Stop kicking the can - An Idealist Economic Plan

Capitalism has raised more people out of poverty than any other system to date. This claim is substantiated by personal eye witness accounts of in the city of Toronto Canada it has become almost typical to see people begging for change while they are to busy on their cell phone to say 'thank you'. 

This article will point out point out some actions and considerations for the people and politicians to consider on how ease out of the economic and fiscal mess we have created. The ideas and ideals are just a framework towards improvement and are based on this authors understanding of Canadian rules and regulations. . 

1. Politician salaries are to be set by public referendum. The cost of living would be presented as part of the referendum. When the politicians want a raise of 5% they would also run the risk of getting a pay cut of up to 5%. Each citizen would then mark off on a scale from 5 to -5 allowing them to indicate their wish towards a change in the political payroll, the voice of the people would be the average of all votes and so if the politicians are bad, the citizenry can be mathematically 'mean'.
2. Provide a $1000.00 Baby Birth Bonus upon the first birthday of a baby. The monies would be placed in a compound interest account in the babies name yet still owned by the government. Upon the age of attending University the money can be used for tuition tax free or the money can be used for prescribed tools for a trade tax free. Additionally the named baby can wait till the age of 25 years and apply the money to the purchase of a home, tax free; additionally, two named persons can combine their earnings within a legal marriage. If the money is used frivolously, taxes shall be applied. 
3. Minimum wage is to be incrementally increased by age. Consider any job that pays minimum wage, the inexperienced youth is at a disadvantage due to the experienced person being a better candidate for the job, thus keeping the youth out of the job market. Eventually the employer will see the advantage of hiring the youth. May I say "yout's" as an homage to the movie - My Cousin Vinny
4.  Stop nationalized birth. When a person is born on Canadian soil this currently guarantees Canadian citizenship which should not be allowed unless the parents are already Canadian citizens or foreign born nationalized citizens. Being born on Canadian soil to at least one Canadian parent makes that person an indigenous person with all of the applicable rights and privileges. 
   
5. Stop 'taxing' corporations and charge them 'fees'. Taxation is for the citizenry who can vote and be incarcerated for a crime. Corporations can not vote nor can corporations be incarcerated therefore they shall not be taxed, though they can be charged fees for the use of public infrastructure.
   
6.  Slow the allowing of foreign corporations to own Canadian land and properties. Foreign ownership will come with additional fees which would exceed the local ownership by a citizen owning the land and leasing out. The leasing corporation would still need to owe fees for services.
   
7.  Slow the allowing of foreign corporations to own or harvest Canadian resources. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) takes a protectionist stance on Canadian talent with a general rule that 50% or more of transmitted content must be Canadian made. This same protection based attitude is to be applied to the natural resources, be that resource such as an annual crop, a multi year resource such as lumber, or a limited resource such as nickle, gold, diamonds, or petroleum.
   
8.  Publication of platforms and planks. This position will at first blush be considered political over economic, though the reader must understand that the two are always intertwined. Each corporate media outlet shall provide both platform and plank for each political party on the centerfold, or other predominate area, as applicable, for public review by the public in a printed or printable format;  unedited.
   
9. How is this a good thing? This is the final paragraph in the list as it should be. Each piece of legislation must include a numbered list that references each main section of the legislation with a plain language explanation as to why is that specific section good for the people. A Readers Digest  version as it were.
   

i. (An after thought) - Have cross disciplinary students pick up a law and write out and submit the 'How is this good' conclusion for some existing legislation as a team. This cooperative effort will show how a society works for those of  a young age.

Conclusion:

The ideas and ideals above will be noted by some to be Canada focused and that is a problem for those people. For while a country is a landmass with borders both natural and political, a county is also an ideal and when that ideal dies so dies that country. 

Please keep in mind - progress can't happen without change, though change does not necessitate progress. 

This leads this author to wonder why a person or persons would want to relocate to a country were they feel that cultural changes are required. Wars are not always fought with the immediacy of bullets because social persuasion is also a viable tactic. One must consider the immediacy and the caliber of change that is being demanded and that has to be taken into account. 

 

When a person demands to affect change in a new country such that the new country replicates their country of origin; it must be asked; is that person a migrant, a conqueror or just someone promoting colonization?