Dave Peatfield January 09, 2012
As a solid Independent in the State of New Hampshire, it is a deliberate choice I have made and not indecision that led me there. I listen to all candidates very carefully and choose my future by having all the facts necessary to make an informed choice! Committing ones self to one party is narrow minded and not always the best choice in all instances.
Our country has been dramatically impacted by the divided thought process of going with the "best argument" instead of the right agreement. Working together is the foundation of every success story, and our nation is far from a success story at this moment in history. I believe we have lost our focus on "one nation."
A contract with America is a sound plan. Hold Senator's and Congressional Leader's accountable for their actions and work from a PLAN instead of a personal agenda. When a business is deviating from it's goals a critical path is developed to help steer it in the right direction. A set of common goals is what our country needs to be successful. After all, you and I have plans and goals that need to be met in our careers and everyday lives, why shouldn't the people that govern us be monitored and measured to an acceptable standard of a passing grade or lay THEM off. It is high-time they be held accountable for their actions on a daily basis.
Put the pledge of allegiance back into our schools before our children forget it as well.
"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
I pledge! Do you?
- Dave Peatfield
The Gingrich Jobs and Growth Plan
America only works when Americans are working. Newt has a pro-growth strategy similar to the proven policies used when he was Speaker to balance the budget, pay down the debt, and create jobs. The plan includes:
- Stop the 2013 tax increases to promote stability in the economy. Job creation improved after Congress extended tax relief for two years in December. We should make the rates permanent.
- Make the United States the most desirable location for new business investment through a bold series of tax cuts, including: Eliminating the capital gains tax to make American entrepreneurs more competitive against those in other countries; Dramatically reducing the corporate income tax (among highest in the world) to 12.5%; Allowing for 100% expensing of new equipment to spur innovation and American manufacturing; Ending the death tax permanently.
- Move toward an optional flat tax of 15% that would allow Americans the freedom to choose to file their taxes on a postcard, saving hundreds of billions in unnecessary costs each year. This optional flat tax system will preserve deductions on charitable giving and home ownership, and create a new personal deduction of $12,000 for every American. This deduction is well above the current poverty level, ensuring that this new system does not unfairly target the poor.
- Strengthen the dollar by returning to the Reagan-era monetary policies that stopped runaway inflation and reforming the Federal Reserve to promote transparency.
- Remove obstacles to job creation imposed by destructive and ineffective regulations, programs and bureaucracies. Steps include: Repealing the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which did nothing to prevent the financial crisis and is holding companies back from making new investments in the U.S; Repealing the Community Reinvestment Act, the abuse of which helped cause the financial crisis; Repealing the Dodd-Frank Law which is killing small independent banks, crippling loans to small businesses and crippling home sales; Breaking up Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, moving their smaller successors off government guarantees and into the free market; Replacing the Environmental Protection Agency with an Environmental Solutions Agency that works collaboratively with local government and industry to achieve better results; and Modernizing the Food and Drug Administration to get lifesaving medicines and technologies to patients faster.
- Implement an American energy policy that removes obstacles to responsible energy development and creates jobs in the United States.
- Balance the budget by growing the economy, controlling spending, implementing money saving reforms, and replacing destructive policies and regulatory agencies with new approaches.
- Repeal and replace Obamacare with a pro-jobs, pro-responsibility health plan that puts doctors and patients in charge of health decisions instead of bureaucrats.
- Fundamental reform of entitlement programs with the advice and help of the American people. Read an extended white paper on this here.
(Be informed and make an informed decision in 2012 our country's future depends on it!)
Newt Gingrich on New Hampshire, South Carolina and Mitt Romney
Newt Gingrich Mocks President Obama-Hilarious!
