Another excellent analysis. I am remain stunned that the GOP doesn't issue something akin to a New Contract for America. Several candidates like the much maligned Cawthorn issued their own. Starbuck was another.
Obvious things like build the wall, etc. should be there.
How about taking some good ideas like Vance's tax on endowments then say we will use the proceeds to provide a tax credit to offset student loan payments. Basically making the colleges pay back their
costs.
Why not propose eliminating the payroll tax on working families? Pay for it by eliminating the carried interest loophole. Things like that.
F.H. Buckley rightly points out that you cannot be a nationalist and be indifferent to the welfare of the poorest Americans.
Hard truths. This reminds me of how I forget the obsession for power that some people have, and it sucks. Like you say, this government can't elect good people if we don't value morals, and clearly most people do not. I was a supporter of Ben Carson, bought his book and contributed money to his campaign in 2016, and was very disappointed when he dropped out saying; "I could do the job, but I'm not enough of an SOB to win it." How much different is America, now, than Rome was before the Fall? We both have senators who work full time to keep their jobs, not to save their civilization. Revival could have saved us, and it's something that might have come before social media, but now feels about as likely as me stumbling over a huge uncut diamond in my backyard...
Another excellent analysis. I am remain stunned that the GOP doesn't issue something akin to a New Contract for America. Several candidates like the much maligned Cawthorn issued their own. Starbuck was another.
Obvious things like build the wall, etc. should be there.
How about taking some good ideas like Vance's tax on endowments then say we will use the proceeds to provide a tax credit to offset student loan payments. Basically making the colleges pay back their
costs.
Why not propose eliminating the payroll tax on working families? Pay for it by eliminating the carried interest loophole. Things like that.
F.H. Buckley rightly points out that you cannot be a nationalist and be indifferent to the welfare of the poorest Americans.
Hard truths. This reminds me of how I forget the obsession for power that some people have, and it sucks. Like you say, this government can't elect good people if we don't value morals, and clearly most people do not. I was a supporter of Ben Carson, bought his book and contributed money to his campaign in 2016, and was very disappointed when he dropped out saying; "I could do the job, but I'm not enough of an SOB to win it." How much different is America, now, than Rome was before the Fall? We both have senators who work full time to keep their jobs, not to save their civilization. Revival could have saved us, and it's something that might have come before social media, but now feels about as likely as me stumbling over a huge uncut diamond in my backyard...