America’s national debt exceeds $13 trillion. To put that staggering number in perspective, it’s more than $42,000 in debt for every man, woman and child in the United States. And, according to most estimates, our nation’s debt will skyrocket to more than $20 trillion by the year 2020. That’s more than $65,000 per person.
The fiscal policies being pursued by Congress and the White House only make matters worse. President Obama’s budgets are projected to run up more debt than all other presidents in American history – from George Washington to George W. Bush – combined.
We need One More Vote to rein in the out-of-control spending. If we don’t get One More Vote soon, it may be too late to save America from economic ruin.
Currently, there are several worthy ideas proposed in Congress. But, we need more than ideas. We need a Solution.
The most effective response is “The 60% Solution,” the Center for Individual Freedom’s proposal for a Constitutional Amendment requiring:
• A federal balanced budget annually;
• A 60% vote, in both the U.S. House and U.S. Senate, to raise the debt ceiling; and
• A 60% vote, in both the U.S. House and U.S. Senate, to increase taxes or impose new taxes.
The 60% Solution forces the politicians in Washington to make the tough decisions necessary to restore fiscal sanity. It prevents them from passing unsustainable debt and astronomical taxes on to future generations. And it forces them to serve the nation with accountability and transparency.
Add your voice to the call for restoring fiscal sanity at One More Vote
