Change I can believe in

Now that elections are over, here are a few things the new president could take to his heart and change for the better:

• Introduce direct democracy. In particular, have a referendum on abortion and close the issue.
  
• Deal with Social Security and Medicare reforms.
  
• Promote annuities to soothe the consequences of inevitable social security cutbacks.
  
• Remove incentives for legal corruption.
  
• Auction carbon credits, do not give them away.
  
• Tax fossil fuels, do not subsidize renewable energy.
  
• Do not rely on self-regulation.
  
• Drop tax deductibility of mortgage interest.
  
• Scrap agricultural subsidies.
  
• No more tax rebate stimulus package.
  
• Get retailers to include taxes in their prices.
  
• Get rid of pennies.
  
• Replace the dollar bills by dollar coins.
  
• Go metric. Only Myanmar and Liberia are sticking with the United States.
  

Show leadership!