Tom McMasters 2026 Libertarian Candidate for Congress
The name of my Youtube channel is "I am a Tom McMasters Libertarian / Dem / Republican" because I believe the United States has been the greatest country in the world since I have been alive. The reason is because the Democratic Party and the Republican Party have essentially been the same party arguing over nuances.
I know it's commonly thought of as a negative when people say they are essentially the same party, but I hope to break that misconception. Both parties have traditionally believed in a strong military, both believe we should have competent police to keep us safe, both believe everyone should be able to afford medical care, both believe we should have safe water and safe food. And we have been the greatest country in the world delivering on those things because both parties are essentially the same and arguing over nuances on how we are going to become even greater. I understand that better than the professional political class that tries to tell you the differences are insurmountable because they need you to believe that in order to convince you to send them campaign contributions.
Join me in becoming a Tom McMasters Libertarian, Democrat, Republican and let's work together to make the greatest country in the world even greater.
I know it's commonly thought of as a negative when people say they are essentially the same party, but I hope to break that misconception. Both parties have traditionally believed in a strong military, both believe we should have competent police to keep us safe, both believe everyone should be able to afford medical care, both believe we should have safe water and safe food. And we have been the greatest country in the world delivering on those things because both parties are essentially the same and arguing over nuances on how we are going to become even greater. I understand that better than the professional political class that tries to tell you the differences are insurmountable because they need you to believe that in order to convince you to send them campaign contributions.
Join me in becoming a Tom McMasters Libertarian, Democrat, Republican and let's work together to make the greatest country in the world even greater.
My Facebook page, Tom McMasters political thoughts contains some articles and videos I compose. I also use it to relay those political stories that I find interesting. I will often compose short commentary about why I find them interesting. Sometimes I do not.
Come back here in a few months and I will have updated the site with more 2026 campaign information. But keep in mind, I very much need you to spread the word about my campaign. I am even organizing volunteers for a variety of tasks. But I do not ask for or accept monetary campaign contributions.
Come back here in a few months and I will have updated the site with more 2026 campaign information. But keep in mind, I very much need you to spread the word about my campaign. I am even organizing volunteers for a variety of tasks. But I do not ask for or accept monetary campaign contributions.
Keep the dollar the world's currency
I am a libertarian that believes that the gold standard is just another form of fiat currency. Similarly crypto currency.
Whenever I talk to other libertarians, I try to get them off the idea the country needs to go to the gold standard. It is important to realize that money is just a convenient way to avoid having to sign contracts every time you want to trade goods or services. The idea that during a famine gold is any more edible than the paper money is printed on is foolish. Neither has any more intrinsic value than the other. The value of both is all perceived.
The US dollar has been the form of money the world has predominately used for trade because the world perceives the US economy as the most reliable. As a country we are better off if we can maintain that perception. For years, a good portion of that perception has been the USA's ability to produce the best military equipment and even more important the dollar being the fundamental currency used to trade fossil fuels.
I think everyone is in agreement that even though it was sold to the public and the populations of our coalition partners that it was necessary to invade Iraq because they were producing weapons of mass destruction, we know that is not true. An alternate (in the background) reason for invading Iraq was that the Russians and French had recently signed agreements to strengthen Iraq's oil production capabilities. This would have undermined the US dollar. And although, this alternate reason hurt the economic prospects of an ally in the war they fell in line, partly because of the incorrect contention of weapons of mass destruction, and partly because of a promise to help make up for the economic loss.
Some people have suggested that the primary reason for the invasion of Iran is because China has been purchasing Iranian oil. Although, it might be logical to believe that the US wanted to hurt Iran economically, and that might be partially true, but it can't be dismissed that part of the reason is a hope that if China doesn't have Iranian oil it would keep China from becoming an economic rival to the United States.
In my opinion China becoming an economic rival to the US and the Chinese yuan stability becoming on par with or greater to the dollar as in international currency should be very concerning to the United States. Consequentially, I believe there are others within the administration and US government agencies that hold this same thought.
The problem I see is that China is becoming that economic rival by capturing those technologies that allow production with little pollution while the Republican party has mainly focused on protecting the dollar by protecting the fossil fuel industry. That can only be a temporary solution to keeping America the strongest economy and the dollar the most reliable currency.
The fact of the matter is that NIMBY (not in my back yard) is real for any developed country. Although many people think that our manufacturing jobs went to China because of cheap labor, the fact is, we also made a conscious choice to export our pollution. China was willing to take that pollution while their population was starving. But they are not starving now and just like the US population does not want to put up with pollution like we are seeing with data center debates across the county the Chinese people and government do not want to see their rivers on fire like we used to see all the time in the Cuyahoga.
The difference is, instead of exporting the pollution, the Chinese are developing solutions that allow both, manufacturing and clean water. Republicans have been able to keep us reliant on fossil fuels. That in itself is not the problem. But their antagonistic approach to developing the technologies that are cleaner is on the verge of allowing China to control the technologies that will make the yuan the world currency in the not-too-distant future.
We need to transition quickly to start to become leaders in those technologies that will be needed to remain the economic powerhouse of the world. The obvious technologies are EV batteries and others that will strengthen the grid. If we could be the first to develop a viable fusion power plant that would ensure we stay on top. Otherwise, we need to catch up on Thorium reactors. That will be the fission technology of the future. We also have to demand new data centers and power plants maximize their benefits to communities.
Keeping the US dollar the go to world currency needs to be a political priority. In order for that to happen, the US needs to be the leader in manufacturing technology that US communities are willing to have in their neighborhoods.
Whenever I talk to other libertarians, I try to get them off the idea the country needs to go to the gold standard. It is important to realize that money is just a convenient way to avoid having to sign contracts every time you want to trade goods or services. The idea that during a famine gold is any more edible than the paper money is printed on is foolish. Neither has any more intrinsic value than the other. The value of both is all perceived.
The US dollar has been the form of money the world has predominately used for trade because the world perceives the US economy as the most reliable. As a country we are better off if we can maintain that perception. For years, a good portion of that perception has been the USA's ability to produce the best military equipment and even more important the dollar being the fundamental currency used to trade fossil fuels.
I think everyone is in agreement that even though it was sold to the public and the populations of our coalition partners that it was necessary to invade Iraq because they were producing weapons of mass destruction, we know that is not true. An alternate (in the background) reason for invading Iraq was that the Russians and French had recently signed agreements to strengthen Iraq's oil production capabilities. This would have undermined the US dollar. And although, this alternate reason hurt the economic prospects of an ally in the war they fell in line, partly because of the incorrect contention of weapons of mass destruction, and partly because of a promise to help make up for the economic loss.
Some people have suggested that the primary reason for the invasion of Iran is because China has been purchasing Iranian oil. Although, it might be logical to believe that the US wanted to hurt Iran economically, and that might be partially true, but it can't be dismissed that part of the reason is a hope that if China doesn't have Iranian oil it would keep China from becoming an economic rival to the United States.
In my opinion China becoming an economic rival to the US and the Chinese yuan stability becoming on par with or greater to the dollar as in international currency should be very concerning to the United States. Consequentially, I believe there are others within the administration and US government agencies that hold this same thought.
The problem I see is that China is becoming that economic rival by capturing those technologies that allow production with little pollution while the Republican party has mainly focused on protecting the dollar by protecting the fossil fuel industry. That can only be a temporary solution to keeping America the strongest economy and the dollar the most reliable currency.
The fact of the matter is that NIMBY (not in my back yard) is real for any developed country. Although many people think that our manufacturing jobs went to China because of cheap labor, the fact is, we also made a conscious choice to export our pollution. China was willing to take that pollution while their population was starving. But they are not starving now and just like the US population does not want to put up with pollution like we are seeing with data center debates across the county the Chinese people and government do not want to see their rivers on fire like we used to see all the time in the Cuyahoga.
The difference is, instead of exporting the pollution, the Chinese are developing solutions that allow both, manufacturing and clean water. Republicans have been able to keep us reliant on fossil fuels. That in itself is not the problem. But their antagonistic approach to developing the technologies that are cleaner is on the verge of allowing China to control the technologies that will make the yuan the world currency in the not-too-distant future.
We need to transition quickly to start to become leaders in those technologies that will be needed to remain the economic powerhouse of the world. The obvious technologies are EV batteries and others that will strengthen the grid. If we could be the first to develop a viable fusion power plant that would ensure we stay on top. Otherwise, we need to catch up on Thorium reactors. That will be the fission technology of the future. We also have to demand new data centers and power plants maximize their benefits to communities.
Keeping the US dollar the go to world currency needs to be a political priority. In order for that to happen, the US needs to be the leader in manufacturing technology that US communities are willing to have in their neighborhoods.
Historical page circa 2020 and before - I have used this website for national blogging or other Congressional campaigns. The stuff below is old but often still relevant in getting to know how I think.
Remove Activist Judges Kennedy and French
When the Ohio Supreme court decides to make up its own laws instead of ensuring equal protection, it costs taxpayers billions of dollars. Read Article
The need for our plan to eliminate the special privileges given to political parties is highlighted by last night's presidential debate. There is no reason the Republican and Democratic parties should be collecting all that money tax free. We can eliminate mindless selection of candidates by removing party affiliation on the ballot.
If Democrats and Republicans want to have club meetings, fine, but restrict our official ballots for individuals. Read More
Check out our "Eliminate Political Parties" apparel.
I have not produced a lot of original articles for this website lately. If you are interested in seeing articles and issues that catch my eye. Visit my Facebook page: Tom McMasters Political Thoughts.
12 Jun 2020
25 Feb 2019
Gas Tax Proposal - Before asking residents to cough up additional taxes in order to make up for funds that have been misspent, the legislature should prevent local governments from diverting infrastructure money to pay for recreational facilities. The Governor should make local governments conform to spending infrastructure money on projects that resemble the examples given within the law. See full article
3 April 2018
Too many people invest in index funds. The market has been gaining steadily for a long time now giving the average investor a lot of confidence it will continue to rebound from some of these wild fluctuations that have occurred recently. However, there will come a time when a portion of those average investors decide it is time to keep some money in the bank instead of in stocks. The way index funds are structured these funds will have no choice but to convert their stocks into cash which will cause those indexes to go down. With too many people in index funds it will drive those indexes lower. Those of you that are savvy know that there are not very many Dow Index funds. I used the Dow because it is a index people understand and monitor but you should expect the S&P 500 and other popular indexes to see a similar decrease as the one I predict for the DOW.
There are other forces in the economy that will hurt the stock market specifically the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates preventing all the economic growth the tax cuts are suppose to provide so that the only thing we will see from the tax cuts will be the expanded deficit. Remember, when the economy is managed through monetary policy instead of through responsible tax policy only those companies with money survive so expect to see small businesses and entrepreneurs suffer.
If in the future I become your representative I plan to:
Make sure Congress does its Job - Does it bother you when you hear the Fed might raises interest rates because people are starting to get a little more in their paychecks? You've heard it! Your politicians tell you they want people to get good paying jobs but then they set up a system where they give the Federal Reserve a mandate to prevent you from getting a raise. When the Fed raises interest rates it lowers salaries for the working class while encouraging higher pay for top executives. It also prevents new start up entrepreneurial business from getting loans, forcing them to sell out to large companies on the cheap. If the country needs to slow the economy, what is a better way? Structure the tax code so that the money causing inflation comes out of circulation and then goes to paying off the national debt. When Congress does its job we can have a productive economy without suppressing the wages of those of us that work and without forcing small businesses out of the market place. Make Congress do its job! (extended article)
Support for Wright-Patterson AFB by demanding fiscal responsibility and exceptional performance. In an attempt to save $40 million dollars base leadership decided to hire technicians and substitute teachers to replace Aerospace Engineers and Senior Program Managers. This led to over $800 million dollars in program delays and cost overruns. This is typical of the financial decisions made and despite attempts to sell mismanagement as a positive, hinders our performance and destroys our reputation.
Rein in Political Professionals - Congress is gridlocked because there are too many people that depend on campaign funds in order to make their living. Its no secret that the "best" professional campaign managers and advertising firms work for the candidates best able to pay their salaries. There is no loyalty to candidates or philosophy. They stay employed based on how much money they can get people to donate to their candidate. The easiest way to get people to donate is to get them riled up and angry. Stop the gridlock by insisting on civil conversation backed up by facts and reason. Hold onto your money and tell your neighbor to do the same. (extended article) View 60 Minute expose' Dialing for Dollars – Viewers Call out Congress for "Dialing for Dollars".
Promote fiscal responsibility and family values - I believe the workers and businesses in this country are productive enough that we should be striving for households that live comfortably on single earner incomes; a workforce that doesn't depend on maternity and paternity leave so children get six weeks with a birth parent, but instead, one where one job pays enough to raise a family so that one parent can always be home, providing guidance to their child, while preparing for their next job. Making it possible, so that at a later time, they can become the primary income earner while the other parent remains at home to raise the children and acquire additional skills to improve on the next paid position they take. Revive the American Dream
By telling you about this website, your neighbor demonstrated they know what it takes to strengthen our neighborhoods, the Miami Valley and our country. Please validate their efforts by supporting my bid to become an independent candidate for the United States House of Representative in the 10th Congressional district.
I have never taken a monetary campaign contribution and if elected next November, I never will. But I will need your help to achieve our goals for this country. To start, I'm not rich, help me maximize my advertising dollars. Remember Tom McMasters is an independent candidate that will work for you in Congress. Share what you know with your neighbors and friends during discussions, personal conversations, on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat. Discuss with your neighbors all the good that will come if we mitigate the influence of professional campaigners by electing an independent candidate to congress.
Thank you for your support and for your help in getting my name on the ballot. Now it is time to publicize my campaign and to make sure we get value for our tax dollars. Volunteer
Tom McMasters
Mayor of Huber Heights and
Independent candidate for Congress
Compare my positions with those of the other candidates. Use the DDN Voter's Guide Comparison
Please visit my Mayor's Blog http://HuberResidents.org/
The message in this video is good. The audio is bad. The batteries in my mic were going and unfortunately I haven't had time to re-shoot.
When the Ohio Supreme court decides to make up its own laws instead of ensuring equal protection, it costs taxpayers billions of dollars. Read Article
Eliminate political parties
If Democrats and Republicans want to have club meetings, fine, but restrict our official ballots for individuals. Read More
Check out our "Eliminate Political Parties" apparel.
I have not produced a lot of original articles for this website lately. If you are interested in seeing articles and issues that catch my eye. Visit my Facebook page: Tom McMasters Political Thoughts.
12 Jun 2020
25 Feb 2019
Gas Tax Proposal - Before asking residents to cough up additional taxes in order to make up for funds that have been misspent, the legislature should prevent local governments from diverting infrastructure money to pay for recreational facilities. The Governor should make local governments conform to spending infrastructure money on projects that resemble the examples given within the law. See full article
3 April 2018
Too many people invest in index funds. The market has been gaining steadily for a long time now giving the average investor a lot of confidence it will continue to rebound from some of these wild fluctuations that have occurred recently. However, there will come a time when a portion of those average investors decide it is time to keep some money in the bank instead of in stocks. The way index funds are structured these funds will have no choice but to convert their stocks into cash which will cause those indexes to go down. With too many people in index funds it will drive those indexes lower. Those of you that are savvy know that there are not very many Dow Index funds. I used the Dow because it is a index people understand and monitor but you should expect the S&P 500 and other popular indexes to see a similar decrease as the one I predict for the DOW. There are other forces in the economy that will hurt the stock market specifically the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates preventing all the economic growth the tax cuts are suppose to provide so that the only thing we will see from the tax cuts will be the expanded deficit. Remember, when the economy is managed through monetary policy instead of through responsible tax policy only those companies with money survive so expect to see small businesses and entrepreneurs suffer.
If in the future I become your representative I plan to:
Make sure Congress does its Job - Does it bother you when you hear the Fed might raises interest rates because people are starting to get a little more in their paychecks? You've heard it! Your politicians tell you they want people to get good paying jobs but then they set up a system where they give the Federal Reserve a mandate to prevent you from getting a raise. When the Fed raises interest rates it lowers salaries for the working class while encouraging higher pay for top executives. It also prevents new start up entrepreneurial business from getting loans, forcing them to sell out to large companies on the cheap. If the country needs to slow the economy, what is a better way? Structure the tax code so that the money causing inflation comes out of circulation and then goes to paying off the national debt. When Congress does its job we can have a productive economy without suppressing the wages of those of us that work and without forcing small businesses out of the market place. Make Congress do its job! (extended article)
| Strengthen our Military - We would get 20% more force power with 10% less money if we trained military leaders to return unneeded funds to the taxpayer. Every acquisition program I've know has planned in an extra 30% into their budget just in case something goes wrong. Every operational unit is budgeted 5% more than they need to stay strong. Every military leader is trained that to return that money to the taxpayer is a sin. This leads to Generals and Colonels wasting 25% of their programs funds up front and then having to come back and ask the taxpayer for another 10% to finish the project. Extended article |
Support for Wright-Patterson AFB by demanding fiscal responsibility and exceptional performance. In an attempt to save $40 million dollars base leadership decided to hire technicians and substitute teachers to replace Aerospace Engineers and Senior Program Managers. This led to over $800 million dollars in program delays and cost overruns. This is typical of the financial decisions made and despite attempts to sell mismanagement as a positive, hinders our performance and destroys our reputation.
Rein in Political Professionals - Congress is gridlocked because there are too many people that depend on campaign funds in order to make their living. Its no secret that the "best" professional campaign managers and advertising firms work for the candidates best able to pay their salaries. There is no loyalty to candidates or philosophy. They stay employed based on how much money they can get people to donate to their candidate. The easiest way to get people to donate is to get them riled up and angry. Stop the gridlock by insisting on civil conversation backed up by facts and reason. Hold onto your money and tell your neighbor to do the same. (extended article) View 60 Minute expose' Dialing for Dollars – Viewers Call out Congress for "Dialing for Dollars".
Promote fiscal responsibility and family values - I believe the workers and businesses in this country are productive enough that we should be striving for households that live comfortably on single earner incomes; a workforce that doesn't depend on maternity and paternity leave so children get six weeks with a birth parent, but instead, one where one job pays enough to raise a family so that one parent can always be home, providing guidance to their child, while preparing for their next job. Making it possible, so that at a later time, they can become the primary income earner while the other parent remains at home to raise the children and acquire additional skills to improve on the next paid position they take. Revive the American Dream
By telling you about this website, your neighbor demonstrated they know what it takes to strengthen our neighborhoods, the Miami Valley and our country. Please validate their efforts by supporting my bid to become an independent candidate for the United States House of Representative in the 10th Congressional district.
I have never taken a monetary campaign contribution and if elected next November, I never will. But I will need your help to achieve our goals for this country. To start, I'm not rich, help me maximize my advertising dollars. Remember Tom McMasters is an independent candidate that will work for you in Congress. Share what you know with your neighbors and friends during discussions, personal conversations, on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat. Discuss with your neighbors all the good that will come if we mitigate the influence of professional campaigners by electing an independent candidate to congress.
Thank you for your support and for your help in getting my name on the ballot. Now it is time to publicize my campaign and to make sure we get value for our tax dollars. Volunteer
Tom McMasters
Mayor of Huber Heights and
Independent candidate for Congress
Tweet your thoughts about my positions. https://t.co/vyDbIKSVdd
— Mayor Tom McMasters (@MayorMcMasters) August 20, 2016
Compare my positions with those of the other candidates. Use the DDN Voter's Guide Comparison
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If you came looking for an online way to send money, I have to apologize because you won't find it here. I have never taken a monetary campaign contribution and I've made the commitment that if you elect me in November I never will.
Please visit my Mayor's Blog http://HuberResidents.org/
The message in this video is good. The audio is bad. The batteries in my mic were going and unfortunately I haven't had time to re-shoot.