Essay:Laws We Need

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Okay, this is sort of a partner to my essay on needed constitutional amendments. This one's less formal than the other one, and the proposed laws aren't written down.

Workers' Rights[edit]

Freelancing[edit]

  • No restrictions may be imposed on freelancers by their employer(s) on where they may work.
  • Freelancers shall be granted full workers' rights
  • All freelancers shall be granted equal salaries to permanent employees

Interns[edit]

  • Interns shall be granted full workers' rights
  • All interns shall be granted equal salaries to permanent employees

Salaries[edit]

  • The salary of each employee, freelancer, and intern must be published publically and into Creative Commons-Attribution-Share Alike or the public domain by the employer.

Minimum Wage[edit]

  • The minimum wage shall be increased to the living wage of the town or city, and annually adjusted to inflation

Goals[edit]

  • The tertiary sector of the United States economy shall move towards a four-day workweek and six-hour workday

Healthcare[edit]

  • Medicare shall be expanded to all United States residents.
  • Medicare shall be expanded to cover dental care.
  • Medicare shall cover 100% of necessary medical and dental costs.
  • Medicaid is to be abolished.
  • Private health insurance and dental insurance shall remain, becoming supplementary to Medicare.
  • The pharmaceutical industry in the United States shall be socialized.
  • This amendment shall come into force one year after the date of ratification.