Dear Mr. President

Dear Mr. President:

First and foremost, please know that I deeply respect the responsibility that you've chosen to undertake. I can only imagine how stressful and challenging your job is. With that in mind, allow me to list several pieces of advice that might serve as inspiration for future executive decisions.

1) EDUCATION

Public teachers need to be paid higher salary and need to be hired more carefully. We need to make the profession of being a teacher as culturally and economically prestigious and rewarding as being a doctor or lawyer.

2) CRIME

We need to transition from a punitive justice system into one that serves to heal and transform citizens who fall victim to criminal activity. Ultimately, it isn't their fault, it's the system's fault, and it's in your power to optimize this system. We shouldn't punish criminals. We should give them the opportunity to heal.

3) MILITARY

We need to cut military spending significantly...period.

4) CLIMATE

We need to free ourselves from fossil fuel dependence entirely within the next 20 years. Share that vision with the world and inspire humanity to make it real. We have plenty of sun, electricity, and other, cleaner means of utility than oil.

5) ECONOMY

Invest several billions of dollars annually into social entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship. It's by definition the greatest possible economic win-win.

I appreciate your taking the time to read and consider this message.

Yours,

---A