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Mike Young's avatar

Good idea for the US, and also probably up here in Canada. We have less of a left/right split but we still have our major parties - three in our case - looking to define themselves.

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Claudia Befu's avatar

The current political system doesn't allow for long term planning because governments and their agendas change every election cycle. In addition to bringing governance back to the local communities, a system for long term planning and execution needs to be implemented. One example: the recycling system in Sweden was implemented with a long term vision. To insure its execution, Sweden contractually obliged each new government to continue the program.

Another aspect is that, unfortunately, people with money can and do influence public opinion to increase their profits. Who will ensure that those local communities are not manipulated into passing laws or approving projects that are not necessarily in their interest? Education and access to proper information must be a priority in these communities. Perhaps one way to do it is by controlling how resources are allocated. At a local level, would we still allow single individuals to grab as many resources as they want to get rich? Probably not.

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