Tim Donner on Budget & Economy

Limit federal budget to 18% of America's GDP

We must work to permanently limit the ability of the government to engage in reckless spending. It is time for a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget and a strict limit on federal spending based on the size of the economy. I favor a limit of 18% of America's gross domestic product (the total of all goods and services produced). This will leave Congress with no choice but to adjust realistically to economic conditions, ending outsized budgets and runaway deficits. Source: 2012 Senate campaign website, www.timdonner.com, "Issues" , Jul 22, 2011

Demand a Balanced Budget amendment.

Donner signed the Contract From America

The Contract from America, clause 3. Demand a Balanced Budget:

Begin the Constitutional amendment process to require a balanced budget with a two-thirds majority needed for any tax hike.

Source: The Contract From America 10-CFA03 on Jul 8, 2010

Limit federal spending growth to per-capita inflation rate.

Donner signed the Contract From America

The Contract from America, clause 6. End Runaway Government Spending:

Impose a statutory cap limiting the annual growth in total federal spending to the sum of the inflation rate plus the percentage of population growth.

Source: The Contract From America 10-CFA06 on Jul 8, 2010

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