Currently we do not have a free-market system in the United States. We have a managed economy where the government through tax policy (primarily the individual and corporate income taxes) and control of the prevailing interbank lending rates via the Federal Reserve favors or protects certain industries and businesses. This is called Corporatism or Mercantilism. Some might go so far to call it Fascism or Socialism. Whatever you call it IT IS NOT CAPITALISM. Capitalism is not responsible for the technology bubble of the early 2000s, the housing industry bubble of the mid 2000s, or the failure of the financial industries in the last year.

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The key to economic growth, and, in turn, job growth, now and forever is removing all government imposed barriers that impede or prevent business and industry from conducting business. Take, for instance, the barrier of corporate income tax. The corporate income tax is not paid by corporations but by consumers as part of a product or service's price. Corporate income taxes are only paid by those industries who conduct business within the U.S. This ultimately drives corporations out of the country, and makes domestic prices uncompetitive.

Our campaign is focused on creating what we are presently calling a 'Five Year Turnaround Plan' for Georgia jobs. This proposal is not about focusing power in government through central planning, but unleashing the innovative American spirit and encouraging ingenuity. We will empower entrepreneurs and small and home-based businesses by encouraging our state legislators to remove many of the licensing requirements and ending zoning restrictions. We will also eliminate restrictions that prevent private sector industry from competing against industries that are right now subsidized by the federal and state governments. Think of the way Federal Express and UPS have overtaken the role of the post office and you'll have an idea of what we want to accomplish.

Another way we can end the government's influence on the free market is to repeal the 16th amendment, the authorization of the progressive income tax. The income tax is a mechanism for wealth redistribution and is used to manage people's purchases via tax exemptions, credits, and deductions. Instead we will support a consumption or sales tax which would force those operating outside the current income tax system to pay for the public services they use for free today. A sales tax is a practical measure by which we will gradually wean ourselves off of our dependence on federal and state services. By slowly lowering the percentage of the tax over time, the size of the government overall will shrink and government services will eventually be returned back to state control or ended entirely.