S3 E52 P2 Right to A Minimum Standard of Living

Episode discussion topics <ul><li>This represents part 2 of the Five-Point Plan introduced in <a href='https://citizendogood.com/s3-e50-five-point-plan-mutual-aid-for-mutual-need/'>episode 50</a>. </li> <li>The right to a minimum standard of living can provide for the general welfare as our Constitution clearly states. Regardless, without a solid foundation and fair rules, our people will not flourish. </li> <li>Everyone should have equal rights to the following: <ul><li>Justice under the law. Perhaps courts should become blinded to their biases, not just figuratively, but literally. Cut out extraneous sensory data from decisions that carry the weight of life or death. Judges making bail decisions are not as good at their job as AI. Talking With Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell reports this and explains how biases and other behaviors that are known to psychologists come to play in making us bad at judging others. </li> <li>Compassionate healthcare for all regardless of affordability. People should not go bankrupt for healthcare and we need to start with access to healthful foods and end with the liberty to die with dignity. Credit bureaus even recognize the moral quandary around debt from healthcare and have decided to stop carrying this information in our credit files. </li> <li>Equal pay for equal work and a livable minimum wage. Nothing is more priceless than one's limited time on Earth. It's pretty clear. What else do we need to say? </li> <li>An environment left conducive to life. Borrowed from comments on biomimicry, the study of nature to leverage its designs for our problems. Nature's designs tend to yield products that leave the world ready for more life to grow. Our products should do the same wherever possible. We discuss more on this in <a href='https://citizendogood.com/s2-e25-new-economics-a-la-doughnut/'>S2 E25 New Economics a la Doughnut</a>. </li> <li>Our right to liberty requires us to demilitarize the homeland, both our citizens and law enforcement in kind. Also, we need to keep the likes of auto