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Written by David Miller 🇺🇸 🗽 on 2024-11-08 at 22:31

Peace and prosperity are natural byproducts of human flourishing. Unfortunately, human flourishing is not a guaranteed byproduct of prosperity.

All social policies should be measured against how they promote human flourishing.

This is why I strongly support UBI - because it promotes human flourishing - especially among the most marginalized and vulnerable.

I think the most important aim stated in the preamble to the constitution might be to "promote the general welfare"

[#]ItsTimeForUBI

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Written by David Miller 🇺🇸 🗽 on 2024-11-08 at 22:33

"As long as we are only trying to survive, we will never thrive."

https://www.scottsantens.com/what-we-need-to-truly-thrive-democracy-and-unconditional-basic-income-ubi/

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Written by David Miller 🇺🇸 🗽 on 2024-11-08 at 22:38

This is also why I have long advocated for expanding the House. #UncapTheHouse

I am also convinced that we should not limit voters to a single party in primary elections. (Still one vote per race but like the general election they can split their ticket.) #OpenPrimaries

These are necessary steps to realign our government to be "of the people, by the people, and for the people" as our founders hoped.

What they designed was calculated to support human flourishing.

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Written by David Miller 🇺🇸 🗽 on 2024-11-08 at 22:41

I have come to the conclusion that proportional representation can improve our civic environment and remove the incentives for gerrymandering that plague us each census even beyond what simply expanding the House would do. #ProportionalRepresentation

In fact I would combine expanding the house, open primaries, and proportional representation.

https://www.fixourhouse.org/proportional-representation

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Written by David Miller 🇺🇸 🗽 on 2024-11-08 at 22:44

Human flourishing cannot take place in a society as chaotic, angry, and divided as the one we have currently.

We must abandon the idea that any restriction on gun ownership is an affront to personal liberty.

We must reduce the ability and likelihood of people turning violent.

We must seek out and engage those who have become disconnected by choice or by circumstance.

We must build resilient communities that proactively reach out to those who are marginalized or forgotten.

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