The cost per U.S. household of unfunded promises made by federal, state and local government: | Medicare | $255,280 |  | | Social Security | $144,251 | | | Federal debt | $43,380 | | | Military benefits | $25,863 | | | State and local debt | $17,537 | | | Federal civil- servant benefits | $14,374 | | | State and local retiree benefits | $13,114 | | | Other federal obligations | $2,548 | | | Total | $516,348 | |
Source: USA TODAY research 2008; numbers rounded Estimates
now put the number of Unfunded liabilities at 65 Trillion dollars. The
majority of American households could never pay off a $516,348 bill and
yet this is what we have to do. Monumental
problems call for monumental solutions and here is a relic of a
solution from the past that if revamped and combined with the other
programs outlined in this platform would eliminate this debt in as
little as 20 years. The
social security program was supposed to only put aside your earnings
and let them appreciate in an interest bearing account so you would have
a nest egg for your retirement. That is how it was sold but in reality
it became something totally different. Social security benefits now
depend upon new workers wages to supplement the benefits of those
currently receiving social security benefits. The problem is we are an
aging nation and there are not enough young to pay for the old. To
merely kick the can down the road or attempt to reform it is not really
an option. The program must simply end right now and then we must
concentrate on getting those who were forced to participate paid off.
While this program may indeed be a very popular program it is neither
constitutional nor is it sustainable. You know if you are a restaurant
owner and you sell a steak dinner for a dollar the public will love you
but you also know you won't stay in business for too long. The only
reason why medicare, medicaid, and social security has lasted as long as
it has is because of three reasons: - The Social Security System has been made into a ponzi scheme that makes Bernie Madoff look like a rank amateur.
- The
Federal Government can change the terms of the contract with the
American citizen for Social Security benefits at any time and has done
so numerous times.
- The Government can print money at will.
The
Sovereignty Platforms Solution to the Social Security problem is a very
bold and sensible solution no matter how implausible the solution might
seem.
By
immediately stopping the forced purchase of social security and phasing
out the benefits as senior citizens pass on we will end the continual
drain on our society and yet we must find some way to pay for those
that have paid into the system but the government has spent the money.
At the point our plan is put into effect only states may operate such a
program such as requiring a certain amount of your pay be place in some
sort of retirement fund.
By
the Federal government immediately ending the program of Social
Security and changing it's taxing structure such as referenced in the
Sovereignty Platform's sovereign monetary system this will give the
markets the liquidity needed to start expanding and jump start our
economy. By not issuing debt to cover our currency and then turning to a
labor based Sovereign Currency we will quickly start to pay off our
massive debts. By a mandatory tithing placed upon contingency awards to
legal counsel by 50% and punitive damage awards to the plaintiff by
100%. These tithings will be paid to medical charities of the legal
counsel's and plaintiff's choice. This tort reform will quickly do away
with many frivolous law suits and immediately bring down medical cost
with this Tort reform. The next step will be is protecting doctors that
accept medicare patients by making it illegal to sue those doctors for
malpractice. This will eliminate doctors malpractice insurance and
greatly reduce the cost for government paying for healthcare services.
This will extend the sustainability of Social Security and Medicare and
Medicaid.
These
steps will help but the solution must still solve the trillions of
dollars the government must pay out to Social security beneficiaries
over the next 70 to 80 years. Since the Government does not produce a
product for which it sells to earn a profit, and higher taxes is not an
option, America must look at her assets as a solution. Americas problems
can be resolved by selling assets to citizens, creating assets, and
enhancing assets to sell at a profit to citizens.
America has many problems that can be resolved with a single massive solution. These problems are: - Prevent Social Security Insolvency
- Solve our illegal immigration problem
- Secure out Southern Border
- Provide a potable water supply for the dry arid southwest United States.
- Provide full employment for all US Citizens
- Help eliminate high food prices
- Provide a system of immigration reform where citizenship is earned
- Provide cheap electricity to the entire country
- Lessen Mexico's dependence upon America and reduce the need for Mexicans to immigrate to America
- Reduce the cost to incarcerate prisoners
The
solution to the such monumental problems call for the largest project
to ever be under taken by mankind and will dwarf by comparison the
building of the China Wall. This idea was the brain child of Barry
Goldwater and was rejected because of costs. But because of technology
and a change in our Monetary system a large project like this is just
what America needs to pay off years of debt in one fell swoop.
China has been working on a 50 year North-South water project
that takes water from the H2O abundant South and transfers it to the
water starved North. When the China water project is finished it will
ostensibly be a modern engineering marvel that will surpass the grandeur
of the Great Wall of China. Our solution to asset enhancement would
greatly surpass China's 50 year project within only 12 years.
Southwest
Texas, Southern Arizona, and New Mexico are some of the driest places
in America. The Federal Government also owns som of it's largest tract
of land of land in these areas. There are literally millions of acres of
land in the southwest that remain unproductive because of a lack of
water. Creating an East-West Water supply along our 2,200 mile southern
border would be a way to hydrate the largely unused and sparsely
populated Southwest. By making an agreement with cash starved Mexico to
feed water into the Sonoran Desert on the Mexican side of the border we
could build a 2,200 mile long transcontinental irrigation and energy
canal. This relatively worthless land, once irrigated and supplied with
cheap electricity, would increase the value of the Southwestern lands a
thousand fold. This plan will produce a tropical climate by connecting
the pacific to the Atlantic. - Is this a massive undertaking?
- Most definitely!
- Is it impossible?
- Americans
are used to doing the impossible after all they put a man on the moon,
which was once thought to be an impossible task.
American engineering, labor, and know how can get this done. The question is how can it be done affordably?
- By
setting up an early prison work release program with expungement
opportunities for convicts that all states may participate in...we could
leverage a great amount of labor for those that wish a new start by
wiping their slate clean in exchange for their labor in the program.
With the expensive cost of imprisoning inmates many states would happily
hand over their convicts in order to reduce costs.
- While
we do not condone illegal immigration we will be opening up millions of
acres to manufacturing and agricultural production. We will need a lot
of new workers. Our plan is to increase prison time for illegal
immigration to 5 years or allow illegals to step forward on their own
and participate in a rapid naturalization program where illegals that
turn themselves in may work 400 days on the transcontinental canal, pass
an English test, and an American History test and then would become
naturalized citizens.
- New
immigrants wishing to immigrate to America may do so on a fast track
process of passing the perfunctory exams and work for at least 200 days
on the canal to earn citizenship.
- The
government will give any American that works on the project for 200
days first shot at all government jobs above those who have not
participated.
- Students
that participate in the project by working 400 days will receive 4
years of college tuition and will be accepted at all Colleges and
Universities before non-laborers.
With these types of programs we expect close to 4 million people to participate on a yearly basis over a twelve year period.
As
the Trans-Continental Canal is built 30 Nuclear power and Desalination
Cogeneration Plants will be built as well and they will use the canals
salty sea water from the Pacific or Atlantic to make fresh potable
water.
There
are over 22,000 dry lakes that are concentrated within 100 miles of the
canal that can have their salty basins excavated and be filled with
fresh water and act as a reservoir for towns and cities. The Canal will
cut through natural canyons in the Rocky Mountains and a great deal of
the Rio Grande will be widened and deepened by such a project.
Small Nuclear Batteries
will help facilitate the construction of the canal by providing power
in remote locations and as the canal begins to provide water then
Nuclear power plant will come online to provide power to new cities.
The
resulting appreciation in land sales coupled with water and electrical
sales on the expansion of economic activity will not only pay for the
canal but pay for the Social Security shortfall as well.
Since
the Canal will form a barrier between the US and Mexico it will greatly
decrease the illegal traffic between our two countries and because of
the presence of more law enforcement because of he communities that will
spring up on the canal more illegal activity will be prevented.
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