There are countless reasons to vote. Some of us have social
issues we are fired up about, others have political ones. Some of us are
adamantly supportive of women’s rights and gay rights, others may take a
different point of view. Your main issue might be gun control or illegal
immigration—or maybe protecting the environment and advancing green energy
sources is tops on your agenda.
Regardless of what drives you to the polls, I ask you to
consider what I believe is the overriding issue in the upcoming Presidential
election that should temporarily move all other concerns to the back burner.
That issue is OUR
COUNTRY’S FINANCIAL SOLVENCY.
It’s not very sexy, it doesn’t illicit a passionate
response—in fact, it sounds downright boring. But I submit that this concern
will set the tone of our country for years to come and without a swift
correction in the current path, no other
social or political issue is going to matter. Changes must be made and they
must be made soon.
The first order of
business must be to solve this country’s financial problems.
Whether you are a Democrat, Republican or Independent, you
probably realize that runaway spending and financial disorder must be
controlled. How? Everyone knows Medicare and Social Security are on the verge
of bankruptcy. Both must be reformed. It’s been “on the agenda” for many years,
but our government never seems to get around to tackling the work.
And I believe taxes have to be reformed—not one policy at a
time, but all together in a simpler and more easily understood form. We do not
need 2000-page polices that no one understands (or, for that matter, no one reads
before enacting). Congress needs to bring before the American People a simple
straightforward policy.
We need to start with this:
Put the “Affordable Healthcare Act”
on hold until we can understand it and make it affordable.
Demand that Congress put before the American people reformations in Medicare, Social Security and Taxation that will include ALL Americans. No more special plans for Congress-- but reformations that apply to everyone.
The $16 trillion in debt that we have amassed is
unsustainable and climbing by the day.
None of the social
issues we debate can be solved if our country becomes insolvent.
I believe we must come together, both Democrats, Republicans and Independents, to change our leadership and put our financial house in order
before it is too late. Four more years at the current pace will be a financial
disaster. I believe Romney and Ryan are up to the task-- but if they aren’t we will elect leaders who are.
