Documents/RPP2012/7: Balanced Budget/7.3: Constitutional Amendment

7.3: Constitutional Amendment

Amend the Constitution amendment to require a super-majority for tax increases and impose a cap limiting spending to the historical average percentage of GDP.

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We call for a Constitutional amendment requiring a super-majority for any tax increase, with exceptions for only war and national emergencies, and imposing a cap limiting spending to the historical average percentage of GDP so that future Congresses cannot balance the budget by raising taxes

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