Economic Recovery Timeline

In 2017, we saw a drop in illegal and refugee immigration into the US.  We saw unnecessary federal regulations eliminated and the TPP and the UN Climate scam cancelled. We saw a rise in the DOW stocks from 18,000 to 24,800. We saw the corporate tax cut from 35% to 21% and the Obamacare individual mandate removed. Trump quit the UN refugee scam and UNESCO scam. He has started giving federal lands back to the States to return them to productive use. He is appointing hundreds of conservative judges. He has defeated ISIS in Syria and Iraq.

In 2018, I expect Congress to address returning US Immigration law to a merit-based system. This should include removing non-citizens from welfare programs, ending the lottery and chain migration policies, resolving the DACA issue and funding the wall.  Many immigrants and refugees who cannot become self-supporting need to return to their home countries.

I also expect Congress to attempt to address infrastructure, but the $133 billion cost of disaster relief due in 2018 might delay some or all non-disaster infrastructure to 2019.

We will continue to see companies moving manufacturing jobs back to the US and energy jobs being created.

Obamacare still needs to be repealed to lower health insurance costs.

We still need to cut federal spending and continue to shrink the federal government footprint. Republicans will need to craft a budget plan they can pass without Democrat votes. The 60 vote rule needs to go, if the budget can produce a reduction in federal spending. The 60 vote rule should only apply when Congress wants to increase federal spending.

Moving more unconstitutional functions to the States is a good strategy to reduce federal spending and comply with the US Constitution (as written).

Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader