10 Steps to Ensure a Strong State of the Union

The time is now to restore the integrity, fiscal responsibility, and military might of the United States of America.

1. The size of the federal government must be drastically reduced. President Obama has proven it is too big as demonstrated by the fact that he has to learn about what’s going on in his own administration by reading the morning paper. The size of the federal government is unmanageable no matter who is president. Responsibilities currently held by federal departments and agencies such as the Department of Education, the Department of Energy, and the EPA should be shifted to the states. The federal involvement in these and other department and agencies should be limited to arbitrating issues between states. Federal taxes should be reduced accordingly allowing states to increase taxes to cover their new responsibilities. Lowering federal taxes and getting federal government out of the way of “we the people” will kick start the economy.

2. Whenever possible states should be responsible for the administration and funding of social programs. Again, federal taxes should be reduced accordingly allowing states to increase taxes to cover their new responsibilities.

3. Baseline Budgeting should be eliminated. All federal spending should be part of the budget and a balance budget amendment should be added to the constitution.

4. We should increase the size and strength of the US military. “Peace through Strength” should once again be our goal. Government investments in “shovel-ready jobs” should be geared toward ensuring an overwhelming technologically-advanced military. Federal job training programs should be coordinated through the branches of our military. Federal assistance for college should be contingent on military service.

5. Our whole foreign policy should be “reset”. Foreign aid to nations that openly counter American interests should be reevaluated. Our level of involvement with the U.N. should also be reevaluated. Relationships with allies like Israel and Eastern Europe should be rebuilt starting with exporting ballistic missile defense systems to these countries. The United States of America should once again be an ally’s best friend and an enemy’s worst nightmare.

6. I believe Iran will have a nuclear weapon by the end of the year. We should have a plan to deploy ballistic missile defense systems to region.

7. Restrictions on drilling for oil on public lands should be lifted. Waivers of onerous fracking regulations natural gas exports should be granted. Approval for building the Keystone pipeline should be granted immediately. We must not be in a position to allow our reliance on oil from the Middle East to limit our options in that and other regions of the world.

8. A bill instituting a fair or flat tax system should be prepared. The new tax system should eliminate all loopholes used by the rich and corporations to avoid paying taxes.

9. Obamacare should be repealed and replaced. By all accounts Obamacare is a lemon. And just like a car you buy that is a lemon, it can be fixed if you dump enough money into it. Obamacare is not worth the trillions it’s going to cost to fix it. Congress should devise a new healthcare plan that is patient-centered and will allow every American access to the best, most affordable care in the world.

10. A new International Terrorism Taskforce should be created, a la Interpol, with the sole charter of fighting international terrorism.