My Plan

Here goes...

Social Security

Effective October 1, 2008, all children born in the United States will get $10,000 placed into a retirement account to be used when they turn 70 years old. At 8% (use the money to fund qualified home buyers) the $10 grand turns into approximately $2 million bucks. This beats paying $4 grand a month (or more) to the little tyke when he retires in 2078. Do the math. Die before retirement, the money goes to retire the national debt. However that works.

Oil/Energy

Why aren't we drilling for oil all over Alaska, offshore, and anywhere else this stuff may exist? Why don't we invade Canada and drill there too? Let's give the finger to the Middle East once and for all - reduce or eliminate our dependence on foreign oil. We need to utilize solar, wind and nuclear power to their maximum potential while providing tax credits to businesses and individuals who install and use these types of alternate energy sources.


Yucca Mountain

I can't quite figure this one out. Our state politicians and many citizens are all freaked out about the prospect of storing nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain. They fear for the safety of the good people of Nevada believing that storage of spent nuclear fuel will be potentially hazardous to the environment. What no one has mentioned in this debate yet is the fact that up until the early 1990's one thousand +/-nuclear bombs were tested under and above ground in Nevada. I believe the soil at the test site is already radioactive and will be for the next, oh, 9,900 years...give or take. And what's the big deal about storing all the stuff in one place instead of at dozens of sites that are in populated areas? If Nevada's congressional delegation negotiates this properly, think of the additional tax dollars that could be created that could improve our schools, pay for additional police and fund drilling and storing WATER for a thirsty population.


Economy

I read the all 107 pages of the bailout bill (that failed) and concluded I'm against it. This recent bit about socializing the debt of banks and other financial institutions isn't the right thing to do.

Instead of the federal government buying loans from banks who made poor decisions, why not fund a NEW financial institution? Give the new bank a trillion dollars ($700 billion will climb to $1 trillion anyway) to loan money to business owners and people who need mortgages and who can qualify?

Bailing out the banks doesn't fix the problem. Allowing companies to fail is an essential component of a capitalistic society. Who lines up next for a bailout? Car companies? Airlines? Railroads?

Oh....they are already in line.

Immigration

Line 'em up and register any foreigner who is already living here in the United States. These people are here anyway and we could use the tax revenue. New immigrants won't be allowed to collect unemployment for 10 years. We should create a waitlist for those people who desire to immigrate to the United States. Controlled immigration is a better the mess we have now. They'll need job skills, a base IQ, and know how to speak english.

War in Iraq

I'll be the billionith person to admit that the situation over there is frustrating. The need for oil has compromised our domestic politics, our economic policy and our foreign policy. This new enemy is unlike any previous opponent our country has ever faced. Suicide bombers, and roadside IED's have made it nearly impossible to fight a conventional war. We need to either drop a few nukes in the area to establish our superiority, or just leave. The best solution however is to simply not be dependent on the Middle East for oil and the the hell outta there.

Government & Social Programs

We spend too much money paying for people to do nothing. Since when is it the government's job to subsidize it's citizen's bank accounts? Sure we need to help our disabled and (especially) elderly citizens yet we spend billions of dollars in a system that is compromised by people who are mentally and physically able to work but choose to not to. We need less government not more. I have heard each presidential candidate discuss the need for a new government program to oversee this and that.....MORE GOVERNMENT MEANS INCREASED TAXES. We need to eliminate non-essential programs and reduce the tax burden that funds this pork. Let states handle welfare and social programs AND be required to balance their budget.

The Kitchen Cabinet

How about having a dozen regular American citizens sit in our cabinet and congressional meetings? These folks would essentially be "bullshit detectors." Their role would be a novel concept: To exercise common sense and emphasize the national good over partisan politics.

Sure this list is a vast oversimplification with a good dose of sarcasm...but hey, it's a start.