2010 Utah General election
U.S. House of Representatives District 3
Election date: Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010
Candidate
» Other candidates for this office: Jason Chaffetz, Karen Hyer, Joseph L. Puente, Douglas Sligting
Candidate survey
What is your top priority for the United States?
Response:
My top priority for the United States is getting America's families and small businesses back on track economically. I am certainly the best qualified candidate in this regards having both a Master of Science in quantitative finance and success as an entrepreneur.
Describe your solution to the U.S. illegal immigration problem. What specifically should be done about the over 10-million illegal immigrants who are now in the United States? Do you favor or oppose some kind of pathway to legal status for the current illegal immigrants?
Response:
If those who are here illegally refuse to file for residency or a work visas, or have a criminal background that includes violence or fraudulent behavior, then yes they should be deported.
If they aren't criminals and have filed for residency or a visa and aren't taking welfare, then no deportation. If fact, I'd even favor allowing illegals to stay while their residency or visa applications were being processed (if they passed a criminal background check, they weren't able to participate in welfare, and they carried private insurance so that hospitals didn't have to treat them for free). Failing a criminal background check or having their application for residency or visa turned down (for reasonable circumstances) would be grounds for deportation.
Shouldn't we eliminate all discriminatory policies based upon race or any other arbitrary grouping and let people stand on their own individual merits? Shouldn't we encourage the free movement of labor and capital across borders, especially in a financial crisis such as we find ourselves in?
Shouldn't we begin the elimination of the welfare state and entitlements programs, eliminating any bad incentives someone may have to immigrate and siphon off the system, and to put charity back where it belongs; into the hands of churches, fraternal organizations, and mutual aid societies?
Have we forgotten that the Founding Fathers of The United States of America were immigrants? Shouldn't we always welcome refugees and those seeking political asylum from totalitarian regimes? Have we forgotten that some of the greatest Americans of all time were immigrants (e.g., Albert Einstein and Nicola Tesla come immediately to mind)?
Let's drop our unfounded fears of those people who only want to enjoy the same freedoms that we do. Let's support the free movement of labor and capital across borders!
Do you support the Affordable Care Act (health care reform)? If not, how would you fix America's health care crisis?
Response:
I support the freedom of individuals to choose the kind and amount health insurance they want, if any. I advocate a complete separation of medicine from the state, including government restriction or funding of medical research and licensing. Death by doctor (what is medically known as "iatrogenesis") is the third leading cause of death in the United States, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association, and I don't believe the state should be encouraging it.
What can be done to improve the U.S. economy? How will you help?
Response:
Want stimulus? Abolish the IRS. The fastest route to recovering our economy and the American dream would be to repeal the 16th amendment, thereby abolishing the progressive income tax, and replacing it with nothing. This would immediately increase the income of every American across the board. As a result, the rate of loan defaults would decrease as more Americans can pay off their loans (loan defaults/bankruptcies are deflationary, and are at an all-time high).
The income tax is unnecessary. Abolishing the individual income tax and replacing it with nothing would cut the government budget by nearly half, bringing it to $1.32 billion (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_United_States_federal_budget#Total_receipts). Before you gasp at how radical that is, keep in mind that this would take us to a government only a bit smaller that the behemoth we had in 1997 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_United_States_federal_budget#Total_receipts)! The individual progressive income tax IS NOT NECESSARY.
Utah is famous for its beautiful landscapes. What will you do to protect and promote these areas?
Response:
I would encourage the acquisition of Utah's lands from the Federal government by non-profit conservationists and by the state of Utah itself.
What are your views on federal funding for embryonic and adult stem cell research?
Response:
As stated before, I advocate a complete separation of medicine from the state, including government restriction or funding of medical research and licensing.
Are you willing to work with members of other political parties to accomplish changes in Washington?
Response:
I would gladly work with any and all members of any party that wouldn't expect me to compromise my principles and dedication to individual and property rights. Here I endeavor to emulate my political hero, Congressman Ron Paul.
What are your views on nuclear testing?
Response:
I would fight against any and all nuclear testing in the state of Utah.
When you are forming an opinion on an issue, who do/will you ask for advice and information?
Response:
I will research the issue thoroughly myself, then seek counsel from those with experience and wisdom. Again, Ron Paul, The Mises Institute, the Cato Institute, and others like this would be huge resources for me.
What is the one personal trait/characteristic that you want voters to know about you, and why is that important in this race?
Response:
My words will match my deeds.
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