In an extremely well written and well thought out editorial, Jim DeMint lays out an alternate plan for solving our Nation’s biggest problems. Here are the major points with my comments in italics:
- Stop all scheduled tax increases and push Congress to cut taxes across the board so no American pays more than 25 percent of their income in federal taxes.
Sounds reasonable to me. - Cut federal spending down to 20 percent of GDP, its post-WWII average as a share of the economy, and impose a moratorium on all earmarks until the budget is balanced.
This is a great idea, but I doubt it will fly. - Keep the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay open to make sure that terrorists cannot be released or transferred into the United States.
Obama’s base would be angered if he went back on his campaign promise to close Gitmo. - Protect our nation’s intelligence community from civil liability stemming from the actions that prevent acts of terrorism.
I’m not sure I agree completely with this point.
