Walking To Fix Our Democracy is a national effort to fix the structure and financing of our political system in order to provide proper representation for the common good of all Americans. It is coupled with a very long walk sparked by Rick Hubbard that began in Los Angeles on October 1st, 2022 and will link up with activists for events in communities and states en route, and finish with an event at the steps of our Capitol in Washington D.C. about 15 months later. Reasons to Fix Our Democra ...
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Interview with David Goodman, 'Vermont Conversations' on VTDigger
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The original Oct. 17, 2023 broadcast can be found on VTDigger, a statewide Vermont news source: https://vtdigger.org/2023/10/18/walking-across-america-to-fix-democracy/Bởi David Goodman, Rick Hubbard
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Reason #5: Congress Isn't Serving Our Citizens - And the Media Isn't Asking the Right Questions as to Why
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Episode #5, written and recorded by Rick Hubbard during his cross country Walking to Fix Our Democracy epic journey. NOTES: Preamble to the U.S. Constitution. Link: https://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/educational-resources/about-educational-outreach/activity-resources/us#:~:text=%22We%20the%20People%20of%20the,for%20the%20United%20States%…
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Interview with Rick Hubbard on KCEI, Taos, NM
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Rick was interviewed Sept. 11, 2023 while in Taos, NM by KCEI host Robin Collier. 29:30Bởi Rick Hubbard
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Reason #4 to Fix Our Democracy - To enact a healthcare system whereby we the people can receive high quality health care at the lowest system-wide cost
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**NOTES:**Congressional Budget Office, Working Paper 2020-08, December 2020, How CBO Analyzes the Costs of Proposals for Single-Payer Health Care Systems That Are Based on Medicare’s Fee-for-Service Program Link: https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/2020-12/56811-Single-Payer.pdf (See pages 121 and 122.) Congressional Budget Office, Working Paper 2020-…
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Reason #3 to Fix Our Democracy - So Capitalism Will Broadly Benefit We the People and Strengthen Our Nation
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NOTES https://www.fixourdemocracy.us https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/24/more-americans-live-paycheck-to-paycheck-as-inflation-outpaces-income https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-number-of-consumers-living-paycheck-to-paycheck-has-increased-year-over-year-across-all-income-levels-301596552.html https://fortune.com/2022/06/16/41-percent-of-empl…
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#2 Reason - To obtain proper representation
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This episode is directed directly to those we have elected to represent us - we the people - in Congress and covers the following: The job you took an oath to do. How and why a majority of you are not properly doing your job. How and why that is hurting our nation. How you have set the rules to serve your interests, and those of your political part…
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#1: Reason to Fix Our Democracy - Congress Isn't Doing Its Job
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Hello. I’m Rick Hubbard and this is the first in a series of podcasts about our need to fix America’s dysfunctional democracy. This podcast series is titled “Reasons to Fix Our Democracy,” and each podcast will highlight “another reason to fix our democracy”. I’ll post them periodically, beginning as I prepare for walking across America to advocate…
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