'Six-to-Fix' Plan - 6 Bold Steps to Restore America's Financial Security
/EINPresswire.com/ Bloomington Minn. - February 6, 2011 -- Brett Machtig - As a business leader and father, I am alarmed by the notion that, for the first time, my opportunity to pursue the American Dream might be better than that of my children. So how can get real solutions without breaking the backs of the American public? To answer this question, I will outline the "Six to Fix" plan.1. TWO AND NO MORE PLEDGE!
Congress is not restricted to term limits. As a result, power and influence in the Congress has shifted the balance of power to those Congressmen who have been in power the longest.
The TWO AND NO MORE PLEDGE will simply state that after two terms in Congress, the elected official will voluntarily step aside. The pledge make it a requirement that if you are running for another office, that you resign from your existing office and let someone else do the job to serve those constituents. Finally, the pledge is a commitment of our Congressmen to eliminate 'earmarking' or 'pork bellying,' and instead allowing material in the bills that relates to its primary purpose.
2. FAIR, FLAT AND FOCUSED TAX REFORM
Institute a flat 20% tax on all household incomes over $25,000. No deductions. No corporate taxes. No exemptions. You would simply take your income, subtract $25,000, and then multiply the remainder by 20 percent to compute your federal tax. Those under $25,000 would receive a check, and would have to do community service-related work to the extent they receive income subsidies.
Institute a 1.5% National Sales Tax on finished goods as they are sold to another person or business, making tax avoidance difficult and proportional to citizen spending, including illegal aliens.
We suggest creating a $1.50 per gallon on gas by the U.S. Government. The revenue from this tax would be used to improve infrastructure and fund the development of natural gas pumps nationwide at existing gas stations, which can go a long way to solving foreign oil dependency.
3. TARGETED BUDGET REDUCTIONS; STREAMLINE ENTITLEMENTS
Our government spends more money than it earns by nearly 60 percent, and is expected to grow at 14 percent annually. We recommend Congress enact across-the-board expenses cuts, starting with the largest expenses, to bring its expenses in line.
4. TORT REFORM
We are being strangled by frivolous legal costs. Specifically, only in the United States can you sue a person, lose and not have any financial costs borne by the losing party. This plan would limit outrageous settlements, legal costs and the number of nuisance lawsuits, by penalizing the losing party.
5. HEALTHY CITIZENS, HEALTY AMERICA
The Food and Drug Administration works for the many drug and food companies that are turning Americans into the fattest and most drug-dependent people on the planet. The unhealthier our citizens are as a nation, the higher medical costs we will have in the future. Our plan would be to rethink approved food additives and drugs that create more costs on society long term.
6. WITH HONOR, REMOVE TROOPS FROM IRAQ AND AFGANISTAN
Department of Defense directives are largely controlled by Congress, not the military. Spending can be trimmed by Congress by transitioning out of war in the Middle East, or charging nations for the costs of providing military help. Our military has already gone on record telling Congress money needs to be spent to better handle the kind of threats we will face in the future versus the past.
SUMMARY
As Americans, make our government serve the people, rather than power centers and special interest groups. If not for us, then for our promise of a better future for our children. To read the full article, go to http://mgipublishing.com/category/press-releases/.
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Congress is not restricted to term limits. As a result, power and influence in the Congress has shifted the balance of power to those Congressmen who have been in power the longest.
The TWO AND NO MORE PLEDGE will simply state that after two terms in Congress, the elected official will voluntarily step aside. The pledge make it a requirement that if you are running for another office, that you resign from your existing office and let someone else do the job to serve those constituents. Finally, the pledge is a commitment of our Congressmen to eliminate 'earmarking' or 'pork bellying,' and instead allowing material in the bills that relates to its primary purpose.
2. FAIR, FLAT AND FOCUSED TAX REFORM
Institute a flat 20% tax on all household incomes over $25,000. No deductions. No corporate taxes. No exemptions. You would simply take your income, subtract $25,000, and then multiply the remainder by 20 percent to compute your federal tax. Those under $25,000 would receive a check, and would have to do community service-related work to the extent they receive income subsidies.
Institute a 1.5% National Sales Tax on finished goods as they are sold to another person or business, making tax avoidance difficult and proportional to citizen spending, including illegal aliens.
We suggest creating a $1.50 per gallon on gas by the U.S. Government. The revenue from this tax would be used to improve infrastructure and fund the development of natural gas pumps nationwide at existing gas stations, which can go a long way to solving foreign oil dependency.
3. TARGETED BUDGET REDUCTIONS; STREAMLINE ENTITLEMENTS
Our government spends more money than it earns by nearly 60 percent, and is expected to grow at 14 percent annually. We recommend Congress enact across-the-board expenses cuts, starting with the largest expenses, to bring its expenses in line.
4. TORT REFORM
We are being strangled by frivolous legal costs. Specifically, only in the United States can you sue a person, lose and not have any financial costs borne by the losing party. This plan would limit outrageous settlements, legal costs and the number of nuisance lawsuits, by penalizing the losing party.
5. HEALTHY CITIZENS, HEALTY AMERICA
The Food and Drug Administration works for the many drug and food companies that are turning Americans into the fattest and most drug-dependent people on the planet. The unhealthier our citizens are as a nation, the higher medical costs we will have in the future. Our plan would be to rethink approved food additives and drugs that create more costs on society long term.
6. WITH HONOR, REMOVE TROOPS FROM IRAQ AND AFGANISTAN
Department of Defense directives are largely controlled by Congress, not the military. Spending can be trimmed by Congress by transitioning out of war in the Middle East, or charging nations for the costs of providing military help. Our military has already gone on record telling Congress money needs to be spent to better handle the kind of threats we will face in the future versus the past.
SUMMARY
As Americans, make our government serve the people, rather than power centers and special interest groups. If not for us, then for our promise of a better future for our children. To read the full article, go to http://mgipublishing.com/category/press-releases/.
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