I know that there are fundamental flaws in much of my thinking, so feel free to add your improvements or changes.
-Limit foreign aid and involvement in foreign matters. That's money better spent at home. Be willing to help countries who actually need and ask for it, but HELP them..don't fix their problems for them. They have to put forth their own effort.
-Zero tolerance for aggression. Let North Korea know that ANY unwarranted aggression on South Korea will be met with overwhelming force. If they shut up and leave everyone alone, we'll leave them alone too.
-Stop giving tax breaks to wealthy corporations for any reason other than developments that help society and their customers. Enact legislation that further regulates a fair industry, such as the Net Neutrality act, to stop companies like Verizon from trying to squeeze every last penny out of their customers. Encourage development and innovation, rather than turning an existing idea into a cash cow.
-Welfare reform. This would be met with a lot of resistance. But, no more free handouts to those who don't need it. If you are unable to work because of a legitimate disability, you're eligible. Criteria will be firmly laid out in the letter of the law to prevent people from coming up with all sorts of imagined ailments. If you can work but refuse to...you don't get shit.
-Education reform. Award scholarships and grants to those who demonstrate an ability and willingness to learn...not those who just happen to be in a low income bracket. Your familys wealth should have nothing to do with your GPA and test scores. No more education for illegal immigrants.
-Immigration reform. Make it clear that if you want to live and work in America, you must either be an American citizen or have a legitimate reason. Illegal aliens will be immediately deported, and people who aid and employ them will face heavy fines and jail time. Strengthen the borders; allow people with legitimate credentials to freely move about, but have strict customs policies in place to reduce drug trafficking. If possible set up a no-mans zone on borders. Unidentified individuals or vehicles will be swiftly stopped; use of deadly force authorized to protect border incursions. We are a sovereign state after all. Use military to guard the border, such as National Guard, with specific training. I bet dope runners would think twice after a few get obliterated by attack helicopters.
-Strengthen and build up the military. Don't cut funding. Improve relations with other countries through joint training. Try to limit overblown development budgets by promoting joint development with our allies. Become a superpower once again through better training and equipment, rather than military involvement where we aren't welcome.
-TSA: Greatly increase oversight. Reduce funding and require intensive training with regular testing and refreshers. Fix their stupid rules, and somehow require common sense in screening. Possibly establish training for flight crew to deal with threats. I'm not saying eliminate them, but I am saying that they're incredibly inefficient and ineffective at what they're supposed to do. They limit the free movement of bona fide citizens, while all too often missing real problems.
-Gun control: Make it much less legally painful for law abiding citizens to own and carry firearms. Make penalties for misuse much worse. Preempt state laws on open and concealed carry. THe public perception can't be fixed, but if more people carry, they will come around. I agree with requiring background checks on every person. An armed public is a safe public. Your average hoodlum in DC or Chicago would think twice about pulling a gun when he knows that his potential victim is very likely to be armed.
-Healthcare reform: I honestly have no idea how to deal with this. Obamacare is obviously flawed. But so is the healthcare industry where medical attention and health insurance is insanely expensive.
-Corrections reform: Reestablish the death penalty, and expand crimes it covers. Reduce minimum requirements for inmate support. Make labor a requirement...you don't work, you don't eat. The problem is, prison isn't so bad anymore, and some people actually think it can benefit them in one way or another. There are so many criminals that have demonstrated that they can't function in society for some reason or another...and have found that going back to prison is easier than making a living. There are many that have no place in society because of attitude or actions, and have no business burning our tax dollars. They owe us...we don't owe them. You steal or destroy...you're going to work to pay off what you stole or damaged. Cause intentional physical harm to another human being with malicious intent...you should break rocks for the rest of your life. Right now, there's little incentive for individuals to think twice about their actions. There are those who are just plain crazy, and while they're people too...I can't figure out how they'd be able to fit back into society. People who commit crimes against society don't deserve the same rights...period.
