Could fixing the American economy be as easy as just 5 steps

I have a hard time wrapping my head around why the leaders of our country can't seem to come to a solution to fix our economy that doesn't involve bailouts and taxpayers shouldering a burden that is a result of their inability to run the country within a budget that is consistant with the way the rest of us have to live. Frugally.

I'm just your run of the mill lower end middle class citizen, so maybe my ideas don't live up to the extravagant bail out ideas or the "creation of jobs" that revolve around building infrastructure.....jobs that only benefit those qualified, and only for the short term. That just doesn't seem like a solution that is going to benefit enough people in this country for the long run and the cost of it sounds out of balance with any benefit it might create.

So here's the 5 steps I propose:

1) No more special interest group payments anywhere. Plain and simple. If we can't afford a yacht, we just don't buy one. (figure of speech)

2) Elected officials don't get lifelong after career benefits that are any more than the general population gets. In other words, setup a darn 401K, and save your money like we have to. Live like we do so that the bills you want to pass affect you as well as me.

3) Set up a US business to business website - a way for American businesses to denote their products as well as their needs so we can get these companies hooked up to buy from each other. Now give those same American businesses that exclusively buy components, supplies and equipment from other American businesses a tax credit for supporting their fellow businesses. That is a tax credit worth giving.

What if those businesses can't find certain widgets or needs that they have always sourced from overseas.........

4) That's where the government can help new businesses get setup to supply that need with low cost or no interest loans, with of course, the stipulation that the loan proceeds must be related to the purchase of again, American made products to setup that business.

But it's cheaper to get it from a foreign country.....

5) Time to assess customs and duty charges so that there in not a financial advantage to buying foreign products.

It's all about the government not spending money foolishly and keeping the jobs here and that starts with buying from here.
So simple!