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Taxes, Spending Cuts, Entitlement Reform and Government Reform - From an Average American

Created by M.W. on February 13, 2013

-Raise taxes on singles making over $200k, families making over $250k per year.
-Increase tax rate on investment incomes
-Create special $10 million+ tax bracket
-Institute a maximum of 2 terms for any nationally elected officials (Senators, House of Representatives, etc.)
-Close loopholes and tax breaks for corporations
-Reduce total military budget by 5%-10% (to start with)
-Increase Social Security age to 68 by 2020
-Remove the $110k income cap on Social Security
-Overhaul Medicare and Medicaid to reduce spending and increase efficiency
-Reduce foreign aid worldwide by ~10%
-Cut unemployment benefit time frame from 26 week down to 20 week
-Overhaul penalties in the justice system - stealing 1 car shouldn't have a harsher punishment than bankrupting millions of households (i.e bank CEOs)

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