Michael "Mike" Wheeler

Education

We need to celebrate vocational education and other career paths that don’t saddle them with heavy college debt. This is also a matter of national security. We’re currently short about 500,000 electricians, with similar shortages of welders and plumbers. We must develop these professions here at home. Learn more

I also propose that we set up a program for a recent high school graduate, college graduate, military veteran or first responder to work tax-free for 2–3 years. Those tax savings are to be put in a fund that grows tax-free and can only be used for a down payment on a house. This will allow them to get on the ladder of economic prosperity and start having children. Learn more

Environment / Energy

The battery storage subsidies must be phased out immediately, as there are currently no laws on the books for them. Level the playing field: tax incentives for gas and nuclear, streamline approvals to slash those insane costs—just facts to get reliable power back without the hazards. Learn more

Healthcare

We need to expand Health Savings Accounts—save pre-tax for everything from gym fees to OTC pills, putting power back in your hands for cheap, everyday care. RFK Jr.’s MAHA movement is a game-changer: Make America Healthy Again by slashing chronic disease through cleaner food, incentives for fit living, and a new commission redirecting money from treating sickness to preventing it, like tighter regulations on processed junk. We need to crack down hard on the pharma lobby, banning kickbacks and forcing price transparency to gut those bloated drug costs. Learn more

Insurance companies inflate everything with secret deals, charging four times more if you’re insured than out-of-pocket, while your premiums soar. Fix it with full transparency: post all rates online, break up their monopolies state-by-state, cap those admin fees, tie payouts to real results, not endless tests. We’ll cut the waste, get healthier—America deserves nothing less. Learn more

Immigration

In my view, Congress needs to step up and codify these executive actions into law, including permanently designating the cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. The Department of Defense needs to take a more active role in defending our border itself, allowing Homeland Security to focus on the interior of the country—deporting those here illegally and ridding our streets of crime. Learn more

We’ve had over 100,000 drone incursions helping cartels find smuggling routes. We need the technology to identify and neutralize these drones, and we must change the laws so they aren’t protected as aircraft. They need to be brought down to keep our communities safe. Learn more

Taxes / Budget

The U.S. Government owns trillions of dollars’ worth of assets, including 628 million acres of land and the resources beneath. It’s time to strategically lease portions of that land for oil, gas, and rare earth mineral projects—industries vital to both our economy and national security. Instead of simply offering below-market loans, we should take equity stakes in these ventures so that the American people share in the profits. After all, it is our land not the federal governments. Learn more

We need courage in Washington: let workers carve off, say, 5% of their FICA and park it in a safe index fund, just matching the market’s average 8% gain. Then a patriotic twist: folks who don’t need the check, like me, opt out, hand the cash back to the fund for those who do, and receive a tax deduction for loving our country. Voluntary, no force. This alone could save billions and preserve Social Security for future generations. Learn more

First, we must balance the budget—that’s the foundation. The deficit began trending down under President Trump, but we must continue cutting wasteful spending, reforming programs like Medicaid, and using AI and technology to increase government efficiency. Learn more

Finally, I propose the creation of an American Sovereign Wealth Fund, inspired by successful models like Norway’s. During my time at the SBA, I learned that the U.S. Currently provides below-market loans to private equity firms, which then invest in critical technologies around the world. We should share in those profits as well. By channeling revenue from strategic energy and resource projects into this fund, we can build long-term national wealth, reduce our debt burden, and secure a stronger financial future for our children and grandchildren. Learn more