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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 5:32 pm
• There would be no guns in the world. • All telephone wires (and other wires) would be 100% underground. • There would be no pet stores and very few breeders. (Those are just three off the top of my head.) What rules would you make if you were king?
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Lancecrossfire
Animoderator
07-13-2000
| Monday, November 10, 2008 - 3:00 pm
1. no more homeless pets 2. no puppymills, including back yard breeders. 3. all pets fixed 4. no more bully breed laws--the laws concerning animals would stop bad behavior--for example, no more tethering. 5. the penalties for harming, mistreating or abusing a pet/animal would be the same as for humans and would be strongly enforced. 6. school would include classes on how to do daily things--such as balance a check book. 7. nutrition would be a required class in school 8. community service would be required of all HS aged kids. 9. term limits for all politicans 10. no life long benefits for politicans 11. no contibution over 100 dollars could be made for ANY political office. 12. any crime racially morivated or directed based on sexual orientation would be a hate crime. 13. taxes would be a percentage of income--the same for EVERYONE. 14. marriage would be a legal contract between 2 consenting adults (18 years and over). 15. sinlge dwelling homes greater than 10,000 square feet would not be allowed. 16. "home ec" would be required in middle and HS. Both genders would know how to cook, to sew, to mow a lawn, and basic home repair. 17. Crafts barter as a way of trading business would not be taxed. That way doing things for each other in business would be rewarded. 18. As king, my wage would be set to be no more than 7 times higher than the wage of the lowest wage within my government. My wages would be taxed at the same rate as everyone else. 19. Cable TV (those channels you had to pay for) would not be allowed to have commercials. The concept of cable TV Vs. free public Tv was that the fee would counter the need for commercials. 20. Anyone serving 5 years or more in an armed service with an honorable discharge would get their 4 year degree free so long as they kept up passing grades in their classes. 21. The christmas season would be promoted by me as a family holiday, not a time to spend till your out of money. The idea of giving to others would be encouraged to take play all year long and nor stuffed into 1 week. 22. drug dealers would be required to spend at least 10 years in prison, as well as serving community service cleaning bathrooms in public parks. 23. "knighthood" would be awarded to either sex for doing 20 years or more of volunteer work for at least 20 hours a month every month. Along with their title, I would take each one out to dinner and work 40 hours within a years time for their organization.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Monday, November 10, 2008 - 3:17 pm
6. school would include classes on how to do daily things--such as balance a check book. 7. nutrition would be a required class in school 8. community service would be required of all HS aged kids. Very cool ideas!
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Zgoodgirl
Member
08-22-2003
| Monday, November 10, 2008 - 3:19 pm
All your rice krispie treats are belong to me! Muwhahah! Seriously: 1. Everyone would have the full health care they deserve. No questionnaires, history, or pre-existing condition worries. 2. All students with a good high school record would be offered a free, full college education. 3. There would be more of a stricter follow-up for people who are already on Medicaid, Food Stamps, and Housing. It seems once someone is on it, the follow-ups seem to be fewer and more slacked. I would cut out the ones who take this as an advantage. 4. Follow-ups would be more also for foster homes and the children that are in there. 5. For a tax break (yes, my people would be taxed!), proof would have to be shown that at least 20 hours of volunteer work was done each month. I'm sure I will think of more, but these are off the top of my head.
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Lancecrossfire
Animoderator
07-13-2000
| Monday, November 10, 2008 - 3:39 pm
i added more to mine.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Monday, November 10, 2008 - 3:46 pm
10. no life long benefits for politicans 11. no contibution over 100 dollars could be made for ANY political office. 12. any crime racially morivated or directed based on sexual orientation would be a hate crime. 13. taxes would be a percentage of income--the same for EVERYONE. 14. marriage would be a legal contract between 2 consenting adults (18 years and over). 15. sinlge dwelling homes greater than 10,000 square feet would not be allowed. Again, awesome 
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Monday, November 10, 2008 - 3:50 pm
Lance, some things are coming along!...your #6 is taught at my kids' school in 6th grade and your #8 is required at our high school and required at the college that my oldest attends!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, November 10, 2008 - 3:59 pm
Community service in HS has been required here for years (started shortly after I graduated in '91.) But, this year they cancelled the program because they didn't have the budget for it.
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Monday, November 10, 2008 - 4:00 pm
What budget...it's community service??? And it's required here, as well.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, November 10, 2008 - 4:07 pm
LOL, I know Scooter, but that was the reason given. There was something about not having the money for the advisors to the program. There was a group of kids/parents/teachers protesting to the school board about it, but I haven't heard anything about it lately so no idea where they stand now.
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Monday, November 10, 2008 - 4:09 pm
hmmmm
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Monday, November 10, 2008 - 4:24 pm
If I were king there would be no child abuse and we would worry more about the kids we have "on the ground" than the ones that are as yet unborn. But on that note...if I were king there would be a better choice than abortion for unwanted pregnancies. If I were king girls would be taught more self-respect and boys would be taught more abstinence. If I were king cursing would be fined, especially if it comes from a football coach on the junior high or high school playing field. And 4 day work weeks would rule!
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Monday, November 10, 2008 - 4:50 pm
If I were King, I would suddenly have a weiner. How would I know how to walk or sit with that thing?!?
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Monday, November 10, 2008 - 5:07 pm
If I were king girls would be taught more self-respect and boys would be taught more abstinence Amen to that!
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Grumpy
Member
02-08-2004
| Monday, November 10, 2008 - 5:50 pm
ROFL!!! HUK, you kill me!!!LOL
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Monday, November 10, 2008 - 8:48 pm
What Lance said. Hi, Dad!!
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Monday, November 10, 2008 - 9:31 pm
GAL!!!!! Hi Hi Hi Hi!!!!! Are you back???
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Monday, November 10, 2008 - 9:34 pm
Lance, I like your list. I would only add one thing: mandatory PE for all school children in every grade. Childhood obesity is epidemic.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Monday, November 10, 2008 - 10:27 pm
Get the kids away from the video games, computers and oreos and it would be a lot better. That's the difference between now and then, sedentary.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Monday, November 10, 2008 - 10:49 pm
When I was a kid President Kennedy started the mandatory PE and it was a good thing. Plus there were no vending machines at school full of junk food.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, November 10, 2008 - 10:57 pm
There are no vending machines at our elementary school and they have PE 3 days a week. There are skinny kids, average kids and overweight kids. I think blaming schools "passing the buck." (However if I were king, I would totally ban vending machines and there would be no hot lunches at all-kids/parents would have to pack a lunch!) It is up to a parent to teach a child to eat (at least somewhat) healthy and to make sure they get exercise.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, November 10, 2008 - 10:58 pm
Lance, I wish you were king!!
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Lancecrossfire
Animoderator
07-13-2000
| Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 12:40 am
I'm adding more in my original post
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Lancecrossfire
Animoderator
07-13-2000
| Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 12:53 am
Goddess!! It's great to see you daughter!
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Lancecrossfire
Animoderator
07-13-2000
| Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 12:58 am
Twinkie, sadly a single PE class wouldn't take care of obesity. Gone are the days of parents having to have kids in order to get chores done or take care of the farm. Kids used to be needed family labor for the family to make it. Those chores helped to teach responsibility, pride in a job done well, self respect and a sense of worth. Now the computer and TV are what kids do. We traded some things to have a "better life".
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