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* Actually, it’s a House resolution with several Democratic co-sponsors

Urges the United States Congress to immediately adopt an “American Recovery” program by restoring the provisions of the Glass Steagall Act; returning to a national banking and a federal credit system, modeled on the principles of Alexander Hamilton’s First Bank of the United States; using the federal credit system to build a modern network of high speed rail, power generating systems, and water projects; and creating programs to rebuild our space program to put a permanent manned colony on the Moon, explore the solar system, and create nuclear fusion.

Why stop there?

posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, Nov 29, 16 @ 10:17 am

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  1. Proposed question of the day:

    Who will have a budget first, Illinois or…THE MOON?

    Comment by AlfondoGonz Tuesday, Nov 29, 16 @ 10:20 am

  2. And get Chicago a professional football team.

    Comment by very old soil Tuesday, Nov 29, 16 @ 10:21 am

  3. and chocolate with no calories.

    Comment by Amalia Tuesday, Nov 29, 16 @ 10:23 am

  4. Is this in anticipation of HRC winning the recounts. LOL. As Predident Obama said a million times- elections have consequences

    Comment by Sue Tuesday, Nov 29, 16 @ 10:23 am

  5. Lol!

    Comment by Deft Wing Tuesday, Nov 29, 16 @ 10:26 am

  6. And commission Lin Manuel Miranda to compose a new national anthem.

    Comment by Excessively Rabid Tuesday, Nov 29, 16 @ 10:41 am

  7. Just look at the sponsors…nuff said…

    Comment by Jaded Tuesday, Nov 29, 16 @ 10:43 am

  8. And only good hair days.

    Comment by Amalia Tuesday, Nov 29, 16 @ 10:47 am

  9. Creating mid-east peace.

    Comment by Pool Boy Tuesday, Nov 29, 16 @ 10:49 am

  10. And to build that Wall!

    Oh, wait a minute, Mexico is going to pay for that. Never mind./s

    Comment by G'Kar Tuesday, Nov 29, 16 @ 11:00 am

  11. === to put a permanent manned colony on the Moon, explore the solar system, and create nuclear fusion.===

    They had me right up till there.

    As an aside, you can really tell the age/world experience of folks involved with discussions about the space program. If they’re talking about lunar colonies, they tend to be substantially older and not terribly familiar with the realities of sustained human presence in space.

    That’s why folks are more excited about Mars — which has an atmosphere of CO2 which provides more protection from radiation but also means that with just a supply of hydrogen and a power source humans can make oxygen, water, Carbon Monoxide or methane & oxygen for fuel.

    Not to mention the climate is a lot more friendly to people. It’s not friendly, but compared to a vacuum?

    This makes Mars much more practical than the Moon and more affordable in the long run as you wouldn’t need to send just about everything they need to survive.

    But, hey, they’re heart’s in the right place even if their specific recommendation isn’t.

    Comment by Anon Tuesday, Nov 29, 16 @ 11:00 am

  12. Oh boy.

    Comment by A guy Tuesday, Nov 29, 16 @ 11:00 am

  13. Because a National Bank worked so well the first time…

    But, seriously, they left out a time machine? That could fix all of our problems

    Comment by Anonymous Tuesday, Nov 29, 16 @ 11:09 am

  14. “; returning to a national banking …”

    Didn’t we just elect an Andrew Jackson?

    Comment by a drop in Tuesday, Nov 29, 16 @ 11:12 am

  15. Cure cancer, Space Elevator and invent a new fake cheese powder that doesn’t turn your fingers orange.

    Comment by Ron Burgundy Tuesday, Nov 29, 16 @ 11:25 am

  16. and Bears 103-Packers 2.

    Comment by Amalia Tuesday, Nov 29, 16 @ 11:55 am

  17. Must reluctantly support if we get to vote on which politicians to send to the manned colony on the Moon.

    Comment by peon Tuesday, Nov 29, 16 @ 12:07 pm

  18. …..and dont forget the pledge to work in a bipartisan manner.

    Comment by blue dog dem Tuesday, Nov 29, 16 @ 12:11 pm

  19. Like the “Hamilton” reference, with the hot play recently in the news an all. But I remember Hamilton’s last entanglement with a VP, and it didn’t go so well.

    Comment by Six Degrees of Separation Tuesday, Nov 29, 16 @ 12:24 pm

  20. And build the Starship Enterprise so we can seek out the Vulcans to bring logical thought to our planet.

    Comment by Demoralized Tuesday, Nov 29, 16 @ 1:44 pm

  21. “to put a permanent manned colony on the Moon” Trump will be transported to the Moon colony and will become its first president.

    Comment by Anonymous Tuesday, Nov 29, 16 @ 10:18 pm

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