Thus far, I've been recording the evil deeds of the demoncrats, so we remember their true colors in 2010 and beyond. Now I'd like to offer alternative solutions and encourage positive change, instead of promulgating the dread of the foreseeable future.
We are spending our way to disaster, according to the CBO, but it’s not too late to reverse the course.
There are stimulus things that will have a return, but many don’t – please focus on those that will be paid back and not just become a larger tax burden to the next generations.
Don’t increase welfare spending – spend more on job and skills training.
Don’t tax the oil and gas industries, which will increase everyone’s taxes – encourage more domestic production, to employ more people and strengthen our national security while reducing funding to hostile nations.
We throw away enough (renewable) fuel for 600+ Waste-to-Energy power plants – build plants to employ people, increase recycling, reduce coal-fueled electricity generation and get a return on the stimulus money. Build them at existing landfills, where the fuel is already being delivered. Stop filling landfills (which causes groundwater and air pollution).
Make bailout loans available to people, to pay off credit cards. This will add to the money banks have to lend, reduce the next financial crisis in credit card defaults, will free up money in family budgets and stimulate the economy. Have loans paid back with income tax refunds. Charge a nominal interest rate so the impact on the national debt decreases. If I paid off a $10,000 credit card, $300 per month gets freed up in my family’s budget, which could mean the difference in making house/car/credit card payments and will give me money to spend in the economy. Multiply that by 20 million people and think of the potential!
Don’t tax health care benefits, don’t give away health care – encourage employers (with tax breaks) to provide health care – this encourages people to work.
Stop the giveaways – when people get money and health care for free, they lose their incentive to work or start a business. Don’t increase unemployment benefits, tie the benefits to employment. Give people incentives to work! More people working means more people paying taxes instead of taxes paying for people.
Stop illegal immigration and deal with the illegal immigrants. Don’t spend money to provide for them (giving more incentives to break the law), spend the money to control immigration and enforce the existing laws. It is a logical choice!
We can’t wait for hybrid cars – employ people to convert existing cars to natural gas and build fueling stations.
The United States is still on an economic downward spiral – it’s not too late to reverse it!
