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Here at Plan For America, a Public-Private Partnership, we believe in an America that can provide for all her citizenry. For 18 years, we have listened, studied, and refined PFA to truly be for the people. Providing retirement and healthcare that does not burden our children and their future with runaway debts and deficits. Plan For America truly is a pragmatic solution to many of the financial and healthcare necessities that everyday Americans face. PFA pioneers the way to a solvent and fr ...
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Welcome to A Bold Plan for America, the podcast created to educate our citizens about the biggest issues we face and encourage our leaders to make decisions that are in the best long-term interest of the United States. The importance of an informed citizenship has never been higher than in today’s environment of misinformation. On this podcast we break down America’s biggest problems and provide nonpartisan, fact-based solutions on how we can solve them. Tune in to get informed and please sh ...
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In this episode, Burke shines a light on the corroding influence of money in congressional campaigns and lobbying efforts. He argues for sweeping reforms, including eliminating the Senate filibuster, ending partisan gerrymandering, canceling congressional pensions, and imposing term limits via a constitutional amendment. He advocates giving the pre…
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Save Social Security and Expand It!
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From eliminating the income cap on Social Security taxes to advocating for higher standards in disability programs, Burke offers straightforward solutions to ensure fairness and sustainability. He also introduces the "Every Kid Has a Chance" program, aimed at reducing childhood poverty, and suggests federal intervention to transform struggling publ…
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Despite being one of the wealthiest nations, the United States' transportation system is graded at a C- (by The American Society of Civil Engineers), with 11 categories receiving a D, including our roads. In this episode, John Burke proposes a straightforward solution: raise the gas tax by a dollar. This would not only fund infrastructure projects …
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John Burke dives into the pressing issue of healthcare reform, stressing the profound impact of individual well-being on the nation's health. Referencing medical doctor William Mayo, Burke underscores the necessity of prioritizing every citizen's health. Despite the substantial healthcare expenditure in the United States, the country is nearly dead…
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How to Reduce the Risk of Nuclear War
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In a world where nuclear arsenals loom large and the Doomsday Clock ticks closer to midnight, Burke explores the urgent need to reduce the risk of nuclear war. Drawing on insights from global leaders and military experts, Burke outlines bold solutions, from immediate reductions in deployed weapons to advocating for a nuclear-free world by 2028. Joi…
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Dr. Daniel Hall is the dean of the business school at High Point University in North Carolina. High Point bills itself as the premier life skills university in the nation, and Dr. Hall shares some of the innovative things the university is doing. As a college professor, he shares a matrix of how he evaluates Plan For America in comparison with the …
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The Citizen Scorecard: Unpacking the Role We Play
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We talk a lot about what political leaders can be doing better—but what about citizens? Through the lens of the Citizen Scorecard, they explore seven key elements—from education to civic participation—that empower individuals to drive positive change. Burke challenges the notion of passive citizenship, urging listeners to take ownership of America’…
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The Leadership Scorecard: Evaluating the Candidates
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What makes a great leader? What makes a terrible leader? Why is great leadership important at all levels of government? When it comes to governance and organizational success, one trait stands out prominently: leadership. Whether it's growing a business, a nonprofit, a government, or a sports team, the leader at the helm plays a pivotal role in det…
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We have long thought that mutual fund managers are the rock stars of the financial services industry because they get to manage the largest chunks of money. We were therefore thrilled to have Idanna Appio, the portfolio manager for First Eagle Income Builder Fund as our guest. In the first half of the episode, she sheds light on some current invest…
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From the alarming rise in CO2 levels to the devastating impacts of natural disasters, the need for decisive action regarding climate change has never been clearer. Explore actionable fact-based solutions, including carbon taxes and reforestation initiatives, and even engaging NASA to help save our climate. This episode challenges listeners to confr…
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Creating a High-Performance Government
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The U.S. Government is not a high-performance government. “We, the people'' own our Government, yet our leaders tolerate poor performance in many areas of the Government. In this episode, Burke dives into some of the key problems facing the U.S. Government, including the failure to address the country’s biggest issues until they become a crisis and…
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Introducing A Bold Plan for America
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Join host John Burke in the inaugural episode of A Bold Plan for America as he unveils a bold vision for tackling the Nation's most pressing challenges. With a mix of frustration and determination, Burke dives into the broken political system, the influence of money in politics, and the urgent need for meaningful dialogue on these issues. Through i…
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Dr. Vance Ginn is a noted economist who has worked at the state and national levels. From Texas, he served the Texas Public Policy Institute, and nationally he worked in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in Washington, DC. As someone who is very concerned with government debts and deficits, we wanted his opinion on Plan For America and how …
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Phil Cusa has been a healthcare administrator for over 40 years. In the first half of the episode, Phil gives us an overview of the current state of healthcare in the U.S. and why it needs fixing. The second half explores how some of the specific provisions of Plan For America could help solve those problems.…
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One of the greatest challenges in addressing the problem of unfunded Social Security obligations is getting current retirees on board. Saul Anuzis is the President of 60-Plus, a senior advocacy group, so we thought he would be an excellent guest to weigh in on the topic. Doing nothing about Social Security, as both major political parties seem to a…
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A graduate of Vanderbilt University, John Steele Gordon is an author and thought leader. One of his books is The Great Game: The Emergence of Wall Street as a World Power and he has also written about the economic history of the U.S. in general. One of his observations is that enormous government debts and deficits is a relatively recent phenomenon…
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Dan Mitchell is the Chairman of the Center for Freedom and Prosperity, a thinktank in Washington, DC, that focuses on free markets end encouraging governments around the world to compete with each other economically. As an economist, we thought Dan would be perfect to comment on the Plan For America provision that retirement monies would be investe…
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AnneMarie Schieber is a healthcare expert with Heartland Institute and writes their healthcare newsletter. She is our first guest on the healthcare side of Plan For America, which is important because Medicare represents about 85% of the unfunded liability problem facing our country, while Social Security only represents about 15%. Ms. Schieber has…
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Spike Cohen ran for Vice President on the Libertarian Party ticket in 2020. A successful businessman, he is thinking about running for President in 2024. If he does, Plan for America will be part of his platform, and he has heartily endorsed the plan, mentioning it on national television interviews.
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A renowned economist, Dr. Alexander William Salter is professor of economics at Texas Tech University. A co-author of the book "Money and the Rule of Law," Dr. Salter heads up the Sound Money Project for the American Institute of Economic Research, focused on improving our monetary system. Dr. Salter explains the gold standard and the significance …
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Len Gilroy is with the Reason Foundation in Los Angeles and heads up their Pension Integrity Project. Reason is a national Libertarian think tank that also publishes a magazine by the same name. Len's particular interest is in state and local pension liabilities, many of which are not currently fully funded. This poses a threat to state budgets bec…
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Johnny Gwin was one of the first independent candidates to declare for President of the United States in the 2024 election cycle. A social media and podcast expert from Mobile, Alabama, Gwin has a unique take on the issues of the day. What does he think about Plan For America? With Republicans and Democrats at loggerheads and unpopular, is there an…
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Our guest for this episode is Adam Houser with the Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT). The twin goals of this organization are environmental stewardship and human prosperity, on the assumption that these goals are not in conflict with one another. We thought Adam would be a good guest because he heads up CFACT's college outreach, and tod…
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Gregory van Kipnis is the chairman of the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER) based in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. We thought he would be a good guest for Plan For America Podcast because AIER is a nonpartisan research and education nonprofit focused on the importance of markets. Their mission is to affirm free enterprise, economic…
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Who better to explain Plan For America than its author, Terry Nager? Terry has been a Certified Financial Planner since 1980, and he also has designations as a Chartered Life Underwriter and a Chartered Financial Consultant. Some years ago, he was walking along the beach wondering if his sons would enjoy the same opportunities he had growing up in …
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Grover Norquist is the President of Americans for Tax Reform, based in Washington, DC. He is perhaps best known for the "pledge" that he attempts to get from candidates for public office that they will not raise taxes of any kind if elected. We therefore thought he would be a fascinating guest on the show because of PFA's approach to taxes. Under t…
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Plan For America is a public-private partnership, and we could not think of a better expert in such partnerships than our guest, Tom Cellucci. He was appointed as Chief Commercialization Officer by President George W. Bush and reappointed by President Barack Obama. Today he heads up Bravatek, a company specializing in the mining of rare earth metal…
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If you ever want to get an idea like Plan For America going, a good place to start is with your own representative in Congress. Bradley Byrne was the Congressman for Alabama's first district from 2014-2021. Prior to that he served as a state senator and ran for governor. A graduate of Duke University, Byrne has a law degree from the University of A…
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Speaker and author Chris Hogan is our guest, who many will recognize from his years in the Dave Ramsey organization. Ramsey’s goal is to shift individuals from a culture of debt to one of equity, or ownership, and that is exactly what Plan For America is trying to do on a national basis. One of Chris’s books is “Everyday Millionaire,” something tha…
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FreedomFest is an annual festival where free minds meet to celebrate freedom in an open-minded environment. It is independent, non-partisan, and not officially affiliated with any organization or think tank. That is exactly why Plan For America chose FreedomFest as the first event to unveil our plan. Dr. Mark Skousen is the founder and producer of …
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One of the first people to endorse Plan For America is Stephen Moore, an economist affiliated with Freedom Works and The Heritage Foundation. If you like political and economic commentary, you have probably seen him on TV often! Our topic is Modern Monetary Theory, the idea that government debts and deficits do not matter. For a while when interest…
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What is Plan For America? There is no one better to explain it than the man who built the economic model to see if it would work: Dr. Kyre Lahtinen of Wright State University. One of Kyre’s super powers is taking complex topics and explaining them in simple terms. That is what he does here, describing the retirement and health care components of ou…
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