If we begin our new populace from the standpoint of fairness and justice, we have the opportunity to carve out a shining future for everyone. Governing our platform will be the goal equalizing the distribution of social benefits, or more exactly, making sure that privileged persons do not exploit their advantages in ways that do not contribute to the welfare of those who are not privileged (Rawls 101).
We begin with the place where we live, our environment. Moreover, our objective here is to rethink traditional priorities so that we can use our resources wisely. We understand that we cannot change habits of resource usage overnight, but we also understand that relying on traditional resources all too often results in problems for the producers and problems for the users. Natural disasters combine with human error too often for us to continue to rely on resources that are finite, controversial, and potentially destructive to the place where we live. Therefore, we will invest public funds in the development of renewable resources, especially solar, geothermal, and wind energy. This will be paid for by reducing subsidies to oil companies for oil exploration and transfer them to our investment program. It is imperative to admit that the petroleum industry, which has benefited for some 100 years from special tax and industry exemptions, is plainly mature and highly profitable. As emerging industries, clean-energy companies require the support of government in order to develop meaningfully.
In addition, penalties for pollution of the environment by industrial actors will be increased, assessed, and enforced, the proceeds of such actions to be reserved for environmental reclamation. Many major industries have, over time, received special protection for their activities, yet their processes often pollute areas that we all hold in common, from rivers and lakes to wetlands and groundwater. The price of doing busines...