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Simon’s Platform On Political Issues

Social Services (Healthcare)

Universal Healthcare: Single National Government-payer healthcare that isFree, High-Quality, Efficient, Comprehensive, Preventative and Compassionate.

Social Services (Education)

Universal Education, Job Training and Job Placement that isFree, High-Quality, Efficient, Comprehensive, and Compassionate fromPre-School all the way up to College and any Vocational Training needed.

Social Services (Retirement)

Universal Retirement Pension System that isFree, High-Quality, Efficient, Comprehensive, and Compassionate.

National Security

Protect Borders, Coasts, Air & Sea Ports, and Sensitive Sites with Military Force.Replace State IDs to One National ID (a modified Passport ID).Enforce Immigration and Criminal Law with a strong Military and Police.Reform Immigration policy to better suit the economy, welfare system, drugs and crime.

Foreign Policy

Bann speculative Preemptive War (End the War in Iraq).Open Diplomatic Relations with Iran, North Korea, Cuba, and Venezuela.

Fair Immigration

End Undocumented Work and Social Security Fraud (ID Theft).End the “Race to the Bottom” of Wages, Benefits, Safety, and EnvironmentalStandards.

Universal Job Application

Create a digital and paper standardized job application form that includes résumés,transcripts, certifications, licenses, ID, medical information (such as TB checks),clearance and any other relevant job-hiring information in order to foster faster hiring,

promotions and transfers. This information can be put on to a single ID.

Government Reform – (Listed)

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Equalize Access for all Political Parties by establishing

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Equal Signature Requirements,

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Equal Debate Participation,

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Equal Media Coverage (Increasing FCC mandated Public ServiceAnnouncement time and Freely & Equally dividing it to Political Candidates’advertisements).

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Bann Ear-Mark Legislation (National Tax Money being Diverted to Non-NationalGoals).

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Bann Gerrymandering & Affirmative Action Re-districting by replacing it withRectangular Grid-locked Districts or Districts that take in whole municipalitiesand/or significant political subdivisions in order to Ensure Geographical,Community and Population Integrity.

Tax Policies and Reforms

Replace all Forms of Taxes, Tolls, and Fees from all Levels of Government to a Single10% Flat Federal-Municipal Final Sales Tax.Half, 5%, goes directly to the municipality and the other half, 5%, goes to the nation.This tax would be already calculated in the advertised item price.An automatic beginning-of-the tax year consumption tax rebate, a “Pre-bate,” will bedispensed out to all individuals.This can be used as a stimulus or savings and will counter the heavier tax burden felton poorer consumers.A Graduated Progressive Income/Investment Tax on income brackets:0% tax rate on the $0 to $150-thousand income bracket.10% tax rate on the $150-thousand to $200-thousand income bracket.20% tax rate on the $200-thousand to $400-thousand income bracket.25% tax rate on the $400-thousand to $600-thousand income bracket.30% tax rate on the $600-thousand to $1-million income bracket.35% tax rate on the $1-million to $10-million income bracket.40% tax rate on the $10-million to $100-million income bracket.50% tax rate on the $ 100-million to $infinity income bracket.

Laws & Regulations StreamliningStreamlining State Laws & Regulations Systems to One Federal Law & RegulationSystem.

Marriage

Bann legal sanctioning of Traditional or Gay or Polygamous Marriage.Allow consenting adults to marry, divorce, separate, or annul privately without stateinterference.Only Child-Custody should be a family state sanctioned practice.

Criminal Justice

Legalizing Alcohol, Cigarettes, Arms, Marijuana, Prostitution, Gambling and other Non-Violent Activities with Obvious Regulations (All law-abiding adults should be able to ownor use these with appropriate regulations).

Transportation & IDs

A modified Passport ID will serve as the only ID you need. It will contain all necessaryinformation on one’s status such as residency, driver’s license, insurance information,and medical emergency information. One can add on more information like transcripts,résumés, cover letters, standardized job applications, certifications, licenses, for job andschool admissions on the ID at a government facility to ensure authenticity andaccuracy.

Family Planning

Birth Control should remain legal.This option can prevent or reduce Unwanted Pregnancies,Abortions,Infanticide, Child Abuse,Welfare Fraud, Parental Negligence, Court Cases, Punitive Payments Plans, DCFScases, PrisonIncarceration, andCrime. Abortion options should continue to be at the discretion of the mother and doctor.Condoms and other safe-sex birth control contraceptives should be made accessible toprevent or minimize costly and tragic disease transmissions and unwanted pregnancies.ContactSimon RibeiroSimon RibeiroSimonForCongress.com510 Sheridan Road # 211SimonForCongress@Gmail.com