At Demwing's request, a compendium of stands and beliefs

[demwing]

11. Funny you mentioned Maslow!

I edited the list a bit using Maslow's hierarchy as my inspiration. I broke down all the ideas into categories of needs (defined in this list as Rights). The OP will reflect the change in post #1 later this evening, but here's a preview:

A Platform to Affirm Basic Human Rights:

1. Right to Live
   
   
   • Food-Water-Air-Environment
     
     
     • Strengthen Environmental Protections/Regulations
     
     
     • Abolish Fracking
     
     
     • Protect ANWAR
     
     
     • End Subsidies for big Agro Companies
     
     
   • Shelter
     
     
     • Affordable housing
     
     
     • Foreclosure Protections
     
     
     • Regulate Property Tax Seizure
     
     
   • Health
     
     
     • Medicaid for all/Single Payer
     
     
     • Treat Drug Addicts as Patient, not Criminals
     
     


2. Right to Equal Justice
   
   
   • Marriage Equality
   
   
   • Immigration Reform
   
   
   • Wage Equality
   
   
   • Restore habeas corpus
   
   
   • Sovereignty over our bodies
   
   
   • Sovereignty over our identities
   
   


3. Right to Economic Opportunity
   
   
   • Living wage
   
   
   • Free Higher Education
   
   
   • College Debt Jubilee
   
   
   • Strengthen Union Protections
   
   
   • National Jobs Corps
     
     
     • Rebuild our Roads & Bridges
     
     
     • Rebuild our Telecommunications & Power Grids
     
     
     • Rebuild our Dams, Levees, & Waterways
     
     
     • Rebuild our Public Schools, Libraries, Hospitals, & Community Centers
     
     
     • Rebuild our National, State, & Local Parks
     
     


4. Right to a Strong Social Safety Net
   
   
   • Protect Social Security
     
     
     • Repay the Debt
     
     
     • Increase the Cap
     
     
     • No Chained CPI
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   • Expand Medicaid/Universal Health Care
   
   
   • Expand SNAP (food stamps)
     
     
     • Children
     
     
     • Elderly
   
   
   • Protect Public K-12 Education
   
   


5. Right to a Responsible Government
   
   
   • Taxes
     
     
     • Tax US Corporations that off-shore jobs
     
     
     • Tax Capital gains as regular wages
     
     
     • Expand tax credits for small-business start-ups
     
     
     • Expand the Earned Income Tax Credit
     
     
   • Spending
     
     
     • Top to Bottom Overhaul of Defense Budget
     
     
     • End No-Bid Federal Contracts
     
     
     • End Subsidies for Big Oil, Big Agro, and Big Banks
     
     
     • Invest in Renewable Energy Resources
     
     
   • Oversight
     
     
     • Restore the Glass-Steagall Act
     
     
     • Restore Fairness Doctrine
     
     
     • Return to Trust Busting
     
     
     • Mandate an Aggressive, Populist Justice Department
     
     
     • Classify Internet as a Public Utility
     
     
   • Environment
     
     
     • Strengthen the EPA
     
     
     • Acknowledge and act on climate change
     
     
6. Right to Democracy
   
   
   • Constitutional Right to Vote
     
     
     • Restore All Elements of the Voting Rights Act
     
     
   • Abolish Citizens United
   
   
   • Abolish Corporate Personhood
   
   
   • Campaign Finance Reform
     
     
     • No Foreign donations
     
     
     • Publicly Funded Elections
   
   
   • End Electoral College

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