Budget

Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing the federal budget.

In order to balance the budget,

I believe that it is imperative that we look at all of the ways to balance the budget, even as many a household look seriously at the cost of living, sometimes cutting back or eliminating items once considered impossible to do without. We must consider and look at the whole picture of restoring our nation's ecconomic strength while insuring our continued security as a nation.

Spending

Indicate what federal spending levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category; you can use a number more than once.

I believe that defense spending can be decreased as we withdraw from the different conflicts , around the world, that our nation is involved in, saving both in the cost of lives and the tremendous cost of equiptment.
I will be looking at ways to decrease spending in all of the arears above hoping to give the American Taxpayer a relief, including a fairer tax.

Taxes

Indicate what federal tax levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category; you can use a number more than once.

I am willing to work with the Congress to make taxes fairer, no one group will be excluded.

Indirect campaign contributions seriously affect the outcome of elections, and I believe must be regulated.

I support capitol punishment in the case of premeditated murder.

I support the implementation of traditional reforms, and some of the ideas that have surfaced contrary to my Christian belief, I will not support.

I support the restrictions on offshore energy production when energy production endangers our enviroment. I believe that the demand for energy must not overide the safety of life.

I believe that the war in Afghanistan is to costly, in injury and lives and a great financial burden on the American Taxpayer, and I would like to see the timely withdrawal of our operations in Afghanistan. I support to some degree the targeting of terrorist outside the theather of conflict, but not to the degree of ignoring the responsibility of other nations to get involved, for we are not the world's security force.

I believe that every American has the right to bear arms, but laws must be in place to protect the innocent from harm from criminal activity.

I do not believe that health insurance should be mandatory, a good way to force upwards the cost of healthcare while providing less healthcare because the element of competition has been removed when people are required to purchase a type of insurance.

I beleive the illegal immigrants that have resided in our nation for a considerable amount of time should be elgible for consideration for citizenship, and not given the privileges of an American citizen unless citizenship is properly applied for, otherwise they should be returned to their country of orgin.

I believe as a Christian that marriage should only be between a man and a woman.

I support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their social security taxes to personal retirements under the understanding that they can not receive the same amount of $ benifits as those electing not to.

My number one concern is continued protection of Divine providence, my second concern is national security, and my third concern is employment (Jobs). I believe that the employment of people across our nation can be financed by the taxes generated when people are back to work. I realize that some incentive monies will be needed to reinvigorate our job market and some of the money saved from conflict spending can be reverted to employment programs.