**Raise taxes on the wealthy.
**Nationalize oil and coal companies, pay off debt with their excess profits. Slowly phase out oil and coal while transitioning their workforce to green and renewable energy.
**Tax bonus compensation over $99K @ 75%
**Tax anual salary over $5M @ 90%
Those last two suggestions would solve many, many problems.
Since the 1970's there has been a massive shift in power from Capital (people with money to invest in companies, specifically powerful shareholders) AND Talent (CEO's, CFO's and highly compensated athletes and performers). This shift has resulted in Talent getting vastly overpaid for less than successful work, failing upwards, etc.
Taxing this overpaid compensation would bring in more revenue and incentivize Capital Investors to demand their money be spread around more, expanding the workforce, R&D, and health insurance benefits for the workforce.
Middle management should demand higher compensation.
Workers and Capitalists Unite