Government Reforms We Need
This is a work in progress.
Some thoughts on things we need Government to enact to save our Great Country
- End baseline budgeting practices
- All budgets should be based on need, not what was previously spent
- Every dollar must be justified every year
- End Political Action Committees
- PAC’s are driving way too much of what is happening in this country
- Individuals have the right to contribute whatever they see fit, to whomever they see fit
- Eliminate PAC contributions and gifts to ALL elected officials
- Eliminate bundling, all contributions must be individually listed
- No corporate contributions, individuals ONLY
- All political contributions should be immediately posted on the candidates web site and a Government web site, for everyone to see
- Regulation of all environmental issues should be overseen by a single agency at the federal level Air pollution knows no state boundaries
- ONE set of rules nationwide
- All gasoline refining should be limited to 3 blends nationwide, oil companies should not have to refine different blends for different localities
- Those blends should be:
- regular unleaded
- ethanol (let’s see if the market will support it)
- premium unleaded
- Ethanol subsidies must end, 10% ethanol costs way too much to refine and actually lowers fuel efficiency by roughly 10% it is a total sham
- Taxpayers should not be funding anyone's education, all grants and scholarships should end, and this should be a private function
- US Military Veterans still have the GI Bill and school benefits
- Social security should be a retirement account only, it should not be for any other assistance
- A Flat tax system must be devised to end the use of the IRS as a way to influence peoples behavior
- A flat tax system would be the best way and should have the following attributes:
- A system that allows taxpayers to realize what this government actually cost all of us
- A flat 10% tax on all income
- zero deductions
- No payroll deductions
- Taxpayers write a check to the IRS each month
- Corporations pay a flat 10% tax on gross profit after US based employee payroll
- Payroll for Non US based employees is not deductible
- Across the board 30% reduction in federal civilian employment
- Anyone hired since 2006
- Anyone with 20 years’ service should be offered a 30 year retirement
- Anyone with 15 years’ service should be offered a 20 year retirement
- Eliminate overtime pay in calculating retirement benefits for government employees at all levels
- Retirement pay should be based solely on base pay levels
- Annual Leave days should not be carried forward more than 2 years
- Annual leave must be used or it is lost
- Taxpayers should not be forced to pay a lump sum to those that don't “use” their annual leave
- Sick days may be carried forward as long as continuously employed No pay outs for unused sick days upon separation
- End congressional retirement plans that grant pensions to elected people, the service itself and doing the right thing should be reward enough
- Eliminate all preferential programs in Federal contracting, all contracts should be awarded based on qualifications to do the work
- Immigration
- Make English the official language of the US
- Use all available means to secure our borders
- End automatic citizenship for babies born to illegal aliens
- No federal or state taxpayer funded assistance to anyone that is not a US Citizen
- NO multi-lingual printing of ANY government document, including voter pamphlets
- The ONLY multi-lingual government help available to anyone is at ICE offices
- NO drivers license or ID cards issued to anyone who is in violation of US immigration law
- NO second chances for any illegal aliens violating any law
- Cut-off ALL federal tax dollars to any municipality that engages in any form of sanctuary for illegals
- Encourage states to enforce Federal immigration laws
- Enforce hiring practice laws
- Require ALL employers to verify all applicants
- To build the database, use Selective Service data
- Regardless of current age, ALL US Citizens 18 years of age or older must register with selective service
- Create web portal for quick and easy verification
- Create online W4 completion with automatic checking of Citizenship
- $1,000.00 Fine per day per employee for each illegal hired by ANY employer
- Require employers to list SSAN of all employees on tax returns in order to claim deduction of payroll
- IRS to verify against payroll
Richard S. Anderson