Redistribute the Wealth
Does it make sense that 90% of the wealth of the United States is held in the hands of 2% of it's citizens? President-elect Obama, I ask that you create a law that limits personal fortunes to be no more than 300 times than what the average hard-working American makes. Above that, there should be a 100% tax. This will allow people to still diversify and accumulate a lot of money, but will immediately fix the deficit. It will also give the government excess funds that can be redistributed to the poor according to need. This is our chance to erase poverty from this planet. Why not take it?