I’d get rid of the entire insurance industry altogether. Then perhaps things like this would actually be affordable.
Oh wait, can I have another?
I would abolish and simplify the crap out of the bloated US tax code that requires the IRS to waste tons of taxpayer money just to administer the damn thing…
I’d take Jackson off the 20 dollar bill
I’d obliterate the sense of shame that modern PCness tries to indoctrinate in every English child.
I’d encourage zero or negative population growth for a long time, to uncrowd the place a bit.
I want a lower fuel price. EUR 1.15 a liter is beyond ridiculous.
Also, I want fewer traffic jams.
I’m not entirely sure yet how to reconcile those two. 
Bet no one could possiblity guess what I would like to change about Northern Ireland?
Could you…?
Better TV?
It’s a tossup between
“… all PEOPLE are created equal…”
and
“… the church BUILDING shall not be SUBJECT TO PROPERTY tax…”
Two words: Less ignorance
Year after year, the level of mindless ignorance I witness in nearly every segment of society is simply incredible. There are actually a lot of people out there who take McDonalds at their word about the scalding coffee lawsuit and put all the blame on the poor woman, ignoring a veritable mountain of facts (she was 80 years old, she got third degree burns, she required a $10,000 hospital stay, McDonalds had repeatedly ignored complaints about their coffee being too hot, etc., etc.). Video games are still taking heat for acts of violence they did nothing to inspire. Recently Ralph Nader, one of the most admirable presidential candidates I’ve ever met, and a man who’s dedicated his life to making the world a little safer for ordinary folks like myself, was subjected to a repugnant (and ridiculous, IMHO) smear campaign by diehard Democrats…who were all too willing to overlook the many gaping flaws in their own candidate.
Do I even have to mention the newfound discrimination against Americans of Arab descent?
Get all the facts. Don’t jump to conclusions. Don’t be duped. Never, ever stop thinking critically. Always pay attention to your gut feelings, and if something doesn’t sound right, find out the real truth. That’s all I ask.
(Oh, that and knowing where the hell one should not drag a screaming, bawling baby, but eliminating ignorance should take care of that.)
For me, reformation of the Houses of Parliament
In the Commons, I’d have quotas for MPs. Not by race or sex (which are the current flavours of the month) but by the following:
In the Lords, I’d make it a lottery. One of Blair’s most egregious acts is the destruction of the independence of the House of Lords. Under the guise of reform, he is wrecking the only independent body that scrutinised and attempted reform of bad legislation churned out by the Commons and from the EU. I would make it a lottery again but not one of birth (as was the former case). It should not be elected, otherwise it would end up in a struggle with the Commons over democratic credentials.
Any subject of the Crown who could pass a difficult written exam (within a limited number of attempts) on British constitutional history (to display an understanding of the function of government) would be eligible as a candidate for selection in to the House of Lords. All candidates would be entered into a lottery where names are drawn out. Unlike MPs, there would be no restriction on occupation, only age (30+). Winners would be paid huge salaries (more than MPs), and after say, fifteen years kicked out with a nice pension. There would be a lottery draw every year to replace the longest serving fifteenth plus any casualties.
Ok, that too. 
I wa really thinking of more ice cream shops. Oh, and the end to the odd Sectarian murder too. But mainly ice cream.
A decent education for everybody, regardless of where they live or how much they make, including free university tuition for students who have both the inclination and the ability. (Students who lack the inclination and the ability would no longer be allowed to purchase a college degree from an institution with less rigorous standards, although I’m not sure how I would enforce this.)
And decent public transportation. And what elshatan said.
A criminal justice system that might deter thugs, yobs and vandals.
Wow! I got noticed <glee!>
A friend of mine made an interesting point. Here we are, the United States of America, big country, lots of money, lots of people, and we can’t get a railroad system that works right. What is up with that? Why are my options Drive or Fly when making an overland trip? Granted, we do have Amtrak, but it’s very shaky indeed. And to illustrate the debacle that IS Amtrak, an anecdote:
In August, I took some vacation time and went down to Savannah, GA, which is about 400 miles away. It was about a 7 hour drive, including the stops for lunch and stretching. Not a particularly long distance.
To get to Savannah via Amtrak, I would’ve had to catch a train in Atlanta, ride this train all the way up to Washington D.C., wait 12 hours in D.C., and then catch a train all the way back down to Savannah. My train trip would’ve taken like 2 days and cost 400 dollars. ONE WAY. This is because Amtrak’s online planner didn’t recognize the Savannah to Atlanta route, so I would’ve had to ad lib.
Flying was about $200 round-trip. Pretty good, but with the time spent in the airport and everything, it would’ve taken the same amount of time. So I drove, burning more dead dinosaurs and adding more exhaust to the air, for a cost of about $30, including gas and food.
Why could I take a train under the damn English Channel, but not across Southeast Georgia?
I’d like to see everyone get the concept of personality responsibility.
We’ve got too many people using their stupidity-derieved injuries as a lottery.
If you get falling-down drunk, get behind the wheel of a car, and subsequently wrap said car (and yourself) around a tree at high speed it is your fault. It is NOT the fault of the guy who sold you the booze, who sold you the car, issued your driver’s license, or whoever’s property the tree is on. Another point - it’s not the tree’s fault either. It’s YOUR FAULT.
If you feel compelled to own a gun and you fail to secure said gun from the hands of children, mentally retarded people, and insane folk and one of the above categories picks up said weapon and injuries themselves or another - it’s YOUR FAULT. It is not the fault of the gun manufacturer, society, TV, movies, video, the gun who sold you the gun or the ammo, or anyone else.
If you learn to fly a small plane (perhaps you are the son of a former president) and you, with inadequate training, attempt to fly it through harzardous weather conditions it is YOUR FAULT if you are injured or killed. It is NOT the fault of the airplane manufacturer, the parts supplier, the maintenance mechanic, the FAA weather briefer, your flight instructor, or the fault of the government which allows you the freedom to do stupid stuff. (So tell your sister to get off her high horse and accept the fact that her golden-boy brother made a fatal mistake off Martha’s Vineyard)
If any of the above categories (and I’m sure we could come up with more examples) attempt to sue anyone else for being at fault they should be laughed out of court and long-lasting fushicia dye applied to their bodies so we can all easily identify such fools and mock them freely.
Amen Broomstick!!!
Can you really buy guns from other guns…?
“High in the Peruvian mountains, Juan Valdez plucks the delicate Glock .45 from the Peruvian Glock Plant…”
Probably the same thing that I [and most of the rest of the population] want to change about it … Right???
OK - better TV and more icecream’s are good too!!!
But I’d deport Ian Paisley and a few other rabblr-rousing politicians too so that we could try “peace” for a change!!!
I wish that we had recognized the significance of the Native American culture. So many important understandings were ignored or devalued. I wish we had possessed the ability to embrace cultural differences with respect and curiosity instead of fear and superiority.