Welcome to Mystery Topic Challenge #4, presented by the newly named group that began it all, The Blog Ninjas. Below is my entry to this topic suggested by Mr. President of Textual Relations.
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If you were President/Prime Minister for a day, with the power to do absolutely anything (Supreme Court? What Supreme Court?), what would you do and why?
I’ve thought about this subject for seven days. I’ve considered how to approach it both sarcastically and seriously. What I finally came up with is the truth: I don’t want to be president. I wasn’t a child that aspired to be president one day. Especially after the first president whose name I knew and watched often on the news wound up resigning. Nixon, that was.
If I were to become president against all my ability to avoid the post I would have to do my best. Running away at that point would reflect badly upon the United States, and god’s teeth does our appearance to the rest of the world need an overhaul.
The cleanup would have to start at home. You cannot go around improving everyone else’s property when your own is cluttered with rusted out wrecks atop wooden blocks, high weeds, and men in their underwear sitting on a sagging front porch.
I’d have to begin with helping those in my own backyard. I’d shake up Medicare, Medi-Cal, Medicaid and every little branch in between. Not only is the system verging on the edge of banckruptcy, it’s riddled with fraud. Fraud perpetrated by doctors, pharmacists, hospitals, insurance, and the public at large.
Next thing I would do is go after the IRS. The Internal Revenue Service is an entity that’s getting to powerful for its own good. Seizing property and destroying lives and never admitting that it can make a mistake. The IRS is due for an extreme audit.
I doubt there’s much more I could do. I’m sure that would take at least four years to dig into those two huge issues and I’m more than certain that I’d ever tick off so many factions that I’d either get assassinated or not re-elected to a second term.
However, there’s no worry of me ever becoming president… I haven’t the funds.
11 Responses to “If I Were President”
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I liked your honest approach here; it’s a tall order; where do you even begin? Though I do not live in the U.S. and have not experienced the pros and cons of privatized health care, I have a feeling that would be a good place to start..
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I think the IRS and the healthcare issues are probably the ones most crying out for reform (besides those jerks in underwear who litter the landscape–they offend on a daily basis).
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Cleaning up at home would be a monumental task. Can I be your VP? (Vacuuming Partner). Very nice blog and thanks for letting me know about the challenge. SB
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One of the interesting things about the office of the President/Prime Minister is his or her actions are reversible through acts of Congress/Parliament, making the concept of being “Queen for a day” nice, but ultimately totally not practical.
That said, were I President for a day with the magical power to do anything I wanted without reversal…I’d pull US troops out of Iraq/Afghanistan, institute single payer health care, and force people who campaign for the office of the President to put their jobs before their campaigns, i.e. show up in Congress when it’s time to vote instead of schmoozing with special interest groups.
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Hey thanks for the comment on mine…lol But yes I agree with your I guess I didn’t want to get too political and I wanted to do something that no one else would. As bad as Nixon was and what he did and I know I’m too young to even been around for this but he donated all his money earnings to charity while in office. at least that’s what I remember in my government class…lol
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Can I be in the room when you neuter the IRS? Then perhaps the Social Security Administration weenies can come clean up the mess…
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I like it. A reluctant President.
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I remember being told on more than one occasion that sometimes the best person for a job is someone who doesn’t want it. They tend to do things with more efficiency and honesty than those that actually want the position. I believe this means you win the interweb :)
If I were President there are two things I would like to accomplish. Outlaw lobbying by special interest groups and campaign contributions over $50. This would take the politicians out of the pockets of Big Business and put the government back into the hands of the people.
Sure thing, Scott.
If you don’t want to be president, can I have your day too?
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