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Budget & Economy
Lack of Balanced Budget Amendment caused dollar’s decline.
Lack of Balanced Budget Amendment caused dollar’s decline.
Weak dollar means weak America.
Weak dollar means weak America.
Idea for Balanced Budget Amendment began in 1787.
Idea for Balanced Budget Amendment began in 1787.
Balanced Budget in 1970s equals $15,500 more income now.
Balanced Budget in 1970s equals $15,500 more income now.
Tax incentives to encourage corporate & personal savings.
Tax incentives to encourage corporate & personal savings.
Stabilize dollar with central bank intervention.
Stabilize dollar with central bank intervention.
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Crime
Education is a strong anti-crime program.
Education is a strong anti-crime program.
Solving welfare by work will reduce crime.
Solving welfare by work will reduce crime.
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Education
Investing in education results in high living standards.
Investing in education results in high living standards.
Expand school year from 180 days to at least 210.
Expand school year from 180 days to at least 210.
End adult illiteracy.
End adult illiteracy.
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Foreign Policy
Great nations should commit more abroad.
Great nations should commit more abroad.
Pay attention to developing nations.
Pay attention to developing nations.
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Free Trade
Trade deficit is as bad as budget deficit.
Trade deficit is as bad as budget deficit.
Get other nations to lower import barriers.
Get other nations to lower import barriers.
Trade deficit improves if we understand foreign culture.
Trade deficit improves if we understand foreign culture.
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Government Reform
Reduce the growth rate of federal government.
Reduce the growth rate of federal government.
Long-terms solutions instead of polls.
Long-terms solutions instead of polls.
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Jobs
Train our workforce better to beat foreign competition.
Train our workforce better to beat foreign competition.
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Social Security
Base indexing on a lower inflation rate.
Base indexing on a lower inflation rate.
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Tax Reform
Consider a VAT value-added tax.
Consider a VAT value-added tax.
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Technology
More spending on research & applying it commercially.
More spending on research & applying it commercially.
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Welfare & Poverty
Get business & churches involved with schools.
Get business & churches involved with schools.
Transform welfare recipients to productive citizens.
Transform welfare recipients to productive citizens.
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