NATIONAL ECONOMY & JOBS

Returning To Capitalism & Free Market Principles, Not More Government!

The U.S. economy, despite all of its problems, remains the greatest in the world. As good as it is, policy makers have continued to use the hard work of entrepreneurs as their own piggy bank, and have now created some real structural problems that must be repaired.

We have become a quasi-capitalistic society, and nowhere is this clearer than in the Economic Freedom Index. This index looks at the best countries in which to do business in, taking into account things like taxes and regulation. The U.S., which used to be #1, continues sliding down the list, and has been accelerating in recent years.

Many people get mad at China and India, but they have moved significantly in the other direction. Even many countries in Europe have improved while we have declined.

So as much as we want to blame Asia for taking all of our jobs, it is time that we look in the mirror.

I will fight for the needed steps in order to do it:

* Tax Reform (not just lower rates) - preference on the Fair Tax
* Federal Spending Discipline – balanced budget and deficit reduction
* Smaller Federal Government – back to their constitutional mandate
* Monetary Policy Reform – through transparency (H.R. 1207) and return to the gold standard
* More Free Trade – more markets for American products, with limited government intervention
* Let Free Markets Work – including education, healthcare, agriculture, and energy
* Litigation Reform – meaningful lawsuit reform in order to reduce our society’s legal burden
* Fast-Track Permitting – the U.S. needs to be amongst the fastest in the world
* Reduced Regulation – has become extremely costly and complex, and needs to be reduced

At a national level, I have laid out details around the national policies that I will fight for in order to create a stronger economy (click here). Here is a summary:

* Tax Reform at the national level (adopt on the Fair Tax)
* Federal Spending Discipline
* Smaller Federal Government
* Monetary Policy Reform
* More Free Trade
* Let Free Markets Work
* Accelerated Depreciation
* Litigation Reform
* Fast-Track Permitting
* Reduced Regulation

As your representative, I will fight for the policies that promote private sector, not public sector growth, which will create economic opportunity for Americans in the present and the future.