27) Subsidize airplane manufacturers that build passenger crafts without cargo areas other than for passenger luggage with secondary detectors built-in, and in the manufacturing of new crafts strictly for commercial cargo. In the meantime, strict federal inspection of commercial cargo is required.
28) Float an EPA bond for a massive assault against pollution of all kinds and for the development of alternative fuels.
29) Release non-violent offenders from prison and place them in a closely supervised work camp of public projects for the duration of their remaining sentence.
30) From Inauguration Day and forever, each child born will be issued a free medical care certificate.
Elaborate 27:
Amtrak doesn’t add freight cars to its passenger service, why should aircrafts be any different carrying flight travelers, particularly in face of terrorism. By building sleeker passenger only crafts would keep down the cost of travel. Leave the cargo business to Fed EX and UPS.
Elaborate 28:
If energy independence is to have any meaning the US has to be serious about wind and solar energy, together with research on fusion potential to take the place of fission type reactors. In light of our tremendous coal deposits, we should not give up on research to eventuate a 100% filtering system for this pollutant energy. Initiatives for automobiles of the future weaning off the combustion engine is paramount.
Elaborate 29:
When the cost per capita for imprisonment is three times that of educating a student, it is clear that something has to be done about the inordinate imprisonment of drug-addicts and non-violent felons because of addiction and other causes. Together with rehabilitative measures, work camps should be set up for community repairs, beautification and general clean up.
Elaborate 30:
The richest nation in the world should not remain besmirched with indifference to the health of all its children. This approach would, though slowly, eventuate universal health care without the controversy.
Copyright © 2004 Richard R. Kennedy All rights reserved. Revised: March 2, 2004.