This letter was written by our first and continual supporter of Unleash Prosperity, Tom Smith, who is now 98 years young. We think with age comes a lot of wisdom and we hope the president takes his advice:

Dear Mr. President:

Fiscal irresponsibility dominates the culture within Congress, within our government.  

Mr. President, fortunately, today you have a tool to attack waste, fraud, duplication, and incompetence. Because of the Cloud, Big Data, and the Freedom of Information Act, you can deliver every government expenditure to every citizen’s cell phone, iPad, and computer. You can be the launching pad for transparency.  

Imagine a government where every single taxpayer dollar government spends is tracked and reported to the public.  Imagine the cultural shift from secret votes, from wasteful spending to one where every government official knows their budgets will be scrutinized in detail.  

Mr. President, here are several all-encompassing culture-changing, deficit-attacking actions you can announce tomorrow.

1. Lead by Example: Cut White House expenses and report the savings to the public every quarter.

2. Ask every member to cut their office and committee budgets by at least 10%.

3. Eliminate Earmarks: Call on Congress to abolish earmarks. Then shine a light on every remaining earmarker at least quarterly.

Bringing transparency to government can do more than clean up wasted taxpayer dollars.  It can rebuild trust.  It will solidify your legacy as the President who did not just talk about draining the swamp, you did it.