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1. Tall Man believes everyone talks about a smaller government, but no one wants to have their ox gored.

   The Federal Budget for FY 2008 estimates about a $400 billion deficit. The FY 2009 is another $400 billion deficit. Tall Man believes that a few basic changes in Federal organization and priorities would lead to a balanced budget.

   http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2009/summarytables.html

   Changes:
   1. Stop the U.S. role of “ World Policeman”. The DOD reports that about 1.4 million military personnel are stationed abroad at the end of 2007. http://siadapp.dmdc.osd.mil/personnel/MILITARY/history/hst0712.pdf DOD reports that is has over 700 sites overseas. http://www.defenselink.mil/pubs/BSR_2007_Baseline.pdf The major sites or bases are in Japan, South Korea, Germany and the Middle East. Tall Man believes we can focus our military efforts overseas on the war on Terror and leave Japan, South Korea and Germany [JSG] to defend themselves. Tall Man wants to support our defense of JSG from the U.S. bases or Naval presence, not land bases. The military has developed the ability to strike anywhere in the world quickly and decisively from U.S. territory. Lastly money, the U.S. can not longer afford to have such a large military presence in JSG and the rest of the world. The U.S. military should suspend opening bases worldwide.
   2.Do not replace in large numbers the approximately 500,000 Federal Baby Boomers will retire by 2012. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/06/AR2008050602713.html This event is the perfect time to adhere to the Amendment X of the Constitution, “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.” Listed below are major U.S. Departments that fall out side of the United States powers and are reserved for the States. Tall Man believe the Federal Government has too many priorities on its plate and should get back to the basic powers enumerated by the Constitution. If you move Federal Departments to the States, they can determine what level of effort should be expended. The movement of the Departments could be over a 5 year period coinciding with the Federal Baby Boomer’s retirement. Reduce each Departments by 20% a year and send it to the States. Most of the functions are already handled by State Departments.

   Department of Energy
   Department of Education
   Department of Agriculture
   Department of Energy
   Department of Commerce
   Department of Labor
   Small Business Administration

   Create a new Federal Department of Regulations for
   these departments. The role of the Federal Government
   becomes regulation, but not operation of the above
   Departments functions. If regulation requires resources
   beyond the States ability to fund, form partnerships.
   3.Create a “Safety net” for individuals and companies that is means tested. Apply means testing to all Government programs, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and particularly Agriculture, etc. Do not give money to able body individuals above the poverty line and provide no money to companies making a profit.
   4.The American people have been calling for a reduced military role in world affairs. Americans also want the Federal Government to be more efficient with their money by balancing Federal Budget and maintaining reasonable Taxation. The above suggestions go a long way to bringing control of Government closer to the people, i.e. the States.

   Tall Man
   http://www.tallmanblog.com

   Comment by Tall Man | May 22, 2008

2. Crush Liberalism believes that Tall Man should stop speaking in the third person. That’s just Crush Liberalism’s opinion, though.

   Comment by crushliberalism | May 22, 2008

3. tnjack thinks that Crush Liberalism is having too much fun with Tall Man. Ya gotta respect a man from Colorado who is a semi-retired Naval officer, an expert in many life sciences and is still making time to be a “house-husband”. But that’s just tnjack’s opinion.

   Comment by tnjack | May 22, 2008

4. Poll: America wants more American Idol, Dancing With the Stars and More Hand-Outs

   Comment by Conservative Black Man in the ATL | May 23, 2008

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