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I am not donating any money to any political party. This includes the Tea Party, so don't ask.I am very generous and I donate faithfully to my church and to the federal and state governments, this is quite enough.
If they want to save the American economy (BIG IF) congress should:

1) freeze congressional (including staff and family members) salaries like most of ours

2) enact term limits

3) balance the budget - Why should we pay for their incompetence over the years?

4) calculate the current welfare costs. Include unemployment, but don't include medicare or social security, Calculate the number of citizens in the United States, have the states supply every citizen with a picture ID a check each month. This way no one starves and no one get paid not to work.

5) Lay off all federal employees who administer or work in welfare and unemployment.

6) Pay down the debt to lessen our interest payments. Again, why should we pay for congress's incompetence?

7) Start a federal sales tax that is graduated (0% for food and basic clothing and higher percentage for luxuries). This is a great way to control and stimulate targeted industries. Income tax revenue should be limited by law to military spending only. This is the constitutional mandate of the government. The sales tax can be used for other government needs.

8) Freeze the EPA rules to pre-2011 rules for 5 years. We can then decide if further rules are necessary.

9) Support manufacturing!!! Manufacturing is real estate to an economy and in war time it will cost us dearly.

10) Congress members must serve 3 terms before qualifying for full pensions (welcome to the real world)

11) Stop the incessant speeches from congress on TV which nobody in congress watches judging by the empty seats behind the speech-maker.

12) Abolish congressional committees. This has been abused beyond any common sense. It is the source of most of the corruption by giving extra power to certain "representatives". Any organizational device that gives one representative power over another should be against the law because it lessens a citizens rights to EQUAL representation.

 
This isn't rocket science and it doesn't take my money to get it done. I am voting EVERYONE out until it is done.