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- America now owes more than Americans are worth—and the gap is growing!"
- The solutions the film proposes for the debt crisis
are either glib or gray: The country should save more, reduce oil
consumption, hold politicians accountable and get more value from
health-care spending. But in its diagnosis of the problem the film
scores a bull's-eye.
- He believes gerrymandering should be curbed and term
limits imposed if for no other reason than to inject some new blood
into the system. On campaign finance, he supports a narrow
constitutional amendment that would bar congressional candidates from
accepting contributions from people who can't vote for them: "If people
can't vote in a district not their own, should we allow them to spend
unlimited money on behalf of someone across the country?"
- "The key will be to have tax reform that simplifies the system and
keeps marginal rates as low as possible. The longer people resist
addressing both sides of the fiscal equation the deeper the hole will
get."
- My ancestors and those of my wife fought and died in the Revolution,
and I care a lot about returning us to the principles of the Founding
Fathers."
- He notes that today the role of the federal government has grown such
that last year less than 40% of it related to the key roles the
Founders envisioned for it: defense, foreign policy, the courts and
other basic functions. "What happened to the Founders' intent that all
roles not expressly reserved to the federal government belong to the
states, and ultimately the people?" he asks. "I'm pleased the recent
town halls show people are waking up and realizing it's time to pay
attention to first principles."
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