RETRIBUTION

If I were a Republican US congressperson, I would want to face the 2018 elections wearing a hard hat. I would want to be photographed putting the first shovel into the ground to upgrade a bridge, to expand a highway, or to bring sports and arts centers to small towns.

There is a long lead time between Congress funding a project and the project being built. For those of you used to the pace of business building, it is necessary to factor in the proposal process, the bidding process, the review process. In order to protect the government from fraud and shoddy work, the system is complex and time consuming.

If you want to be putting a shovel into the ground in 2018, you need to get started NOW.

It is time that you all overcame your desire for petty revenge, and worked together to fix our infrastructure and give small towns hope for the future. I believe that there are projects where everyone agrees that 'something should be done.'

So dust off the 'wish list' for your district. Do not quarrel over whether a project was proposed by Democrats or Republicans. GET THINGS FIXED AND GET THINGS BUILT! START NOW!

I would fund these projects by STOPPING STOCK GAMBLING. I propose a .001% tax on any stock sale completed within 2 seconds. Have the stock exchange collect the tax and transmit the revenue to the IRS.

I believe that rational bankers would welcome a 'brake' on the buying and selling of stock by computer programs basing the computer's decision on stock movement, with no regard to the actual value of this stock.

It is important to remember that farmers need reliable transportation systems into and out of our cities. Railroad beds need to be upgraded no matter where they are located. Some highways need to be expanded, even if the expansion happens to be in California.

Let's make America's infrastructure great again.