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Abortion
Abortions will occur regardless of
legality or illegality. I am against government intervention. I am also
against government (i.e. taxpayer) funding of abortions. (At the time of
an unwanted pregnancy, a woman who is firmly opposed to abortion very
likely will not have an abortion, whereas a woman who is pro choice may
or may not have an abortion, regardless of the law.)
Farm Subsidies
Need to be eliminated. A large
percentage is paid to corporate farms. Pressure should be placed on
other countries that provide farm subsidies, to eliminate those
subsidies. See Press Release:
Press Release.pdf
Frivolous Lawsuits
Need to be curtailed. A possible means
of curtailing them would be conversion to the United Kingdom’s system,
whereby the loser pays the winner’s attorneys fees. This rule could be
applied after discovery of the facts, with the judge to decide whether a
winner exists. Other possible means of preventing them exist. Class
action settlements should be prohibited unless meaningful benefits are
supplied to plaintiffs, while considering Plaintiffs’ attorneys fees.
Freedom of Religion
Every person should be free to
practice his own religion, without government intervention or
involvement. Government should stay out of religion, and religion should
stay out of government.
Water Needs
Water needs should be handled
primarily by the States. The dispute involving Lake Lanier and the
Chattahoochee River should be handled by the Federal Government through
the Federal courts.
Gun Control
In accordance with the Second
Amendment, individuals should have the right to bear arms.
College Assistance
Loans should be made available by the
federal government on a break-even basis, and such loans should be
non-dischargeable in bankruptcy.
Employment Laws
Subject to the terms of employment
agreements (if applicable), employers should be able to hire and fire at
will, and employees should be allowed to form unions. I think that the
reasonable accommodations provision of the Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA) should be retained.
Emissions Standards
Don’t need to be utilized. The price
of gasoline will continue to rise.
Infectious Diseases
The CDC should be responsible for
investigation and cure or means of protection.
Sub-Prime Loans and Bail-Outs
The federal government should not grant relief.
Intervention by the federal government in the Bear Stearns and AIG
financial problems should not have happened. The Treasury Department
should be able to borrow up to the $700 billion it seeks, provided the
taxpayers are not exposed to risk, and instead any losses incurred by
the Treasury Department are reimbursed by individuals who borrowed
excessively (i.e. whose mortgages were foreclosed), companies that
loaned excessively (i.e. to people whose mortgages were foreclosed), and
purchasers of the toxic mortgage-backed securities. Possible means
of reimbursement include (a) a 1% tax on revenue or gross income, or (b)
a 15% surtax. (The Treasury Department would sell the toxic
mortgage-backed securities over a 3 year period.) Other
possibilities to protect taxpayers exist and all of them should be
considered.
Sports
The federal government should not get
involved in professional or college sports.
Foreign Aid
Foreign aid should be substantially
reduced.
Marriage
Should be decided by religious
organizations, not any government.
The Infrastructure
The federal infrastructure (roads and
bridges, etc.) needs work. I believe that restoring it is a
function of the federal government. I believe the fix should take
place over a number of years, and the funding source should be roads
taxes and the General Fund.
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