The Phoenix Congress stands in recess until 1/15/21.

The three planks

End poverty

The Blueprint for a Better America will end poverty through universal basic income. Everyone will get an American Union Job, an unconditional $300 each week to remind us all of our five duties as Americans. Health insurance is also available as a public option for all Americans.

Universal basic income is paid for in three main ways:

1) A value added tax, taking a slice of the 21st century economy,

2) A fee-and-dividend on various pollutants, and

3) New money added directly to the economy, not borrowed.

End Mass Incarceration

Ending mass incarceration has a number of components, including:

1) Allowing a "second look" sentence review after 10 years of incarceration,

2) Repealing mandatory minimums,

3) Ending the war on drugs,

4) Addressing the demands of the 2018 prison strike, and

5) Free political prisoners. All of us or none of us. #FreeRealityWinner

End the Endless Wars

Ending the endless wars includes:

1) Reducing our military footprint across the world,

2) Halting arms sales to Saudi Arabia for their war against Yemen,

3) Ending the use of economic sanctions against civilian populations,

4) Closing the Guantanamo Bay Military Prison,

5) Ending the use of landmines, and

6) Reducing our nuclear stockpile.

Building the Blueprint

Incorporating popular positions

The broad strokes of the Blueprint for a Better America, inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr.'s three evils, are popular among Americans.

55% of Americans support universal basic income.
69% support expanding Medicare for everyone.
71% say it is important to reduce the prison population in America.
67% support marijuana legalization.
69% of voters support "second look" legislation.[PDF]
72% of Americans would be more likely to vote for an elected official who supports eliminating mandatory minimum laws.
58% support reducing our military presence in Asia.
About 60% support phasing out ICBMs.
57% support ending missile sales to Saudi Arabia. #YemenCantWait
59% say the war in Afghanistan wasn't worth it.
62% feel the same about Iraq.

Our Shared Self-sacrifice

100 years ago, Mohandas Gandhi united his countrymen through national days of fasting, telling them,

"No nation has ever been made without sacrifice, and we are trying an experiment of building up ourselves by self-sacrifice without resorting to violence in any shape or form."

In 2020, while Republicans and Democrats wrestle in the mud, we can seize the high ground with a fast for peace on October 15th, giving us the moral authority to act with our shared self-sacrifice.

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Phoenix Congress 2020