2008 White House Contender Webster Brooks on the Budget

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(Free-Press-Release.com) March 15, 2006 -- Hartford, CT - Today, 2008 Presidential Contender, Webster Brooks laid out his proposed budget that gets war spending under control and reverses our climb toward the $8 trillion debt ceiling by finally ending the drain of wasteful spending.

Domestic budget issues must receive the urgency it demands. "It cost our country, our citizens, and our economy, $250 billion to line up voters in Iraq. And it may cost our taxpayers another $100 billion or so, to keep them doing so. Our response to terrorism should become a unified global coalition, rather than a burden resting solely on the shoulders of American taxpayers," said Brooks. "Our Administration will collaborate with our allies to keep global Special Forces at the ready to fight terrorism."

Once elected, Brooks will negotiate for repayment of at least $200 billion worth of war expenses as one of the first major initiatives. "In our first 100 days we will strike an agreement with Iraq to acquire repayment in oil. For our part we will protect their oil resources and be responsive to the environmental impact in the region." Brooks went on to describe a long-term partnership that will help forge mutual respect among our nation-state partners, and to prove that we can be a fair world leader.

Brooks highlighted the need for accountability in his initiative. "With one of every four tax dollars being diverted to the Pentagon, we need a serious attempt at tracking these funds. With an audit-able accounting system, we can get a handle on the waste, fraud and abuse that we know exists, especially in the war contracts."

Brooks made an appeal to voters to consider voting independent in 2008. "As a legitimate third party voice in America , I take my demand to the voters. Force this President and Congress to come up with a plan for the United States to repay our debt, to pull our troops back to American soil, to close bases in peaceful areas like Germany and Japan, and get serious about reviving America. If not, then by November 2008, vote them all out!"

"No more slight of hand budgets either", promises Brooks. He describes the current Congressional budget wrangling as a one-party affair. "The reigning party spends big, raises deficits. Their so-called adversary spends big, raises taxes. Rather than take action to avoid reaching the debt ceiling of the $8 trillion, Congress is more than willing to go along with the Administration's questionable practice of deferring requests for war dollars until after the election. This must stop! The only way to stop it is to create a real opposition party."

According to Brooks, we can recommit to a war on poverty by putting Americans to work on infrastructure improvements like high-speed rail and port security with the money saved from wasteful spending alone. The economy will expand while increasing prosperity for middle and lower income families. He concludes, "We can revive America by putting our citizens to work here at home, which will boost our long-term security and clean our environment."