Freedom Songs

In this transformational age, we can’t wish the world away. We must:

* Advance liberty
* Preserve tradition, and
* Achieve constructive change for Americans

Yes, the Republican House Policy Committee strives for constructive change, because we agree with the conservative philosopher Russell Kirk:

Information about Opus One: Champion the American Dream

Situation: Hell Awaits Us beneath Big Government

Americans’ economic freedom is founded upon four pillars of prosperity:

* Free People
* Free Markets
* Free Enterprise
* Private Property

These pillars of prosperity empower Americans to pursue happiness within their families, communities and our country. We must defend these pillars of prosperity against big government’s seductive calls to exchange our private property for state benefits.

Situation: Big Government’s Soak and Bloat Scheme

Today, under the Industrial Era’s progressive income tax a full 50% of the lowest earning tax filers provide 3.5% of federal tax revenues. Soon, most Americans will deem increased taxes and spending as a bargain, if not a boon.

Situation: The Government’s Morally Bankrupt Boondoggle

If your finances looked like the federal budget, you wouldn’t get elected. You’d get arrested. In the past two fiscal years, tax revenues have increased by double-digit percentages; but spending, the budget deficit, and the debt reached record levels. The government’s morally bankrupt boondoggle with your hard-earned money is a fiscal scam harming Americans’ prosperity; and is an immoral usurpation of Americans’ liberty and sovereignty.

Situation: Is Our Health Care System Terminal?

Americans’ health care system is at a transformational stage. Our system is mixed of public, private and third-party payment. With health care spending approaching two trillion dollars, our government spends as much as the private sector. But while Americans are dearly paying for health care under the “hybrid system” Americans receive relatively little direct patient care. The remainder is largely wasted upon an inefficient, bureaucratic system or lost to outright fraud.

Situation: “How Much Wisdom…?”

Like TV during the Industrial Age, during our Global Age the internet can both educate and distract. Pausing amidst the clacking keypads, let’s recall T.S. Eliot’s warning: “How much wisdom have we lost in knowledge? How much knowledge have we lost in information?” Yes, the computer may supplant the poet from a society’s yearning; but it must not supplant parents and teachers from a child’s learning.

Situation: America’s Dangerous Addiction to Oil

Daily, America’s oil addiction increases: we consume nearly 21 million barrels of oil per day. Worse, while our demand exceeds 25% of global oil production, our known oil reserves are only 3% of global supply. As the developing world’s energy demands escalate, our nation’s dependence upon a single, finite fuel –– often obtained from unfriendly sources and areas we’ve been at war with – poses grave concerns for our prosperity, environment, and security.