First off, thanks for the plug. Your statement inspires me to continue to try to produce quality material. I thank you.

I am also appreciative of your bringing real depth and substance to the dialogue, debate, and navigation here at Sense on Cents. You have certainly been consistent on the deflationary front.

Your other points are both compelling and thought provoking. To a very large extent, I agree with them. Why don’t they get a wider berth in our national dialogue and debate?

I will continue to beat the drum and hopefully word spreads. Thanks again for your support.

I do not know if any important policy makers read your blog (but they should). I think your readers are much better informed than our current politicians. That being said, I am going to give policy makers a blueprint (based on my being an avid Sense on Cents reader/listener) on what it would take to get us out of this economic mess:

1. Health care reform should be primarily about tort reform, competition across state lines and reduction of fraud. Forget government takeover. This will lower costs and make the USA more competitive. A rising tide lifts all boats.

2. Cap & trade discussions should be stopped. There is very little scientific evidence of man-made global warming. If you want to throw the CO2 people a bone, then make it easier to license nuclear power. No industry is going to open or re-open a factory in the USA with Obama/Gore Cap and Tax. This has already been a job killer even before it is passed. The Dems are quick to blame Bush, but unemployment accelerated the day Obama was elected–look it up. I blame this on fear of Obamacare, higher taxes & Cap and trade.

3. Energy–drill baby drill in the USA & build more pipelines from Alberta Canada to the USA based on the massive amounts of tar sands.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar_sands

“Canada and Venezuela, each of which has oil sand reserves approximately equal to the world’s total reserves of conventional crude oil.”

The oil is there, it has been economic to produce for the last 15 years–we just do not have enough pipes to get it here.

This will reduce our trade deficit, help our friends in Canada & stop funding Middle East extremists.

4. Put a government freeze on spending, hiring & and no pay raises. If they don’t like it, then come join the private sector.

5. Get out of Iraq and all the Crapistans. If they launch another attack like 9/11 again, then drop the bombs from 40,000 feet. We can help them get their 72 virgins quickly–their choice. A message to good Muslims, “throw out your trash or your whole house stinks”.

6. Get our troops out of Europe, S. Korea & Japan while we are at it. They do not appreciate us, so leave.

7. Close our southern border, kick out the illegals, give the jobs to USA citizens, AND arrest employers of illegals (including CEOs of companies who “subcontract” work to illegal construction, janitors & lawn maintenance workers). Make sure these bottom-line bigshots are arrested every Friday afternoon so they have to spend the weekend in jail (general population of course) before they get bail hearing on Monday.

That should do it!