Is this Philosophy?

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8. Enjoyed your reply

I joined DU to find answers to questions I had. I posted this discussion in this group because where I had posted before, it had died without any further reply. And some replies are not worth getting further into it. But that may be why I did not get an answer to my earlier post in the political group. I may be getting to old for all this. The younger generation has other values.

The name of the website implies that its members might have political interests. You are correct in that my post may have fit into a category of political science. I just searched the subject of political science on Google for this website. One result was a joke and the second was a thread on AOK and her sincere activism. There were responses but all of them bore the same date.

I would like to have a good discussion on how we can improve the function of our government within the bounds of our constitution. Would a multi party system in congress be an improvement?
What would be fair taxes?
Could there be an added-value tax without an constitutional amendment?
Should medical ads be banned from television to reduce their cost?
There really are no specific forums or groups for this, and there are very few posts in this group. I thought I might lighten it up a little. What are your thought on this. Ultimately, philosophical theories are of real value if they can be generally accepted and find application in real life situations. Or am I wrong in that assumption?