Reply #5: I said it was just a sketch :)

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The U.S. government needs to rebuild the U.S. infrastructure based on more energy efficient means. This will transfer money into our real economy and lower the amount of money we send overseas for our energy.

Based on what kinds of "energy efficient means"? What does that even mean in terms of infrastructure? How much will this cost? And how will it keep money here instead of abroad? Will energy efficiency required to be home-grown?

It means building more comfortable and enticing public transportation systems. It means attracting commuters to live in the cities instead of the suburbs to reduce gas consumption. Cost isn't as much a concern in a deflationary period..because to get out of deflation you need to create money in the real economy before anything gets better, but it would be beneficial for the government implement a special gas tax to help pay for it as well as encourage people to buy more fuel efficient cars or use public transportation, etc. Hopefully some innovations in energy conservation will allow for more efficient automobiles. Solar, wind, nuclear energy will not really adequately replace fossil fuel technologies, but they can help reduce the dependency somewhat.

We reduce our dependency on energy, then we can reduce our dependency on our mililtary, which would help reduce the our government's debt and our taxes.

So, cut military...that's what you mean?

Well, its not as much as cutting the military as looking for efficient ways to reduce the amount of government spending on non-productive costs. If we are more self reliant, we do not need to be stationed all across the world to ensure open access to foreign markets and their natural resources.


Tariffs must be in place to discourage corporations from using foreign labor.

How do you apply a tariff to foreign labor?

Companies that do not qualify as U.S. corporations (having to meet certain requirements such as % of labor pool are U.S. citizens), will have to deal with tariffs in being able to sell their goods to U.S. consumers. This is an incentive to be an American corporation who hires American labor and pays American taxes.


NAFTA needs to be re-examined.

What about it needs re-examination (vague)

The fundamental assumptions that NAFTA is founded on (such as free trade is paradise on Earth) have shown themselves to be faulty assumptions. The US manufacturing and white collar base is being gutted because of treaties like Nafta, but foreign labor isn't correspondingly buying products made in the USA as was promised.


Higher education costs must be reduced. Healthcare must be affordable.

So, make things cheaper...makes sense...


Its more a matter of shoring up the foundations of your society. Uneducated and unhealthy societies aren't very productive or efficient in increasing the well-being of their citizens. Smart, healthy people tend to innovate and do well economically. We are a fat and lazy society, and will soon get our asses kicked unless we pull our head out.