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Levathonism is the ideology of the PCB user 
Levathon.
Beliefs
Economics
Private Sector
There should be a 
strong, well regulated private sector. Private entrepreneurship & Markets have brought global prosperity and innovation more than anything else, and it should be without too much regulation. The state should still intervene in the private sector to protect 
the workers and consumer interests, and 
prevent monopolies from forming.. Except for a selected few industries that are better off in the hands of the state rather than the market, most industries should be privatized, with regulations, of course. Overregulation is just as bad as underregulation.
Public Sector 
There should also be a strong, for-profit public sector that competes with the private sector. State-owned enterprises are great for 
generating wealth to the state that can be put towards 
welfare and reducing the national debt, keeping a 
balanced budget in the process. This should include 
Transportation(Including Airlines), 
Asset Management, 
Banking, and the like. Sovereign Wealth Funds are also great and the state should invest in buying shares from corporations globally. For the most economic efficiency possible, these state owned enterprises should function as if they were private enterprises, guided by the invisible hand, although handled by the state.
Taxes
Here are the taxes that should be implemented:
Income Tax - I don't like the Income Tax, as it financially holds people back, especially those in poverty. But I still recognize that it is useful for funding social welfare and other government spending. The federal income tax should be lowered to around a marginal rate of around 18% as a flat tax, for a progressive income tax is bullshit and punishes the wealthy just because they were successful in the market for the sake of reducing income equality, which is nothing more than a lost cause, and the rejection of a natural process.
Land Value Tax - A Land Value Tax is awesome. In fact, it is probably the best tax out there. It helps with problems such as speculation and underdeveloped land, taxing 
land hoarders who wait for their land to become more valuable overtime on the value of the land so they can't make profit from doing nothing and will actually have to develop their land. It would also lower housing prices, as landlords would create more housing on unused land to make profit, which would increase supply, and therefore lower housing prices.
Corporate Tax - The Corporate tax should stay the same for the most part, as it is a great source of government revenue. I don't want it too high or too low.
Excise Tax - I support an excise tax on harmful products such as drugs, vapes, cigars, and products akin to those in order to discourage their consumption.
Environmental Tax - Lastly, there should be an ecological tax that taxes corporations that produce carbon emissions in order to encourage more eco-friendly energy sources, though 
Nuclear energy should be encouraged out of all other energy sources, as it is the best at providing constant, reliable, carbon-free power to millions of Americans.
Big Businesses
Big Businesses are a good thing. These big businesses are a natural consequence of the competition that fuels the market, as it is the most 
innovative, merited, and fortunate that shall dominate the market. Big businesses are very productive, push research and development more than any other organization. Things such as Corporate welfare can be used in good ways such as helping corporations afford lowering the prices of their products. These megacorporations are also a very useful tool for the state, able to influence society, as well as being able to collaborate with the state on projects, even able to help with surveillance and suppression of dissents. Therefore, I support lobbying to a certain extent, though not to the point where corporations influence state decisions, only in cases of collaboration between the state and corporations should lobbying occur. I still want to break up monopolies(including state monopolies), as they hinder the competition that made them get to that point.
Banks
As I have already said, all banks should be nationalized. The private banks have shown that they are not very good at responding to economic crises like The Great Depression and the '08 financial crisis. They are also quite limited in resources and expertise, and the state would be able to prevent Banks from collapsing more often. The state should therefore take control of the banks.
Class 
I strongly oppose retarded 
Classism 
, as it creates unnecessary tension between the citizens of the nation that should be united. I am in favor of 
Class Collaborationism. It is basically when the 
lower and 
middle class work for the 
upper class and provide them with resources that they use to make a profit, who in return provides the two lower classes with safety, comfort, and wellbeing. This should be encouraged by the state, as this simply benefits everyone and lowers tension between classes, keeping a united population, and repairing class relations. It is also a great way to placate the workers and pacify 
labor movements throughout the country.
Unions
I am supportive of unions as long as they are regulated to prevent corruption, and participate in Tripartite Co-Operation between Unions, Businesses, and the state. The state should be the mediator between the two sides, and should engage in negotiations between labor unions and business interest groups to establish economic policy. Striking should be illegal, and all unions should sign tripartite contracts, and they should be banned if they refuse to do so.
Welfare
There should be a flexible welfare state in which the benefits are 
for citizens only. The state should provide free, single-payer healthcare as well. To ensure that there is still an incentive to work and there off of the welfare fund, a 
Negative Income Tax should be implemented for families that make under $25,000 per year and replace most other welfare. A 
Universal Basic Income is also something that could be implemented and is good to eliminate poverty, appeal to the populace, increase happiness and stability in the United States, and boost the fertility rate among the population by making things like childcare and necessities more affordable, but it will most likely come after mass automation to deal with the mass employment that will come soon after.
Automation
Automation is inevitable, and that is a good thing. Automation in manufacturing comes with many benefits, such as an increase in productivity, reduction of labor costs, the constant availability of machines, improvement of product quality, and much more. It makes no sense not to embrace it and try to get there as fast as possible(Unless you're a retarded luddite). Now, millions of workers will be unemployed due to this drastic change, so automation should be gradual to ensure that the transition to an automated economy goes smoothly. The fallout should be dealt with through implementing a UBI and moving workers to jobs such as machine maintenance and management, manual labor/jobs that machines cannot do yet, sending many people to colleges where they can learn how to do things like engineering and entrepreneurship, and/or allowing people to pursue their dream jobs.