Save Our Country Coalition

The Save Our Country Coalition is a partnership between FreedomWorks Foundation, American Legislative Exchange Council, Tea Party Patriots, Committee to Unleash Prosperity and a coalition of conservative organizations and prominent individuals. The Save Our Country Coalition has outlined five key principles to abide by in order to reopen US society and preserve the American way of life: I. Immediately reopen the economy, while implementing the best workplace practices to protect the health of our citizens II. Restore the essential principles of limited government and fiscal responsibility by stopping the trillions of dollars of federal spending that is imperiling America’s economic future and dangerously escalating our national debt. III. Incentivize the rapid rebuilding of our economy through proven formulas: tax cuts, deregulation, and lawsuit reform IV. Preserve federalism within the rule of law and respect the rights of the states in dealing with crises such as the coronavirus pandemic V. Protect the individual liberties of our citizens from unconstitutional power grabs by the federal, state and local governments. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Description prior to 10/26/21: In mid-March 2020, the United States had an unemployment rate of 3.5 percent and the economy was strong. As of last week, nearly 17 million Americans have lost their jobs because of the extreme actions of some state and local governments to lockdown their businesses. If government officials do not allow people to return to work very soon, we will experience a severe contraction and perhaps a depression. It’s time to allow people to get back to work. State and local governments must begin to reopen their states’ economies to allow business owners, who operate on thin profit margins, to put the pieces back together and begin the economic recovery. It is possible and preferable for Americans to learn and to practice social distancing, and for employers to develop, implement and share best practices for hygiene to promote and protect the good health of their employees and customers alike, without micromanagement from government. America’s greatest strength is freedom, and the present situation is untenable for America’s long term health as a nation.