Discussion group focusing on the policy initiatives found in Matt Miller's "The Two Percent Solution" http://www.mattmilleronline.com

Overview by Matt Miller:
"Suppose I told you that for just two cents on the national dollar we could have a country where everyone had health insurance, full-time workers earned a living wage, poor children had great teachers in fixed-up schools, and politicians spent their time with average Americans because they no longer had to grovel to wealthy donors? Suppose I also said we'd largely be using "conservative" means (like tax subsidies and vouchers) to help reach these seemingly "liberal" goals -- and that when we were done government would still be smaller than it was when Ronald Reagan was president? If you're like most people, you'd probably think that for two cents on the dollar this sounds like an intriguing deal. But then suppose I explained that 2 percent of our $11 trillion national income (or GDP) is $220 billion a year -- orders of magnitude beyond the boundaries of Washington debate?If you listen to the "experts" who set the terms of public discussion -- the politicians, the press, and the vast associated network of analysts, advocates and other talking heads -- you'd conclude such a plan was impossible. If you listen to common sense, of course, finding two cents on the dollar to reach the goals I've mentioned seems almost a snap. Between our proper intuition that two percent is a small amount, and the Washington consensus that a two percent shift in priorities is beyond imagining, lies a chasm in which nearly every claimed "solution" from our political leaders turns out to be a hoax. Things don't have to be this way. The Two Percent Solution will change national politics by showing Americans how we can reframe the debate about our collective possibilities -- and thereby fix some of the nation's biggest domestic problems through solutions that are pragmatic, broadly acceptable, and just."