; increasing debt will slow that growth. . (E) According to the GOP Platform in 2016, Our national debt is a burden on our economy and families. The huge increase in the national debt demanded by and incurred during the current Administration has placed a significant burden on future generations. We must impose firm caps on future debt, accelerate the repayment of the trillions we now owe in order to reaffirm our principles of responsible and limited government, and remove the burdens we are placing on future generations. A strong economy is one key to debt reduction, but spending restraint is a necessary component that must be vigorously pursued. . (5) Since the beginning of the Global War on Terror, the Overseas Operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other War on Terror-related activities have added an estimated $1.7 trillion to the national debt (according to figures by the Congressional Research Service and the Congressional Budget Office). (6) Several academic and media reports project total spending and future obligations for the Overseas Operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other War on Terror-related activities to cost between $4 trillion and $6 trillion (a recent report by the Cost of War project at Brown University estimates the costs through 2053 as $4.792 trillion). (7) If the Donald J. Trump Wealth Tax raises the $5.7 trillion that President Trump expected it would in 1999, it would cover all current and future obligations incurred by the Global War on Terror and reduce the debt to GDP ratio from 77 percent to 46 percent. (8) On February 28, 2017, President Trump declared in his speech before Congress that, Democrats and Republicans should get together and unite for the good of our country and for the good of the American people. . (9) In the spirit of bipartisanship, we introduce the Donald J. Trump Wealth Tax to fulfill his promise to the American people and substantially reduce our national debt. 3. Donald J. Trump wealth tax (a) Tax imposed There is hereby imposed a tax equal to 14.25 percent of so