15. A Tax System People Can Understand
An opening proposal for public discussion Taxes fund the services and institutions we share, but the tax system has become so complicated that many citizens…
Policy Category: Government & Accountability
Transparency, Constitutional Transparency Right, Can the Public Operate PTU, Budgets & Spending, Elections
13. Elections: Private Ballots, Public Accountability
An opening proposal for public discussion Elections require two forms of trust: citizens must be confident that lawful votes are counted accurately, and voters must…
5. Privacy and Personal Data: Government Should Be Open, People Should Be Protected
Transparency should operate in two directions: government should be visible to the people, while ordinary people should be protected from unnecessary government and corporate surveillance. Public officials…
2. Should Transparency Be a Constitutional Right?
Path to Unity believes government belongs to the people. Yet ordinary transparency laws can be weakened, delayed, ignored, or rewritten by the same institutions they are intended…
1. Transparency: The Public’s Right to Know
Government belongs to the people, but ownership has little meaning without access to information. Transparency should not depend on knowing the right person, filing an…