The Progressive Self-Adjusting Flat (SAFT) is fair, lowers taxes for everyone, eliminates budget deficits and eliminates the National Debt within a predetermined period (around 15 years or less). If adopted, SAFT will bring confidence in the American economy back to Americans as well as to the rest of the world, which is so dependent on America's economic health. Please see the video presentation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82b7cTX53mk. SAFT uses an EXCEL spreadsheet (Tax Calculator) based on the IRS's own spreadsheets to achieve its ultimate goal of a "Revenue-Neutral" budget after the National Debt is eliminated. SAFT sets permanent Tax rates of which the lowest is 5% for incomes between $15,000 and $50,000 and the highest is 20% for incomes over $10,000,000. With "full" employment, once the National Debt is paid off, the SAFT permanent tax rates might even have to be set lower to maintain a Revenue-Neutral State.

America and Americans need fast cheap internet service to be informed and globally competitive. Other countries have better, cheaper service and universal coverage. As part of rebuilding America to revitalize the economy, we should extend the internet and possibly make it a regulated utility. Internet connectivity is too important to be left to the indifference, poor coverage and exploitation of the telco and cable companies' effective monopolies. It's as important as electricity: broadband for all.

We have the rails. We have the natural beauty of our area. Unfortunately, we have few roads, and those that we do have can't be widened to accommodate more cars. Running the railroad from Lake Placid, through Saranac Lake, Tupper Lake, to Utica, there to connect to Amtrak, would bring enormous benefits.

Since the 70s, the upper 5%ers have done very well, while the middle and lower class have not. The Government and the middle/lower class do NOT have the resources to stimulate this economy.....the 5%ers do. Anyone earning over $250K a year can afford to take on about 3% more in taxes while allowing the middle class more money in their pockets from tax cuts before December 31, 2011 to buy the products of the upper class!! Sounds fair to both sides to me!

thr gop has this war to keep the working poor and the poor down and keep them down.we must stop them

At least 20 states have HO Tax reduction for all military service men/women who are serving presently and past service. Would like to see Arizona and all other states do the same rather then just a "pat on the back" for those who didn't die for their country.

Get the UN to Raise the World Minimum Wage to the equivalent of 10 USD. No one should struggle if they try.

Since when can one hide money from the IRS? Imagine if We The People tried to pull what Mitt Romney is pulling? Is he scared of being jailed perhaps? Do the IRS not want to know if he owes THEM money? Either they Audit Romney or they are PART of the problem.

Certain individuals and corporations seem to have unlimited funds to spend to push their agendas and buy influence. We need a Special Tax on those monies spent for political advertising and lobbying. Let the People share in the sale of their futures!!!

Make a law that says items must contain 80% of content made here in the United States of America

Allowing laborers or anyone toiling at sixty who wishes to retire immediately without penalty would not only open up hundreds of thousands of jobs, but unleash spending sprees, traveling, changes of locale, and in general provide all the jobs we need but stir up the economy to boot. My guess is we'll come out ahead and make a whole lot of people very happy.

SC Governor has hired her 14 year old daughter to work in the State House gift shop. The other potential job applicants were overlooked and a less qualified person was employed because of their relationship with the governor.