Government -- My Way

If I had my way, I would create a US government with the following priorities:

First Priority

Make sure every American citizen has:

• plenty of healthy food to eat
• clean safe water to drink
• a warm dry place to sleep
• free basic health care
• free basic elder-care
• world-class high-school and college education
• access to a job that pays a living wage
  
• opportunities to be of service to other Americans
• a fair and reasonable system of taxation
  

Guarantee for all Americans:

• protection of civil rights
  
• a government and laws that are 100% religiously neutral -- where citizens are free to practice any belief system they choose (or none at all) with equal ease, opportunity, and access

Protect Americans from:

• crime (but not victimless crime)
  
• corporate greed
• foreign invasion
• terrorist attacks
  

Make America:

• a good world citizen -- philanthropic, respected, and admired
  
• thrive with a economy based on sustainable environmental practices
• abundant with natural places and a healthy ecosystem

Guarantee that the government itself is:

• an organization who's sole purpose is to assure the above listed items
• honest with the American people
• open about everything they do
• influenced only by people, not by corporations, special interest groups, religious organizations, or lobbyists of any kind
  
• small and efficient
• run by real people, not by professional politicians
  

Second Priority

Only once Priority One above is complete, then the United States should, now having proven it's possible:

• Offer to spread these values and benefits around the world, without violence, coercion, or pressure -- "leading by example".
  

Last Priority

• Except to repel foreign invasion, war (police actions, "overthrowing dictators", invasions, or any other term for armed conflict with American citizens involved).

And, lastly... NEVER

• Under penalty of severe punishment, involving the US in unnecessary wars or military action of any kind.