The Investors Campaign for an Honest Budget
A project of the Sound Dollar Committee

The Investors' Campaign for an Honest Budget, a project of the Sound Dollar Committee, is joining the national battle for fiscal integrity.

Led by Martin Weiss, Ph.D, the founder and president of Weiss Research, Inc., the Campaign will seek to establish partnerships with individuals and organizations working to improve the soundness and accuracy of the federal budget.

America's fiscal house is a mess.

We face unprecedented levels of public debt, out-of-control budget shortfalls, and a looming crisis in entitlements.

Leaders in both major parties, independent economists, business executives, and virtually anyone paying attention to the budget acknowledge the dire threat posed to our nation's present and future financial health. Surprisingly, however, they are unable to rally the support of those most likely to be among the first victims of the fiscal crisis -- millions of investors and thousands of institutions that are directly vulnerable to the capital shortages and rising interest rates which the crisis can cause.

A number of advocacy groups and experts are seeking to address the crisis, but they are fighting an uphill battle. Until investors -- plus others with a financial stake in the stability of the country -- are engaged in the battle, the crisis is bound to continue on its current path of steady deterioration. A primary goal of the Campaign is to add these critical, missing constituents to the fight for an honest budget.

The Sound Dollar Committee is a registered 501c(3) and is strictly non-partisan. Its Campaign for an Honest Budget begins with the premise that the federal budget should be transparent, measurable, and independently verifiable. It supports:

• Federal adoption of honest, "pay as you go" legislation so we do not continue to make the current situation worse;
• Accounting for the total cost of new spending and tax cuts - including future interest on debt;
• Reforms that can realistically lead to a sustainable and responsible budget over time;
• Reforms that will promptly reverse the growth of the nation's trade deficit;
• A strong and stable US dollar.