1. Which actions do you support for reducing the budget? Why?
Phasing out the war in Iraq
Ending tax cuts for the wealthy
Because the Iraq War is the biggest money pit in the U.S. budget and tax breaks for the rich are our biggest loss of revenue. Turning around our policy on these two situations could flip the deficit into a surplus as quickly as the changes can be implemented.
2. Should Social Security and Medicare, which comprise as much 33% of the federal budget, be reduced to lower the deficit and the pressure to raise taxes? Why?
No
Because these programs serve positive functions for our society. They are what government is for in the first place. As even more of our population become seniors, these programs will only gain importance.
3. What do you think needs done to reduce the deficit?
Outlaw off-shore tax shelters for the wealthy, re-regulate foundations to mandate they spend a higher percentage of their holdings on charity, end all our wars, shut down most of our foreign military bases, end all war profiteering contracts, cancel most “defense” contracts, investigate and demand re-payment for breaches of government contract, cut pork earmarks, shut down the health insurance industry, build solar and wind farms to replace coal, imported oil, and nuclear energy sources, end subsidies for crops that we don’t need, return money printing authority to the Congress and liquidate the Federal Reserve.
4. What do you consider your political philosophy to be?
Government should provide basic assistive services for its citizens and regulate “sandboxes” for competitive commerce. It should be as rations are to the military and the NFL is to football. Little more and no less.