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In that case I invite you to come up with a comprehensive list that may be added to my twelve point proposal especially under teh heading remove governmental regulation. i will probably agree with miost and be more than happy to include them under existing points or if you come up with additional points I will be happy to include those provided I am convinced they are conservative and help the business climate.

I had a hard time getting to your point which I have no problem with once it is plainly spelled out.

In that case I invite you to come up with a comprehensive list that may be added to my twelve point proposal especially under teh heading remove governmental regulation. i will probably agree with miost and be more than happy to include them under existing points or if you come up with additional points I will be happy to include those provided I am convinced they are conservative and help the business climate

Let me look at your points again. And don't worry. Nothing that comes from me will be Leftist.

I got a lotta livin' to do before I die, and I ain't got time to waste.

1. Get rid of government subsidies for offshore investment of US companies. OPIC is the first such program which should go but support of World Bank programs that subsidize the outflow of Capital would be another.

Agreed.

2. Use tariffs on those nations which are engaged in unfair trade practices such as currency manipulation (China and India for example), those nations which refuse to open their markets to US products (China for example with its 50% tariffs on US consumer goods and non tariff barriers), those nations that subsidize competition to American Industry (airbus for example) and those nations which have slave conditions for their workers.

Agreed, but I'd insert the word "only" before the word "on."

3. Use tariffs and other means to prevent the relocation of jobs offshore that are essential to the national defense. If necessary take control of the company seeking to export vital technology or industry by means of eminent domain (No I do not like this last option and I will only defend its use as an absolute last resort like say in the case of rare earth magnets essential to smart bomb technology).

Reluctantly agreed (eminent domain).

4. An immediate end to guest worker programs. If people wish to come to the USA to work and make a life let them immigrate according to the rules.

Agreed.

5 Provide economic development zones where the corporate income tax is zero for operations within these zones. In order to operate in this zone a company must agree to only purchase American components if available and employ only American citizens or legal immigrants in these operations.

Hmmm... I agree with what you are saying, but I'd remove the "zone" and say "individual States" and let them compete for existing companies/corporations to relocate or stay there. Also, I'd make it your tax plan provided that your criteria is met.

6. Scale back unnecessary regulation.

Agreed.

7. Increase the domestic content in purchases by the Department of defense and give absolute preference in non-domestic content to proven allies of the USA over say the French or Germans.

Disagreed. Rewrite it to where no content used by our DoD can come from Germany or France.

8. Do not allow expense involved in moving operations overseas to be included in business expenses under the IRS code.

Agreed.

9. Prosecute for perjury anyone who has made a false statement in order to employ an H1B or L1 visa worker. I will be lenient on the actual perjurer if he/she was ordered to make this false statement and he/she provides testimony to aid in the conviction of the person ordering the perjury. Just because a person is a CEO does not give them a pass on criminal behavior.

Agreed. I'll add an addendum later.

10. Prosecute anyone who orders the transfer of vital defense technology overseas except to strong allies of the USA. The UK and Australia come to mind as meeting these criteria first.

Agreed with a catch: Provide the provision for trial under treason for those who do the ordering.

11. Institute a cap on punitive damages, limits on class action suits, and limits on liability to the actual percentage of liability with no plaintiff able to collect if said plaintiff was involved in the commission of a felony at the time of the alleged tort or was more than 49% negligent in the alleged tort.

Agreed, and add to that a provision of "loser pays" for frivilous lawsuits that slip through.

12. Deport all illegal aliens immediately and take measures that prevent the entry of any more illegal aliens

This goes back to what I said regarding your point #9. In fact, I think you could combine your point 9 with 12 by adding to 9 a provision stating punative fines to companies who employ illegal aliens. I think that this would assist the deportation process because the money incentive will be removed. Since this is not about social services, I'll leave that part out.

ADDITIONS:

-- Decrease the punishing levels of taxation on companies (including the double taxation regarding corporate earnings) which the consumer ultimately pays.

-- Eliminate the minimum wage so that the worker can be paid based on productivity. Overtime compensation will remain the same but instead of 150% of the "wage" the worker would receive 150% of the production pay.

I really don't have anything else to add.

I got a lotta livin' to do before I die, and I ain't got time to waste.