Walmart for President!

by William Keiper

Only by engaging the best thinking and practices of a leading U.S. business do we have a shot at resolving the most critical fiscal challenges facing our nation. The compelling conclusion is that the best candidate for the job is the Walmart management team.

U.S. economic independence can only be regained through a concerted, long-term effort. We owe it to future generations of our republic to elect leadership capable of getting the job done.

As a nation we must stop raising the debt ceiling and borrowing from foreign governments just to keep ours open for business. We must think outside the box of our divisive two-party political system and seek innovative solutions together.

As voters we must voice our collective displeasure at the lack of commitment shown by our elected representatives in the face of our fiscal emergency.

>> A Note for Readers: The content and theme of this essay is purposely quite similar to the others in The Presidential Essays series, including Amazon for President! and Apple for President! (also available on Amazon.com). This version has been customized to reflect Walmart's unique qualifications and readiness as the proposed candidate for running the operations of the executive branch. Most elections offer at least two candidates, and each of us usually views one as more qualified than the others. These essays offer an opportunity to compare highly qualified but very different candidates.

Although the title Walmart for President! is, I hope, somewhat provocative, the subject matter is serious. As citizens, we can no longer stand around passively hoping that a new economic platform will somehow spontaneously take shape and raise us out of our economic difficulties.

Our government's unapologetic addiction to borrowing and the pervasive financial challenges of many of our citizens are two clear indicators of the magnitude of the challenge.

Our current form of government--operating under the same structure first adopted when our Constitution was ratified in 1788--has not kept up with the complexity and pace of our times. Consequently, no individual president--no matter how brilliant or gifted with leadership and other skills--can show the way forward in the creation of a new economic platform. We need a flexible democracy to meet the challenges of the times.

Creating a shift of the magnitude now required will necessitate applying the best of our political leadership and the best of our private sector acumen and brilliance--all in the service of reengineering our government and economy.
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34 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 5, 2014

About the author

William Keiper is an award-winning author of creative nonfiction. He is committed to helping individuals and businesses do things differently as the result of seeing things differently.

He is the author of Untethered Aging, Cyber Crisis – It’s Personal Now; Life Expectancy – It’s Never Too Late to Change Your Game; and The Power of Urgency. He has also published a series of short political essays, Amazon for President; Apple for President and Walmart for President.

His writing and books have received numerous literary awards, including Best Current Events Book 2017 (Cyber Crisis) by the National Indie Excellence Awards committee:

WINNER - NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARDS - Best Current Events Book 2017 (Cyber Crisis)
WINNER - WORLD BOOK AWARDS - Best Self-Help Book & Best Business Motivational Book 2012 (Life Expectancy)
WINNER - THE USA BEST BOOK AWARDS - Best New Non-Fiction Book 2012 (Life Expectancy)
WINNER - NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARDS - Best Personal Growth Book 2014 (Life Expectancy)
WINNER - NEW YORK BOOK FESTIVAL - Best eBook (all categories, fiction and non-fiction) 2012 (Life Expectancy)
WINNER - WORLD BOOK AWARDS - Best Current Events Book & Best Political/Social Book 2012 (Apple for President)
WINNER - PARIS BOOK FESTIVAL - Best eBook (all categories, fiction and non-fiction) 2012 (Life Expectancy)
WINNER - BOOK OF THE YEAR [MIND] - LIVING NOW BOOK AWARDS 2012 (Apple for President)
SILVER WINNER - NONFICTION BOOK AWARDS 2017 (Cyber Crisis)
FINALIST - NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARDS - Best Social Media Book 2017 (Cyber Crisis)
FINALIST - NEXT GENERATION INDIE BOOK AWARDS - Best Non-Fiction e-Book 2017 (Cyber Crisis)
FINALIST - FOREWORD INDIES BOOK AWARDS - Best Self-Help Book 2017 (Cyber Crisis)
FINALIST - NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARDS - Best Motivational Book (The Power of Urgency) & Best Book on Aging 2014 (Life Expectancy)
FINALIST - NEXT GENERATION INDIE BOOK AWARDS - Best Current Events/Social Change Book 2012 (Apple for President)
FINALIST - THE USA BEST BOOK AWARDS - Best New Non-Fiction eBook (Life Expectancy) & Best Current Events Book 2012 (Apple for President)
FINALIST - THE USA BEST BOOKS AWARDS - Best Business Motivational Book (The Power of Urgency) & Best Current Events Book (Walmart for President) & Best Aging/50+ Book 2013 (Life Expectancy)