# What would you change about the US government if you could start from scratch?

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**Created:** [February 21, 2015, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-change-about-the-us-government-if-you-could-start-from-scratch/713268 "2015-02-21T17:16:34Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-change-about-the-us-government-if-you-could-start-from-scratch/713268/40 "2015-02-22T04:00:40Z")

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The Bill of Rights should include one or more amendments protecting our economic freedoms, in addition to the existing amendments protecting personal freedoms. It should include the following rules:

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[li]The government may not establish any maximum or minimum price for the sale of any item.[/li][li]The government may not force the American people to purchase anything.[/li][li]The government may not pass any law specifically designed to favor any one private corporation or union.[/li][li]The government may not prohibit anyone from buying or selling anything, except for the following reasons: the sale is fraudulent, the item in question threatens someone’s physical safety[/li][li]No one may be forced to join a union.[/li][/ul]

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