Allen Buckley is a Libertarian running for U.S. Senate from Georgia. Sometimes Libertarians can go too far with the idea that things work better without government. While this is true in many instances, things work better without corporate greed and influence. That is what makes government necessary because nothing other than government can make the playing field level.

But, for what it is worth, when it comes to our economic woes, social security reform, health care insurance, everyone needs to give Allen a listen. As a CPA and an attorney, I think Allen understands both the law and balancing the books and he offers some interesting proposals to solve some of America’s most difficult problems.

One thing I like about Allen is that he doesn’t deal in soundbites. (How I hate people that answer questions in soundbites.) I have no doubt that Allen has a passionate concern for the economic future of America. When our elected officials have more concern for our economic future than getting re-elected, we might actually get some of these long term problems solved.

Allen took on Saxby Chambliss and Jim Martin recently at the debate in Perry, GA. Allen has no hesitation to call Chambliss a liar. According to Allen, Chambliss lies everytime he tells audiences that the Fair Tax is a viable solution to all our tax propblems. The Fair Tax is a sales tax on everything (or virtually everything) at a rate that brings in enough tax revenue to pay for government program. The rate is very much in dispute. Allen points out that the proposal Chambliss supports calls for an unrealistically low tax rate that even the President’s Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform considers to be about half the tax rate that would actually be necessary.

Allen says Chambliss is fiscally irresponsible, having voted for all the deficit spending federal budgets proposed during his time in the Senate. He is especially critical of Chambliss’ support for unrestrained, uncontrolled farm subsidies.

As for the difference between Democrats and Republicans, it is just a question of who gets the tax cuts, the wealthy (Republican) or the middle class (Democrat).

While Allen thinks the baleout of Wall Street and the banks is not a good idea, he makes it clear that $700 or $800 billion is not our biggest problem. He sounds the alarm loud and clear that if we do not resolve the social security and medicare budgetary problems in the next decade or so, we will simply get to the point that our debts bring government to a standstill.

If you think a vote for Allen is a wasted vote because a Libertarian may not win, Allen points out that if you really want change in Washington, a vote him is definitely a vote for change.