The Equity Party by https://padlet.com/cofield489/dcj7ihi6r6dq5nyc A party by John H. Cofield III en-us 2021-12-10 16:59:47 UTC 2025-11-15 05:05:18 UTC hello@padlet.com Platform cofield489 https://padlet.com/cofield489/dcj7ihi6r6dq5nyc/wish/1940772346 The fundamental goal of this party is to promote equal rights for all people, regardless of their background, color, income, or anything else. Everyone will have the same rights. There will be no second-class citizens!]]> 2021-12-10 17:13:39 UTC https://padlet.com/cofield489/dcj7ihi6r6dq5nyc/wish/1940772346 Planks cofield489 https://padlet.com/cofield489/dcj7ihi6r6dq5nyc/wish/1940781683

1. Ban the Death Penalty 
2. Tighter Gun Control Policies
3. Large Focus on Climate Change
4. More Support For Poverty Stricken Communities
5. Defunding of the Police
6. Affordable Tuition for College
7. Free Healthcare for all 

]]> 2021-12-10 17:18:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cofield489/dcj7ihi6r6dq5nyc/wish/1940781683 Political Spectrum cofield489 https://padlet.com/cofield489/dcj7ihi6r6dq5nyc/wish/1940790539 My party would lean more towards the Liberal side because most choices will be handled equally by the federal government, but we should retain some of our power and rights.]]> 2021-12-10 17:24:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cofield489/dcj7ihi6r6dq5nyc/wish/1940790539 Death Penalty cofield489 https://padlet.com/cofield489/dcj7ihi6r6dq5nyc/wish/1940844221 Although most Americans favor the death penalty, one of my main focuses will be to abolish the death penalty. The death sentence is a violation of the right to life, which is the most fundamental of all human rights. It also infringes on the right not to be tortured or subjected to other brutal or degrading treatment or punishment. Furthermore, the death penalty degrades the basic dignity of every human being.


I would gain support by highlighting the fact that the death penalty is a waste of government money that provides no benefit to public safety. The vast majority of law enforcement professionals polled agree that capital punishment does not prevent violent crime; a study of police chiefs across the country concluded that the death penalty is the least effective method of reducing violent crime. They placed increasing the number of police officers, lowering drug consumption, and establishing a stronger economy with more jobs as the greatest measures to reduce violence, ahead of the death sentence. According to the FBI, states that use the death sentence have the highest murder rates.

Groups like The American Civil Liberties Union and The Abolitionist Movement will support my efforts.


]]> 2021-12-10 17:56:25 UTC https://padlet.com/cofield489/dcj7ihi6r6dq5nyc/wish/1940844221 Tighter Gun Control Policies cofield489 https://padlet.com/cofield489/dcj7ihi6r6dq5nyc/wish/1940879410 According to the Center's April 2021 poll, about half of Americans (53%) prefer tougher gun legislation, a decrease from 2019. Smaller percentages believe the laws are about right (32%), or that they should be relaxed (14 percent ). The percentage of Americans who believe gun restrictions should be tightened has declined from September 2019, when it was 60%. Current views are similar to those expressed in March 2017. Views have altered among Republicans and Republican-leaning independents. Republicans are currently more likely than Democrats to believe that gun rules should be relaxed (27 percent) (20 percent ). In 2019, a greater proportion of Republicans supported stronger gun controls than less rigorous laws (31 percent vs. 20 percent ). Approximately half of Republicans believed current gun rules were about right in both years. Today, an overwhelming majority of Democrats and Democratic leaners (81%) believe gun restrictions should be tightened, albeit this percentage has decreased slightly since 2019. (down from 86 percent ). 

I would gain support by highlighting the fact that between 1999 and 2016, there were 572,537 total gun deaths: 336,579 suicides (58.8% of all gun deaths), 213,175 homicides (37.2%), and 11,428 unintentional deaths (2.0 percent ). Guns were the major cause of homicide (67.7% of all killings) and suicide deaths (51.8 percent of all suicides). According to a research published in the New England Journal of Medicine, weapons were the second largest cause of mortality for children, accounting for 15% of all deaths compared to 20% in motor vehicle accidents. "Legal purchase of a firearm appears to be related with a long-term elevated risk of violent death," according to a study published in the American Journal of Public Health. According to a research published in the Lancet on March 10, 2016, establishing federal universal background checks may cut firearm fatalities by 56.9%; background checks for ammunition sales could cut deaths by 80.7 percent; and gun identification regulations might cut deaths by 82.5 percent. Gun licensing regulations were linked to a 14% reduction in firearm homicides, whereas right-to-carry and stand-your-ground legislation were linked to an increase in firearm killings.



]]> 2021-12-10 18:17:17 UTC https://padlet.com/cofield489/dcj7ihi6r6dq5nyc/wish/1940879410 Climate Change cofield489 https://padlet.com/cofield489/dcj7ihi6r6dq5nyc/wish/1940881990 As you can see a lot of people are willing to change the way they live in order to help change the course of climate change. In many of the publics polled, young individuals, who have been at the vanguard of some of the most visible climate change protests in recent years, are more concerned about the personal consequences of a warming globe than their older counterparts. I will gain support by appealing to younger people on this topic. I will also highlight the fact that by compromising food and water supplies, increasing the risks of morbidity and mortality from infectious diseases and heat stress, changing social determinants of health as a result of extreme weather events, rising sea levels, and expanding flood plains, and worsening air quality, which will result in additional morbidity and mortality from respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, global warming will cause significant harm to people's and communities' health. Vulnerable populations, such as children, the elderly, people living in poverty, and minorities, will be the first and most affected, but everyone will be touched at some point. 

I will also make renewable energy sources more affordable. Clean energy technology can be advanced and commercialized through government research and development projects like the Advanced Research Project Agency-Energy. Voluntary programs, such as the Natural Gas STAR program, work with businesses to cut emissions and are often recognized publicly.]]> 2021-12-10 18:18:57 UTC https://padlet.com/cofield489/dcj7ihi6r6dq5nyc/wish/1940881990 Support For Poverty Stricken Communities cofield489 https://padlet.com/cofield489/dcj7ihi6r6dq5nyc/wish/1942237706 Fighting against poverty will be the main focus of this party. 
Poverty in the United States rose in 2020 as a result of the pandemic's economic impact and growing unemployment.
According to the US Census Bureau, the number of Americans living in poverty climbed by one percentage point to 11.4 percent.
Those at the bottom of the economic ladder were hit particularly hard by the coronavirus recession and are finding it more difficult to recover.
For a family of four in the United States, the poverty line is set at $26,695.

The pandemic took a huge toll on many Americans. But even before the pandemic poverty rates were extremely high in a lot of states.


  1. Mississippi: 20.3% of population lives below the poverty line
  2. Louisiana: 19.2% of population lives below the poverty line
  3. New Mexico: 19.1% of population lives below the poverty line
  4. West Virginia: 17.6% of population lives below the poverty line
  5. Kentucky: 17.3% of population lives below the poverty line
  6. Arkansas: 17.0% of population lives below the poverty line
  7. Alabama: 16.7% of population lives below the poverty line
  8. Oklahoma: 15.7% of population lives below the poverty line
  9. Tennessee: 15.2% of population lives below the poverty line
  10. South Carolina: 15.2% of population lives below the poverty line

There is a lot of work to be done in the United States, but much of it will not be profitable. This is where the government can help. Infrastructure investments—repairs to ageing bridges, mass transit construction, and the conversion to sustainable energy sources—as well as investments in critical services like schools, childcare, and elder care produce both public benefits and jobs. Local hiring rules for large firms in low-income neighborhoods have the same effect. Low-cost home construction creates jobs by increasing disposable income through cutting housing expenses. More individuals could be trained if community colleges were free. And, if you believe that everyone who wants to work should have a job, the government can be the last resort employer.

Existing programs such as unemployment insurance, food stamps (SNAP), cash assistance, and the earned income tax credit (EITC), as well as new initiatives such as child allowances and a guaranteed income, can help families earn more money and protect their children.

Parents who take time off to care for a new baby, a sick child, or a family member would be protected from slipping into poverty.

Many parents must spend a considerable portion of their income on childcare or are unable to work due to a lack of cheap quality childcare. Center-based treatment now costs more than $10,000 per year on average. Only 42% of eligible families are served by Head Start (ages 3–5), and less than 5% of eligible families are served by Early Head Start (birth to 3). Many studies show that high-quality childcare and education helps low-income children lay the groundwork for skills that lead to greater schooling, employment, and earnings.

I would make sure all these steps are taken.
]]> 2021-12-12 02:29:29 UTC https://padlet.com/cofield489/dcj7ihi6r6dq5nyc/wish/1942237706 Defunding the Police cofield489 https://padlet.com/cofield489/dcj7ihi6r6dq5nyc/wish/1942314924 Although the support for defunding the police has had a steep downfall over the last year, my party would still focus on it. 

The development of racially targeted policing and tactics like as stop-and-frisk and the "war on drugs" have aided in the fueling of mass incarceration in the United States during the last 40 years, with African-Americans incarcerated at a rate more than five times that of whites. Hundreds of thousands of children aged six to fourteen have been arrested, typically by police officers stationed in schools as "school resource officers," because they are Black and Brown. The militarization of police units has also increased. Under the 1033 Program, the federal government has distributed $6 billion in excess military equipment to local law enforcement agencies since 1990, including mine-resistant trucks, assault weapons, and grenade launchers. For years, cops have also been subjected to "warrior training," which educates them to view every interaction as potentially life-threatening, particularly when dealing with people of color. On-duty cops are projected to kill 1,000 people each year.

Cities in the United States spend a combined $100 billion per year on policing, while crucial investments in education, health care, housing, and other critical services go unfunded, particularly in poor and minority neighborhoods. For example, New York City spends more on policing than it does on the Departments of Health, Homelessness Services, Housing Preservation and Development, and Youth and Community Development all together.
Our tax resources must be redirected away from a system that routinely murders Black people without consequence and toward programs that will strengthen our communities.


I would focus on the elimination of enforcing minor infractions that lead to harassment on the street. We can achieve this by eliminating laws that penalize trivial acts across the country and enacting legislation that legalizes activities like marijuana possession and distribution.
End police presence in schools, which exacerbates racial disparities, puts immigrant kids at fear of deportation, and limits chances for low-income students. To assist people who are experiencing a behavioral or mental health crisis, develop mobile crisis services, peer crisis services, and crisis hotlines and warmlines (where people can call when they just need to talk to someone who understands what it's like to live with mental health difficulties). Pretextual stops and consent searches, which are commonly used by police to engage in racial profiling and evade legal norms, should be prohibited. Implement common-sense, civilly and criminally enforceable legal limits so that officers will only be permitted to use force against community members in exceptional circumstances.]]> 2021-12-12 05:03:29 UTC https://padlet.com/cofield489/dcj7ihi6r6dq5nyc/wish/1942314924 Debt-Free Tuition cofield489 https://padlet.com/cofield489/dcj7ihi6r6dq5nyc/wish/1942340815 Providing more Americans with free college tuition benefits would be the 21st-century equivalent of the Depression-era Works Progress Administration program. In the 1930s, this initiative not only provided immediate employment for the unemployed, but also provided skills training for approximately 8 million unskilled employees. We must build a 21st century system of higher education that includes the opportunity to attend college tuition-free, just as we did in the twentieth century by laying the foundation for our current system of universal free high school education and rewarding our World War II veterans with free college tuition to help ease their return to the workforce. With technological advancements comes a change in the workforce. The majority of automated jobs are displacing low-wage workers. Automation is gradually gaining traction in jobs that require a lot of repetition, such as back office work. Automation, on the other hand, is not intended to replace the entire workforce. Instead, most economies are need a higher skilled workforce, with people who have strong analytical skills and the ability to think creatively. With a college degree, you can learn and hone these talents. The workforce would grow if more individuals could attend college for free. The workforce will be more adaptable as well. When one industry falters during an economic slump, another usually rises to take its place. Workers must then be retrained and given job-specific skills. If more people went to school and focused their studies on growing industries, the population would be better prepared to deal with economic changes. The majority of students graduate with a significant amount of debt. In the United States, for example, the average student debt per person is $31,172. Students who graduate with debt will almost certainly continue to add to it with interest. As a result, it may take years for them to pull themselves out of a debt that only appears to get worse. In the meantime, things like buying a house or a car will be put off. On the other hand, people's abilities to earn, save, and spend may be accelerated if they graduated debt-free. This contributes to the economy's stimulation. There is more demand as consumer spending increases. A stronger demand for spending translates to a larger demand in the workforce, or more job prospects. This kickstarts a positive economic cycle. Furthermore, the dread of going into debt can induce students to completely avoid going to school. However, if debt were not an issue, the younger generation could be more inclined to attend school in the first place. Because college affordability is such a huge concern for so many individuals, the playing field has not always been level. Although many of the world's best minds originate from low-income families, this should not prevent them from finishing their education. Everyone would have the opportunity to attend school if there was an equal opportunity to do so. Affordable education is a significant step toward achieving equality.

Somethings That Could Help:

Last-dollar tuition-free programs imply that the government will cover any outstanding tuition after grant aid has been applied. The $7,000 in grant help would be applied to the cost of tuition in the case above, with the government covering the remaining $3,000 of the tuition price. The student would be responsible for the $12,000 in room and board expenses.

First-dollar tuition-free schemes mean that the government will cover the cost of tuition before any grant help is applied, allowing the student to use the grant aid to cover other expenses. In the identical scenario, the government would cover the entire $10,000 tuition price, while the $7,000 in grant help would only cover a portion of the room and board costs. The remaining $5,000 in room and board costs would be the student's responsibility.

The government would cover the entire cost of enrollment in debt-free programs. Using the identical scenario as before, the government would pay for both the $10,000 tuition and the $12,000 room and board expenses. Because the entire cost of attendance is covered in this case, students who are eligible for the program will not get any grant money.

]]> 2021-12-12 06:00:02 UTC https://padlet.com/cofield489/dcj7ihi6r6dq5nyc/wish/1942340815 Free Healthcare For All cofield489 https://padlet.com/cofield489/dcj7ihi6r6dq5nyc/wish/1942351037 This is where I would pull on ideas from the democratic party.  

According to a Harvard study, "lack of health insurance is related with as many as 44,789 fatalities every year," implying that the uninsured had a 40% higher chance of mortality. According to another study, approximately 13,000 deaths occur each year in the 55-64 age bracket due to a lack of health insurance coverage. A Commonwealth Fund study found that the United States ranked at the bottom of a list of 16 rich nations in terms of preventable mortality due to a lack of timely and effective health care, and another study published in the Lancet ranked the US 29th out of 195 countries and territories in terms of preventable mortality. People in nations with a right to health care, such as Italy, Spain, France, Australia, Israel, and Norway, live up to five years longer than people in the United States. According to a Gallup poll, paying for health care is the most pressing financial issue facing American families. According to a 2018 survey by Becker's Healthcare, 22% of Americans said paying their deductible was "extremely tough" or "impossible," while 64% said they delayed or did not seek medical care because of the expense. Between 2003 and 2013, the cost of family health insurance in the United States grew by 80%. Between 2013 and 2017, the cost of health insurance premiums for persons who do not have coverage through work climbed by 105 percent. People who have access to health care live longer and miss fewer days at work, allowing them to contribute more to the economy. According to a study conducted by experts at the Universities of Colorado and Pennsylvania, workers with health insurance miss 4.7 fewer days on average than those without. According to a report by the Institute of Medicine, the US economy loses $65-$130 billion each year as a result of lower worker productivity due to poor health and untimely deaths among the uninsured. President Jim Yong Kim of the World Bank remarked in a lecture that all governments should provide a right to health care "to help support economic progress." "Evidence suggests that expanded health coverage often leads to better access to necessary care and improved population health, particularly for poor people," according to a Lancet study that looked at data from over 100 nations. In comparison to their Canadian counterparts, who have a universal access to healthcare, Americans are 33 percent less likely to have a regular doctor, 25 percent more likely to have unmet health needs, and almost 50 percent less likely to acquire needed drugs. According to a peer-reviewed study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine in 2008, there were 11.4 million uninsured working-age Americans with chronic illnesses like heart disease and diabetes, and their lack of insurance was linked to decreased access to care, early incapacity, and even death.

I would start a Universal Healthcare program. Universal health care is a system that ensures that all citizens have access to high-quality medical care. It is provided by the federal government to everyone, regardless of their financial situation. Other health-care systems, on the other hand, force individuals to pay at least a portion of their medical costs directly. There are various versions of universal health care, each with its own set of benefits and drawbacks as compared to what most Americans are used to.
Across the board: The government uses taxpayer funds to ensure that all citizens have access to the medical treatment they require. With universal health care, no one is turned down for coverage because of their financial situation.
The high cost of delivering high-quality health care makes universal health care a significant government expenditure. Medical coverage must be paid for with funds provided by taxpayers. Canada, much of Europe, numerous Asian countries, Australia, and New Zealand are among the thirty-two countries that have universal health care. The United States is the only wealthy, industrialized nation that does not have universal health care.]]> 2021-12-12 06:22:41 UTC https://padlet.com/cofield489/dcj7ihi6r6dq5nyc/wish/1942351037