Post your idea's to help balance the budget?

[Jigglepuff (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Larry Gude

The simplest, easiest, most painless way to balance the federal budget is simply to FREEZE spending for about 10 years.

Not cut; Freeze.

Any new programs, any new spending, any pay raises, any penny over existing spending right now, would have to come from efficiencies or trimming or gutting other programs.

When spending goes up about 7% a year, as it did under Bush, that doubles every 10 years. Is the typical persons income going up 7% a year? No. That means the feds are finding ever more ways to get it from us.

Anyone doubt that efficiencies and savings couldn't be found to the tune of a couple % every year?

The larger problem is book keeping. We don't even really know what we spend or where it goes. Or what we've obligated ourselves to.

I agree with the Freeze and efficiency influence.

Flat tax (less than 10%) coupled with a federal sales tax. Eliminate the capital gains tax.

Freeze Government spending and begin trimming out Government work to the private sector. (Ex. most Civil Servant work)

Force our agencies such as the SEC, to do their jobs (which obviously they haven't been doing).

Term limits for Federal Government officials. (I suggest all states fallow suit with that as well).

[Bann (Premo)]

The Fair Tax.

What assumptions have been made about government spending?
The FairTax Plan is devised to be revenue neutral for the first year of operation. It raises the same amount of revenue as is raised by current law. After the first year, revenue is expected to rise because of the growth generated by this plan. At that time the American people, the Congress, and the president will have to decide whether to lower the tax rate or to spend the additional revenue.

How does the FairTax affect government spending?
The public must remain vigilant to ensure that the economic gains caused by the FairTax benefit the people and the causes they deem worthy. However, it is easier to determine if your elected representatives are acting in your best interest. Legislators can more easily be held accountable for their decisions. For the first time in decades, it is simple to see whether a politician is advocating an increase in taxes or a restraint on government spending as the economic pie gets bigger. This is not the case today.

How does the income tax affect our economy?

How does dragging an anchor affect the speed of a ship? Our entire economy is not dependent on the income tax. Instead, our economy is held back by the income tax. There was no income tax for the first 124 years of our history -- that’s more than half the time we have existed as a nation. A study by the Government Accountability Office estimated that the federal tax system imposed efficiency costs on the U.S. economy of two to five percent of GDP. Under the FairTax, within ten years average Americans will be at least 10 percent and probably 15 percent better off than they would be under the current system. That translates to an increase of $3,000 to $4,500 per household, per year.

Americans For Fair Taxation: Frequently Asked Questions Answers

1. Get the Federal Government out of education
2. Eliminate DHS
3. Eliminate the FCC
4. Get rid of every single member of Congress and start new.

[imatard]

Originally Posted by Beaver-Cleaver

1. Get the Federal Government out of education
2. Eliminate DHS
3. Eliminate the FCC
4. Get rid of every single member of Congress and start new.

Fire Congress Best place to start.

[Jigglepuff (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Beaver-Cleaver

1. Get the Federal Government out of education
2. Eliminate DHS
3. Eliminate the FCC
4. Get rid of every single member of Congress and start new.

Get the "Lifers" out!

Originally Posted by imatard

Fire Congress

That's one way of putting it.

I would rather see every single one of them brought up on criminal charges for their role in:

1. authorizing the war in Iraq
2. authorizing and overseeing (or lack thereof) the bailouts
3. extorting Chrysler and GM
4. going behind the court's back and authorizing unwarranted wiretapping.
5. not paying their taxes (see President's cabinet)

Originally Posted by imatard

Fire Congress Best place to start.

Line them up againist a wall and shoot ever last one ....

and SCOUTS as well, and let that be a lesson to those that follow

[Jigglepuff (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Beaver-Cleaver

That's one way of putting it.

I would rather see every single one of them brought up on criminal charges for their role in:

1. authorizing the war in Iraq
2. authorizing and overseeing (or lack thereof) the bailouts
3. extorting Chrysler and GM
4. going behind the court's back and authorizing unwarranted wiretapping.
5. not paying their taxes (see President's cabinet)

Let us not forget Lobiests as well.