This country is in grave danger of its own making
I'm concerned that we as a nation are committing suicide, and it drives me to want to do something about it.
It's Time to Face the Truth
Our nation is headed for financial collapse.
Three are pervasive and very dangerous myths in our country that I would like to address with you.
The first is that somehow the national debt is not a problem; if it is, there's not a problem for us individually.
That's the myth.
The second one is nothing is happening in this country to solve this problem.
That's also a myth.
Third, even if there is a problem and something is being done to solve the problem, there is nothing we as individuals can do about this problem.
As a nation of free men, we shall live forever or die by Suicide.
–Abraham Lincoln, 1836
The National Debt is Crushing us.
The National Debt stands at 32 Trillion Dollars.
Every American would have to pay $250,000 for their share of the national debt.
“The No Budget – No Pay Act”
Senate Bill 89
Patriotic Sacrifice to Repair the Incentives of Congress
What if Congress had to come together and do the hard work of balancing the budget as a prerequisite to receiving their pay?
Republican Mike Braun of Indiana and Democrat Joe Manchin of West Virginia introduced the non-partisan Bill.
The No Budget – No Pay Act.
If Congress does not pass a budget by October 1st of each year,
Congress receives no salary until the budget passes.
Salary is not paid retroactively either.
Once it's done, it's done.
No pay until the budget is made.
It changes the incentive.
By changing the incentive, we can change the results
We can change the game.
Seeking Patriots to Solve the National Debt.
You Can Get Involved
Here's what you can do.
I've always felt that the real threat this country would face in my life would not be from an external threat; it would be from within.
I feel like we're living that now.
Maybe it's our time
• Is there something you can do to help further this cause?
• Is it right for us to face our problems?
• Is it right for us to discuss this in a non-partisan way?
I'm asking each of you
• Will you sign your name?
• Will you put your support into this effort?
• Will you put your name with ours?
• Will you Donate?
Tom Coburn's Vision
His Passion Led Me Here
Meeting Tom Coborn for the first time was like being one-on-one with a celebrity. I was a bit in awe, and you could feel the eyes of everyone in the Starbucks on us or, more accurately, him.
This initial feeling of awe quickly gave way to a feeling of drinking from a firehose.
The concepts he laid out in in his book “Smashing the DC Monopoly”, with such detail and with clarity were profound and life-changing for me.
But to have Tom Coburn say plain and clear that left unchecked, these problems would COLLAPSE our country;
Well, that was life-changing for me.
It was hard facts thoroughly spelled out.
It was the truth.
Truth demands action.
Truth demands courage.
Our U.S. Constitution is a beautiful and divinely inspired document that gives the people the power to remedy these problems if we just will.
-Tom Coburn , US Senator
The problem is not a matter of Republican vs. Democratic leadership. The problem is human greed.
Congress members are corrupt when they engage in what has become a routine process of pandering to their constituents to get re-elected at the expense of the common good of our nation. Their oath is to the Constitution (the common good) and says nothing about serving their state or district.
“No Budget – No Pay Act Co-Sponsors”
