What we need to do to correct our economy is not recreate a past that isn't coming back but jump into the future where we have sustainable energy, new industries, healthcare for all and free merit based education.
While we are still using too many fossil fuels we should only be building solar, wind or hydro ones going forward. The industries to support that need to be in this country so we can have good paying jobs for Americans. We also need to provide recharging stations for electric cars. This is the future and we need to start building it.
We also need to invest in infrastructure for our highways, bridges, rail systems and dams. It will provide jobs and help the economy become more robust.
We also need to expand free health care to all residents of this country. The only actual reason people oppose this is because they think they will get worse care when it is shared equally. For those of you who enjoy elite care now, we can probably allow you to buy into a private system similar to Great Britain.
Similarly we need to make public colleges free and merit based. In addition private colleges can continue for those who don't mind the cost.
In order to pay for this and our other expenses we need to consider reforming our tax system. We need to balance the budget and work on the national debt. Similar to business some long term project may need to be funded using bonds but we can't continue to massive deficits we see now.
Providing growth and jobs will help but other efficiencies may be need or additional sources of revenue.
We certainly can't take money out of our seniors pensions or health care, they have earned it.
This country has had its ups and downs and the next great expansion is ready to happen.
We just need to open the door to opportunity.
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