Brent Russ3016 W 17th AveSpokane, WA 99224

7/7/2014

A NEW DEAL PLAN FOR LIBERTY

“We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by theirCreator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” - Thomas Jefferson

PREAMBLE

As libertarians, we seek a world of liberty; a world in which all individuals are sovereign over their own lives and no one is forced to sacrifice his or her values for the benefit of others.

We believe that respect for individual rights is the essential precondition for a free and prosperous world, that force and fraud must be banished from human relationships, and that only through freedom can peace and prosperity be realized.

Consequently, we defend each person's right to engage in any activity that is peaceful and honest, and welcome the diversity that freedom brings. The world we seek to build is one where individuals are free to follow their own dreams in their own ways, without interference from government or any authoritarian power.

STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES

Libertarians challenge the cult of the omnipotent state and defend the rights of the individual.

We hold that all individuals have the right to exercise sole dominion over their own lives, and have the right to live in whatever manner they choose, so long as they do not forcibly interfere with the equal right of others to live in whatever manner they choose.

Governments throughout history have regularly operated on the opposite principle, that the State has the right to dispose of the lives of individuals and the fruits of their labor. Even within the United States, all political ideologies other than our own grant to government the right to regulate the lives of individuals and seize the fruits of their labor without their consent.

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We, on the contrary, deny the right of any government to do these things, and hold that where governments exist, they must not violate the rights of any individual: namely, (1) the right to life -- accordingly we support the prohibition of the initiation of physical force against others; (2) the right to liberty of speech and action -- accordingly we oppose all attempts by government to abridge the freedom of speech and press, as well as government censorship in any form; and (3) the right to property -- accordingly we oppose all government interference with private property, such as confiscation, nationalization, and eminent domain, and support the prohibition of robbery, trespass, fraud, and misrepresentation.

Since governments, when instituted, must not violate individual rights, we oppose all interference by government in the areas of voluntary and contractual relations among individuals. People should not beforced to sacrifice their lives and property for the benefit of others. They should be left free by government to deal with one another as free traders; and the resultant economic system, the only one compatible with the protection of individual rights, is the free market

PLAN OF ACTION

We recognize that in our current circumstances, the immediate implementation of a libertarian system would be detrimental to society at large. The action plan contained in this document will provide a safety net to protect life, liberty, and property throughout the gradual transition to a libertarian society where all peoples of all ideologies will be free to live in peace and harmony with each other.

This document will detail a plan of action that can be implemented by the free and independent peoplesof the United States to throw off the oligarchy currently enslaving us and ensure a peaceful, productive,and glorious future for humanity. This plan will also detail actions that not only American citizens can implement, but all peoples of the world as well, that we may join in unity to build an entire world of independent and free cultures that will help individuals fully realize their purpose in life: to learn, to grow, to mature, to become better than we were the day before.

For reference as to why this plan needs to be implemented, please see my document “New Deal Renaissance For Liberty” to get a better understanding of the challenges we face, the goals we should be seeking, and the steps that need to be undertaken in order for us to realize the world we deserve, not the one we were born into and had no say in creating. This document can be found online at: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxIZng5ynDOBOGNpWi1IdmZSblU/edit?pli=1

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

A. LEGAL REFORMS..............................................................................................................................51. NATURAL RIGHTS...............................................................................................................52. CORRUPTION........................................................................................................................73. DEFENSE OF VICTIMS........................................................................................................74. PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT.....................................................................................85. PATENT LAW........................................................................................................................8

B. MONETARY REFORMS.....................................................................................................................91. STATE RESERVE BANK......................................................................................................92. COMPETITING CURRENCIES............................................................................................93. FRACTIONAL RESERVE BANKING................................................................................10

C. CITIZEN OWNED CORPORATIONS..............................................................................................111. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE....................................................................................112. NECCESSITIES OF LIFE.....................................................................................................113. INDUSTRIAL COMPETITION............................................................................................114. ROLE OF THE FREE-MARKET AND PRIVATE CORPORATIONS..............................12

D. FUNDING GOVERNMENT..............................................................................................................131. TAXATION...........................................................................................................................132. GOVCORP REVENUE.........................................................................................................133. STATE RESERVE BANK REVENUE................................................................................134. TARIFFS................................................................................................................................13

E. WELFARE..........................................................................................................................................141. FUNDING SOURCES...........................................................................................................142. COMMUNITY GRANGE HALLS.......................................................................................143. WORKER RE-TRAINING....................................................................................................14

F. EDUCATION......................................................................................................................................161. FUNDING SOURCES..........................................................................................................162. ROLE OF THE GOVERNMENT.........................................................................................163. ROLE OF THE FREE-MARKET.........................................................................................16

G. HEALTH CARE.................................................................................................................................171. CITIZEN OWNED CORPORATIONS................................................................................172. ROLE OF THE FREE-MARKET.........................................................................................173. INSURANCE........................................................................................................................17

H. DEFENSE...........................................................................................................................................181. CITIZEN MILITIA................................................................................................................182. NAVY/COAST GUARD/AIR FORCE.................................................................................183. INTELLIGENCE...................................................................................................................184. DISASTER RESPONSE........................................................................................................18

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5. SOURCES OF FUNDING....................................................................................................18

I. RETIREMENT.....................................................................................................................................201. STRUCTURE........................................................................................................................202. FUNDING SOURCES...........................................................................................................203. INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES......................................................................................20

J. SECESSION.........................................................................................................................................21

K. CONCLUSIONS.................................................................................................................................21

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A. LEGAL REFORMS

In our current legal system, the function of the law is to smudge the boundary between black and white (right and wrong) to create the largest grey area possible. While this vast grey area is quite lucrative forthe bureaucratic class of lawyers, the greater public is harmed because the whole of the law is no longerabout bringing balance (justice), but rather focused on the generation of revenue for the state and its army of parasites who depend on wealth forcefully extracted from the public. The legal reforms stated herein will serve to correct this massive injustice and focus on reformation of the legal system to ensureits proper role: to protect victims and serve justice.

1. NATURAL RIGHTS

The most important function and primary role of government is to protect the natural, God given, inalienable rights of humanity. Because of our nature, we are endowed with these rights by the Creator and no person, corporation, or government can ever take them away. If a government of, for, and by the people is established at any level (state, county, city), these supreme laws must be on their books and vigorously enforced with all officials swearing an oath to uphold and defend them:

a. Governments shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. Any government official who violates these inalienable rights shall be tried for treason.

b. The right of the people to possess any and all weapons shall not be infringed unless they have violated the natural rights of others. This right shall be restored to those who have violated the rights of others upon full repayment of their debt to society sentenced, via due process, by the courts.

c. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches, trespasses, and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. Any government official who violates these inalienable rights shall be tried for treason.

d. No person shall be held to answer for a felony crime unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation. Any government official who violates these inalienable rights shall be tried for treason.

e. In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the

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nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against them; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in their favor, and to have the assistance ofcounsel for their defense.

f. In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed the denominational equivalent of one weeks average income, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and nofact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.

g. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. Any government official who inflicts cruel and unusual punishments upon anyone shall be tried for treason.

h. The enumeration of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

i. The powers not delegated or restricted to the government by law, are reserved to the people respectively.

j. No government possesses sovereign immunity and all citizens, corporations, and other governments retain the right to utilize the courts to adjudicate disputes and seek justice.

k. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted through due process of law, shall exist.

l. All persons born or naturalized and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the jurisdiction wherein they reside. No government shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens; nor shall any government deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

m. No person, being convicted of violating the natural rights of others by due process of law, shall be permitted to serve in any capacity as a government official.

n. The right of citizens over the age of 18 years, subject to the jurisdiction thereof, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by any government on account of race, color, sex, age, religion, or creed.

o. No government shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the natural right of citizens to possess any and all items they acquire through voluntary exchange, so long as thepossession of said items does not directly impinge upon the natural rights of others.

p. No government shall make or enforce a law applicable to a citizen of their jurisdiction that is not equally applicable to government officials.

q. No government shall make or enforce a law that would abridge the natural right of persons to consensually enter into contractual agreements.

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r. The natural rights endowed by our Creator are fully realized upon the merging of our immortal souls with the human fetus, as evidenced by regular brain wave patterns detected via electroencephalography.

2. CORRUPTION

Corruption in government is a more predatory evil than corruption in private enterprise because government officials are endowed by the citizenry with powers and authority above and beyondwhat the average person is afforded. It is therefore critical that corruption in government be diligently pursued and prosecuted. Because these officials are afforded power and authority beyond the scope of the citizen writ large, they must be held to a much higher standard than the average citizens, and the penalties much more sever for any transgressions. Transgressions which defraud others or enrich the official must be stern, but convicted transgressions against the natural rights of the citizenry must carry with them the prosecution and punishment apportioned to treason. Laws should also be structured requiring that any government official who witnesses or obtains evidence of corruption violating the natural rights of others, must be compelled by law to report those transgressions to the populace under the penalty of perjury. Tonot report a violation makes the oath they swore to uphold and defend the rights of other a perjurious statement.

3. DEFENSE OF VICTIMS

The just powers of government are derived from the consent of the governed. People consent to the power of government because we all seek to provide a system that protects ourselves from each other and ensure our natural rights are not infringed upon.

The criminal courts generally prosecute those who harm others, attaining justice for the victim and also serving to regulate the populace by enforcing laws and prosecuting criminals. The civilcourts are generally used to resolve contractual or monetary disputes between parties. All too often, the civil courts are utilized by parties who suffered monetary damages through fraudulentor criminal activity. In many cases, the victims of crime are put into a position where they must front the cost of attaining justice that the criminal system should be seeking on their behalf.

Law enforcement and prosecuting attorneys need to actively investigate and prosecute all criminals on the behalf of victims of ALL crimes. If a party forecloses on a property and evicts the owner, but the owner has evidence that fraud was committed during the process, law enforcement and prosecuting attorneys should protect the victim by seeking justice on their behalf. If a party dumps chemicals into a stream and a person's property is contaminated, law enforcement and the prosecuting attorneys should protect the victim by seeking justice on their behalf. This doesn't necessarily mean that the penalties would include jail time or fines, but justice means that the damages must be corrected if at all possible. If there is evidence beyond areasonable doubt that a party dumped chemicals and harmed the property or well-being of others, and they refused to compensate the victims for the damage, the criminal justice system should attain justice for the victim by prosecuting the perpetrator of the damage.

In cases where there isn't enough evidence that actual damage occurred, fraud was perpetrated,

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or that a party was even involved in the activity, the prosecutor's office can decline to prosecute the case and the civil courts will be available to the claimant to seek justice at their own expense. Ultimately, the criminal justice system must be reformed to protect the victim of all crimes by prosecuting anyone who causes harm or damage to the life, liberty, or property of others.

4. PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT

No prosecuting attorney or law enforcement official can be above the law. The law must be reformed to prosecute any attorney or law enforcement official who knowingly makes a false statement, manufactures evidence, destroys exculpatory evidence, or hides exculpatory evidence from the defense. The law should seek justice by demanding the officials convicted of the aforementioned misconduct face the maximum penalty allowed by law they were seeking inthe conviction. This will serve to prevent malicious or vindictive prosecutions against innocent people by directly holding the prosecution accountable for failing to seek justice.

5. PATENT LAW

There can be no law preventing someone from taking an idea into production and bringing it to market. You can't own an idea after you sell it to others because to own the idea would then require owning others, which violates their natural rights. Patent law assumes that an entity is entitled to the monopoly of an idea just because they filled out the paperwork first. While people and corporations are certainly entitled to keep trade secrets, use non-disclosure agreements to prevent the disclosure of their manufacturing methods to competitors, or to prevent releasing ingredients of secret recipes – they should not be allowed to prevent someone from reverse engineering a product and competing. They also shouldn't be able to prevent someone who thought of the idea before they did from competing, even though that person mayhave not been the first to market with it.

Companies and individuals can not expect an enforced monopoly on copyrighted materials either. Once an author, artist, journalist, photographer puts their ideas or images into the market through voluntary exchange, that idea becomes the domain of the public. If someone wants to copyright an idea and prevent others from utilizing, they can keep it to themselves. If they wish to profit from those ideas, they must get the orders up front before releasing it to the public as when they do, those ideas become public domain. Citizens: when an artist, author, musician, journalist, or photographer enriches your life by sharing their work, make sure you reward themin kind. Companies and individuals should expect, however, that when they invent or publish something, they own the name and identity to that product, idea, or process to differentiate it from any competitors. Trademark law must be enforced and respected by others. If someone were to make a widget and name it the “Super-thing”, someone is free to reverse that widget and make either a direct clone or improve upon the original design in some way. But, they won't be able to call theirs a “Super-thing” because that would defraud a potential consumer into thinking it was something else (bait & switch).

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B. MONETARY REFORMS

The monetary system utilized by any group of citizenry should seek to first off and foremost serve the public and their interests. Because of the nature of democratic election, all too often a large segment of the population has their democracy subverted by a slightly larger group of people. The whole of monetary reform should serve to return this democracy to the individual while simultaneously providing the populace with the benefits of an efficient, acceptable, stable medium of exchange with which to transact. This can be accomplished by the following reforms:

1. STATE RESERVE BANK

Each state should set up a reserve bank with the ability to create currency by issuance of bonds. To ensure fair representation of the diverse public, the bank will be run by a board of no less than three commissioners elected by the populace every four years, with the ability to be recalled by the public at any time. Commissioner seats can also be staggered if desired so that the entire board can not be replaced in one election, providing for better continuity of operation.

The state reserve banks and commissioners are independent in each state, but can work togetherto establish a stable interest rate to lend at. If the rate is too high, people will not borrow. If the rate is too low, investors will not buy the bonds to extend the credit. The needs of the borrower and the lender will therefore confluence to establish a fairly stable interest rate.

Instead of minting coins and printing bills, to stream-line efficiency this currency should be entirely digital with the bank investing in the proper infrastructure to facilitate the security, privacy, and regulation of the system. If the people demand a physical currency for private and small denomination transactions (under $20, etc.), coins should be minted to ensure long marketlife and durability. A transaction system should also be made available for customers to conductpoint of sale operations and for individuals to transfer money to others online, at participating banks, or at ATM style interfaces. The state reserve banks may engage in direct market competition by offering traditional walk-incustomer banks. The reserve banks can also lend to and work with local credit unions and private banks.

Revenue can be generated by the bank to cover its operating costs in the form of transaction fees, check clearing, automated clearinghouse services, and percentages of interest on loans. A portion of those funds can be allocated to fund the government.

2. COMPETING CURRENCIES

In addition to the state reserve bank facilitating the issuance of dollars through bonds into the market, competing currencies must be allowed to enter the market place as well. Currencies likeBitcoin which comes from the consumption of energy via computer calculations, metal backed currencies in the form of either digital currency, paper certificate, or minted coin, and even private banks being able to set up their own currencies must be allowed into the market place.

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Money can not serve as a both a store of wealth and a stable medium of exchange when it has an enforced monopoly in the market place. Competing currencies will allow the individual to choose which currency will best suit their needs and utilize it for those ends.

Private banks and credit unions will be able to establish exchange rates with the state reserve bank between metals based currencies, crypto currencies, and reserve bank dollars to help customers manage their savings, transactions, and investments.

3. FRACTIONAL RESERVE BANKING

Reserve bank dollars can not be manufactured from thin air. The dollar must be issued based onproduction by the issuance of bonds purchased by investors. If a loan is made, the banks can notgenerate the funds from thin air, GAAP must be adhered to and those ledgers must show a transfer of actual funds between their funding source and the payee to balance the books.

If a private bank wants to develop its own private currency that they can manufacture from thin air, or a cyber currency that expands at a constant rate based on time is developed; they will be able to compete in the market, but the dollar itself can not be inflated by fractional reserve banking and customers will get to regulate the market by deciding between using a flimsy FIATcurrency and something backed by real production and/or assets like precious metals.

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C. CITIZEN OWNED CORPORATIONS

Laws should be set up to allow the governments of cities, counties, and states to engage in market regulation by competing in the market by offering products and services. So long as these citizen owned corporations are initially funded by bonds (facilitated by the state reserve banks), entirely funded by the revenues they generate, and citizens are able to opt out by taking their business elsewhere, government competition in the market should be welcomed by all. These government run corporations (GovCorps) can serve as a profit generator for government function and because the action is completely voluntary, people can support government when it is good by spending their dollars with them and people can regulate government when it is naughty by taking their business elsewhere. It's not socialism or communism when the individual can opt out. The individual still owns the product of their labor and is completely free to choose.

1. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

GovCorps should be chaired by a PUD style commission structure who are accountable to the electorate of the government who is forming it.

2. NECCESSITIES OF LIFE

The initial markets GovCorps should get involved in are the necessities for human life. Water, food, energy, housing, education, wastewater/sewer, and communication. The free-market can then compete to break people's dependance on those systems. This will allow the smoothest transition into a true libertarian society, as people will eventually utilize technology to become truly independent and free if they wish. So long as the use of the GovCorps' systems aren't compulsory and people can opt out and find another way, there is nothing wrong with the citizens owning the means to sustain basic life through their government. These GovCorps can then channel a portion of their revenues into funding the government's essential services for a completely voluntary revenue system. This method forces government to be very accountable tothe people, because if they misbehave, the public will take their business elsewhere.

3. INDUSTRIAL COMPETITION

GovCorps should also be completely free to compete in the market in any industry they wish. Automobile manufacturing, clothing manufacturing, retail locations, commercial real estate; whatever they want. So long as these enterprises are all initially funded through voluntary action (bonds, loans, etc..) and they sustain themselves based on revenues from consumers (voluntary action) and can not use coercive taxation to keep in business, it's not socialism if people can go elsewhere. The government will have to look at the margins, marketshare, and conditions of a market channel before entering to ensure the viability of their enterprises, and insome cases there won't be enough profit to warrant competing. In other cases, it may be a healthy venture and investors will be lining up for the returns. Again, the profits from these GovCorps can then be rolled back into the essential services of government. The consumer ultimately regulates by casting their vote with every single dollar they spend.

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4. ROLE OF THE FREE-MARKET AND PRIVATE CORPORATIONS

By pitting the government against private corporations and then have the consumer make the ultimate decision between who succeeds and who fails in an industry, in effect a Mexican stand-off is formed between we the people, government, and private enterprise. Instead of private corporations using the government to regulate their competition out of business, we the people are now forcing both private and public corporations to vie for our dollars by actually treating us with respect and dignity. No cartels can form because the commissioners of the GovCorps will be recalled and replaced if the public catches wind, and the consumer prices are driven down in a spirit of true free-market competition that benefits the populace by delivering the bestproducts and services at the best price over-all.

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D. FUNDING GOVERNMENT

We should all hope to have the necessary functions of government provided to the public at an incredible value. All to often, the use of compulsory taxation ensures that government doesn't suffer theeffects of free-market regulation in the fact that if a private corporation treats people horribly or doesn'tprovide a good product or service for the money, the consumer can go elsewhere to meet their demands.

The funding of government should therefore be shifted to revenue sources that allow the individual to control how much of their income the government receives. The implementation of compulsory taxation such as the income tax, poll tax, property tax, and inheritance taxes are nowhere in compliancewith the non-aggression principle since they rely upon the threat of government force to collect. All forms of coercive taxation should be outlawed. Human beings are not cattle to be milked.

1. TAXATION

Good forms of taxation are paid through conducting voluntary transactions as they do not violate the non-aggression principle. Sales taxes, excise taxes, value added taxes, fees, and tolls are all ethical forms of taxation because the taxpayer can refuse to pay by not conducting the transaction if they wish. Most government services should be structured to be self-sufficient from collection of usage fees, but for funding the essential services of government, these would all be viable options.

2. GOVCORP REVENUE

Additional revenues can be achieved by the government from competing in the market place. GovCorps could and should be implemented to allow people to fund government completely voluntarily while at the same time receiving the products and services they demand.

3. STATE RESERVE BANK REVENUE

Revenues on transaction fees, clearinghouse services, and loan interest can be funneled into government coffers beyond what is needed to support the state reserve bank and repay bond holders. This is completely voluntary because the individual can utilize other currencies if they wish.

4. TARIFFS

While free trade should be the ultimate goal for the world, tariffs can be used to prevent unethical/immoral labor practices from dragging a healthy market-place down. The tariffs should only be used against areas who practice slavery, child labor, and unethical labor practices.

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E. WELFARE

A vital part of transitioning to a peaceful libertarian society is ensuring that the poor and downtrodden are given every opportunity to succeed. Our duty as human beings is to protect life and help other individuals develop and mature as well. We are all brothers and sisters and it's time we started acting like it by lifting each other up.

Part of lifting one another up is not stealing from one sibling to give to another we think deserves it more. While the intention to help someone is virtuous, the mechanism to do so must be virtuous as well.

1. FUNDING SOURCES

A percentage of revenue from GovCorps can be set aside for charity. All GovCorps' profit is voluntarily given by the consumers and GovCorps should advertise as such to attract more consumers. Tax revenues from voluntary taxes are perfectly viable sources as well. A housing authority GovCorp could be formed by issuing bonds and purchasing property to build low income housing. The revenues from the renters would repay the investors and maintain the GovCorp who could utilize a portion of the profits to help get homeless people off the streets and give them a foundation to get back into the work place.

2. COMMUNITY GRANGE HALLS

Part of restoring the fabric of America and the world needs to come at a grassroots level. We have become so detached as a society from others as a result of very advanced scientific controlmethods. In the churches and in the grange halls, we need to come together as a community, donate resources be it labor, time, money, food, or other goods – and then identify areas we can help lift up others where they need help. The grange hall or church could acquire land and put up a charity garden to produce food. It could build low-income housing. It could pay medical bills for someone. This is a great community organizational structure that helped develop the early West and could be utilized today to help build a culture of cooperation and brotherhood inthe communities of America. From big cities to rural towns, and everything in between.

3. WORKER RE-TRAINING

Part of eliminating as many poor people from society is making sure that the jobs available are high value jobs. As we restore manufacturing and technology in the American economy, the ability for people to work and make a good living increases exponentially. The service economyshould only have to be a stepping stone for people if they wish to pursue other ventures. It shouldn't be a low-wage trap where people stagnate. Some people love the service economy anddon't want to leave it. There is nothing wrong with someone being happy doing what they do, sofor them, being able to keep the cost of living down where they can afford a comfortable standard of living will be the goal.

A crucial issue with helping people move up the pay-scale into higher value jobs is providing

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the training and education necessary to fulfill it. Apprenticeships, tech schools, four year colleges – both GovCorps and private businesses need to sponsor programs to help train people to do the jobs that need to be done. Labor unions can use the proceeds of dues paid to offer this education for their members as well.

Another method would be a voluntary unemployment insurance program. This can be facilitated by a GovCorp or by private enterprise. They could offer unemployment insurance and include programs to re-train workers if they need to change fields of keep up to date with the evolving market. Employers could offer this as part of a benefits package and employees arefree to purchase it as well.

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F. EDUCATION

“I think, therefor I am.” - Descartes

A solid education begins with learning how to think individually and critically. For the last 100 years, education policy in America has been more about behavior modification and values conditioning than actually helping individuals develop the faculties they need to ensure a life-long pattern of learning.

While charter schools have gone a long way in utilizing competition to provide better alternatives, we are still faced with the fact that government run schools are completely detached from ever important market feedback. If they deliver a terrible education, there is no accountability because the funding mechanisms are compulsory.

It should be our goal to then build an education system of diverse backgrounds and viewpoints in order to maximize the amount of innovation in the market place. It should also be up to prospective parents to evaluate their resources and goals to ensure if they bring a child into the world, that they will be able to properly provide for it.

1. FUNDING SOURCES

The ideal check on the efficacy of a school is to couple the funding with the people putting theirkids through it. The GovCorp model of a self-sustaining enterprise funded by usage fees makes the most sense. Other funding sources can come through charity donations to these entities and revenue from voluntary taxation methods. The GovCorp school can then look at offering assistance to low income families on a case-by-case review system, just as private schools can. Another good funding source is through volunteer labor. Professionals currently in the job forcecan provide vital education to students who are often taught by teachers who have never workedoutside of the education system.

2. ROLE OF THE GOVERNMENT

Through the GovCorp model, government can set the benchmark in education policy while responding to the demands of their parents. The government's role in education should be to compete in the market by providing the best education at the lowest price.

3. ROLE OF THE FREE-MARKET

The role of the free-market should be to provide a competitive alternative to the GovCorp schools. Whether that be homeschool programs like Ron Paul's or others, homeschool groups with parents volunteering to administer the education, or even private schools; each should provide a competitive alternative to the GovCorp education in the form of reduced price, better education, or both. The parents can then decide on what the best route is going to be for their child.

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G. HEALTH CARE

It's been said that healthcare is a right. While it is true you have the right to care for your own health; what you do not have the right to do is force others to care for your health. The costs of healthcare mustbe placed, just like the costs of all products and services, upon those who are utilizing it.

1. ROLE OF THE GOVERNMENT

The role of the government in healthcare should be to set the benchmark of quality and price. It can best do this through the creation of GovCorps to serve the market. Government corporations should be set up to build hospitals, hire doctors, streamline costs, and serve the needs of the people. By driving down costs, GovCorps can help provide more affordable healthcare to the market. They can also set aside a portion of their profits to selectively assist the needy. They could also be free to offer their own health insurance if they liked.

2. ROLE OF THE FREE-MARKET

The role of the free market should be to compete with the GovCorps by offering a better service, a better price, or both.

3. INSURANCE

Health Insurance (or any type of insurance for that matter) can be issued by GovCorps or by private enterprise. GovCorps could unify across America or wherever they existed and provide universal health insurance. Again, it's not socialism if the consumer can opt out and go another route. This direct competition in the market will serve to drive down prices and increase serviceon both ends.

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H. DEFENSE

One of the primary roles of government is to defend its citizenry against all enemies, foreign and domestic, against the usurpation of our natural rights. The following action steps will help us develop an invincible defense grid while at the same time removing any possibility of a military industrial complex from taking root.

1. CITIZEN MILITIA

A Swiss style state guard would be the most effective land defense. Citizens of the state could join, train, and participate in response exercises on a periodic basis to ensure that citizens, if need be, were at the ready to respond to an impending land invasion. The citizen militia would keep and maintain their firearms and gear in their residences and depots would be set up with heavier armaments and equipment in each county. A command hierarchy would be set up with elected Sheriffs directing the county affairs, and they could organize a hierarchical command structure up to the governor of the state. The militia should be open to anybody and not just for fighting, but firefighter training, first aid, logistics, and any other thing needed to handle an enemy invasion.

2. NAVY/COAST GUARD/AIR FORCE

In addition to ground defense, a limited force of necessary boats and planes to defend the homeland will be maintained by a joint military agreement amongst the independent states. They will each provide the funding and manpower to provide this necessary service. Of course, invasion and war will likely be a thing of the past when any enemy realizes how well armed andtrained the average American citizen is.

3. INTELLIGENCE

Intelligence should be directed by a joint committee of the independent states with the ability to monitor foreign communications and movements via satellite. No parter state who has adopted similar policies and signed a joint defense agreement would be subject to surveillance beyond interception of public communication without a warrant.

4. DISASTER RESPONSE

The formation of a state militia also provides for an efficient model for disaster response. Each of the cities, counties, and states should commit to storing water, food, and other emergency supplies in case the need arises. If a disaster occurs, the state militia chain of command, starting with the elected county Sheriffs, can help effectively guide manpower and supplies to where it is needed.

5. SOURCES OF FUNDING

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Defense is an essential service of government and should be funded by tax revenues, revenue from GovCorps, state reserve bank revenues, and private donations.

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I. RETIREMENT

For many years, Social Security has been the mainstay of retirement for many Americans. Because of the destruction of the dollar through devaluation, retirees were forced to generate interest from savings or face loss of buying power. The long term solution with competing currencies is to provide a stable store of wealth for people so their money is as powerful when they retire as it was when they saved it. The long term goal of the state reserve bank is to provide stable, effective, solid investment returns intoproductive enterprises.

1. STRUCTURE

Ultimately, the individual is going to be responsible for their own retirements. This means they are in charge of deciding where to invest, how to invest, what currencies to keep their money in,and how they will budget their expenses.

Like Social Security, a GovCorp can be set up to facilitate that same ponzi scheme function if people prefer. So long as the entity is self-sustaining and doesn't require coercive taxation to remain solvent, this is perfectly acceptable as the consumer still retains the right to choose, and anyone who doesn't trust that enough people will be paying in when they retire, can opt out.

GovCorps can offer pension funds, as can private enterprise if they so desire. GovCorps can also offer a futures program if they want to structure it that way. So, for example, power: a person could buy 10kw/hr worth of energy futures from the PUD and when they retire, have that available to take delivery on. They could buy commodities like food and water futures fromGovCorps as well. These funds would then be utilized by the GovCorps to increase productivitythrough technological innovation, with the retiree guaranteeing they will have the resources necessary to survive upon retirement.

2. FUNDING SOURCES

Wealth only comes from individual production, so the funding for retirement can only come from individual production.

3. INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES

State reserve banks can facilitate great investment opportunities for people. Student loans, homeloans, business loans, infrastructure loans, GovCorp loans; all of this lending can translate into great reliable returns for investors. State reserve banks can put the packages together to help people build wealth, and private banks and credit unions can play a role as well. Investors may also look at storing the product of their labor in a long term safe haven such as gold or silver, or by investing in technologies that can produce wealth with no work after they retire.

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J. SECESSION

Upon completion of establishing the aforementioned reforms, the states can pass bills to secede from the US Federal Government and we the people can live happily ever after.

CONCLUSIONS

What we face is a difficult transition from an ugly situation and a brutal oppressive system. This transition won't happen overnight. It will take time, patience, love, dedication, and vision. But, as we move forward into building a system of our own that serves us instead of a psychopathic class of oligarchs, I truly believe a lot of the challenges facing society today will naturally atrophy just by the nature of the human spirit. When we are truly free and not being farmed like cattle, we'll not only have the means to build an incredibly wealthy society, we will have the volition to do so as well.

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