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Richard Stallman's Political Notes

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Tax hike on big corporations

vendredi 19 mars 2021 à 01:00

*Sanders Bill Would Hike Taxes on Big Corporations That Pay CEOs Over 50 Times More Than Median Worker.*

Automation

vendredi 19 mars 2021 à 01:00

US businesses are rushing to replace human workers with automation. Some analysis forecast eliminating 45 million jobs by 2030.

"If robots make it, we've gotta take it!" A society with a cornucopia must include everyone.

Of course, the cornucopia can't include products that degrade ecosystems. There will have to be limits on things like beef.

Medicare for All

vendredi 19 mars 2021 à 01:00

A new Medicare for All Act has been introduced in Congress. Passing it will not be easy, but let's push hard.

The proposed single-payer medical system would be considerably better than actual Medicare.

A study argues that Medicare for All would have prevented a considerable fraction of Covid-19 infections and deaths in the US.

Seaweed for cows

vendredi 19 mars 2021 à 01:00

*Feeding cows seaweed could cut their methane emissions by 82%, scientists say.*

This is a great advance, but we would still need to reduce the production of beef — because growing their feed uses too much land and too much fertilizer.

Western monarch butterflies

vendredi 19 mars 2021 à 01:00

Congress is considering bills to protect the western Monarch butterflies, which are close to being wiped out.