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scaeagles · 05-03-2005, 04:10 PM

I'd lower taxes, as historically that actually increases government revenue due to increased economic activity.

I'd get a national education voucher passed to allow poor families with inner city children to go to private schools where they can actually get an education.

I would utilize imminent domain to purchase all property along the US Mexico border (and perhaps along the Canadian border, but I don't know how much of a problem illegal immigration is up north) so that I could build a wall and put up high tech monitoring equipment along with tripling the number of border patrol agents so that I could stop the influx of illegal immigrants.

I'd allow the average US taxpayer to opt out of Social Security, just as members of the House and Senate can do. It would have to be on a gradual basis, of course, to fulfill the commitments to those who have paid in.

I'd get drilling in ANWR pushed through. The fact of the matter is our dependence on foreign oil is only increasing and we must utilize what we know we have, as there is no other source of viable energy to replace it.

I'd build nuclear power plants. It's ridiculous that we haven't built any since the 70s.

That's about all I can think of off the top of my head. I'm sure if I thought about it I'd be able to think of more.

05-03-2005, 04:10 PM	#7
scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	I'd lower taxes, as historically that actually increases government revenue due to increased economic activity. I'd get a national education voucher passed to allow poor families with inner city children to go to private schools where they can actually get an education. I would utilize imminent domain to purchase all property along the US Mexico border (and perhaps along the Canadian border, but I don't know how much of a problem illegal immigration is up north) so that I could build a wall and put up high tech monitoring equipment along with tripling the number of border patrol agents so that I could stop the influx of illegal immigrants. I'd allow the average US taxpayer to opt out of Social Security, just as members of the House and Senate can do. It would have to be on a gradual basis, of course, to fulfill the commitments to those who have paid in. I'd get drilling in ANWR pushed through. The fact of the matter is our dependence on foreign oil is only increasing and we must utilize what we know we have, as there is no other source of viable energy to replace it. I'd build nuclear power plants. It's ridiculous that we haven't built any since the 70s. That's about all I can think of off the top of my head. I'm sure if I thought about it I'd be able to think of more.
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