Economy
plan of action
What is our current economic State of Play?
Rebuild and fiercely protect America’s Brand.
Become a fiscally responsible nation. Period. Enrich the quality of life for every American by enhancing our federal programs and improving the way our federal government operates while, at the same time, significantly reducing our debt and closing the ever-widening gap of our deficit.
No new non-emergency spending, just a reallocation of existing resources.
Reduce our debt, close the gap on our deficit, and end the massive waste, corruption, and inefficiency that infects every level of our federal government.
Implement an intelligent long-term strategy to ensure the continued dominance and national security of the United States. This plan depends on three things. Not one, three: diplomacy, defense, and development.
Restore inflation to 2 percent while protecting employment.
Fully engage in – and take full advantage of – the global economy and not only regain but solidify our role as world leaders.
Empower the U.S. work force.
Vastly Improve Job and Skills Training
Guarantee Fair and Equitable Education
Boost Opportunities for Wealth Creation
Ignite Government Investment in Low-Wealth Americans
Provide Guidance for Optimal Financial Inclusion
Block Policies that Sabotage Advancement
Absolutely, positively DO NOT privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which support around 70 percent of the U.S. mortgage market. Privatizing Fannie and Freddie would be a windfall for investors but would most likely screw the American consumer – possibly making home loans more difficult to get, increasing mortgage rates, and losing protections like rate-lock agreements. If the Trump/Vance administration succeeds in privatizing Fannie and Freddie, fight them in court.
Address both inequality of income and inequality of opportunity.
Champion, protect and fully support U.S. small businesses, which account for almost 46 percent of private sector employment and create roughly 9 out of every 10 net new jobs.
Restore the funding for small business grants that was cut by the Trump/Vance administration.
Restore funding for minority and women-owned businesses that were specifically targeted by the Trump/Vance administration.
Create an uncomplicated and fair tax code.
Cancel the “Trump Accounts” pilot program. This program is just another entitlement that will eventually become difficult if not impossible to control. It is also yet another tax subsidy. A better way is to combine the 11+ tax-preferred accounts – which cover everything from education to healthcare to retirement – and combine them into one universal savings account that is governed by consistent rules and tax treatment.
Safeguard the Federal Reserve. Ensure it remains independent.
Stabilize Social Security immediately.
Stabilize Medicare immediately.
Stabilize Medicaid immediately.
Address the growing pension crisis.
Guarantee the United States remain the dominant force in Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Back off antitrust actions against U.S. tech companies. In such a rapidly evolving and competitive environment there is no such thing as permanent monopolies (they are already at risk of weakening in the face of new competition).
Embrace sensible, targeted regulation that gives the breathing room necessary for innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic growth.
Do not allow destructive history to repeat itself regarding the financial markets.
Should any Foreign Investment Funds exist, liquidate them to any extent possible. Encourage Congress to pass legislation that prevents such funds in the future. < Foreign Investment Funds are de facto sovereign-wealth funds administered with no appropriation or legislation from Congress. >
Knock off all the corporate statism and private enterprise meddling the Trump/Vance administration has engaged in. We are not China.
Make absolutely 1000% certain our $100 trillion capital markets don’t get entangled with cryptocurrency markets.
Make absolutely 1000% certain the U.S. government is NEVER, under any circumstance, in the cryptocurrency business. NO taxpayer money should EVER be used to purchase crypto or be used as a backstop for what ultimately amounts to speculative bets.
Invest in cutting-edge research and innovation – including science, of course.
Invest in intelligent infrastructure projects.
Get health care costs down.
Recognize that authorized immigrants strengthen our academic communities and technological innovation, and greatly enhance America, both culturally and economically.
Get realistic about our unauthorized immigration issue and actually solve the problem instead of relying on political theatre.
Build an intelligent energy portfolio to protect our economic and national security.
Implement policies that protect our environment, advance our global prosperity, and help reduce our dependence on foreign oil.
Rebuild and protect an independent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Protect its Office of Fair Lending and Equal Opportunity.
Support and encourage corporate responsibility.