We need to have politicians sign “The Effective Politician’s Pledge” – basically, a set of engagement standards spelling out how they will work with each other and the public. The Effective Politician’s Pledge can contain directives on how they will identify problems, communicate honestly and openly to understand problems from multiple points of view, and work respectfully together to develop and implement solutions. The Effective Politician’s Pledge will be much different – it is geared to make politicians work respectfully together to solve problems and keep our country as one of the best places to live in the world. What will be in the “Effective Politician’s Pledge”? If you ask people on the street, they want good, cost effective health care and when it comes down to it, they would like everyone to have some basic health care.

Source: Forbes February 05, 2017 18:11 UTC