How would I run the world? My rule would come down to a few basic laws:

1. Don't lie.

2. Don't cheat.

3. Don't steal.

4. Don't hurt the person or property of another.





Of course, there is a lot more to this, such as taxation, economic policies, due process, penalties for criminals, and other small things, but those are lengthy issues and cannot possibly be explained in one post, so I'll state them as basically as I can.



As far as taxation, I would charge just enough to cover government expenses, and if there is any left over, it will be given back to the people in the hopes that they spend it quickly, therefore stimulating the economy. The cool part is that some of it will be given back to the government in the form of sales tax! There will be two basic forms of taxes; income and sales. There will be no crap like cigarette taxes, marriage taxes, property taxes, etc. Income tax will not include inheritance, and sales tax will not include sale of essential items such as food and clothing.

I will promote a free trade economy, since the whole world would be under one monarchy. Since there are no complications due to different economies, there would be no logical purpose to impose tariffs.

For due process, I will just inherit the U.S. due process system with a few tweaks. The big one is this problem with people getting away with crimes due to loopholes and technicalities. To fix this, I more strictly enforce legislative intent, and if it is ruled that a certain technicalities could have changed the outcome of the trial, necessary remedies will be performed. I will also merge the inquisitional and adversary judicial systems. The lawyers will only be there to ensure both sides of the issue are covered, all evidence is explored properly, and the trial is fair.

Penalties for criminals will be a simple thing. Whatever they did will be done to them as precisely as is reasonably possible. So if somebody raped a woman, he will be raped (preferably by volunteer). Of course, measures would be taken to make sure it's unpleasant. If somebody blows up a building, that obvously cannot be redone on the person, as the crime is so terrible. In such cases, I would suggest torture. It may sound horrible, but it would serve as a wonderful deterrent. It would also save money on prisons since imprisonment would be a rare punishment. For repeat offenders, the sentence would be added on to previous sentence. For example, if the rapist went out and broke somebody's leg with a baseball bat, he would be raped and have his leg broken by a baseball bat. Of course, there would have to be special punishments for certain people such as people who commit crimes because they like the punishment. For them, an equivelant punishment will be administered. There would also be other special processes for other types of unique people, but that's a lengthy issue.





Did I mention that I would also have Bill Gates publicly executed?