The Economy

The economy sucks right now.  It can be fixed fairly easily, people just need to sacrifice a little of their own well-being for the sake of the nation.  The country is in debt.  Everyone knows that.  To eliminate debt the nation needs more income with fewer expenses.  This means higher taxes and less spending.  The easiest way to cut spending is to scale government down.  It's too big and too bureacratic, and government could easily be shrunk and simplified.  Get fewer programs and fewer employees.  It's a pretty simple concept, but nobody wants to have their program or their job eliminated, so people resist the idea of a smaller government.  It's a tough pill to swallow, but eventually America is going to have to kick its addiction to excess.  This means fewer programs and higher taxes.  It's going to happen sooner or later, so why not start now?  Make the government a smaller and less costly entity, and things will start running more smoothly.  That's my plan to save the economy.