[Phanuthier]

Azure, I don't know why you keep struggling with this, just re-read this post that I propose as a system I believe in:

Originally Posted by Phanuthier

- Flat tax for general needs (police, fire-fighters, security, etc) (edit for Azure, flat number not %)
- Taxes based on community for services that are community focused. If you have more money, you should have more luxery. If you can't afford it, tough beans.
- public education, good funding for post-secondary as well (add: more privatized post-secondary education)
- gov't control banking. recent events have me bias. (edited)
- government supported/invested entrepreurship. Its in the best interests of the state to support this, helps the entrepreneur as well. In return, the government gets a stake and some control and regulation.
- optional welfare. If you want to donate, great. But welfare should not be offered; rather, those who need it can be supported by those that are willing to donate to it.
- tight control on private companies, the government should have a say in how a business is run - not alot of power, but some. For instance, not let all the work be outsourced to Sri Lanka and Mexico the way the USA has.
- tier 2 health care. Very basics of support are offered to the public, but the wealthy should be able to have more if they can afford it
- as an aside, I think government should have longer terms. I find there isn't enough long-term planning in this democracy/capitalist run society because of the constant need to fight for votes... whether its good for the nation or not. I also think you should have a certain level of education to vote, be it high school or to pass a test to test your understanding of economics, as all votes should be educated votes - something I don't think we're seeing in democratic votes.