Posted on 02/27/2016 8:19:57 AM PST by GodGunsGuts
By Congressman Mo Brooks, who represents the 5th congressional district of Alabama and serves as the Alabama State Chairman for Cruz for President.
Many candidates have made their mark focusing on the Obama administration's past mistakes, and there are a lot of them. But now it's time to look to the future. As this campaign goes on, voters will begin to focus on who has the best plan for dramatic economic growth. It's clear that Ted Cruz's pro-growth policies are the best to increase employment and wages for Americans.
The Obama administration likes to tout an unemployment rate hovering above 5 percent, but this ignores the startling 94 million Americans who are out of the workforce. People in this group who have stopped looking for work don't get counted by the government as "unemployed," so the very real peril of unemployment gets ignored. This only hurts regular Americans.
But better paying jobs don't just appear because a billionaire commands them to. They're created when the economy grows. And the economy grows when the government stops overtaxing individuals and businesses, overregulating industry, and stops enabling foreign labor to take American jobs.
Out of all the candidates, Ted Cruz solves every side of this problem.
First of all, his tax plan would get rid of the IRS as we know it, eliminating carve-outs for politically favored corporations, and have regular Americans pay a flat 10 percent income tax you can work out on a single piece of paper. Corporations would pay 16 percent - a good deal better rate than now - and free them up to hire more workers.
But while Cruz would get rid of the absurd maze of exemptions and regulations, our families will still be able to benefit from important credits, like the child tax credit and mortgage deductions. An average family of four will not pay taxes on the first $36,000 of income, and they'll be able to save up to $25,000 a year tax-free.
The Cruz plan would grow the economy by almost 14 percent, create 4.9 million new jobs, and increase after-tax income by double digits for every income level, according to the non-partisan Tax Foundation. When you look at the dynamic benefits to the economy over the next ten years, it also has the best "bang for the buck:" for every dollar in reduced government revenue, there will be a $23 increase in GDP. This will be great for individuals and families in every economic bracket.
In addition, an overhaul of executive branch agencies will have massive impact in eliminating expensive regulations, which were estimated by the Competitive Enterprise Institute to be $1.88 trillion in 2014 alone, while clearing out an "alphabet soup" of at least 25 wasteful programs.
Getting rid of these programs will be a growth double-whammy: both saving tax dollars and preventing meddling bureaucrats from hampering economic activity, enabling job creators to do what they do best. The dollars and decisions at the eliminated agencies would go back to the states and the people, where they belong.
Another key piece of the growth puzzle is immigration enforcement and reform. No initiative to help the middle class or create jobs is credible if it allows foreign workers to displace Americans from those same jobs. As it is, too many companies are sponsoring cheap labor to come from overseas, and forcing Americans to train their replacements on the way out the door.
Securing the border and enforcing the laws already on the books will be first priority of the Cruz immigration plan. But in addition to strengthening and simplifying E-Verify, Cruz is ahead of the curve in demanding that the H1B visa program be suspended and audited, and that our entire legal immigration system be redesigned to first benefit America and her workers.
Other candidates may have elements of Cruz's plan, but none of them have all of it. The fact is, you can't just talk big about walls and immigration while supporting big-government crony policies. And you can't pretend your tax plan helps the middle class if you're not serious about preserving their jobs from artificially low-priced foreign competition.
Ted Cruz's proposals tackle every side of the growth problem: dramatically decreasing the tax rates, shrinking government, letting businesses thrive, and protecting American workers.
When we repeal Obamacare, abolish the IRS, and implement a 10 percent flat tax--while also freeing up American industries, giving education policy back to the states, and eliminating unfair competition, we'll enjoy a landscape where Americans can find and keep good jobs and prosper. That's the opportunity a Cruz administration offers.
Ted Cruz 2016!!!
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In before someone claims MO Brooks is a Washington sell-out and part of the GOPe...
If Sen. Ted Cruz survives ST.
You big government guys really love you hidden Value Added Taxes, don’t you. ;-)
I watched him on Hannity last night and he was laying out his plans. Very good ones too.
“As this campaign goes on, voters will begin to focus on who has the best plan for dramatic economic growth.”
Well, I wish you were right, but I see no evidence that the GOP electorate is very concerned, or engaging in much rational or logical analysis of what will spur the economy. Too many of them are consumed with anger and frustration to the point that they are latching on to a New York salesman who promises them he can bring back jobs that are not coming back. Meanwhile, better technical education of the population, and a more pro-business political climate are the key.
“serves as the Alabama State Chairman for Cruz for President”
What’s he going to say? Cruz is a dope?
I guess we will get a glimpse at Mo’s competence if Cruz doesn’t finish in first place in Alabama. Right after that primary he will probably have a press release stating his new position is Alabama State Chairman for Trump for President.
Funny you should say that.
I’ve heard Mo speak in small private groups. He has rapidly moved to the squishy middle.
When challenged about the Boehner situation and supporting a true conservative (not Ryan), his response was: “You don’t understand how things get done in Washington.”
Oh yes we do Mo....
“the economy grows when the government stops overtaxing individuals and businesses, overregulating industry, and stops enabling foreign labor to take American jobs”.
Obviously we need such a pro-growth agenda. The thing missing is an Administration that wants to do this and a purge of those within the executive branch that wants to stop it. Hence we need to support the campaign that is likely to gain the Administration.
They are both idiots.
Cruz hasn’t got a clue about the economy. He’s a lawyer and that’s all he has ever been. He’s never managed a business. He’s managed about 14 government lawyers and that is the extent of his management skills.
I’ve not heard him in small groups, but when he is on with the North Alabama loudmouth talk show host, he doesn’t talk like he is moving toward the middle.
Excerpts from Brook’s bio for those who want to call him in idiot:
Brooks graduated from Duke University in three years with a double major in political science and economics, with highest honors in economics.
In 1995–1996, Brooks was appointed special assistant attorney general for attorney general Jeff Sessions.
From 1996 to 2002, he was special assistant attorney general for attorney general Bill Pryor.
Notice any fan favorite names there???
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Trump is going to win AL big. Mo Brooks is a good man, but Trump has the mo.
What do you expect him to say when he’s on with that idiot Dale?
One on one, his explanations are eye opening. He’s gotten a taste of Washington perks, and now is one of them. He knows where his bread is buttered in this town.
Mo is my Congress Critter. Way better than what we had for years and years before Mo. Before that we had Bud Cramer for years and then that party flippin’ Parker Griffin. Mo is much mo better. Not perfect. But much better.
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