THE FAIR TAX ETC.

Concrete steps to prosperity continued:

Step 4: Job creation. As I proposed earlier, impose a retroactive (let's say the last ten years) tax on American corporations for every job they moved offshore. Create a matching tax credit for every American job they bring back/create.

Step 5: The Fair Tax. Toss our current insane tax system completely. Institute a national sales tax. This is a real no-brainer, and the reason it hasn't been done before is because there would be no way for bought politicians to create loopholes for the rich and big business. This kind of tax is totally progressive - the more you make, the more you spend, the more tax you pay. It is also totally fair because everyone pays the same percentage. It kills two birds with one stone - tax revenue will be increased by the elimination of loopholes while reducing outlays because the size of the IRS can be reduced by 90%. I realize this will put 100,000 + accountants out of business, so........

Step 6: Repair our crumbling infrastructure. Use the budget surpluses created by the above steps to put the laid off government employees to work on repairing our roads, bridges, public buildings etc. You say you're middle age, and grossly overweight? Tough, you'd better lose 50 lbs. and hit the gym or go back to school and find another profession.

Step 7: Our educational system: Institute programs to teach parenting as an integral part of our educational system starting in junior high. NOT TO BE TAUGHT BY DR. SPOCK LIBERALS. We have the results of that insanity now. No, we need these classes designed and taught by retired grandparents. Grandparents who succeeded in raising children who understand personal responsibility for one's own actions, financial security, etc. Return to 50/60s classroom discipline. You disrupt class and interfere with other students learning, you get whacked by the paddle. No more passing kids just to get them to the next grade. If you are unable to grasp the material, you flunk and try again next year. No more high school graduates who can't read/write/speak/think beyond a 6th grade level. Get rid of the brilliant, but completely devoid of any common sense, PHD's running our colleges and universities. They have been brainwashing our students with flaming liberal crap for years. Those students become teachers, and brainwash the upcoming generation. We are experiencing the results of this today - America on the brink of disaster.

To be continued in following posts. In the meantime, I ask for your comments and suggestions. Keep in mind these are simplified basics I'm throwing out off the top of my head. I realize there are no doubt many ramifications to these suggestions that haven't entered my mind. That there will be many, many difficult steps to implementing these programs. For example, how do you quantify common sense? Is it possible to design a test for it? Where and how do you draw the line between stupidly liberal and stupidly conservative when it comes time to decide who teaches our children? I know many of you are extremely intelligent people. I invite you to show us all where my thinking is short - sighted or misguided. It certainly wouldn't be the first time I've been guilty of defective thinking. Conversely, if you think I'm on the right track, please say so.

Thanks
Dumb Farmer