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Political Season could spell Peril for America's patriots

Posted by Dr. Jerome Huyler on August 17, 2011 at 10:46am
Election-time is nearing. But before we get swept up in choosing and cheering on our favorite candidates, we should think about this: It is only a Big Idea that can defeat Big Government. And, at this point, the "flat" or "fair" tax will accomplish too little, while the balanced-budget amendment will arrive too late.
Once the election dust settles, not this, but next November, the real job will first begin. The need to make dramatic cuts to federal spending will force us to choose which discretionary and entitlement programs to trim and which agencies and departments to terminate. And the public will have to embrace the service cuts & dislocations to come (for come they must, one way or another). The hour is late, and we can’t afford to let election politics distract us from the hard thinking we must do. Wanted: a plan that will help us pass through the painful adjustment period and put us on a path to long-lived recovery. Anyone have a Big Idea?
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