six months

This really isn’t that hard. There’s a reason that Americans feel frustrated. They’re working harder and making less. This didn’t happen by accident. A number of policies were put in place which made it easier for business (big business) to squeeze the middle class.

First, eliminate the debt ceiling. If Congress does not want to spend money then they should not authorize the money to be spent. It is that simple. We do not need a debt ceiling. It serves no practical purpose. From a political standpoint it’s a hot potato that’s only grown hotter over the last several months.

Secondly, appropriate billions of dollars for state and local governments. The government must stop laying off workers if we are going to turn this economy around. Now, let’s understand each other. This is not going to be done during this reactionary Congress. The House will never pass such a bill. They’re more likely to worsen our economic woes by cutting federal, state and local workers. Over the last six months, state and local governments shed somewhere around half a million jobs. This is one reason that the economy continues to be sluggish. Let’s turn this around. I’m not saying hire people that are going to do nothing. Instead, I want government to do the jobs they were doing before.

Thirdly, allow the Bush tax cuts to disappear.

These three things will go a long way to fixing America. There are a lot of other things that we need to do and I’ll be continuing this series over the next several weeks/months. I’m sure that you have some ideas about what needs to be fixed. Send me your thoughts.