ER 2015-12-13 08:53:33
      • the future by JEKing 2015-12-11 13:06:37
        • What you say is true. by ER 2015-12-11 14:03:12
        • Jeez, who's peeing their pants now. n/t by RobVG 2015-12-10 22:56:40
          • Depends by ER 2015-12-11 08:01:39
            • Heh... by Jody 2015-12-11 08:20:58
            • You're equating Conservatism with terrorism? n/t by Robert 2015-12-10 22:58:20
              • That is definitely how it seems with Liberals. n/t by Jody 2015-12-11 08:15:16
                • Not bad by RobVG 2015-12-11 07:20:40

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