no more politics as usual round here.
(Tongue in cheek.)
I'm tired of politics as usual. I'm tired of Washington lobbies getting what they want. We are going to change that. We the people deserve better.
In that spirit, I am forming the People's Party. We are going to change many things about government, streamlining all the way, making it a bit easier for those of us at the top to just act, as needed, while also increasing the direct involvement of the individual in national affairs. Your voice will be heard and recognized much more directly than our current half-assed representative government. As always, my door will be open to hear any suggestions Joe Plumber has to offer.
Since I am a financial person, here is the first Plank (of many) of the People's Party Platform.
The Federal Income tax will be eliminated. In its place we'll install a National Sales tax, combined with a Value Added tax (food exempted). This Tax will be designed to be revenue neutral at the start, then, each month, will be adjusted in small increments to fit our national Spending. We WILL balance the budget, and mainly by spending cuts. No more deductions, earn as much as you want. Other taxes may or may not be eliminated. (As example, the inheritance tax stays. The capital gains tax will be eliminated.) I and my advisors will look at all other taxes on a case-by-case basis. The only other thing I can say for sure at this moment is two things. One, the sin and usage taxes will go up. Higher taxes on cigarettes and gasoline, as example. The other thing is, the wealthy will pay more. They are the ones who have most lived the American Dream, they couldn't have lived it anywhere else, and they SHOULD pay more as a result. (I know you don't want to hear that, even if you aren't wealthy, because you hope to be there some day, but if we don't take these actions now, you'll never make it. We are doing this for you.)
That is the opening plank of a comprehensive program to overhaul government. A number of other planks are forthcoming, discussing topics like immigration, health care, security, national service, globalization, etc. The above policy plank will, in the long run, encourage working, earning, saving, and investing, something this country needs to remember, we need to recall the values that made the USA great in the first place.
Any comments welcomed.
Thank You.
I'm tired of politics as usual. I'm tired of Washington lobbies getting what they want. We are going to change that. We the people deserve better.
In that spirit, I am forming the People's Party. We are going to change many things about government, streamlining all the way, making it a bit easier for those of us at the top to just act, as needed, while also increasing the direct involvement of the individual in national affairs. Your voice will be heard and recognized much more directly than our current half-assed representative government. As always, my door will be open to hear any suggestions Joe Plumber has to offer.
Since I am a financial person, here is the first Plank (of many) of the People's Party Platform.
The Federal Income tax will be eliminated. In its place we'll install a National Sales tax, combined with a Value Added tax (food exempted). This Tax will be designed to be revenue neutral at the start, then, each month, will be adjusted in small increments to fit our national Spending. We WILL balance the budget, and mainly by spending cuts. No more deductions, earn as much as you want. Other taxes may or may not be eliminated. (As example, the inheritance tax stays. The capital gains tax will be eliminated.) I and my advisors will look at all other taxes on a case-by-case basis. The only other thing I can say for sure at this moment is two things. One, the sin and usage taxes will go up. Higher taxes on cigarettes and gasoline, as example. The other thing is, the wealthy will pay more. They are the ones who have most lived the American Dream, they couldn't have lived it anywhere else, and they SHOULD pay more as a result. (I know you don't want to hear that, even if you aren't wealthy, because you hope to be there some day, but if we don't take these actions now, you'll never make it. We are doing this for you.)
That is the opening plank of a comprehensive program to overhaul government. A number of other planks are forthcoming, discussing topics like immigration, health care, security, national service, globalization, etc. The above policy plank will, in the long run, encourage working, earning, saving, and investing, something this country needs to remember, we need to recall the values that made the USA great in the first place.
Any comments welcomed.
Thank You.