Charlie's Political Platform

I have a lot of opinions on various political issues, and I thought it would be a good idea to concentrate these positions into a single statement. My outlook is basically libertarian with a belief that people should be allowed to enjoy the maximum amount of freedom possible as long as it does not infringe on the rights of others which are the rights to life, liberty, and property.

This platform is not complete and will be revised in the future as either my mind changes or new issues emerge. No arguments are presented for these positions here but can be found in my other writings.

1. TAXATION

Income taxes and property taxes on all levels should be abolished and replaced with a sales tax.

2. THE FEDERAL RESERVE, CURRENCY, AND BANKING

The Fed needs to be abolished. America should return to a gold standard and currency should be open to competition in the free market. Banking should be deregulated, and government insurance programs of bank accounts should be abolished.

3. ENTITLEMENTS AND THE WELFARE STATE

Social Security and Medicare should be abolished. There should be no welfare.

4. EDUCATION

The government should be entirely out of the education business. The Department of Education should be abolished. Public schools should be closed, and the property sold off. No public funds should go to universities or other institutions of higher learning. The government should not give loans or grants to students or issue vouchers as proposed by school choice advocates.

5. THE FCC

The Federal Communications Commission should be abolished.

6. THE FDA

The Food and Drug Administration should be abolished.

7. THE MINIMUM WAGE

The minimum wage should be abolished and left to the marketplace.

8. OSHA

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration should be abolished. Workplace safety should be left to the courts.

9. THE EPA

The Environmental Protection Agency should be abolished. Environmental protection should be a matter of property rights and left to the courts.

10. ABORTION

Abortion should remain legal. It should never be publicly funded.

11. PUBLIC FUNDING FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

There should be no public funding for scientific endeavors.

12. NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration should be abolished, and its defense functions turned over to the Department of Defense.

13. HOMELAND SECURITY

The Department of Homeland Security should be abolished.

14. DRUG POLICY

All illicit drugs currently illegal should be made legal. The Drug Enforcement Administration should be abolished. Prisoners of the current drug policy should be granted unconditional amnesty for their "crimes."

15. DEFENSE

The Department of Defense should be maintained.

16. GUN RIGHTS

The right of the people to keep and bear arms should never be infringed.

17. CHURCH AND STATE

Religion has no place in the public arena. The government should not restrict or promote religious institutions or viewpoints. Infringements of liberty for religious reasons should not be tolerated.

18. THE USDA

Farm subsidies should cease. The United States Department of Agriculture should be abolished.

19. FOREIGN POLICY

There should be no infringement on free trade with all nations. Managed trade is not free trade. Economic sanctions should never be used as an instrument of foreign policy. There should be absolutely no aid to foreign governments or international organizations. The United States should never interfere in the internal affairs of foreign countries. The United States should not engage in war unless attacked by a foreign entity or in danger of an imminent attack by a foreign entity.

20. ANTI-DISCRIMINATION AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

Laws and regulations against discrimination and promoting affirmative action in the private sector are violations of property rights and should be repealed. These laws should remain in force on the government. Laws against hate crimes are redundant and punish freedom of thought and should never be enacted.

21. IMMIGRATION

The only people who should be barred from entering the United States are criminals and terrorists. Immigration and naturalization should be liberalized letting as many people come to the USA as possible either temporarily or permanently. Foreigners who commit crimes should be deported after paying for their crimes.

22. THE TORT SYSTEM

The tort system should require that the loser pay for the legal costs of the victor.


23. THE DEATH PENALTY

The death penalty is fair and just in principle. Murderers should die. In practice, the death penalty is problematic as innocent people have found their way to death row, and it is a virtual certainty that innocents have perished while murderers have gone free. Innocent people should not die. Therefore, the death penalty should be abolished.

24. THE INTERNET

The internet should remain free of all government regulation.

25. ROADS AND INFRASTRUCTURE

The nation's roads, highways, and bridges should be sold to private firms.

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