A Way Out

The debt problem is deep and multi-faceted, a combination of bloated entitlements, an aging population, and an ever-growing bureaucracy. This is the iceberg and we’re headed right for it. But Obama’s agenda does nothing to turn the steering wheel, instead choosing to slam on the accelerator. Fortunately, Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan has come up with a plan to put the brakes on out of control government spending. Ryan’s plan, called the Roadmap for America’s Future, is just that – a comprehensive method for righting the balance sheet and making sure that our generation, the future, is put on a path toward financial stability.

The all-encompassing Roadmap, tackles everything from health care reform, Medicare, Medicaid, to the tax code. Among the highlights:

• Freeze all discretionary spending, except national defense and veteran’s health care for five years;
• Simplify the income tax code by creating a two-tiered flat tax -
  10% for incomes up to $100,000 and 25% on higher income earners;
• Lower corporate income taxes, currently the world’s second highest, by replacing them with a consumption tax of 8.5%;
• Overhaul Medicare to give seniors premium support through
  vouchers for private insurance to draw more people into a competitive
  market;
• Index the retirement age for Social Security to today’s life expectancy; and
• Make the tax cuts of 2001 and 2003 permanent.

Republicans cannot do it without our help. Young adults are the ones who stand to lose the most if entitlement reform is not enacted. These programs face a future of insolvency. Unless something is done young adults will pay a lifetime worth of higher taxes for reduced benefits. Stand with us in our fight to tell Washington “Don’t Put It On Our Tab!”