Thank you for visiting the Fundamental Reform Network. For your convenience, we are providing you with an Annotated Table of Contents which will help you navigate through our sites according to your interests. It will appear again at the bottom of each essay allowing you to choose what you want to explore next by clicking on the title.
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The Levy Analogy describes the wall of money around Congress and the White House giving undo power to big money interests while keeping the citizens of our country out and a first glance on how we fix it.
The Enemy: Paul Krugman defines who the "enemy" is [those who use money to buy self-interested favors] and explains the existing plan of those who control our government that we must overcome
The Problem: Why we feel so bad: Because the world is messed up and we don’t know what to do about it.
Imagine Beginning the fix. Imagine people coming together in one Network to change how the world works. Creating a shared vision of how we do this.
Background and Rationale“Against a great evil…” Calling a spade a spade. There really is a relatively small, very selfish group in control of our country and we need to change that.
The Idea in a Nutshell: Using the Republican model proven capable of turning things on their head
Concepts Behind the Network Functions This is a review of the reasons we have created the Network the way we have.
How the Network Functions:ESSENTIAL READING: Describes our Network's new and unique plan which allows the widest coalition of individuals and organizations around core issues which will change how our government works.
Possible Issues for Inclusion: Further introduction and details of the free speech/election reform issue and progressive taxes. These are the sections which need volunteer input from those who know them best, but it is a good survey of the headline details.
Becoming a Signatory: Describes what being a signatory means as opposed to being a member, what is expected and provides a process by which you can endorse our program right now.
Other Ways You Can Help
Suggestions and resources for young adults, for everyone, people with skills, and organizations
“WE DON’T HAVE FREE SPEECH” BLOGSITE
Introduction: “Free,” “Bought,” and “Corporate Speech essential definitions necessary to understand free speech issues
Free Speech or Bought Speech: Explores the ways big money buys speech
Is the Problem Big Government or Big Business? Exploding the myths of the right wing
Left and Right Unite in Opposition to Corporate Spending on Elections
Definitions Relevant to Free Speech
Corporate Campaign Contributions clearly buy influence A few numbers
We Don’t Have Free Speech: Spreading the basic idea: Logo, slogan/chant, video, using the Internet, maybe a book
Legislation Redefining Free Speech [rough draft only]
Proposed National Elections Website
Free Speech and the Internet
THE STRONGLY PROGRESSIVE INCOME TAX BLOGSITE
Changing Beliefs: Beliefs limit how we see the world and screen out facts. The need to change beliefs
Four False Beliefs: Government, regulation and taxes are bad and hurt the economy
A Good Antidote: Strongly Progressive Income Tax
The Post World War II Boom Proof that high taxes help, not hurt the economy or turn us all into communists.
The History of the Progressive Tax
Proposed Tax Reform Income tax covers a small portion of the income of the wealthy, elimination of exemptions, how the progressive tax works and changes behavior
Conclusion Right wing beliefs are wrong. How do we win this fight?
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