Prioritize: Don't Make Famlies Scrounge

House hold income slipped dramatically from 2007 until the present. Families have less to spend and given the constant increase in prices for necessities even buying necessities present challenges. We learn daily of our politicians and lobbying groups calling for tax increases for: infrastructure, education, environment and prisons to name a few. Senator Hollings wants a value added tax slapped on everyone and everything.
Of course, each additional tax subtracts from what families have to spend on living, driving their living standards even further. First we need to make sure our current taxes go to programs that most need them. It is called prioritizing. Everyone, every business does this when the funds don't cover the "wants". Second, we must not snatch more from hard pressed families.
And third, anyone who wants to raise taxes for a specific need ought therefore identify which current government program should be terminated to pay for it. The legislature then, if they agree, drops the low priority program and funds the higher priority one.
For instance, the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce is lobbying hard for taxing gas to fund infrastructure improvements. They should at the same time lobby for the state program they want cancelled to pay for that.
Of course, the Chamber would catch hell from those who like the low priority program and would have to defend why it should be terminated.
My guess is that will not happen either with the Chamber or any legislator. They do not want to take grief but do want to feel the kudos of those who get the tax increase and who are probably financial supporters of the Chamber or the legislator.
Do not raise taxes and punish the middle class who are struggling to stay above water. Chop the less useful programs and fund the most useful ones. 
 

Necessary Steps to Defeat Jihadist II

Many of the millions of Muslims living in Europe sequester themselves in neighborhoods densely packed with fellow Muslims.Many do not work living off the generous welfare provided by socialist governments. They do not assimilate but get all their news entertainment and cultural maintenance from their home Islamic country through satellite TV. These neighborhoods earn the moniker "dish" cities. The other name for these neighborhoods is "no go zone" as non-Muslims find them dangerous. The police do not keep normal order but only pretend to be in charge.
These are perfect places for terrorists to stage their attacks on the accepting country. Terrorists can spend months gathering their weaponry, recruiting and planning without fear of a neighbor ratting them out.
The police must bring normal order and safety to the "no go zones" so non-violent citizens will feel safe in reporting suspicious people thus going far to thwart future attacks. It should be made known that those who do not report crimes or potential crimes are accessories to that crime.

Necesary Steps to Defeat Jihadist

The foundation for a war against any enemy lies in good intelligence. The more understood about the enemies capabilities, intentions and commanders the more effective the military operation will be. Currently, the United States has chosen to kill, usually with a drone attack, those that could reveal intelligence on their fellow murders.

It is apparent, that if we wish to be successful we must instead of killing sources, capture them. Once secure we must interrogate them for all the information they have and then feed that into the larger intelligence picture. This will save American lives and those of our allies.

To secure them we need a POW camp equipped to house them humanely and securely with all the apparatus needed for successful interrogations. This POW camp would best be an island within easy range of the United States Navy to thwart any attempt to free the prisoners.

We already have such a facility but our current president will close it, continue killing good intelligence sources and constraining those sworn to protect us as he has sworn to protect us.

Saying that ISIS, ISIL and Al Qaeda are not about Islam is like saying the Crusades were not about Christianity!