National Initiative Ballot for 2016

[progressive85]

Initiative 1: National Medicare Expansion  Expand Medicare to all for general health, preventive care, surgery, eye care, and dental care.  Require all hospitals in the United States to accept Medicare as payment.

Initiative 2: Profit Sharing  Eliminate taxes for corporations that introduce profit-sharing plans with employees.  Allow employees of corporations to unionize and vote for equal portions of profits to be given to every employee.

Initiative 3: A Better Livable Wage  Raise the minimum wage to $16.50 an hour for all companies that make enough to afford the pay raises.

Initiative 4: Major Tax Overhaul   Double taxes on the top 1%.  Institute a progressive sliding scale of tax rates, end tax brackets.  Dramatically lower all taxes on middle class, poor, and working class, minimum wage earners.  Shift tax burden to the wealthy.  Close all loopholes and shut down tax havens overseas.  Require that the new revenue is used to close the budget gap and return us to surpluses.

Initiative 5: A More Generous Social Safety Net  Expand Social Security benefits and food stamps.  Dramatically increase appropriations for homeless, physically disabled, and mentally ill.

Initiative 6: Job Leave and Personal Time   Unconditional paid sick leave, paid maternity and paternity leave.  Up to 7 weeks of vacation time a year.

Initiative 7: Education and Training Investments  Make community college taxpayer-funded and tuition-free.  Appropriate $100 billion for job training and skills programs specifically for blue-collar workers to learn new skills to get better, high-earning jobs.

[progressive85]

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[White Trash]

1: Yes
2: Yes
3: No; peg it to inflation
4: Yes
5: Yes
6: Yes
7: No; expand grants and scholarships

[Enduro]

1. No
2. No
3. No
4. No
5. Possibly.
6. No
7. Lean No

[DavidB.]

Initiative 1: National Medicare Expansion  Expand Medicare to all for general health, preventive care, surgery, eye care, and dental care.  Require all hospitals in the United States to accept Medicare as payment. Yea

Initiative 2: Profit Sharing  Eliminate taxes for corporations that introduce profit-sharing plans with employees.  Allow employees of corporations to unionize and vote for equal portions of profits to be given to every employee. Yea

Initiative 3: A Better Livable Wage  Raise the minimum wage to $16.50 an hour for all companies that make enough to afford the pay raises. Nay

Initiative 4: Major Tax Overhaul   Double taxes on the top 1%.  Institute a progressive sliding scale of tax rates, end tax brackets.  Dramatically lower all taxes on middle class, poor, and working class, minimum wage earners.  Shift tax burden to the wealthy.  Close all loopholes and shut down tax havens overseas.  Require that the new revenue is used to close the budget gap and return us to surpluses. Nay

Initiative 5: A More Generous Social Safety Net  Expand Social Security benefits and food stamps.  Dramatically increase appropriations for homeless, physically disabled, and mentally ill. Yea

Initiative 6: Job Leave and Personal Time   Unconditional paid sick leave, paid maternity and paternity leave.  Up to 7 weeks of vacation time a year. Nay (7 weeks wtf)

Initiative 7: Education and Training Investments  Make community college taxpayer-funded and tuition-free.  Appropriate $100 billion for job training and skills programs specifically for blue-collar workers to learn new skills to get better, high-earning jobs. Nay