If you had a chance to create a party, what would your platform be?

We all are really great at criticizing the actions of our government, their policy and position on certain issues. Too bad we don’t have a chance to really change anything.
Let’s imagine, we created a party with a great chance to get a majority in the House of Representatives. What would its platform be? What changes would it bring?
In order not to be led away, let’s stick to the following issues:
1. International policy: general direction, dos and don’ts
2. Economy: possible ways out, taxation.
3. Education: what needs to be changed?
4. Immigration: any possible solutions to the crisis? Perfect immigration policy?
5. Health care system: how should it look like and function?
Discussion welcome! As well as some explanation of why you think this or that is a good stuff.

My party would keep all of Constitution that the Founders emplaced, and ditch much of junk that followed it.

Platforms:

Eliminate judicial activism. No right of Judical Review as illegally found with Mayberry vs. Madison.

Eliminate 14 th Amendment. Outlaw the practice of Islam and deport anyone who supports its anti-democracy views.

No Federal oversight or control of public eduction. All funding and control of K-12 education is done strictly at the local level.

Flat tax and a very low tax rate---enough to fund a strong military and border defense.

Phase out almost all welfare except for those who can't possibly work.

Abolish the Minimum Wage Act, and almost every other law that restricts business. EPA, Labor Relations Board, EEOC would all be dumped.

Champion the idea of our origianl Constitutional government. In places like A-Stan and Iraq, an American style system, not a socialist-Euro style should have been started.

Healthcare: Obamacare trashcanned. Medicaid phased out. Medicare as voluntary, then placed under close oversight like the bankrupt city of Detroit.

My ideal party would be somewhat of a Green/Libertarian hybrid.

Foreign Policy: Non-interventionist, keep our troops here at home so that they can defend our country instead of whatever terrorist organization is our "friend" at the time.

Gun Control: Full restoration of gun rights. Uphold the 2nd amendment as intended by the founding fathers.

Fiscal Policies: Institute the FairTax, raise corporate taxes(note: taxes on big corporations, not small businesses and entrepreneurs), cut defense budget 3/4ths, abolish TSA, DEA, and other unconstitutional federal programs.

Marriage Equality: Remove the heterosexual monopoly on marriage, uphold the 14th amendment by removing the homosexual discrimination in marriage licensing.

Abortion: Defund Planned Parenthood while also fighting anti-abortion legislation(Basically allow abortion as a choice for women, but don't place the financial responsibility on the taxpayer.)

Environment: Strict pollution laws, deregulation of energy sector to allow for eco-friendly innovation, phase out of nuclear energy and reliance on fossil fuels.

Education: Localize and allow for competition and innovation between states. Bring back control of education to the community instead of bureaucrats hundreds of miles away. "No" to Common Core and further federalization of public schooling. Legislate "school choice" to incentivize schools to do a better job and empower parents to choose the education that is best for their children. Raise teacher salaries.

Government corruption: Sunset laws. Term Limits. Abolish two party system and allow all candidates on the ballot to participate in debates. Overturn Citizens United and place restrictions on campaign contributions by corporations and PACs.

Immigration: Open borders, allow for freedom of movement.

Healthcare: Single payer system while allowing those who can afford better plans to opt out. (Obamacare is not universal health care, it is a piece of corporatist legislation that forces dependence on big insurance companies and generates more revenue for them by demanding people by plans they don't need. That is not what I advocate)

Drug policy: Legalize all drugs, treat as health problem rather than criminal problem. Free public health/psychiatric help for those who need it.

Prisons: Deprivatize. Private prisons make a profit off their prisoners which creates an incentive to imprison more people.

Death Penalty: Abolish. It is inhumane, inefficient, and expensive.

Civil liberties: Repeal the Patriot Act and NDAA. End government surveillance. Demilitarize police. End "race profiling." Demand transparency in government. Abolish mandatory minimums.

That would be the main platform, although I might come back and edit it if I realize I forgot something.

Tameamea said:

We all are really great at criticizing the actions of our government, their policy and position on certain issues. Too bad we don’t have a chance to really change anything.
Let’s imagine, we created a party with a great chance to get a majority in the House of Representatives. What would its platform be? What changes would it bring?
In order not to be led away, let’s stick to the following issues:
1. International policy: general direction, dos and don’ts
2. Economy: possible ways out, taxation.
3. Education: what needs to be changed?
4. Immigration: any possible solutions to the crisis? Perfect immigration policy?
5. Health care system: how should it look like and function?
Discussion welcome! As well as some explanation of why you think this or that is a good stuff.

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Interesting idea!

1. International policy: Stop nation building. Keep the troops here to protect us.
2. Economy: Lower corporate taxes, implement a flat tax for individuals. Abolish the CFPB. Incentivize businesses for hiring and also staying in the US.
3. Education: Charter schools need to be supported. Get rid of Common Core.
4. Immigration: Minimal open borders, selective entry to the US - you have to have a job in place before you come here.
5. Health care system: Abolish the ACA and replace it with a plan that actually reduces healthcare costs. Keep the sections of it that people want. Abolish Medicare as a requirement. Enhance the benefits of HSA and FSA accounts.

Tameamea said:

We all are really great at criticizing the actions of our government, their policy and position on certain issues. Too bad we don’t have a chance to really change anything.
Let’s imagine, we created a party with a great chance to get a majority in the House of Representatives. What would its platform be? What changes would it bring?
In order not to be led away, let’s stick to the following issues:

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1. International policy: general direction, dos and don’ts

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Making sure that tin pot dictatorships do not obtain nuclear weapons. If necessary, strike Islamic extremists before they strike us.

2. Economy: possible ways out, taxation.

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Abolish the IRS. It has become too politicized. Enact a flat tax with a fair rate and no deductions. One could fill out their taxes on a post card.

3. Education: what needs to be changed?

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Abolish the Department of Education. Abolish the tenure system for public school teachers. It would help in getting rid of bad teachers and keeping the good ones. Influence going back to mostly teaching the basics...reading, writing, arithmetic, English, and geography. Stop using public schools as political indoctrination centers. Stop suspending 9 year olds for such things and eating his pop tart into the rough shape of a gun. The public schools zero tolerance policy in some areas has become quite mental.

4. Immigration: any possible solutions to the crisis? Perfect immigration policy?

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Secure the borders before any talk of a comprehensive immigration policy. Millions of potential immigrants are legally working at emigrating to the US. People who sneak over the border should not get ahead of them in line. And without border security, we lack any real sovereignity.

5. Health care system: how should it look like and function?

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Abolish the so-called affordable healthcare act. It is not anywhere close to affordable. Pass tort reform. Reform the laws that prevent individual policies from being purchased across state lines. Pass laws that encourage competition, rather then mandates. Pass laws that make it easier to maintain health savings accounts. Giving American citizens the power to direct how their own healthcare dollars are spent is common sense. Encourage Healthcare providers to offer concierge services.

ObamacareFail said:

Making sure that tin pot dictatorships do not obtain nuclear weapons. If necessary, strike Islamic extremists before they strike us.



Abolish the IRS. It has become too politicized. Enact a flat tax with a fair rate and no deductions. One could fill out their taxes on a post card.



Abolish the Department of Education. Abolish the tenure system for public school teachers. It would help in getting rid of bad teachers and keeping the good ones. Influence going back to mostly teaching the basics...reading, writing, arithmetic, English, and geography. Stop using public schools as political indoctrination centers. Stop suspending 9 year olds for such things and eating his pop tart into the rough shape of a gun. The public schools zero tolerance policy in some areas has become quite mental.



Secure the borders before any talk of a comprehensive immigration policy. Millions of potential immigrants are legally working at emigrating to the US. People who sneak over the border should not get ahead of them in line. And without border security, we lack any real sovereignity.



Abolish the so-called affordable healthcare act. It is not anywhere close to affordable. Pass tort reform. Reform the laws that prevent individual policies from being purchased across state lines. Pass laws that encourage competition, rather then mandates. Pass laws that make it easier to maintain health savings accounts. Giving American citizens the power to direct how their own healthcare dollars are spent is common sense. Encourage Healthcare providers to offer concierge services.

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Some much 'abolish'... But what's instead? I mean, if you stop or close something, the whole big system this something is involved in might collapse. I mean, Department of Education, for examplpe, controls how certain standards are met - and this is important.

Tameamea said:

Some much 'abolish'... But what's instead? I mean, if you stop or close something, the whole big system this something is involved in might collapse. I mean, Department of Education, for examplpe, controls how certain standards are met - and this is important.

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This country managed quite well without an education department for well over 200 years. Accreditation standards existed before the Department of Education. Other then that, I don't think the feds should be involved in public schools. Education should be a state and local issue.

ObamacareFail said:

This country managed quite well without an education department for well over 200 years. Accreditation standards existed before the Department of Education. Other then that, I don't think the feds should be involved in public schools. Education should be a state and local issue.

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Many countries managed well without Educational Departments and, subsequently, education. But I don't think it was great time for everybody.
And even now there are 32 million illiterate adults in the US.
We need systems and structures that would control and lead but they should be reformed.

Tameamea said:

Some much 'abolish'... But what's instead? I mean, if you stop or close something, the whole big system this something is involved in might collapse. I mean, Department of Education, for examplpe, controls how certain standards are met - and this is important.

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Big Brother is the last thing public education needs. If standards are needed, leave it to the state or territory.

Ghetto schools are already in a state of collapse, all the federal dollars and oversight hasn't helped them flourish. If the locals allow gangs to rule their areas, the locals will allow little in the way of morals or accountability in their local public schools to exsist.

If you want real results in failing schools, then cut off all but local taxpayer funds, and make the residents and parents be in charge.

Not sure my my party would be called....but here are my basic ideas/platforms

Foreign Policy: Stop being the world police force. Close all but a few bases overseas....and if some country WANTS our help, they have to ask, and they have to pay for it....we maintain a strong defense for ourselves.

Gun Control: Put controls on number of weapons a person can own. No semi auto, or convertible automatic sold to general population. All persons who want to own must pass a basic background check including a mental health check.

Fiscal Policies: Abolish the majority of the IRS. Cut all corporate taxes to zero. Make every return very simple (one page) with 4-5 tax brackets. Everyone has skin in the game....ALL income is treated exactly the same, except social security which is exempt. Rates would start at 5% up to 50k income, 13% up to 100k, 20% up to 250k, 26% up to 3 million, and 33% for everything above. No deductions....doesnt matter if you have 9 kids or zero. Doesnt matter if you own a home or not.

Marriage Equality: Every "marriage" is now called a civil union at the local level. All treated exactly the same as far as laws and restrictions go. If your church wants to "marry" you, you can get a different certificate from them, but the civil union is the new legal document everyone uses.

Abortion: Abortion is legal....none are paid for by government....NONE

Environment: Abolish the EPA....turn it back over to the states....as far as energy, build nuclear plants, and a better grid. Invest in green, but not at the detriment of other energies that we can currently use (coal, oil, etc)

Education: I want better education for every child no matter where they live, or what school they go to....but imo the federal government sucks at running education on a national level. Institute a separate path for those children who will not be going to college....some trade school programs for 10-12 grades for mechanics, welding, plumbing, electrical, etc. Not everyone can excel in college, but almost everyone can learn salable skills to get them ready for life.

Immigration: Close the borders as well as we can.....improve our visa and immigration policies. It shouldnt take 12-15 years to come here for a better life. Institute a national work id program, and make the penalties for companies hiring illegals really hurt. Third time they are caught is complete forfeiture of the business, and all assets of the company...

Healthcare: Abolish the ACA.....open the medicare rolls to include those who cant get insurance on the open market due to preexisting conditions. Allow kids in college to stay on their parents policy thru age 26. Allow the laws to be changed, and policies to be sold over state lines.

Death Penalty: Make it mandatory in all 50 states for capital crimes. Reason for expense is all the time between verdict, and all appeals....streamline process, and make it so no more than 3 years between verdict and sentence being carried out

Civil liberties: Repeal the Patriot Act, and require a search warrant for any surveillance the government wants for any US citizen

If you had a chance to create a party, what would your platform be?

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civil rights for all Americans regardless of race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation

rebuilding infrastructure and expanding our electrical grid both publicly and privately

ending all wars as quickly as we can get the troops out

national legalization of marijuana, and taking another look at the legal status of other drugs

better labor rights / demand side economics

replacing the ACA with single payer

significant cuts to the corporate tax rate

taxing all individual income as income above a cap

transition from fossil fuels / new transportation energy model

reducing the deficit with a goal of surplus

vastly different foreign policy / rethinking America's role on the world stage

guaranteed access to higher education regardless of ability to pay.

Tameamea said:

Many countries managed well without Educational Departments and, subsequently, education. But I don't think it was great time for everybody.
And even now there are 32 million illiterate adults in the US.
We need systems and structures that would control and lead but they should be reformed.

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Such a wonderful job the department of education does with those 32 million illiterates, huh? Perhaps they are part of the problem.

Helix said:

civil rights for all Americans regardless of race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation

rebuilding infrastructure and expanding our electrical grid both publicly and privately

ending all wars as quickly as we can get the troops out

national legalization of marijuana, and taking another look at the legal status of other drugs

better labor rights / demand side economics

replacing the ACA with single payer

significant cuts to the corporate tax rate

taxing all individual income as income above a cap

transition from fossil fuels / new transportation energy model

reducing the deficit with a goal of surplus

vastly different foreign policy / rethinking America's role on the world stage

guaranteed access to higher education regardless of ability to pay.

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I am very relieved that you are not in charge. :mrgreen:

International: More involvement. More UN, more peacekeeping, more collaboration. Less war, more prevention. More interaction. More beat cop, less SWAT team.

Economic: More unions, more worker protections. Higher minimum wage, institute a maximum wage either directly or via taxes.

Education: Free state education. Higher pay for teachers to attract the best and brightest. Make teaching as competitive as professional athletics market is currently. Shut down for profit schools.

Immigration: Increasing our international involvement means improving the lives and economies of the nations we interact with. Improving the disproportion between "us" and "them" decreases the imbalance that fosters illegal immigration.

Health Care: single payer, like practically every single other developed nation.

Unrepresented said:

International: More involvement. More UN, more peacekeeping, more collaboration. Less war, more prevention. More interaction. More beat cop, less SWAT team.

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The UN is as useless as tits on a boar hog. They are actually part of the problem.

Economic: More unions, more worker protections. Higher minimum wage, institute a maximum wage either directly or via taxes.

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Unions were a good force back in the days of the sweat shops when there was a lack of fair labor laws. These days they have become a monster. They are part of the problem. As for raising the minimum wages....tell me how much do you think someone should be paid for sweeping the floor and cleaning the toilets? Flipping burgers, etc. If you pay them to high, they have no incentive to improve their skills and improve their lot in life.

Education: Free state education. Higher pay for teachers to attract the best and brightest. Make teaching as competitive as professional athletics market is currently.

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I would have no problem with higher pay for the better teachers...however due to tenure, it is difficult to get rid of the bad ones.

Shut down for profit schools.

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That would be a very authoritarian thing to do. Would you like to live under a dictatorship? And take notice...the for profit schools perform considerably better then the public schools. They have higher literacy and graduation rates.

Immigration: Increasing our international involvement means improving the lives and economies of the nations we interact with. Improving the disproportion between "us" and "them" decreases the imbalance that fosters illegal immigration.

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If we do not get control of our borders, we will not even be able to improve our own lives and economy. On one hand the liberals are screeching loudly for higher minimum wages....and on the other hand they are screeching for amnesty and virtually no border control. The US chamber of commerce is licking it's lips over a potential mass influx of illegal immigrants and the cheap labor that will bring. And the liberals are falling right in line.

Health Care: single payer, like practically every single other developed nation.

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The vast majority of Americans pushing for single payer have never actually lived under it and would scream bloody murder if they did. In a nation with over 300 million inhabitants it simply cannot work without rationing healthcare to ridiculous levels.

ObamacareFail said:

The UN is as useless as tits on a boar hog. They are actually part of the problem.



Unions were a good force back in the days of the sweat shops when there was a lack of fair labor laws. These days they have become a monster. They are part of the problem. As for raising the minimum wages....tell me how much do you think someone should be paid for sweeping the floor and cleaning the toilets? Flipping burgers, etc. If you pay them to high, they have no incentive to improve their skills and improve their lot in life.



I would have no problem with higher pay for the better teachers...however due to tenure, it is difficult to get rid of the bad ones.



That would be a very authoritarian thing to do. Would you like to live under a dictatorship? And take notice...the for profit schools perform considerably better then the public schools. They have higher literacy and graduation rates.



If we do not get control of our borders, we will not even be able to improve our own lives and economy. On one hand the liberals are screeching loudly for higher minimum wages....and on the other hand they are screeching for amnesty and virtually no border control. The US chamber of commerce is licking it's lips over a potential mass influx of illegal immigrants and the cheap labor that will bring. And the liberals are falling right in line.



The vast majority of Americans pushing for single payer have never actually lived under it and would scream bloody murder if they did. In a nation with over 300 million inhabitants it simply cannot work without rationing healthcare to ridiculous levels.

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I am shocked to discover my moderate, centrist views could be found to be so divisive.

Unrepresented said:

International: More involvement. More UN, more peacekeeping, more collaboration. Less war, more prevention. More interaction. More beat cop, less SWAT team.

Economic: More unions, more worker protections. Higher minimum wage, institute a maximum wage either directly or via taxes.

Education: Free state education. Higher pay for teachers to attract the best and brightest. Make teaching as competitive as professional athletics market is currently. Shut down for profit schools.

Immigration: Increasing our international involvement means improving the lives and economies of the nations we interact with. Improving the disproportion between "us" and "them" decreases the imbalance that fosters illegal immigration.

Health Care: single payer, like practically every single other developed nation.

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really....a maximum wage?

i really want to see you try to implement that one.....

one of the things that separates us is the ability to go from rags to riches....

come up with a great idea, and maximize it....

why the hell do you think people from OTHER countries want to come here?

to get their chance at the brass ring.....

and you want to take it away....brilliant....just freaking brilliant

ObamacareFail said:

I am very relieved that you are not in charge. :mrgreen:

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i'm shocked that you won't endorse my platform.

Unrepresented said:

I am shocked to discover my moderate, centrist views could be found to be so divisive.

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Do you really call abolishing "for profit schools" moderate?

Tameamea said:

We all are really great at criticizing the actions of our government, their policy and position on certain issues. Too bad we don’t have a chance to really change anything.
Let’s imagine, we created a party with a great chance to get a majority in the House of Representatives. What would its platform be? What changes would it bring?
In order not to be led away, let’s stick to the following issues:
1. International policy: general direction, dos and don’ts
2. Economy: possible ways out, taxation.
3. Education: what needs to be changed?
4. Immigration: any possible solutions to the crisis? Perfect immigration policy?
5. Health care system: how should it look like and function?
Discussion welcome! As well as some explanation of why you think this or that is a good stuff.

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Oh this will be fun. In an effort to offer something a bit different let me introduce you guys to something I've been working on since at least 2009.
This is the basis for the Technocratic Party. I'm writing a book about this as well.

1. International Policy: The policies below will affect the world so much that, trading agreements will only remain. Not even borders will be talked about the same way. Essentially leading to a one world government. Yup I said it.

2. Economy: A biological economic system based on the electronic currency bitcoin and internal/external bodily energy use. Basically I believe that since Bitcoins are like internal computer coins. There is no reason why someone couldn't hack the body and use it as a similar system. Especially due to the rise in wearable tech. The bitcoin will be like Gold, as in without the bitcoin the biological bitcoin cannot exist. As humanity moves closer and closer to cyborgity, the entire economy will have to become electronic and biologic in some form or another. Why not merge the two? This is already happening in small spurts.

3. Education: Key word here is individual learning. Not the Utopian myth that, every kid gets a pod in his/her home and gets to learn everything on the internet for free. That's just a stupid idea for society as a whole since that is partially happening already! We need standardized tests that tell or automatically place kids in areas that they will excel at. If computer algorithms and AIs can help the best stock brokers make amazing deals while they sleep. Surely these same programs can be utilized in a lesser setting like school administration. To place kids where they need to be. So that they will have the best chance to succeed! These same techniques have been used by any company that is advertising on the internet. So it's not difficult to put a universal system like this in place. I don't want special schools for technology people or artists. That's too fracturing and students need to take the so-called common core courses so that they can get a grip on all the basics. If this all sounds a bit too controlling. It really isn't because the kid, could always decide to drop out. This is not a fix, just a more seamless way of getting information about kids and hopefully keeping them in the classroom and not out on the street. The classroom itself also needs to be updated and I say get rid of the textbooks and the monotone lectures. Engage with the students and appeal to their lives, to make learning easy and fun! I'm a visual person and hate note-taking/learning from textbooks. I have not retained a single piece of information I have read in a textbook.

4. I don't know about this one, but first I'd say chip implants inside all people who have ever been arrested and are GPS enabled is a great starting point! The next step would be to do the same thing with sex offenders and the mentally ill. If we can improve the chip implant image to be as commonplace as getting your fingerprints done. I think that would help stop a lot of illegal immigration and other rule-breaking that shouldn't be happening in the 21st century. Like parole-skipping and prison escapes. Furthermore, these criminals can help propel the biological economic system faster than regular citizens who may want to "try it out."

5. I actually really like the IDEA of Obamacare. Though it functions a lot like communism does in practice. I personally think that Obamcare is at least 20 years ahead of it's time and is overall an epic fail technically-wise. The technical infrastructure is not in place at at this point in time to handle the idea. They didn't think of the outside areas like hospitals, doctor offices, and medical labs that may not be able to handle this technically.That's the major flaw in Obamacare. They thought they needed a website. What they need is Google. Which is much more than a website. If Google is the internet's database. There should be a corporation that can develop software where you can type in your name, age, height, etc.. maybe a doctor's name. Then they can find your medical history and determine which health care is best for you! The government should be in charge of investing in health care infrastructure so that this company can operate properly with the queries that people search for. Basically a Google for Health Insurance and what the Obamacare team should have done. I also think that medical knowledge in general needs to be taken seriously by the technology sector because the web is very paranoid about that mole that might be on your back...

Tameamea said:

Some much 'abolish'... But what's instead? I mean, if you stop or close something, the whole big system this something is involved in might collapse. I mean, Department of Education, for examplpe, controls how certain standards are met - and this is important.

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You must be joking. This is nothing but a libertarian wet dream and of course has no bearing on reality. Implementing this would put us back in medieval times or earlier. They think they will all be kings, poor souls.