Letters to the Editor
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AKA
On the 13 point plan to change violent behavior:
I agree almost entirely. I would quibble with point 4 on scholarships only in that we should provide universal secondary education without the caveat of having a child- provide adequate health/sex ed -including real info about and access to birth control- and don't punish kids for mistakes if they have kids too soon.
Also in that, provide vocational training and technical apprenticeships for students who are not academically inclined.
I would add:
Raise the federal minimum wage to a living wage.
Subsidize and regulate early childcare/daycare.
Provide universal non-violent conflict resolution programs in schools. Augment that with anger management for troubled children.
Reform the juvenile corrections system. De-privatize that and the adult prison systems. (Nobody should be profiting from crime and violence.
Strengthen the programs that provide prison release re-entry and job training programs.
Provide support for elder care and bolster family leave policies to assist caretakers.
I think these things in addition to all of your points are what is needed in a progressive domestic agenda.