Government Reforms We Need

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
  1. All budgets should be based on need, not what was previously spent
  2. Every dollar must be justified every year
• End Political Action Committees
1. PAC’s are driving way too much of what is happening in this country
1. Individuals have the right to contribute whatever they see fit, to whomever they see fit
2. Eliminate PAC contributions and gifts to ALL elected officials
3. Eliminate bundling, all contributions must be individually listed
4. No corporate contributions, individuals ONLY
5. 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
1. ONE set of rules nationwide
2. All gasoline refining should be limited to 3 blends nationwide, oil companies should not have to refine different blends for different localities
3. Those blends should be:
1. regular unleaded
2. ethanol (let’s see if the market will support it)
3. 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
1. A flat tax system would be the best way and should have the following attributes:
2. A system that allows taxpayers to realize what this government actually cost all of us
1. A flat 10% tax on all income
2. zero deductions
3. No payroll deductions
4. Taxpayers write a check to the IRS each month
5. Corporations pay a flat 10% tax on gross profit after US based employee payroll
1. Payroll for Non US based employees is not deductible
• Across the board 30% reduction in federal civilian employment
1. Anyone hired since 2006
2. Anyone with 20 years’ service should be offered a 30 year retirement
3. 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
1. Retirement pay should be based solely on base pay levels
• Annual Leave days should not be carried forward more than 2 years
1. Annual leave must be used or it is lost
2. 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
  1. Make English the official language of the US
  2. Use all available means to secure our borders
  3. End automatic citizenship for babies born to illegal aliens
  4. No federal or state taxpayer funded assistance to anyone that is not a US Citizen
  5. NO multi-lingual printing of ANY government document, including voter pamphlets
  6. The ONLY multi-lingual government help available to anyone is at ICE offices
  7. NO drivers license or ID cards issued to anyone who is in violation of US immigration law
  8. NO second chances for any illegal aliens violating any law
  9. Cut-off ALL federal tax dollars to any municipality that engages in any form of sanctuary for illegals
  10. Encourage states to enforce Federal immigration laws
• Enforce hiring practice laws
1. Require ALL employers to verify all applicants
2. To build the database, use Selective Service data
1. Regardless of current age, ALL US Citizens 18 years of age or older must register with selective service
2. Create web portal for quick and easy verification
3. Create online W4 completion with automatic checking of Citizenship
4. $1,000.00 Fine per day per employee for each illegal hired by ANY employer
5. Require employers to list SSAN of all employees on tax returns in order to claim deduction of payroll
1. IRS to verify against payroll

Richard S. Anderson