Archives: Issue
Education
Too many public schools are failing at their job of educating students. Parents of all income levels should have the opportunity to choose for their children the best education choice available to them, whether in public, private, religious, or home schools. Providing choice, from primary to high school, will empower parents to choose high performing […]
Tort Reform
The U.S. tort system costs our economy billions of dollars each year. This is particularly important during an economic downturn when abusive litigation and attempts to regulate through litigation result in such high costs and liability that harms economic growth. The huge increase in medical malpractice insurance rates, for example, has contributed significantly to the […]
Term Limits
Club for Growth strongly supports term limits for Members of Congress. Currently, the culture in Washington encourages members to develop long-term relationships with lobbyists and bureaucrats. This collusion ultimately swells the size and power of government. Term limits, while not a panacea for all the ills of Congress, would break this collaboration. It would help […]
Regulation
Federal regulatory agencies exert a hidden tax on American consumers and the U.S. economy. These costs come in various forms: the cost of paperwork filled out by businesses, higher prices at stores, hampered innovation, and sometimes even reduced health and safety. While some regulation is necessary, such as rules to protect against fraud, much of […]
Free Trade
Free trade is about economic freedom and limited government. People should have the right to buy and sell from whomever they please, without the interference of government. When government hinders the otherwise free flow of goods and services it ends up picking winners and losers in the marketplace. For instance, if China is allegedly “dumping” cheap steel into […]
Entitlements
Entitlement programs are the single largest drivers of our nation’s mounting debt and must be reformed immediately before it’s too late. Not only is our current entitlement system bankrupting our nation, it is simply unsustainable in its current form. Policy Recommendations: Repeal Obamacare. Enact Medicare reform that utilizes a premium-support function to replace the current […]
Budget & Spending
The government has grown so large that the activities of hundreds of the federal government’s agencies are beyond the knowledge and understanding of its citizens. In fact, the federal government has grown to such an enormous, overreaching extent that our representatives in Congress cannot adequately oversee and control its activities. It is imperative for lawmakers […]
TAXES
The goal of tax policy should be to raise only the amount of money needed to fund legitimate functions of government while doing the least amount of damage to the economy and respecting the principle of treating taxpayers equally. Policy Recommendations: Tax cuts are just one step toward the ideal of replacing our outdated and […]