Trump Agenda

Trump is working on multiple initiatives to restore middle class jobs to US citizens. These initiatives include actions to eliminate unnecessary job-killing regulations, unleash natural resource production, restore immigration based on self-support and merit, increase capital investment in the US, restore US industries required for defense, end China’s theft of intellectual property, reduce the US trade deficit, reduce government spending, end US government corruption, restore the rule of law and US government compliance with the US Constitution (as written).

The appointment of Judges who follow the US Constitution (as written) should help the US return to compliance. Congress also needs to file Amendments to allow them to remain involved with the myriad of unconstitutional activities they currently perform.

Restoring ownership of federal lands to the States will lower federal costs and empower States to put 30% of the US land mass to productive use.

The removal of unnecessary regulations removes the threat of a 500% increase in consumer energy prices we were facing under UN Agenda 21. The restoration of coal and hydroelectric electrical generating plants will keep our energy costs low. The cost of coal generation and hydro is 2 cents/kwh.  The cost of natural gas generation is 3 cents/kwh. The cost of wind and solar generation is 14 cents/kwh.

The cut in the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% removes the financial incentive for corporations to put jobs overseas. Lowering the tax corporations pay to bring funds back to the US should increase US capital investment.

Moving to bi-lateral trade agreements allows us to lower our trade deficit over time by pursuing reciprocal trade.

The US is close to becoming oil independent. We are already an exporter of liquid natural gas. Exporting oil and natural gas will help us reduce our trade deficit and provide jobs in the US. Pipelines will help provide save transport of these.

Every 10,000 barrels of oil per day at $60 per barrel is $600,000 times 365 days is $219 million in export revenue per year. The US goal of increasing oil production to 20,000 bpd would allow the US to cut its trade deficit by $219 million. The US trade deficit was $566 billion in 2017.

The US should be able to restore the bulk of its manufacturing capabilities, particularly highly automated high volume manufacturing that insures high quality, reliable durable goods.

Government spending has been out of control for decades with fraud, waste and abuse plus totally unnecessary expenditures. Subsidies sabotage the law of supply and demand, because consumers cannot control the price of subsidized goods.

Government has ruined education and healthcare and needs to send these functions to the States and the People in compliance with the 10^th Amendment.

Most federal departments, agencies and programs are unconstitutional, because they have not been authorized by Amendment of the “enumerated powers” section of the US Constitution (as written).

Campaign finance needs to be restricted to allow only registered voters the right to make campaign contributions and only to candidates who appear on their ballot.  Special interests can exercise their free speech on their own websites. Nothing will change until this happens.

Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader