“If America is to preserve her position as a world economic powerhouse, one thing is for certain. Government needs to get the heck out of the way and let the natural forces of capitalism and the free market prevail. It’s long past time we removed the shackles of excessive government regulation, the effects of repressive tax and spend policies, our reliance on third rate dictators for our energy needs, the drain on our national resources by illegal aliens, unfair trade agreements and the unconstitutional overreach and intrusion of government into the lives of business and average citizens. Let’s unleash the power, ingenuity and entrepreneurial spirit that made America great and the envy of the world.”

• Let’s get government the heck out of the way and let the natural forces of capitalism and the free market prevail.
• Let’s remove the shackles of excessive government regulation.
• Let’s get away from current repressive tax and spend policies.
• Let’s end the exportation of oil extraction jobs to third rate dictators for our energy needs.
• Let’s stop the drain on our national resources by illegal aliens.
• Let’s zero out tax burden on $1.2T in foreign earnings if used to stimulate growth & job creation.
• Let’s implement a tax system that’s fairer, flatter & easier to understand.
• Let’s repeal Obamacare & replace with patient-centered, free market reforms.
• Let’s not enter into unfair trade agreements…free & fair trade or no trade.
• Let’s rebuild our manufacturing base, promote “Buy American”, & support small businesses.
• Let’s end taxpayer-funded corporate bailouts & stimulus policies.
• Let’s unleash the power, ingenuity and entrepreneurial spirit that made America great and the envy of the world.

“Putting America First”

“Folks, the well is dry. All the low hanging fruit has been picked. Or has it? Rather than asking cash strapped taxpayers to fund another stimulus plan to help jumpstart the economy, why not make corporate foreign earnings work for us?”

• More than 1.2 trillion U.S. dollars in foreign earnings sits overseas ready to be invested
  in new businesses and jobs here in the U.S.
• Let’s zero out the tax burden, at least in the short term, if these funds are brought
  home and used to stimulate our industries and job creation.

“Putting America First” must be our battle cry as we work to achieve energy independence from third rate dictators around the globe intent only on our demise as a world economic and political power.”

• Let’s end the exportation of oil extraction jobs to third rate dictators for our energy needs.
• Let’s aggressively pursue all possible sources of domestic energy.
• Let’s use America’s technology, know-how and will to become energy self-sufficient in the most efficient, productive & environmentally friendly way possible.

“Putting America First”

“Lower tax rates are just one critical piece of the puzzle. How much and where money goes are also very important, along with a tax system that’s fair and easy to understand.”

• Instead of continuing President Obama’s failed stimulus policies of the recent past, we should pursue fiscal policies that stimulate the engines of economic recovery and growth.
• High tax rates stifle economic growth, making work, saving and investing less profitable. Consequently, fewer goods and services are produced and consumed, resulting in fewer jobs and, ultimately, less revenue to the government.
• Historically, it’s clear when tax rates are lowered, the economy’s growth rate improves and tax revenues increase.
• President Reagan’s 1980’s tax cuts: Total tax revenues climbed by 99.4% during the 1980s. In 1983, personal income tax revenues increased by more than 54% by 1989 (28 percent after adjusting for inflation). The share of income taxes paid by the top 10% of earners climbed significantly from 48.0% in 1981 to 57.2% in 1988. The top 1% saw their share of the income tax bill climb from 17.6% in 1981 to 27.5% in 1988.
• President Kennedy’s 1960’s tax cuts: Across-the-board tax rate reductions reduced the top tax rate from more than 90% down to 70%. Tax revenues climbed from $94 billion in 1961 to $153 billion in 1968, an increase of 62% (33% after adjusting for inflation). The rich’s income tax burden climbed from 11.6% to 15.1%
• To help U.S. companies remain competitive, Congress should immediately lower the corporate tax rate, while also eliminating all subsidies, shelters and special breaks. The U.S.’ rate of 35% is second only to Japan at 39.5% and 10 percentage points higher than Denmark, Austria or China.

“We need to cut spending like a Thanksgiving Day turkey. No more borrowing. No more Super Committees. No more excuses. Time to prioritize, time to cut, time to pay as we go. Not a single penny more added to our national debt.”

• There’s no denying it. Spending by our federal government is completely out of control. It has been for many, many years, through both republican and democrat administrations.
• Career politicians, on both sides of the aisle, purposely chose to take a pass on dealing with America’s growing debt problem 20-30 years ago when it was still a manageable problem. Instead, they’ve added (except for the years 1996 to 2000) to the problem, in a very significant way.
• Now, because of their ineptitude and incompetence, our nation faces financial ruin.
• Incredibly, the very politicians who got us into this mess are asking us to return them to elected office. They assure us they’ve seen the light and are ready to fix the problem. Now really, how stupid do they think we are?
• In 2011, Congress wrapped up the highest level of spending in years….over $3.8T in FY2011 with a $1.6T budget deficit . . . borrowing an astounding 43% of our budget.
• Today’s national debt clock shows the U.S. as a debtor nation, owing over $15T to such countries as China and Russia. For the first time ever in our history, America’s total debt exceeds her total annual Gross Domestic Product.
• Interest on the U.S. national debt clocked in at an astounding $413B in 2010, and is expected to reach $1.1T by 2021. By comparison, California’s total budget expenditure for 2010-2011 was $117.4B (from general and special funds). That’s $413B of hard earned taxpayer dollars flushed down the proverbial rat hole, with absolutely nothing to show for it.
• No more bail-outs. No more stimulus plans. No more Cash for Clunkers. No more deficit spending. Not a single penny more added to our national debt. Time for action.
• First, let’s defund all budget items clearly not constitutionally valid. On the chopping block, in whole or in part, would be the Department of Energy, Obamacare, National Public Radio, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (including Fannie and Freddie), the National Endowment of the Arts, all corporate welfare, all subsidies, Amtrak, and a whole lot more. If not expressly called for in the U.S. Constitution, it needs to go.
• Some areas to consider cutting include: Corporation for PBS subsidy ($445M annual savings); Save America’s Treasures Program ($25M annual savings); International Fund for Ireland ($17M annual savings); Legal Services Corporation ($420M annual savings); National Endowment for the Arts ($167.5M annual savings); National Endowment for the Humanities ($167.5M annual savings); Hope VI Program ($250M annual savings); Amtrack Subsidies (1.565B annual savings); Eliminate 68 duplicative education programs ($1.3B annual savings); U.S. Trade Development Agency ($55M annual savings); Woodrow Wilson Center subsidy ($20M annual savings); Cut in half funding for congressional printing and binding ($47M annual savings); John C. Stennis Center subsidy ($430,000 annual savings); Community Development Fund ($4.5B annual savings); Heritage Area Grants and Statutory Aid ($24M annual savings); Cut federal travel budget in half ($7.5B annual savings); Trim federal vehicle budget by 20% ($600M annual savings); Essential Air Service ($150M annual savings); Technology Innovation Program ($70M annual savings); Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program ($125M annual savings); Department of Energy grants to states for weatherization ($530M annual savings); Beach replenish ($95M annual savings); New Starts Transit ($2B annual savings); Exchange Programs for Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians and their Historical Trading Partners in Massachusetts ($9M annual savings); Intercity and High Speed Rail grants ($2.5B annual savings); Title X Family Planning ($318M annual savings); Appalachian Regional Commission ($76M annual savings); Economic Development Administration ($293M annual savings); Programs under the National and Community Services Act ($1.15B annual savings); Applied Research at Department of Energy ($1.27B annual savings); Freedom CAR and Fuel Partnership ($200M annual savings); Energy Star Program ($52M annual savings); Economic Assistance to Egypt ($250M annual savings); U.S. Agency for International Development ($1.39B annual savings); General Assistance to District of Columbia ($210M annual savings); Subsidy for Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority ($150M annual savings); Presidential Campaign Fund ($775M savings over ten years); No funding for federal office space acquisition ($864M annual savings); End prohibitions on competitive sourcing of government services; Repeal the Davis-Bacon Act (more than $1B annual savings); IRS Direct Deposit: Require the IRS to deposit fees for some services it offers (such as processing payment plans for taxpayers) to the Treasury, instead of allowing it to remain as part of its budget ($1.8B savings over 10 years); Require collection of unpaid taxes by federal employees ($1B total savings); Prohibit taxpayer funded union activities by federal employees ($1.2B savings over 10 years); Sell excess federal properties not being used ($15B total savings); Eliminate death gratuity for members of Congress; Eliminate Mohair subsidies ($1M annual savings); Eliminate taxpayer subsidies to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ($12.5M annual savings); Eliminate Market Access Program ($200M annual savings); USDA Sugar Program ($14M annual savings); Subsidy to Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development ($93M annual savings); Eliminate the National Organic Certification Cost-Share Program ($56.2M annual savings); Eliminate fund for Obamacare administrative costs ($900M savings); Ready to Learn TV Program ($27M savings); HUD PhD Program; Deficit Reduction Check-Off Act; Total Savings: $2.5T over 10 years; consolidate 69 separate programs, administered by 10 different agencies, to provide education or care to children under the age of 5; cancel grant to study why monkeys throw their feces ($800,000 savings); consolidate 23 separate programs, each with its own overhead, to provide housing assistance to the elderly; and defund sponsorship of Hawaii’s Chocolate Festival ($48,700 savings).
• While we’re at it, foreign aid needs to be cut at least in half, going only to countries clearly demonstrating an alliance with the U.S. Completely pulling out of the United Nations, saving billions of dollars each year, also makes sense.
• Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid are not sustainable under current laws. These programs will soon consume all federal revenue if nothing is done. In order to make them financially viable, they need to be modified to include raising the retirement age, indexing benefits to inflation, means testing, privatization and other fixes. We either make these programs sustainable now or sit back and watch as they collapse and die.
• All budget items deemed constitutionally valid must be prioritized, receiving an allocation of funding. When the money runs out, we go without. The importance of prioritizing cannot be over-emphasized. America’s families must prioritize how they spend their limited dollars. The federal government must do the same.
• Eliminate all duplicative and unnecessary programs. Let’s stop the billions of dollars of fraud and waste we’ve been hearing about for years with no action.
• Pass a Balanced Budget Amendment, ensuring our elected leaders can never again drive our Nation into such outrageous, uncontrolled debt.
• Everything’s on the table as we work together to bring out national budget into balance and eliminate our accrued debt. Special interests must be kept out of the room as thoughtful leaders work to put our financial house in order.

“There’s no time to lose. American businesses are closing down or leaving the U.S. in record numbers in search of more business-friendly overseas locations. And, to no one’s surprise, their #1 complaint is the burdensome, costly and excessive regulatory environment imposed at all levels of government.”

• Let’s show business and investors we’re serious about removing the heavy hand of government from their ability to successfully deliver affordable, high quality goods & services.
• Let’s significantly reduce the astounding $1.75T in regulatory compliance costs.
• Let’s protect public health, safety & environment while also reducing excessive regulations.
• Let’s prohibit federal agencies from issuing new rules until the unemployment rate drops to 7.7%.
• Let’s include a sunset provision, requiring periodic review of all regulations.
• Let’s have a blue ribbon commission immediately review all regulations impacting small businesses & eliminate as many as possible.
• Let’s stop Agency rule-making intended to circumvent the normal legislative process.
• Let’s require government agencies use a teaming vice adversarial approach.

“Putting America First”