If a society wants to progress, and increase the quality of life for its citizens, it must invest in the following areas:

1. Education and job training.

2. Infrastructure, including roads, transportation systems, power, communications,etc.

3. Research and development, to keep abreast of other countries

4. Public health, anything to have a healthy populace

To make these investments, taxes are required, and we should support taxes to pay for them.


It should also have a neutral (or positive) balance-of-payments with other countries. When a country has a negative B.O.P.,its wealth is being transferred to foreigners, and the country becomes poorer as a result. The last time we had a neutral B.O.P. was during the Carter Administration.