America's To Do List
()
About this ebook
The greatest contradiction in America is the discord between the success generated by the free market economy and the refusal to adapt free market policies to some of America’s most important sectors.
This book outlines how freedom of choice can reform our government (constitutionally,) our education system, and our entitled mindset. If we do not address these issues our nation will descend into tyrannical oppression.
This book has been strongly inspired by every American who loves their life and has passion for their work.
Stephen Green
“Who the author of this Production is, is wholly unnecessary to the Public, as the Object for Attention is the Doctrine itself, not the man. Yet it may not be unnecessary to say, That he is unconnected with any party, and under no sort of Influence, public or private, but the influence of reason and principle.” Thomas Paine referencing Common Sense
Related to America's To Do List
Related ebooks
How to Stop Chronic Pain in Children: A Practical Guide Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsStupid Liberals: Weird and Wacky Tales from the Left Wing Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWisdom and the Well-Rounded Life: What Is a University? Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFramespotting: Changing How You Look At Things Changes How You See Them Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Kingdom of God is Within You Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDesegregating the Past: The Public Life of Memory in the United States and South Africa Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsManosophy: A Gameplan for Your Life Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGraveland: A Novel Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Naturally Good Man: And the Ten Thousand Blades of Life Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Longevity Formula for Men over 50: How to Be 50 & Counting and Live a Happy, Healthy & Long Life Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHow To Be A Man Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRight Tool for the Job: A Memoir of Manly Concerns Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBe Tough ... But Don't Be "A Tough Guy" Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSomething Good is Trying to Happen to You Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Secret Lives of Sports Fans: The Science of Sports Obsession Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNo Longer Alone: My Intimate Walk with Jesus Christ Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAmerican Awakening: Eight Principles to Restore the Soul of America Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNo More Mr. Nice Guy Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEconomic Development for the Team Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Listening Project: Stories and Resources for Transformative Personal and Community Change Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings101 Life Lessons According to Dad Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDebating Race, Ethnicity, and Latino Identity: Jorge J. E. Gracia and His Critics Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSchooling Selves: Autonomy, Interdependence, and Reform in Japanese Junior High Education Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNo More Regrets!: 30 Ways to Greater Happiness and Meaning in Your Life Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Science of Right Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCato Supreme Court Review: 2021-2022 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Law of Kinds: A Key to Good Character Development Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings15 Things You Should Know: Wisdom for Life’s Journey Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Politics For You
The Anarchist Cookbook Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5The U.S. Constitution with The Declaration of Independence and The Articles of Confederation Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Daily Stoic: A Daily Journal On Meditation, Stoicism, Wisdom and Philosophy to Improve Your Life Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Killing the SS: The Hunt for the Worst War Criminals in History Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Parasitic Mind: How Infectious Ideas Are Killing Common Sense Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Great Reset: And the War for the World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Spook Who Sat by the Door, Second Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Speechless: Controlling Words, Controlling Minds Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ever Wonder Why?: and Other Controversial Essays Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Capitalism and Freedom Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Cult of Trump: A Leading Cult Expert Explains How the President Uses Mind Control Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Real Anthony Fauci: Bill Gates, Big Pharma, and the Global War on Democracy and Public Health Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Disloyal: A Memoir: The True Story of the Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J. Trump Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Republic by Plato Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Son of Hamas: A Gripping Account of Terror, Betrayal, Political Intrigue, and Unthinkable Choices Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Untold History of the United States Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Gulag Archipelago [Volume 1]: An Experiment in Literary Investigation Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race: The Sunday Times Bestseller Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fear: Trump in the White House Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Blackout: How Black America Can Make Its Second Escape from the Democrat Plantation Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Closing of the American Mind Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5On Palestine Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for America's To Do List
0 ratings0 reviews
Book preview
America's To Do List - Stephen Green
America’s To Do List
Published by Stephen Green at Smashwords
Copyright 2012 Stephen Green
Smashwords Edition, License Notes
This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.
~ ~ ~
Dedication:
This book is dedicated to anyone who chooses to think rather than be thought for.
Preface
Chapter 1 – Why America is the Best Country in the World
Geography
Democracy
The American People
Chapter 2 – Reform American Government
Institute the Political Aptitude Test
Eliminate the Imbalanced Power of the Major Political Parties
Create a more efficient elective procedure
Curtail Presidential Powers
Eliminate Presidential Re-election
Make Both Houses of Congress Accountable for Their Actions
Disband Outdated Government Positions
Chapter 3 – Refocus Collective Spending
Social Security
Transition Welfare to Workfare
Reduce Public Housing
Eliminate FEMA and other Federal Inefficiencies
Eliminate Bailouts, Stimulus, and Subsidies
Reform Detrimental Laws
Reconsider Minimum Wage
Legalize Marijuana
Prison Reform
Chapter 4 – Reform American Education
Eliminate the Public School Monoply
Eliminate the Teacher’s Union
Curriculum Reform
Additional Curriculum Reform
Student and Parental Responsibility
Colleges and Universities
Reduce the Cost of Education
Increase the Value of Education
Chapter 5 – Institute Equal Protection
Politicians
Athletes and Celebrities
The Super Wealthy
Lawyers
Chapter 6 – American Accountability and Responsibility
Tattoos
Electronics
Clothes
Cars
Credit Cards
Economics of Personal Health
Squandering Time is a Prolific Personal Problem
Chapter 7 - Conclusion
Preface
It was the cause of America that made me an author. The force with which it struck my mind, and the dangerous condition the country appeared to me in, by courting an impossible and unnatural reconciliation with those who were determined to reduce her, instead of striking out into the only line that could cement and save her, a DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.
Thomas Paine. Common Sense, P. 94
This book is a long delayed project that I began several years ago after touring America via the railroad. On my trip I saw the problems that many Americans were facing and I heard their specific complaints.
I wrote this book because I believe America is already on its way down the Road to Serfdom,
as Hayek predicted. What’s worse is that I believe if we do not fix America’s problems now, they will become too invasive to solve. We do not have much time left, perhaps 10 years, I believe far less. Our rights are dwindling, as are the percentage of Americans smart enough to protect those rights.
I have written this work in a concise and thought provoking manner so that as many people as possible can read it; and then help save America. Most people like to merely complain about problems, which is an inefficient waste of time, this book focuses on solutions. If you do not agree with the solutions that I have posited; do your own research and present your own solutions.
When I disagree with a rational man, I let reality be our final arbiter; if I am right, he will learn; if I am wrong, I will; one of us will win but both of us will profit.
Ayn Rand. Atlas Shrugged page 936
This book is outlined to encourage thought. If more Americans do not start thinking, our nation will be damned to generations of tyrannical oppression.
This book has been strongly inspired by every American who loves their life and has passion for their work. In addition to these enumerable nameless philosophers I must give special credit to Adam Smith, Milton Friedman, Ayn Rand and every other advocate of the free market.
Thanks to all the military service personnel who make freedom possible.
Finally I must give special thanks to my dad, who is the hardest working person that I regularly get to have dinner with. And of course, no list of thanks can be complete without mom.
Enjoy!
PS: Can somebody please make a movie, or reality TV show, of this material so that the majority of Americans, who read below an 8th grade level, can help save the country too.
Chapter 1
Why America is the Greatest Nation in the World
America has become the greatest country in the world because of three primary factors: geography, democracy, and the individual pursuits of American people.
Geography –
North America was alluring to all of the European countries because it had the plentiful resources that they did not. It was truly the land of plenty. It had mountains full of minerals, forests rich with resources, and expansive plains for planting.
The New World was further attractive to the Europeans because of its deep natural harbors connected to navigable waterways. The Europeans saw these harbors and waterways as their gateway to the resources of the new world. However, the Europeans were too far away to effectively maintain possession of these harbors and eventually lost control of them to the Colonial Americans. Once under American control, these harbors and waterways provided the lifeblood for American commerce and society by keeping shipping costs low.
Democracy –
Novel political ideas were born out of the unique circumstances provided by the early American experience. Having gained control of the coast, the Americans chief concern now shifted to preserving their freedom they had fought so hard to gain. Although they had concerns about hostilities perpetrated by outside invasions; they were equally concerned with potential threats from within their own newly formed government. This skepticism led to the founding of our federal constitutional republic (we are not actually a democracy.) Essentially what this means is that we elect legislators to govern for us, according to a certain framework (the constitution) designed by us, the people. The structure of this government was designed to protect the people from encroachments on their freedom and encourage the best leaders and political philosophies to advance.
Inclusion in the governmental process empowered everyday citizens by placing them in control of their own fate. Unlike any other country in the world, Americans chose their leaders. Accordingly, Americans also chose everything else; who/where they got their food and supplies from, where they went to worship, how they built their homes, etc. The result was a proliferation of competition and goods. The products that people wanted were accepted by the market and those that were less useful were rejected.
The American People -
In America no one culture, religion, method of production, or style was considered best. If Americans felt they could do something better than it was currently being done; they went ahead and did it, or at least tried