Funding Visions – Solving the World’s Problems
How can we mitigate economic, social and political problems?
Because most economic, social, and political problems are highly inter-related, a solution proposed in one of these areas will usually create issues (both positive and negative) in other areas. Many groups will oppose any solution that negatively affects them, regardless of the benefits this solution may have for society. But if we construct a set of solutions from different inter-related areas and implement them together, the positive effects created by some of these solutions may offset the negative effects created by others. This means that a group that would normally oppose a solution may be willing to accept it as part of a set of solutions that give them other benefits.
Using this approach, makes our efforts somewhat unique. Why would anyone think it will be easier and more acceptable to implement solutions to economic, social, and political problems at the same time, when we cannot find acceptable solutions to mitigate these same problems individually? But it may be easier and more feasible to do it this way because we can then focus on the more fundamental issues causing our problems and engineer a set of solutions that when implemented together will be more acceptable.
Providing Universal Healthcare while ending Homelessness, Hunger, and Poverty in America
Providing universal healthcare while ending homelessness, hunger, and poverty in America may seem unrealistic, but it is not. There may have been a time when these problems were unavoidable, but not today. We have the economic and technological ability to mitigate these problems but lack an understanding of how to do this in ways that are economically, politically, and socially acceptable. Funding Visions is dedicated to providing that understanding.
Our solution – The Community Support System (CSS)
A starting point for discussions, refinements, and pilot projects
The Community Supporrt System (CSS) is a set of proposed policy changes in the areas of Healthcare, Income, Education, and Housing designed to end homelessness, hunger, and poverty in America without significantly raising taxes or demonizing any group. The proposed CSS plan should be acceptable to both conservatives and liberals. For conservatives this means less government, lower taxes, balanced budgets and more individual responsibility. For liberals this means less poverty, more equal resource allocations, and more equal opportunities. Ideally, the CSS plan should be refined, tested, and implemented in an individual state to verify its feasibility and benefits.
For a brief introduction to the policy changes being proposed in each area are click on one of the following links:
A more detailed but still general description of the CSS plan with some supporting documentation can be found in the book Redesigning America for the 21st Century: Solving our Healthcare, Income, Education, and Housing Problems by David L. Paul. Additional materials can be found in the book Standards That Measure Solutions. Please note: Funding Visions does not solicit, nor does it accept, donations.
Redesigning America for the 21st Century: Solving our Healthcare, Income, Education, and Housing Problems was published on Amazon in May 2021. The book is divided into three parts. The first part explores some of the forces that are causing America’s problems and why we have not been able to solve them. The second part explores our problems with healthcare, income, welfare, government spending, education and housing. The third part presents an initial set of solutions (CSS) as a starting point to mitigate these problems.
STANDARDS THAT MEASURE SOLUTIONS was originally published in March 2014. New copies of this book are not available as the original publisher is no longer in business. The book is based on the fact that it is easy to propose ideas to solve complex problems but actually evaluating, funding and implementing them is quite difficult. To solve this problem the book divides the evaluation and implementation process into standard phases, steps, tasks and grading systems. Formulas are used to measure how well a proposed idea does at each stage in this process.
Prosperity, Automation and Employment Opportunities
American prosperity is based on the increased productivity that automation, innovation, and trade produce. Automation and foreign trade often lead to job losses. Job losses often create great hardships but over time the overall level of employment in America has always been very high. Why is this true?
The answer is fairly simple and goes back to basic human nature. Automation, innovation, and foreign trade have always led to lower costs and increased availability of goods and services. Lower costs and greater availability of goods and services enable people to fulfill their desires to increase their standard of living. Higher standards of living lead to the creation of new industries and employment opportunities to support increased consumption, shorter working hours, more leisure activities, and longer lifespans.
So, how can all Americans prosper as automation, innovation, and trade keep changing working and living conditions?
Our problem is not a lack of resources, goods, or services, but the fact that many Americans do not have enough resources when the conditions under which they live change. The CSS solutions package is designed to fix this problem without significantly raising taxes or demonizing any group. If adopted, all Americans will always have enough income, healthcare, education, and housing resources to start building a satisfying and productive life regardless of their current situation.
For more information email David@fundingvisions.org