JL Mealer on Budget & Economy

	JL Mealer on Budget & Economy

Federal Budget is beyond bloated and full of waste

Q: Is the solution to the US budget deficit cutting spending, raising taxes, or a mix of both?

A: More spending cuts than tax increases (mix of both solutions). Federal Budget is beyond bloated and full of waste and corruption that must be accounted

Source: AmericansElect email questionnaire on presidential race , Jan 22, 2012

Replace usurious Fed currency with precious metals

The Federal Reserve Note and its never-ending Usury [should be] replaced with US Congressional Dollars based on the following precious metals in order of true value Platinum, Rhodium, Gold, Iridium, Osmium, Palladium, Rhenium... Beryllium, and Silver. Of course, many of the precious metals would be safely banked while the value of the precious hazardous metals issued as certificates due to the nature and complexity of the radioactive and dangerous effects of handling such material. Source: Email interview on presidential race with OnTheIssues.org , Sep 27, 2011

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