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Teaching the Next Generation [ Idea Strength: 125 ]
Currently, government spending for education is undergoing budget cuts while many rising nations pass the United States in quality of education. How can we expect to maintain our current economic global standing, while dropping education initiatives?Promoting education can help students understand and combat current and future issues such as obesity, public health care, and sustainability. We need to invest in the country's future instead of lamenting over "the problem with kids these days."
Performance-Based Pay for Educators [ Idea Strength: 147 ]
Dissolve tenure and instead pay educators based on their performance in the classroom. Just as it is in the private sector, educators should be incentivized to perform at a high level rather than receive habitual (and sometimes unjustified) pay increases throughout their career.Make them take ownership over their work!
Public Transportation [ Idea Strength: 251 ]
There should be a network of high-speed trains similar to what exists in Europe that spans the country. It would improve the economies between the coasts, help ease some of the reliance on oil dependency, and allow people to live in more places.
Sustainability Credits [ Idea Strength: 133 ]
Currently energy is very cheap. Of course gas prices are going up, but energy to power, heat, light our homes is very cheap. There are no incentives for the average household with an average education and sensitivity to energy and environmental policies to take action. The impact is virtually imperceptible. A policy to reward the average homeowner beyond only incremental energy cost savings who either chooses to buy wind energy credits or install solar panels or choose other alternative fuels. This may be tax credits or other benefits to incite and propagate simple yet effective measures in the mainstream.
Small Business Tax Break [ Idea Strength: 115 ]
Small businesses should be given a tax break (tax rate cut) for 2 years so they can make investments towards growing their business.We need a policy that puts more capital in the hands of small business owners immediately.After all, we are a force in the economy that cannot be ignored and we have been ignored long enough.