Friday, November 5, 2010

WWJD?

No ... not Jesus. That stands for "What Would Joe Do?" I understand. You're probably saying to yourself "Self. You don't really give a flying carpet what Joe would do. He's an old Grumpy, Cranky guy without a radio or television show or hair ... so who gives a big screaming damn?" Well ... know what? My ego needs some feeding, and since I know hundreds of thousands of people will read these notes ... so here you go: This is what I would do if I was Speaker of the House. Here is what I would put on the table. First, the things that are arguably possible with the Democrats in control of the Senate and the White House:
Immediate resolution limiting increases in government spending to two percent above the rate of inflation and population growth for the next annual budget, and one percent thereafter. The House controls the budget .. this can be done and it would lead to a balanced budget within five years. Do everything that can be done, using every parliamentary trick in the books, to stall the implementation of Obamacare.


Create a commission with a heavy representation from the medical and business community to study and suggest private sector options for the delivery of health care services to the American people.


Immediately pass a bill allowing health insurance companies to sell high-deductable health insurance policies across state lines. Make the Democrats explain to the people why this is a bad idea.


Immediately cut capital gains taxes by one-half.


Also cut corporate income taxes to 10 percent.


Eliminate the death tax.


Declare a federal tax amnesty on corporate and individual earnings that are being held in foreign accounts. Allow that money to come back to the United States to be put to work in our economy with no tax consequences.


Begin hearings on the FairTax


Change the law so as to provide that federal tax credits are just that .. tax credits. If the person receiving the credit has no federal tax liability then the balance of the credit expires. No direct payments to individuals under the guise of tax credits.


No tax increases on any Americans for at least two years.


Form a 10th Amendment Commission to study and develop a plan to move governance back to the states and local governments.


Hold hearings on the effectiveness of the Department of Education and catalogue improvements in government education since the DOE was formed. Build a case for elimination of this expensive and useless behemoth and the return of education funds to the states.


Resolve that the continued manned exploration of space is a critical national security issue and proceed to undo the damage that Obama has done to our space program.
Well ... that's certainly not the complete list, but as nap time is approaching here I wanted to add a few items to the WWJD list that would take a House majority, 61 Senate seats and a sane occupant in the White House.
Immediately de-certify all federal employee unions. No more collective bargaining for government employees.


Deny federal education funds to any state which does not de-certify teacher's unions and which does not promote school choice with a voucher system.


Pass resolutions calling for the repeal of the 16th and 17th Amendments to the Constitution and send the resolutions for repeal to the states for ratification.


Pass the FairTax with the provision that it would go into effect on the first day of the first year following repeal of the 16th Amendment.


Allow any American who chooses to do so to immediately opt out of the Social Security system if they wish to relinquish any claim to future benefits. Create a private account option for those who wish to stay within the system.


Repeal federal drug laws and start to start treatment programs for drug users rather than treating them as criminals. Tremendous amounts of money would be saved, crime would be reduced along with drug use.
Look ... I gotta go get dinner and head to the beer store. So that's it for now. Besides ... it's not like I'm going to get a chance to implement any of this anyway.

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