Prosperity is something that we Americans must create for our selves through hard work, sound investment, and frugal spending habits. Uncle Sam cannot make us rich. We Libertarians would like him to stop throwing up roadblocks in our path.

I propose

• The current economic crisis arises from a liquidity shortage and counter-party risk. Tax cuts and rebates will soak up capital, making the current economic crisis worse.
• The first tax to eliminate is the national debt -- the tax on grandchildren.
• Federal corporate welfare should be ended, but that won't solve the budget deficit.
• We should make Washington, D.C. a model for how business deregulation lets small businessmen make their community wealthy.
• The Social Security system is in a near-impossible financial situation. We could encourage people to opt irrevocably out of the system and to invest what would have been their Social Security tax. That change will relieve the strain.