Should We Decriminalize Sex Work?
BOX SCORE: Victimless Sex
Puzzle Summary:
POLI the AI asks, "Where can we agree?" Most people go into sex work out of desperation but except for a few counties in Nevada sex work is illegal in the US. If the WELCOME: Employer Living Wage Tax Credit and/or the P50L Earned Income Tax Credits were passed into law then taking a full-time job that nets a living wage eliminates most of that desperation. Until then, law enforcement activity to curtail prostitution is ineffective, takes police away from pursuing violent criminals, and is a constant temptation trap.
ONE PARROT preaches that sex for money is wrong, and the provider and/or the customer should be imprisoned. THE OTHER PARROT solicits that sex between consenting adults is no one else's business, and that sex workers deserve decent working conditions and benefits. What did our nonpartisan scoring system say?
BOX SCORE for Decriminalizing Sex Work
:Weighted-Average: Forecast:
:60%: ± 7% Nonpartisan Score
Sides of the Table 4/4
Wall of Information 6/8
Cultural Windows 10/16
Columns of Bias 6/8
Conclusion: LEADERBOARD WORTHY
Top Four Key Reasons in Favor of Decriminalizing Sex Work
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
Reduces the illegal market
Reserves criminal justice resources
Penalizing purchased sex doesn’t work
Top Four Key Reasons Against Decriminalizing Sex Work
Against moral values
Increased adultery rates
Sexual overtones are pervasive—NIMBY
No one should have to do that
Where Can We Agree?®: Four Odd Couples In-Favor
Activists & Gun Owners
Urban PT & Billionaires
Nonworkers & Entrepreneurs
Liberty Republicans & Suburban Professionals
Where Can We Agree?®: Four Odd Couples Against
Federal Payroll & Landlords
Moralist Republicans & Democratic Leadership
Rural Part Time & Urban Investors
Planet First Democrats & Utilities
Four A-hah Moments
(Yes) Gives lonely & disabled folks an option for sex
(Yes) Removes police use of oppressive laws
(No) Competes for other discretionary dollars
(No) Makes the US a sex tourism destination
Politics 4.0 DNA (ACGT) Conclusion
We predict an 71% vast super-majority of roles in this country to support Decriminalizing Sex Work with an average error margin of ± 3%. Thrift (T) types will see less public resources spent against an unwinnable cause. Abundance (A) types will see legal options to relieve sexual frustration. Commerce (C) types will see a reduction in the illegal markets. Governance (G) types will see a better reallocation of law and order resources.
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National Idea Leaderboard 2023 Week 7
Highlight: Death Penalty Reform
The most significant development on the scoreboard and leaderboard this week were two new puzzles being completed on the Death Penalty. Abolishing the Death Penalty only scored a weighted average of all the roles on the game board of :60%: with an above average error margin of ± 8%, with only 3/4 sides of the table, 5/8 walls of information, 9/16 cultural windows, and 5/8 columns of bias. Therefore, it did not make it onto the PolicyKeys™ National Idea Leaderboard which requires a majority of each of the four sides of the ideologically balanced political table.
However, the puzzle to Reform the Death Penalty did significantly better. While the burden of proof to find a defendant guilty is—beyond a reasonable doubt, the burden for this death penalty reform would be—only with incontrovertible evidence. It scores :71%: with a below average error margin of ± 3%, with 4/4 side of the table, 7/8 walls of information, 12/16 cultural windows, and 7/8 columns of bias. This reform would all but eliminate the possibility of putting an innocent to death. In other words, the sentencing guidelines are a fail-safe against killing innocents, and perhaps the demonstrably repentant and certain mentally ill individuals, however at some point we’ll analyze each of the latter two in separate puzzles.
#1 The Great Penny Meltdown :86%: ± 2% Box Score
Time to stop wasting useful metals on useless coins
with a perfect 4/4 Sides, 8/8 Walls, 16/16 Windows, and 8/8 Columns
#2 Over the Counter Birth Control :84%: ± 2% Box Score
The progestin pill should be sold over the counter
with 4/4 Sides, 8/8 Walls, 14/16 Windows, 8/8 Columns
#3 SMR Nuclear Reactors :84%: ± 2%
We need to scale new smaller safer nuclear reactors ASAP
with a perfect 4/4 Sides, 8/8 Walls, 16/16 Windows, and 8/8 Columns
#4 Voting on Veterans Day :82%: ± 2%
Move Veteran’s Day to Election Day to make it a holiday
with 4/4 Sides, 8/8 Walls, 15/16 Windows, 8/8 Columns
#5 A Fraud-Free Counted Vote :82%: ± 3%
Frictionless IDs, guaranteed voting access, all votes counted
with 4/4 Sides, 8/8 Walls, 13/16 Windows, 8/8 Columns
#6 Parking Lots of Shade :80%: ± 2% Box Score
Solar canopies over most larger parking lots
with a perfect 4/4 Sides, 8/8 Walls, 16/16 Windows, and 8/8 Columns
#7 Social Security Force Buys on Dips :80%: ± 2%
The Social Security Fund should invest up to 25% into US stock index funds
with 4/4 Sides, 8/8 Walls, 13/16 Windows, 8/8 Columns
#8 OTC Abortion Pills :79%: ± 2%
Let pharmacists dispense abortion pills in the first 10 weeks
with 4/4 Sides, 8/8 Walls, 14/16 Windows, 7/8 Columns
#9 WELCOME Living Wage Employer Tax Credit :78%: ± 3%
Pay a living wage before corporate tax, crime reduction will more than pay for it
with 4/4 Sides, 8/8 Walls, 14/16 Windows, 7/8 Columns
#10 Two-Lane Healthcare :77%: ± 4% Box Score
Medicare for All with a fast lane for premium services for premium cost
with 4/4 Sides, 8/8 Walls, 15/16 Windows, 8/8 Columns
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#14 Local TAP Legal Immigration :75%: ± 4% Box Score
Let the States decide their own immigration needs
with 4/4 Sides, 7/8 Walls, 12/16 Windows, 8/8 Columns
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#21 Death Penalty Reform :71%: ± 3% Box Score
Death Penalty only with incontrovertible evidence to avoid killing innocents
with 4/4 Sides, 7/8 Walls, 12/16 Windows, 7/8 Columns
The rest of the leaderboard can be seen here.
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A new PolicyKeys™ Where Can We Agree? Puzzle every Monday at 6am Eastern at PolicyKeys.com. You can read more about PolicyKeys™ Where Can We Agree? in Politics 4.0 How Gamification, AI, and National Idea Leaderboards Can Help You Depolarize the World. The Observatory of Public Sector Innovation (OPSI) at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has recognized PolicyKeys™ for its innovative approach to consensus building.
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PolicyKeys™ has invented a nonpartisan rating system using the four sides of the political table, eight walls of information, sixteen subcultural windows, and eight columns of bias—change to status quo. It’s all based on this ground truth, There’s a time to save and a time to spend, a time for freedom and a time for laws—where can we agree? We call it our Political DNA, A for Abundance, C for Commerce, G for Governance, and T for Thrift, expressed as ACGT just like human DNA.
We are all way more conflicted in our views on public policy solutions than the powers that be want us to believe because it’s in their best interest not ours. You may identify with a dozen or more roles on the PolicyKeys™ Game Board, and each of them may be for or against a solution for a key reason. You can note your own personal score and see why you may or may not agree. Those key reasons are noted in the Weekly Game and Weekly Key for each puzzle. Keep a close eye on the roles and key reasons you most closely identify.
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Immigration Facts
Four by Four
by Immigration Editor Samantha “Sami” Corkern.
You can view the Local TAP Legal Immigration Box Score here.
Abundance:
The United States admits nearly 1 million immigrants into the country each year under a variety of programs, however, the number of new immigrants each year is decreasing.
Commerce:
For every H1-B visa holder admitted into the country, 1.8 new jobs are created.
Governance:
An additional 370,000 immigrants are needed each year to sustain social security by 2060.
Thrift :
Industries such as Agriculture, Logistics, and Hospitality rely heavily on an immigrant workforce. The Logistics industry alone is predicted to have a need for more than 1 million new employees from 2016 to 2026.
:: Conclusion ::
The United States depends on immigration for economic growth and security.
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Abundance:
Individuals living in the United States under Temporary Protected Status alone contribute more than $4.5 billion to the economy pretax in addition to $6.9 billion to medicare and social security over 10 year period.
Commerce:
International students permitted in the United States, who do not have a direct path to citizenship, support more than 458,000 jobs.
Governance:
Immigrants are far less likely to commit crimes than native-born citizens, this is the case for property and violent crimes.
Thrift:
Individuals with Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITINs) contributed $23.6 billion in 2015 without the benefit of receiving Federally funded programs, such as the CAREs Act stimulus checks in 2020.
:: Conclusion ::
Immigrants regularly contribute more to the United States economy than they receive, and commit crimes at lower rates than native born citizens.
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You can play this week’s game at PolicyKeys.com
Congress’ approval rating is 21%, the Supreme Court’s is 40%, the media 27%, the average score of the policies on the PolicyKeys™ National Idea Leaderboard is 73%—Politics 4.0 is already a 2x to 3x better model of US political sentiment and direction than Politics (as usual) 3.0.
A new PolicyKeys™ Where Can We Agree? Puzzle every Monday at 6am Eastern at PolicyKeys.com. You can read more about PolicyKeys™ Where Can We Agree? in Politics 4.0 How Gamification, AI, and National Idea Leaderboards Can Help You Depolarize the World. The Observatory of Public Sector Innovation (OPSI) at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has recognized PolicyKeys™ for its innovative approach to consensus building.
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Should States determine their own immigration needs?
BOX SCORE: Local TAP Legal Immigration
Puzzle Summary:
TAP allows States to Terminate (close the tap), Accelerate (tap world markets), or Pause (tap the brakes) on Local Legal Immigration. Counties will funnel immigration requests up to the State. State politics will decide what numbers to approve.
There is controversy around immigrant crime rates but legal immigration crime rates appear actually lower than US citizens'. States will work in two-year requests in off-election years to de-politicize immigration. Immigrants must stay in their host State or reciprocating State until reaching full citizenship.
ONE PARROT openly thinks national immigration policy has stopped serving our needs. THE OTHER PARROT closes with immigration should stay in the hands of the federal government.
Both Parrots make their good points over and over and over again. What did our nonpartisan scoring system say?
BOX SCORE for Local TAP Legal Immigration
Weighted-Average Forecast
:75%: ± 4% Nonpartisan Score
Sides of the Table 4/4
Wall of Information 7/8
Cultural Windows 12/16
Columns of Bias 8/8
Conclusion: LEADERBOARD WORTHY
Top Four Key Reasons in Favor of Local TAP Legal Immigration
10 million open jobs Americans don’t want
Labor supply shortages are causing inflation
Keeps US companies from offshoring
Social Security needs people paying in
Top Four Key Reasons Against Local TAP Legal Immigration
May lower wage growth
Immigrants will start competing businesses
Some States may take too many
Many immigrants don’t share our values
Where Can We Agree?®: Four Odd Couples In-Favor
Activists & Private Equity
Federal Payroll & Landlords
Sciences & Materials
Nonprofit Independents & Corporate Lobby
Where Can We Agree?®: Four Odd Couples Against
Planet First Democrats & Big Agriculture
Moralist Republicans & Civil Servants
Core Republicans & Democratic Leadership
Republican Leadership & Party Favor Democrats
Four A-hah Moments
(Yes) Labor shortages are causing product shortages hence inflation
(Yes) Helps keep companies from offshoring jobs
(No) Increased demand for housing
(No) Immigrants start competing businesses
Politics 4.0 DNA (ACGT) Conclusion
We predict an 75% vast super-majority of roles in this country to support Local TAP Legal Immigration with a typical error margin of ± 4%. Thrift (T) types point out that it will help save the Social Security fund. Abundance (A) types see more productivity for all industries. Commerce (C) types see a ready supply of labor. Governance (G) types see increased tax revenues from increased commerce.
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A new PolicyKeys™ Where Can We Agree? Puzzle every Monday at 6am Eastern at PolicyKeys.com. You can read more about PolicyKeys™ Where Can We Agree? in Politics 4.0 How Gamification, AI, and National Idea Leaderboards Can Help You Depolarize the World. The Observatory of Public Sector Innovation (OPSI) at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has recognized PolicyKeys™ for its innovative approach to consensus building.
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Should the Progestin Birth Control Pill be Available OTC?
BOX SCORE: OTC Birth Control
Puzzle Summary:
There are essentially two-types of birth control pills most commonly called "the pill." The progestin-only is the safest of the two, and whether it should be made available over the counter (OTC) is the subject of this puzzle. Complicating matters is that powerful forces in politics are protecting their jobs, wages, status, profits, and wealth while women are just trying to manage their reproductive rights.
ONE PARROT pops that birth control is a human right, it should be affordable, accessible, effective, safe, since having a baby is really expensive. THE OTHER PARROT abstains that the pill isn't for everyone, that women should seek the advice of their doctors, and that abstinence is the best form of birth control. Both Parrots make their good points over and over and over again. What did our nonpartisan scoring system say?
BOX SCORE for OTC Birth Control
Weighted-Average Forecast
:84%: ± 2% Nonpartisan Score
Sides of the Table 4/4
Wall of Information 8/8
Cultural Windows 14/16
Columns of Bias 8/8
Conclusion: LEADERBOARD WORTHY
Top Four Key Reasons in Favor of OTC Birth Control
Legal in 100 other countries
Less pregnancies = Less maternal deaths
Discriminates against lower incomes
Birth control link to lower crime rates
Top Four Key Reasons Against OTC Birth Control
US Birth rates are too low
Risk of blood clots and stroke
Guessing at dosage
Commodity status will hurt manufacturers & their employees
Where Can We Agree?®: Four Odd Couples In-Favor
Caregivers & Gun Owners
Moralist Republicans & Medical Guilds
Sciences & Rust Belt Independents
Seniors & HMOs
Where Can We Agree?®: Four Odd Couples Against
Core Republicans & Hospitals
Multi/Nationals & Family Farms
Party Favor Republicans & Democratic Leadership
Landlords & Materials
Four A-hah Moments
(Yes) OTC birth control would lower maternal deaths
(Yes) Birth control is linked to lower crime rates
(No) Our population growth is too low
(No) Unmonitored side effects
Politics 4.0 DNA (ACGT) Conclusion
We predict an 84% vast super-majority of roles in this country to support OTC Birth Control with a very low error margin of ± 2%. Thrift (T) types point out that it will lower health care costs. Abundance (A) types see more affluent families through planning. Commerce (C) types see less disruptions in the workplace from unwanted pregnancies. Governance (G) types see less crime and need for family services.
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You can play this week’s game at PolicyKeys.com
Congress’s approval rating is 21%, the Supreme Court’s is 40%, the media 27%, the average score of the policies on the PolicyKeys™ National Idea Leaderboard is 73%—Politics 4.0 is already a 2x to 3x better model of US political sentiment and direction than Politics (as usual) 3.0.
A new PolicyKeys™ Where Can We Agree? Puzzle every Monday at 6am Eastern at PolicyKeys.com. You can read more about PolicyKeys™ Where Can We Agree? in Politics 4.0 How Gamification, AI, and National Idea Leaderboards Can Help You Depolarize the World. The Observatory of Public Sector Innovation (OPSI) at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has recognized PolicyKeys™ for its innovative approach to consensus building.
Finding out Where We Can Agree? takes Guts ::