If Bernie is elected President, what should be his first priority?

[kentuck]

Naturally, he would like to get a lot of things done but there is such a thing as a Congress.

Should he attempt to break up the big banks?

Should he try to get a jobs bill thru Congress?

Should he attempt to put a small tax (.05%) on all stock transactions on Wall Street?

What do you think he should try to accomplish first?

[Maedhros]

1. End the war.[n/t]

[Jackie Wilson Said]

2. small tax (.05%) on all stock transactions on Wall Street?

[Red Oak]

4. +1

Even less than .05% will do.

Knock down the high frequency trading and pure speculation.

Then break up the banks.

Then renegotiate or vacate "trade" agreements to actually get a US balance of payments.

[Half-Century Man]

3. I just want hiw to take a break.

1/2 a day is fine.
Sleep in a little, brunch out and read a book.

The man makes the energizer bunny look like a slacker.

[Paulie]

5. Agreed!

Bernie ->

[Bread and Circus]

6. Election reform and campaign finance reform.

[H2O Man]

7. Good question.

Recommended.

In my opinion, he should first attempt to get a jobs bill through. The results of that will then be used to promote his second step, which would be more comprehensive.

[larkrake]

8. infrastructure

[hifiguy]

9. 1. Military disengagement from the ME

2. Regulate the banks again - reinstate Glass-Steagall.

3. Our crumbling infrastructure - which can double as a jobs plan.

4. Tax the bejesus out of the Tenth Percent.

[840high]

10. Yes.

[RiverLover]

14. Excellent list!! /nt

[kentuck]

11. Which would be the "easiest"?

or should we say the "least most difficult"?

Perhaps Bernie should campaign for a Congress that will work with him? Democrats and Democratic Socialists?

[Orsino]

12. We have no shortage of emergencies that need tending.

Decades of caretaker presidents have put off important work, and we're running out of time. I believe that a President Sanders' first order of business would be the issuing of a series of Executive Orders addressing a variety of problems, and that he would quickly submit draft legislation on those and other topics.

Just spitballing, I could see an initial purge of certain corrupt practices related to federal contracting.

[RiverLover]

13. Kill the TPP & TTIP.

Then start over to make it FAIR trade & encourage American manufacturing products for Americans.

Enforce all tariffs.

And also bring back IT & call center jobs from overseas.

[DrDan]

15. recount - that would be a lot of write-in votes

[mgmaggiemg]

16. demonstrate humility

by shaking the hand of his opponent and saying "thank-you for a great game you are a worthy opponent..." you can't play tennis with one player....