Update to Item One

We have decided instead of disbanding the political branch the IPA we are going to keep it alive, yet frozen until more capable members make themselves available to run the party. We plan on going forward with our plans to create a think-tank organization designed to promote Integralist thought, principles, and unity.

Keep checking back for more updates.

Important News Update

(Please refer to update on item one where we explain we are no longer disbanded).

Item 1:
The Integralist Party of America staff has decided that we will be reforming our organization and will no longer be a political party. The dedicated party staff are ill-equipped to start and run an effective political party. We will be much better utilized in the coming organization, which will focus more on where our strength lies.

Item 2:
There is another political party calling itself "The Integralist Party of America" that has nothing to do with our organization. They do not share our core philosophy and wish to devolve into the realm of racism. We denounce this party for attempting to corrupt Integralist ideals and tarnish the Integralist name. We do not wish to point people interested in our philosophy in their direction.

Please keep checking back for updates, we will inform the public of our organizational change in the coming months.

Platform

Economics
Intergralism supports the National Cooperation economic system, which translates to government oversight over the most vital industries. The National Cooperation system, also known as Integral Economics, is not complete government control over business. This means intervention from the government only takes place in certain cases over production, not consumption, of industries vital to America. It does not hinder small business, or require government oversight for small business. For a more in-depth explanation of Integralist Economics please look in the Integral Economics section (under construction).

Taxes
Citizens will pay taxes to the government for the benefits of security, city structure, great works, science, public transportation and affordable housing and food food. A reasonable flat tax system will be implemented that will be equal across the board.
In order to offer the necessary services to productive citizens taxes will be higher but our tax system will also be much simpler and more uniform. Tax dollars will not go to special interests or foreign countries, but instead will be spent to benefit the people and fund the programs that benefit the nation. More on the Integralist tax system here.

Healthcare
Health care will be nationalized and provided to the citizen, children of citizens and retirees. Medical professionals will be paid well, and according to how well they perform their job to ensure that they are well sought after careers. The health of the Citizenry is one of the highest priorities of the state, for without it the Nation would cease to exist.

The pharmaceutical industry we currently have is incredibly corrupt and does not serve the people, thus it will be completely reevaluated and included in the nationalization of the health care system. Medications will be made cheap and affordable to citizens. Most individual medications/drugs will be reevaluated for their effectiveness and safety by experts who have the public good in mind instead of lining their pockets like the current inspectors do.

Housing, Transportation, and Food
These are three vital elements to anyone’s modern existence. No more than a 5% profit can be made on housing, transportation, or food in order to keep it cheap and available to all citizens.

Transportation
Vehicles made for the citizen will not be made to pass the maximum speed limits; nobody needs to risk lives driving 140 miles per hour. There are countless benefits to this such as a reduction of deaths from car crashes, environmental benefits, and fuel conservation. Only government vehicles will be made to exceed speed limits for various reasons.

Natural Resources
Through advancement in science, Intergralism seeks to weaken America’s dependencies on oil and nuclear power. The Integralist philosophy calls for our nation to have a much greater level of self-reliance, thus we would support drilling the large oil reserves in Alaska, using methods that are as safe for the environment as possible. Because of our strong beliefs in self-reliance, and protecting the environment, we will seek a balance between relying on, and conserving our natural resources. These are only temporary and transitional measures to be taken while we develop better, safer and renewable sources of energy. For more information see our Natural Resources and Energy Plan (under construction).

Citizenship
A citizen of Integralist America is not just someone born within the borders of America, but is someone who contributes to our society and the advancement of America. This way the productive populace's (citizens) taxes are only paying for other citizens (the productive, or formally productive populace's) services and not the unproductive individuals who in self-interest would weigh down the system and harm our nation. More on citizenship here.

Civil Rights
Each individual has the right to promote, and advance themselves, their family, and nation. Affirmative Action will be ended and all racial questions will be removed from school and work applications. Integralists believe in meritocracy, or in other words, the best person for the job gets the job, regardless of race, sex, or any other outside factor. No more quotas having to be filled at the expense of the productivity and functioning of the institution, only excellence will remain.

Foreign Policy
Integralist believe in our nation first and above all. Therefore we believe in a form of non-interventionism, where we become as self-supporting as possible, only trading for vital resources when we have to, or it is proven to be more beneficial. Foreign aid will be cut off to all countries currently receiving aid from America. Also (as long as America or its vital interests are not threatened) there will be no nation building or meddling in other countries affairs.

Immigration
It should be apparent that definite and clear borders are required for a nation to exist. America’s current illegal immigration and border situation is in dire need of reform. Under the Integralist Party’s administration the first thing we would do is use our armed forces to secure our nations borders to stop any and all illegal immigration. International warnings would be given stating our intent to use deadly force against any illegal immigrants caught attempting to cross the U.S. border. In order to be effective this warning will be announced on international television, posted on signs before the border and distributed via fliers air dropped in strategic locations.

To deal with the 20 plus million illegal immigrants already residing in America, we will require them all to register before a set date. Those who have registered will be peacefully and systematically deported in phases, those who voluntarily offer to return to their native lands without deportation will be given a small reward so that they can get on their feet in their homelands and start a new life for themselves with some ease to ensure they never have to return to America. Those who fail to register before the set date will be sought out in order to be placed in detention facilities where all their belongings will be confiscated,and mandatory (but reasonable) labor is required until deportation is within our means.

We plan to deport all illegal immigrants within a period of no more then eight years. Nations will be paid a small amount per person for their cooperation and to offset the cost of resettlement.

Military
Every citizen will enter into mandatory military service for a minimum of two years at the age of 18. If a person does want to join the military they will have the option to join any number of public services including but not limited to healthcare, fire safety, etc. Certain exemptions will be allowed, mainly including but not limited to physical and mental disability. We believe that a strong and independent nation must have a strong military; therefore we intend to maintain state of the art military equipment, and training.
The primary objective of the military is to defend the nation and it’s interests. We believe that it is important a portion of the military be permanently stationed on our nations borders.
We plan on maintaining many, but not all of our nations current military bases around the world. During the internal changes that are going on, our military presence in non-conflict regions will remain the same in order to ensure defense of America and Her interests. Forces currently engaged in occupation missions will be recalled to solidify our nations defense at home. During, but mostly after the bigger internal changes occur, we will start to cut down on our military presence around the world since we will no longer be engaging in international policing missions.

Religion
Religion is a personal matter and has no place in government when it comes to setting policy. There will be no recognized state religion, and no one will be persecuted by the government for their religious beliefs, except in matters where they are violating others’ rights.

Abortion
Abortion is a personal matter. No abortions will be allowed after the first trimester. A woman who engages in three abortions (non-medical reasons, and non-rape) will receive a tubal ligation (tubes tied) after the third abortion. In this way we hope to discourage abortion as a casual repeated means of birth control.

Gun Rights
Not only are lawful citizens allowed to own guns but they are encouraged to. Every citizen will have been through safety and use training with guns in the military (or in mandated classes), so this will minimize ignorant use, unsafe handling and storing. Another benefit to this policy is that it will greatly decrease burglary and other crimes because almost every household will own a firearm and criminals will know the crime better be worth losing their life.

Education
Schools K-12 and colleges will be paid for by Government. Students will get into colleges and schools depending on their proven ability. Serious education reforms will take place. Some of the changes we will see are the following: At least two hours (one in the morning, one in the afternoon) of physical education will be required for all boys every school day, and at least one hour of PE for girls. The school system will emphasize building strong character and ethics such as integrity, honesty, selflessness, honor, pride in ones country, etc. for knowledge without good character creates selfish, and often times deviant individuals. The general curriculum will be boiled down to what is necessary for every citizen to know, and through repetition and other means will be mastered by every citizen. After the general curriculum every citizen will be allowed to follow their passions or what they are best at, and will be trained as an expert in that field.

Integral Economics: The National Cooperation System

Our current economic system is weighed down by numerous inefficiencies and plagued by corrupt people and groups who have only their own interest in mind. The Integralist stance calls for our current economic system to be scraped and for a new foundation to be laid where we may build a new system; a system that incorporates all it’s Citizenry. A nation where every Citizen will have his or her basic needs met, and where the rights of Life, Liberty and Pursuit of happiness may again become a reality.

The National Cooperation System
Integralists believe that capital should serve the Nation; the public good. In order for our new system to work, it is crucial that we look upon our Nation as one indivisible organism, where each part (industry) is vital to the functioning as a whole. With this understanding, the only system that serves the Nation and its Citizenry with a perfect (and flexible) balance of freedom and protection is the National Cooperation system.

Under the National Cooperation system, each vital industry would be formed into its own corporation, with equal power being distributed to the company executive branch and its workers via representatives from both parties. These groups would be required to settle any disagreements, and any that cannot, will be decided by the State. The course of action taken by each company and the industry as a whole will be not what is best for that individual company or industry, but by what is best for the nation as a whole. That being said, what is good for the state usually coincides with what the company or industry wants, and always does in the long run. Production of goods is one of the main things that will be monitored by the State, so that an industry doesn’t over-produce and flood the market, or under produce and create a vacuum. The Integralist state is not interested in telling companies how many cars to produce, next month or year. If, however, it becomes clear that there is excessive overproduction of cars , and there is little hope of a corresponding increase in demand, even through reducing the selling price, the authorities would intervene in order to avoid the wasted energy and resources that overproduction causes. The State seeks a stable economy where the well being of the people is of the utmost importance.

The family will once again be able to support itself on one salary or the wages of one worker instead of two or more. Those families’ children will be guaranteed a good education and with that foundation the ability to be the best at what they do. Under the National Cooperation system, a family need not worry whether their children will be able to find jobs, or if they will be able to pay for the education for their children so that they may meet their potential. As long as a person is able to be a productive member of society, whether it be contributing by being a teacher, manual laborer, or artist their basic necessities of food, water, public transportation, and housing will be met.

All these services being offered by the State is very unlike the welfare system of today, or today’s adherents of Socialism. The vast majority of today’s welfare recipients bleed the nation dry at the expense of the productive citizens, so that the unproductive may prosper. It is no surprise then that there is such resentment of today’s welfare state, and by extension Socialism. Our National Cooperation system is unlike these obsolete systems because productive Citizens and only productive Citizens are the recipients of these services, which in turn creates the foundation and environment for our people to become the most creative, productive, and best at whatever they do.

Under Construction, more to come.

Tax System

Flat Tax
The Integralist Party supports a flat tax system where all citizens will pay the same percentage of their income as tax. The percent to be paid is based upon economic trends and the production level of the nation. The thought behind the flat tax method is not to penalize any member of society regardless of how much they earn. All work is viewed as contributing to the benefit of the nation; therefore each worker is viewed equal in their effort, so their contribution to government should also be equal.

Percent method
Percent of taxation will be based on scientifically calculated yearly projections of government spending on programs, institutions, and work.

What do taxes pay for?
Tax dollars collected from citizens will be used for following: the military, science programs, national construction projects, police departments, the education system, government employee salaries, mass beautification projects (where needed), and all other governmental institutions. Tax dollars will be valued highly. All tax dollars will go towards the betterment of the nation and it's citizens and not wasted on pointless excess. For example, if the military were caught charging $100 per load of laundry (which actually happened) those in charge would be severely punished so that it does not happen again. Citizens will feel more comfortable paying taxes because unlike our current government the Integralist government will be using every dollar to service, provide security for, and continue the path of advancement of the nation and it's citizens.

Citizenship

Citizenship
In our current day system anyone born on U.S. soil automatically becomes a citizen. In the Integral system the title of citizen brings with it many privileges. Citizenship is earned; only the productive person can earn the right of citizen. Simply being born in the country or sneaking across the border will no longer be all that is needed to reap the benefits of citizenship. Children of citizens will also enjoy the benefits of citizenship until they reach the adult age, then they must enter into the society as a contributor to the advancement of the nation. Non-citizens will live as second-class people who will no have access to the vast benefits of the Integral system but still may exist as free individuals, or if they prove unfit for living in a free society (due to criminal, or repeated serious undesirable behavior) will be put into the Recovery, Labor, or Prison systems.
In order to obtain and maintain citizenship certain requirements must be met. A person seeking to obtain citizenship must complete two years military service or civil service after completing high school. After service people will have the choice to start college, continue a career in the military, or join the work force.

Duty of the Citizen
The duty of a citizen of America is to be a productive, law-abiding member of society. Productivity is measured by the action of a person. Either by completing the schooling needed to advance oneself into positions of interest or maintaining a job. Each worker is highly valued and should put importance in their tasks. Each job is a cog in the wheel that is our nation, and should be looked upon as such. Every job is important and vital to our neighborhoods, communities, and nation.

Civil Service
Civil service will mostly consist of shovel ready, keeping the community clean, agricultural and landscaping jobs, in addition to filling positions in services offered by the community. Citizens wishing to start college immediately after completing high school will have the option of a 20-hour civil service workweek, instead of the normal 40-hour normal civil service workweek.

Benefits of Citizenship
There are many benefits to being a productive person and citizen. For citizens, the basics of life will no longer be a burden. Housing, public transport (including The People's Car) and food products will be sold to citizens at no more than five percent prophet than the cost of manufacturing and transport. If a society is to be willingly productive and active then the people cannot be burdened by debt for needed items such as a roof over their family's head, a car to go to work, and food to feed their families. Beyond the material benefits is the overwhelming benefit of living in a clean, decent, united, peaceful and progressive society.

Recovery, Labor and Prison Systems

The following systems will be put into place to deal with the various troubles of our populace:

Recovery system: This system will consist of different facilities across the nation that focus on different areas of work. The boarder’s presence there will be required by the state because of non-felony criminal offenses, drug abuse, or other serious, yet minor offenses. Work is mandatory of all boarders, and classes geared towards recovering from their specific issues, as well as General Life classes will be required. Although boarders will not be allowed to leave the considerably large facilities, they will be allowed a limited time to interact and have free time with other boarders. Those boarders in this system are there with the intention of being released back into free society but must do their time and show they are worthy to live as free individuals.

Labor system: This system will be very similar to the recovery system, but is more controlled and for permanent internees. Those put into this system will be people who have proven they function better in a controlled environment. There are those that left to their own devices cannot control themselves, and they and society as a whole suffer because of it. Work here is also mandatory and self-improvement, trade-school and some other classes will also be made available. Rarely will people in the Labor system be reassigned to the Recovery system but some flexibility must exist for the exceptions.

Prison system: This system will also be similar to the Recovery and Labor systems, but will not be filled with minor criminal offences. Instead the Prison system will include only those who have committed the worst crimes (murder, violent rape, treason, etc). They will be required to work hard labor according to their physical ability. Those who are incapable, or reach an age where they can no longer pay for their own internment, reparations to individuals harmed and society, will be given a death sentence. All death sentences will be carried out within no longer then two months from the sentencing date.
All of these systems will be paid for themselves from the labor/production of the inmates. All these systems will be monitored to make sure they run smoothly and as they are supposed to. Abuse by guards or fellow prisoners, as well as incompetent management will be dealt with strictly.