The current congress is not focusing on solutions
to the following concerns:
- Budget deficits, trade deficits and the
National Debt
- Competency and responsibility in Government
offices
- Health care for every American
- Dependant deductions for care of elderly
relatives
- Tax all income fairly
- No unfunded Federal mandates to State
and Local Governments
The Plain Talk Platform
Energy
In order to begin reducing America’s addiction to foreign oil;
I will propose the following legislation:
- Beginning in 2011, The federal government will
buy only bio-fueled vehicles when replacing fleets. This proposal
will exclude only the Department of Defense and Emergency Services
vehicles.
- Beginning immediately, the postal service will
be required to begin reducing residential mail delivery resulting
in three day a week delivery by 2011.
- Until such time as the Fair Tax becomes law,
I will propose a tax credit for independent gas stations to install
bio fuel pumps and tanks. All corporate owned gas stations would be
required to have such facilities by 2011.
- Immediately create a NASA-like organization to
develop and deploy replacements for internal combustion engines and
the fossil fuels they rely on and give this organization the same
type of challenge that NASA was given to put a man on the moon, to
commit to “Ecologically Sensitive Energy Independence within
10 years”.
Iraq
It is time for Iraq to stand on its own as a nation. To end the US presence
in Iraq, I will propose legislation that requires the following conditions
to be met:
- That the Iraqi government be required to develop
a firm timetable to assume their own security.
- That the United States assists in the smooth
transition to Iraqi rule, with a strictly enforced 18-month time limit
on that assistance.
- After the 18 months, if assistance is still required,
it will be up to the UN to provide assistance with a fair representation
of military from member nations.
Immigration
A nation founded by immigrants cannot be anti-immigration. As your Congressman,
I will propose legislation to:
- Provide a 12 month “no questions asked”
registration for any illegal immigrants who are in this country. After
this enrollment period, any illegal immigrants who failed to register
will be deported.
- Once registered, registrants will be issued a
three-year “temporary visa”. By the end of the three-year
time frame, they must either have become American citizens, or registered
as a resident alien. Any illegal immigrant who fails to complete this
program will be subject to deportation.
- Starting immediately after the conclusion of
the 12 month “no questions asked” period, all employers
found to be employing illegal immigrants or contracting with another
organization that supplies, in any capacity, workforces of illegal
immigrants, will be subject to severe criminal prosecution.
Health Care
Every American MUST have affordable Access to Health Care. We can do
this by:
- In the same vein that we have four service Academies
and Scholarships to train future military leaders at the government’s
expense, a National Medical Academy or Scholarship can be established.
Doctors and Nurses who graduate from this Academy or through the Scholarship
program will be required to perform their residencies at a Government
Health Care Facility (DOD, Public Health, or VA). For a period of
eight years after completion of their residency, doctors and Nurses
will be required to provide 20% of their practice to underinsured
or uninsured patients.
- Until such time as the Fair Tax becomes law,
persons who provide care to their elderly parents will be given a
tax credit for out of pocket expenses.
The Economy
Just as all of us are, our Government MUST be required to live within
its means. I will propose legislation to:
- Streamline all future procurements through one
central government purchasing and contracting resource to reduce the
redundancy and replication of all governmental procurement while providing
closer control and scrutiny of how your tax dollars are being spent.
- Prohibit the Federal Government from raising
the debt ceiling for five years.
- Require our government to work with Non-Government
financial planners to develop a binding debt reduction plan and tax
revenue investment strategy to maximize the value of the money the
government has on hand.
Working together, but independent of the traditional two party
system, WE must develop and implement a plan to solve these issues for
ALL Americans, not just the "favored few."
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