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Iraq War – Just
recently there has been an acceptance of a defined time table to withdraw. If
that is not accomplished, we must stop the funding until this goal is achieve.
If we force the country into separate regions, each defended by their own
militias, and let them come back together at their own pace and on their own
terms, Iraq can once again become a unified country and we can leave.. Iraq can
come back together as a country but not as long as we occupy the country. By
providing Iraq the opportunity to come back together on its own terms, America
can be the moral country it once was and cut off our enemies' ability to use us
as an object of hate.
Lowering fuel costs
and restoring our economy. We can bring good paying jobs and prosperity to the
area while developing energy independence for this country by the development
of an algae based bio-diesel prototype production facility in this district.
This will also reduce fuel cost by as much as 70%.
Specific
questions regarding the office you are seeking:
Off-shore
drilling is not the path we should follow. Even if we ignore the potential environmental
impact to a possible spill (over 6.5 million gallons of oil was spilled into
the gulf in 2005 – this did not include the spills from New Orleans). We can
move away from fossils fuels and become energy independent by producing diesel
fuel from algae. This technology is already proven and central Florida has the
perfect climate for the development. Private companies in Texas has already
begun this process. It will provide fuel at one third the cost and bring good
paying jobs to this district.
We
are the only industrialized nation that does not have a national health care
plan. We also have the best health care, but only for those who can afford it.
I
propose that we do not attempt a remake of our system. Right now, we have the
ability to provide health care for all of our citizens and remove the cost to
every individual and business. . At this time health care is treated like an
ordinary expense which means that a business must absorb part of the cost. It
also forces each individual to pay an ever increasing portion of their salary
for health care benefits. By utilizing tariffs from imported goods and
outsourced jobs, we can completely fund a universal health care system and
remove the costs from our citizens. Outsourcing and loss of production have
cost this country 25% of its tax base. That means that over 2.5 trillion
dollars that used to be taxable is lost to non-taxed foreign jobs and tax
sheltered foreign corporations. The result has been an increased in tax cost to
American citizens and a drain on the revenues that could be used to finance
such public benefits as a universal health care system. Restoring this tax base
would allow us to fully find healthcare without personal or business costs and
reduce the tax burden on America's citizens.
By providing a single no-fault universal health plan with the cost offset by tariffs on imported goods, we can provide health care to all our citizens and still avoid the government control associated with socialized medicine.
I hate to sound like a broken record but if the prototype algae diesel plant is successful it could be propagated across the country and eventually the world. The pollution that is generated is reduced by 70% as well as the type of pollution is altered. Since it is not a fossil fuel but rather a natural vegetable oil, it will generate waste that is more easily tolerated by the environment. It will be like removing 70% of the cars from the roads as well as most of the pollutants by factories. This coupled with “Common Sense Stewardship” of our environment can result in a victory over global warming.
It
is paramount that we rebuild America's economic independence. The huge trade
deficit,coupled with trade agreements like Bush's CAFTA or Clinton's NAFTA have
robbed this country of its strength. The growth in the trade deficit, which now
exceeds $300 billion, has destroyed millions of high-wage, high-skilled
manufacturing jobs in the U.S. and has pushed workers into other sectors, such
as restaurants and health service industries, where wages are lower. Just as
important is the constant push to outsource both the office worker job and
professional technical jobs.
Trade
deficits have a direct impact on wages. The average real wage for U.S. production
workers peaked in 1978, and his been declining since (an exception being the
upswing in Clinton's second term). The steady growth in our trade deficits over
the past two decades has eliminated millions of U.S. manufacturing jobs. At the
present rate it will not be long before America makes nothing.
If
we return this country to the tariff policies of the 50’s, we can restore
America to it’s past greatness. By applying tariffs on imported goods and
outsourced jobs that do not match American standards, we can level the playing
field. We can bring their standards up to us rather than forcing our standards
down to them.
America
needs to be a leader of the world and not in a race to become another third
world country. At present our dollars spent on outsourced jobs and untaxed
goods exceed 25% of our national tax base. This practice has resulted in moving
the tax burden from foreign corporations, where it belongs, to the backs of
working Americans. Today 25% of Americas tax base has disappeared through outsourced
foreign jobs and tax sheltered foreign corporations. The loss of those
additional dollars has made Americans pay more of the burden while getting less
services for their money. By practicing fair trade we can greatly increase
revenues while simultaneously lower taxes on our citizens.
We
can no longer allow an unchecked globalized economy to continue to weaken
America.