YES! Security agencies need these programs to protect us from terrorists.
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Government of the people by the people needs to FEEL like a GOOD FATHER, not a plan of terror on the very people who elected the government.
WHEN we will have VOTING online by social security numbers??? So SIMPLE for all national voting aspects.
Also consider PENNIES 4 PROGRAMS instead of "non" profit corporations which are not supervised well enough. THOM - USE this plan, no need to credit me hold the copyright with your own work, thanks!
P4P “Pennies for Programs”
Pennies are RETIRED from USE everywhere, voluntary participation in a social system.
The accounting stays the same. However, each penny owed to the corporation is donated to the approved “Programs” and the corporation gets credit for charitable donations. Each store may offer some merchandise to encourage all customers to cooperate by offering some items '"on sale ONLY for P4P participating customers".
Change in pennies or “cents” owed to any customer is ALSO donated to approved “Programs.” Any customer wanting to participate in this program, receives a tax deductible slip from the merchandiser if their purchases accrued “cents due” over any designated amount quarterly. So basically, you would notice no difference except PROGRAMS would get funded and there would be less fumbling at the checkout stands. Your receipts would be accounted by the businesses and could be applied to your taxes.
This system can be used anywhere and the programs to be benefited given their allotments by PUBLIC VOTING. Example: Do we, the voters, want California’s tax money to be spent on the work of this organization? How ever many voters approve, that gives the proportions and allocations of money collected. . Keeps it all local, no begging governments for funding, and organizations do not have to waste funding on writing or seeking grants in competition.
As each voter approves each program, for example the Feed ALL People program, or any other program, that vote gives the proportions and allocations of the pennies collected. Keeps it all local, no begging any government for funding, creating beggar mentality in low income people. This is a form of "Direct Democracy" and also benefits the charitable organizations because again there is no need to waste funding on writing or seeking grants in competition, nor office salaries, just do the work!
Presently in my dreams, but as our dearly departed said “You may say that I’m a Dreamer, but I’m not the only one...”
What you think now really matters.... let’s talk!
Please Thom Hartmann, have a discussion that explains how well this could WORK!
ANY group could provide a social benefit program, and put it on the ballots. How ever many votes it got even if only from that group, that is the PROPORTION of the total funds that the group would receive.