Originally Posted by BFT3K

Reallocating the tax breaks for individuals making more than $250,000 per year to low and middle income people instead, could be a start, but then the rich will say that the Dems raised their taxes.

Tranferring government breaks for the big oil companies to greener technologies and a road to energy independence could be a start, but then the Dems will be blamed for attacking US business.

Taxing companies that ship our manufacturing jobs overseas, rather than giving them tax breaks could be a start, but then the Dems will be accused of isolationism, and interfering with multinationals.

Taking advantage of the 2+ million person workforce in our prison system for manufacturing and farming assistance could save us billions of dollars a year. Have them make solar panels, or whatever we want or need, to get the economy on course again, rather than holding them in cells, while we pay $50K per inmate (on average) per year, for healthcare, room and board, or send the non-violent prisoners to Iraq to shuffle out our National Guard troops that we may need here at home for a real emergency, or who knows how many thousands of ways we can make things better.

Where there is a will there is a way, but something has to change, or we are all fucked.