- Value [1] Nonpartisanship, Patriotism, and Fiscal Responsibility
- We all have a patriotic duty to make America better off tomorrow than it is today. Americans are counting on us to pull together,
not pull apart, to put politics aside and do the right thing for future generations. Our country’s economic and national security
depend on us putting our fiscal house in order.
- Value [2] Economic Recovery and Deficit Reduction
- Don’t disrupt the fragile economic recovery. We need a comprehensive plan now to reduce the debt over the long term. But budget
cuts should start gradually so they don’t interfere with the ongoing economic recovery. Growth is essential to restoring fiscal
strength and balance.
- Value [3] Economic Growth and Competitiveness
- Cut and invest to promote economic growth and keep America competitive. We should cut red tape and unproductive government
spending that hinders job creation and growth. At the same time, we must invest in education, infrastructure, and high-value
research and development to help our economy grow, keep us globally competitive, and make it easier for businesses to create
jobs.
- Value [4] Safety Net
- Protect the truly disadvantaged. We must ensure that our nation has a robust, affordable, fair, and sustainable safety net.
Benefits should be focused on those who need them the most.
- Value [5] Spending Cuts
- Cut spending we cannot afford – no exceptions. We must end redundant, wasteful, and ineffective federal spending, wherever
we find it. We should cut all excess spending – including defense, domestic programs, entitlement spending, and spending in
the tax code.
- Value [6] Productivity and Effectiveness
- Demand productivity and effectiveness from Washington. We must use fiscal restraint to promote reforms and efficiencies that
force government to produce better results and save money. We should insist on consistent productivity growth in our government.
- Value [7] Tax Reform and Simplification
- Reform and simplify the tax code. The tax code is rife with inefficiencies, loopholes, incentives, tax earmarks, and baffling
complexity. We need to lower tax rates, broaden the base, simplify the tax code, and bring down the deficit. We need to reform
the corporate tax system to make America the best place to start and grow a business and create jobs.
- Value [8] Tough Choices and Truthfulness
- Don’t make promises we can’t keep. Our country has tough choices to make. We need to be willing to tell Americans the truth:
We cannot afford to continue spending more than we take in, and we cannot continue to make promises we know full well we cannot
keep.
- Value [9] Shared Sacrifice
- The problem is real, and the solution will be painful. We must stabilize and then reduce the national debt, or we could spend
$1 trillion a year in interest alone by 2020. There is no easy way out of our debt problem, so everything must be on the table.
A sensible, realistic plan requires shared sacrifice – and Washington must lead the way and tighten its belt.
- Value [10] Long-Term Soundness
- Keep America sound over the long run. We need to implement policies today to ensure that future generations have retirement
security, affordable health care, and financial freedom. To do that, we must make Social Security solvent and sound, reduce
the long-term growth of health care spending, and tackle the nation’s overwhelming debt burden.
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