The economic rules

The following are the rules that will be used to discuss different aspects of the US economy and what should be done to cure the ills we are seeing.

1. A dollar spent is a dollar taxed


2. To consume you must produce

3. The law of supply and demand still applies even if you are the government

4. Education, infrastructure, production, efficiency, trust raise the economy. Burdens such as commitments, promises, debt, crime, security issues and overhead lower the economy

5. Savings takes money from the now and moves it into the future. Borrowing takes money from the future and moves it into the now.