Issue Position: Debt and Balanced Budget

Issue Position

There has been a concerted effort by the power brokers in Washington and New York to convince the average voter that we are sinking in red ink. They do this to frighten us into legislation that cuts government programs and weaken government regulations that could affect their operations. The truth is that this country makes $16 trillion each year (GNP) and our debt of $17 trillion is large but not overwhelming. It would be like a person earning $160,000 salary and carrying a $170,000 mortgage. At a time when so many are un-employed or under-employed, we need government investment in our country that will put people back to work, even if it results in a temporary unbalanced budget. We must grow out of our current situation. There are plenty of projects to focus on: infrastructure improvements, energy network for green power sources such as wind, solar, small hydro-generating plants, wave action generators, hydrogen fuel research, efficient rail transportation, etc.

"What we don't need is another war which cost us over $3 trillion and creates nothing but hatred and destruction even though it employs many. The only public expenditures the military/industrial/surveillance complex seems to like is war, also generated by raising fears. And war should only be entered by declaration of the US Congress."

Source