Platform

Introduction    Introduction
U.S. Declaration of Independence (1823 William Stone facsimile) — 8    U.S. Declaration of Independence (1823 William Stone facsimile) — 8
Platform: Humanitarian Model For An Egalitarian Society — 9    Platform: Humanitarian Model For An Egalitarian Society — 9
Egalitarianism and Classism — 11    Egalitarianism and Classism — 11
Classism and Welfare: Institutionalized Poverty and Homelessness — 16    Classism and Welfare: Institutionalized Poverty and Homelessness — 16
Historical context — 21    Historical context — 21
Democratic Egalitarianism versus Capitalism, Communism, and Socialism — 28    Democratic Egalitarianism versus Capitalism, Communism, and Socialism — 28
Politics and Egalitarianism — 31    Politics and Egalitarianism — 31
Egalitarian Objectives    Egalitarian Objectives
#1    Healthcare — A Right, Not A Privilege — 34
#2    Government Employment Opportunities — 35
#3    Elected Officials — 35
#4    The Popular Vote and Presidential Elections — 36
#5    Military Interventions and Declarations of Wars — 38
#6    A New Cabinet Level Position: Department of Peace and Freedom — 38
    The War in Vietnam — 39
    Middle East Wars (“War On Terrorism) — 42  
#7    Free Enterprise and Democratic Socialism: Serving An Egalitarian Society — 47
#8    Egalitarian Platforms vs. 2-Party Politics — 47
#9    Abolish America’s Mass Incarceration System — 52
    Capital punishment — 54
    Life sentences without parole — 54
    Solitary confinement — 54
#10    Free Daily Meals — 55