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The following is the political and economic doctrine for the Democratic Labour Front Party, a left-wing party devoted to creating social justice, equality and the "democratization" of labour. Here are some reforms we hope to lobby in favour of:


- Nationalize key industries such as oil and gas and use the revenue to fund social programs, as well as education and healthcare.


- Nationalize healthcare and education to make it available to all walks of life, rich or poor. The education system should be entirely free from kindergarten to undergrad in universities. However, students are required to pay for books and residence if they require it. All schools should maintain the same standards and curriculum. Introduce standardized teaching manuals.


- Introduce a redistribution tax on major corporations that will be allocated to small business and the disadvantaged in society.


- The state should introduce legislation that will increase the number of worker's unions in the private sector.


- The state should be more involved in the economy by creating public sector jobs. The government can control inflation by cutting spending on social programs. If there is too much unemployment, the state should create jobs in the public sector.


- The senate should consist of ordinary people in society that meet a certain criteria. It will be made up of people with a political science or economics degree, doctors, lawyers, native leaders, bureaucrats, union leaders, etc. They will be chosen through a lottery to serve either a 2 or 6 year term.


- Eliminate taxes on family essentials such as baby food, diapers, and clothing. Increase the tax credit per child.


- Revamp the tax system so that single-income households, low-income families, the elderly and other disadvantaged members of society pay almost no income tax. Raise taxes for wealthy households.


- See to it that major corporations become more accountable and responsible.


- Introduce an inheritance tax on estates worth $1 million or more. The tax will increase as the value of the estate rises.


- More tax credits for families using the day-care system.


- Increase immigration to one percent of the population annually.


- Introduce additional taxes for home owners with property worth $1 million or more.


- Eliminate NAFTA and implement the Kyoto protocol.


- Ban corporate donations to political parties.


- Increase foreign aid to 0.7% of GDP.

Other Ideology

Ideology of the Democratic Labour Party



-The following is a number of proposed reforms that the Democratic Labour party hopes to enact. Please note that these proposals are not meant to be revolutionary but reformist. It is largely taken from Social Democracy and Keynesianism. They include:


-The existing economic status quo needs to be reformed. Neo-liberalism creates a greater disparity in wealth and stagnation then any of its predecessors. It undermines it’s notions of liberty by creating large firms that stunt competition rather then promote it. The concentration of wealth in private institutions creates a disparity in wealth which stunts economic growth and creates an employment floor. As a result rigidity exists in our society. If capitalism is socialism for the rich, then what we are proposing is socialism for the poor and middle classes.


-The two main principles of democracy are freedom and equality. Capitalism upholds the freedom aspect of democracy, albeit only economic freedom but completely rejects the equality aspect. Capitalism thrives under inequality. What we need is a more democratic economy that advocates both liberty and equality. We need to eliminate multi-national firms and replace then with smaller but more competitive firms. Also, the public should be more involved in the decision-making process of the state. Open the democratic process to everyone.


-The economy must consist of a balance of private enterprise and some public ownership. The state should control the most important industries, including raw materials such as oil, gas, mining, steel, and the automotive industries to generate revenue and employment. While the private sector should have a monopoly on the goods and services sector. Health and education should remain completely publicly funded and regulated. Banks should remain completely private with laws banning monopolies and foreign banks into the economy. Lastly, dismember media empires and prohibit state-owned media.


-Eliminate the higher and lower classes through taxation. The social structure of society should consist of lower middle class, middle middle class and upper middle class with strict restrictions on inheritance. Social mobility will be very common as all persons will have access to the best education and public services. This will spell the end of elitism and the rise of the intelligentsia.


-Social necessities such as healthcare, life insurance, pension and education will be absolutely provided by the democratic economy and with revenue from the state-run industries. Childcare will be guaranteed to assure that women have the opportunity to work and make money.


-The labour board should have the authority to review any form that has been accused of violating labour laws such as racial, age and gender discrimination. As well as protection for immigrants and the disabled.


-The democratic process should be broken up into two varies: the law-making body and the economic body. The law-making body will introduce laws and enforce them while the economic body will decide what to do with state revenue. Both bodies are elected, however the law-making body is open to exclusively those with a law degree or/and a law background.


-Create schools of government, which will create professional politicians with knowledge in law, economics, history, sociology and of course politics.

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