First Pass at Bill-Writing: American Sufficiency Act 2011

I thought I’d try to write a bill this morning. Here’s the start!

An Act
To create conditions for American sufficiency by reducing dependence on nonrenewable oil resources through taxation and encouraging innovation in alternative energy; to simultaneously provide economic relief to Americans by abolishing income tax and incrementally taxing non-food sales; to provide funding for states to improve public transportation systems.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘American Sufficiency Act, 2011’’.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Division A—CARBON TAX
Division B—INCOME TAX ABOLITION
Division C—PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
Division D—RENEWABLE ENERGY TAX CREDITS
Division E—NATIONAL SALES TAX