Washington 2017: The U.S. Political RP IC-Volume II (OPEN)

[The World Capitalist Confederation]

Officer Mark Lopez

”No more than a year, sir.” Lopez answered with some hesitance.

"D*mn rookies." Pepper muttered. "Well you did what you did and that's just how it's going to have to be. Now lets take a look at this fellow here. What's your story son? Got a little more rough than the pay let you?"

"There was this woman - I believe a prostitute, based on her clothing - that attempted to steal my belongings, and assaulted me with an object of some sort on the leg. I can't remember much apart from that."

[Tallahassee News Station]

"D*mn rookies." Pepper muttered. "Well you did what you did and that's just how it's going to have to be. Now lets take a look at this fellow here. What's your story son? Got a little more rough than the pay let you?"

"There was this woman - I believe a prostitute, based on her clothing - that attempted to steal my belongings, and assaulted me with an object of some sort on the leg. I can't remember much apart from that."

"What did this woman look like?"

[The World Capitalist Confederation]

"There was this woman - I believe a prostitute, based on her clothing - that attempted to steal my belongings, and assaulted me with an object of some sort on the leg. I can't remember much apart from that."

"What did this woman look like?"

"Can't remember. She was in revealing clothing, however."

[Tallahassee News Station]

"What did this woman look like?"

"Can't remember. I think she's the one in the car, over there."

"So you're sayin' you remember that this girl was dressed up like a prostitute, but you don't remember anything about what she looks like?"

[The World Capitalist Confederation]

"Can't remember. I think she's the one in the car, over there."

"So you're sayin' you remember that this girl was dressed up like a prostitute, but you don't remember anything about what she looks like?"

"Nope. I think she had around the same skin color as me. She was quite young too. That's all I can discern, however."

[Tallahassee News Station]

"So you're sayin' you remember that this girl was dressed up like a prostitute, but you don't remember anything about what she looks like?"

"Nope. I think she had around the same skin color as me. She was quite young too. That's all I can discern, however."

Pepper looked around. "Think she hit your leg with that chair right there?"

[The World Capitalist Confederation]

"Nope. I think she had around the same skin color as me. She was quite young too. That's all I can discern, however."

Pepper looked around. "Think she hit your leg with that chair right there?"

"Yes, I think so. Could be something else, though."

[Tallahassee News Station]

Pepper looked around. "Think she hit your leg with that chair right there?"

"Yes, I think so. Could be something else, though."

"And that top over there, I'm guessin that's hers?"

[The World Capitalist Confederation]

"Yes, I think so. Could be something else, though."

"And that top over there, I'm guessin that's hers?"

"Oh yeah. She took it off as an attempt to seduce me and steal my things, but I refused."

[Tallahassee News Station]

"And that top over there, I'm guessin that's hers?"

"Oh yeah. She took it off as an attempt to seduce me and steal my things, but I refused."

"Sounds about right. Now why don't you tell me a little more about why you were meetin' a prostitute in the middle of nowhere in the first place while we wait for that doctor to get done?"

[Democratic Peoples republic of Kelvinsi]

Juan Johnson sneaks a picture of the dead body and sends it to the Johnson Family Group Chat.

EMTJuan: Guys I found this dead body... poor girl.

[The World Capitalist Confederation]

"Oh yeah. She took it off as an attempt to seduce me and steal my things, but I refused."

"Sounds about right. Now why don't you tell me a little more about why you were meetin' a prostitute in the middle of nowhere in the first place while we wait for that doctor to get done?"

"I had a meeting of some sort with a representative of someone important."

[Tallahassee News Station]

"Sounds about right. Now why don't you tell me a little more about why you were meetin' a prostitute in the middle of nowhere in the first place while we wait for that doctor to get done?"

"I had a meeting of some sort with a representative of someone important."

"Now that ain't very much clear or helpful."

[Meelducan]

Los Angeles, California

Donald Johnson has just finished dancing to the extended version of the Mamma Mia soundtrack when he received a message in the Johnson Family Groupchat. It was from the best EMT in New Mexico, Juan Johnson. Donald Johnson quickly do the replying.

DoctorD: Look gruesome!!! How did she do the dying? Hopefully it wasn’t from poor medical treatment rendered by you Juan!

[Prolieum]

Gene Eric's Office, Harte Senate Office Building, Washington D.C.

"I'm glad to hear that. Let's get back down closer to specifics, the stuff besides marriage licenses and cake-baking, where you think the freedoms go, and where you think they stop. You said your on the libertarians' side around there, or tending that way, if I heard you right." Eric noted.

[Dentali]

Gene Eric's Office, Harte Senate Office Building, Washington D.C.

"I'm glad to hear that. Let's get back down closer to specifics, the stuff besides marriage licenses and cake-baking, where you think the freedoms go, and where you think they stop. You said your on the libertarians' side around there, or tending that way, if I heard you right." Eric noted.

"Somewhat yes, I believe people should be allowed to have freedoms that do not negatively impact others."

[Prolieum]

Gene Eric's Office, Harte Senate Office Building, Washington D.C.

"I about got that much, I was looking for getting a little more specific for what that means for your policies and positions," Eric noted.

[Dentali]

Gene Eric's Office, Harte Senate Office Building, Washington D.C.

"I about got that much, I was looking for getting a little more specific for what that means for your policies and positions," Eric noted.

"Which issues in particular?"

[Prolieum]

Gene Eric's Office, Harte Senate Office Building, Washington D.C.

"Go ahead and run down the list," Eric invited.

[Dentali]

Gene Eric's Office, Harte Senate Office Building, Washington D.C.

"Go ahead and run down the list," Eric invited.

Anderson leans back a bit and takes a moment to think "I'm just going to fire some off kinda stream on consciousness"

"I believe the best way to restore the American Economy is through de-regulation and tax cuts or reform, the government doesn't create prosperity but it can create a healthy environment that rewards self-discipline, enterprise, investment... I also either oppose or want to reform most subsidies to focus more on small businesses and startups. In the case of farms too much of the farm subsidy goes to big factory and industrial farms instead of family farms..."

"I believe in free trade but the environment in Pennsylvania isn't conducive to that so i'm not advertising it. I've been talking about 'fair' trade though and the need to re-evaluate and in some cases re-negotiate trade deals."

"I voted for the Dudley tax because of the strike and because President Reed made such a push for it. I have been trying to get a meeting with him to ask him to use money from the tax to invest in communities reliant on the fossil fuels industry, job retraining and general investment in communities hardest hit."

"As governor I am going definitely encourage all energy industries showing no preference, including fossil fuels. The preference is for clean energy and the fossil industries will have incentives to get cleaner but Pennsylvania has too many resources to ignore and it will vitalize the exact areas that need help the most.

"Dodd-Frank was a well intentioned but badly thought out policy that i'm happy i've written legislation to curb the aspects that hit small town or local banks. I think for the most part we need less financial regulation in some aspects while guarding against bad faith in financial institutions."

"I try and be humble but one thing I will brag about it being the most pro-small business member of the house. A central reason why the 20th century came to be called the American Century was the ability of individuals to invent and create in a land of free markets. Thats small businesses and entrepreneurs turning into big businesses, often in cutting edge fields."

"Occupation Licensing for anything but for medical fields needs to be drastically reduced or eliminated. I support union towns and blue collar workers but the unions themselves have been abusing and fleecing them for all they have. Unions have a place but they need to be taken down a few pegs especially the teachers union."

"Education is a central pillar to my campaign, I used to support vouchers and was the primary author of DCs highly successful voucher pilot program. Now I support Education Savings Accounts which are basically vouchers 2.0, they provide for even more specialization and flexibility in tailoring an education to a child."

"I want to pass a 'taxpayers bill of rights' which would require a 2/3rds majority to raise taxes. In fact with the BBA my only concern was that we didn't include the 2/3rds majority to raise taxes in the amendment, I don't want people to be tempted to raise taxes instead of make cuts."

"I am not a hunter, I personally know nothing about guns nor do I like firing them. I own a handgun, I do annual safety classes and every once and awhile I practice at a range but I personally do not enjoy it at all. That being said I firmly support the second amendment, for several reasons the biggest of which is that when you are being threatened and every second counts, police are minutes away."

"I'm very libertarian on privacy concerns. We need strict limitations and an emphasis on warrants, ending the mass surveillance of American citizens."

"I am pro-life and certainly don't believe public funds should fund abortions. I support excepts for rape incest and life of the mother, but thats it. Politically I think I can get the Pennsylvania legislature down to 20 weeks."

"On crime I am going to push heavily for rehabilitation of non-violent offenders, best thing we can do is make them productive citizens. For violent offenders, especially those who used a firearm... I am going to push for harsher punishments... a lot."

"If I were to point to any other state to say 'thats what I want Pennsylvania to look like' it would be North Carolina, its not a 1 for 1 comparison but its the closest I can get. Any questions? This was all off the top of my head."

[Prolieum]

Gene Eric's Office, Harte Senate Office Building, Washington D.C.

Eric chuckled. "I suppose I ought to be glad that this last campaign wasn't much more than a stroll, because I must be losing my ability to communicate right. I've been trying to ask where you stand on these sex issues outside what you said about marriage and cake-baking. Talking about bathrooms, curriculums, therapies, surgeries, conscience objections, the President's executive order, et cetera, that big list, trying to see where you stand."

He offered a reassuring smile. "Though I do appreciate your thoroughness."

[Dentali]

Gene Eric's Office, Harte Senate Office Building, Washington D.C.

Eric chuckled. "I suppose I ought to be glad that this last campaign wasn't much more than a stroll, because I must be losing my ability to communicate right. I've been trying to ask where you stand on these sex issues outside what you said about marriage and cake-baking. Talking about bathrooms, curriculum, therapies, surgeries, conscience objections, the President's executive order, et cetera, that big list, trying to see where you stand."

He offered a reassuring smile. "Though I do appreciate your thoroughness."

Anderson laughs "Hey its probably just as much my fault. I've been running around like a chicken with its head cut off, i'm exhausted and mentally fried. After i finish my every county pledge I am going to go to a beach for a bit."

"I voted in favor of the bill that banned transitioning surgery under age 18, over 18 youre an adult and can get it done. I oppose conversion therapy for people under 18. I disagree with the President's executive order because the government should not discriminate, i doubt many in the LGBTQ community would want to work for the President anyway. If someone goes through the full surgery and jumps through all legal hoops then yea they can us the bathroom of their choice, but its a high bar. Curriculum? I'm not going to mandate teaching LGBTQ history if thats what you means, we have enough failing schools that cant teach math and english, that comes before anything else."

[Dentali]

Glen Anderson Campaign Stop #79
Shippen, Cameron County



10,000 pieces of campaign materials had just been sent to the wrong Shippen Pennsylvania, much to the frustration of the staff. As a result they delayed the planned rally another day in order to get appropriate groundwork for the rally and the appearance of the gubernatorial candidate. Deciding to make the most of a bad situation, Glen took a day to relax. Glen slept in without setting an alarm. he got a massage at a reputable and professional parlor, he saw a good popcorn movie with Amanda and had dinner at an italian restaurant in town with a few local staffers enjoying a few bottles of wine.

The next day with a mild hangover Anderson took an early morning hike in the Bucktail State Park Natural Area speaking with park rangers and fellow hikers posting about it on social media. Cameron was the least populous county in the state and their was little to do there frankly it was quite boring, but Glen still acted like it was the most important county in the state. He went door to door shaking every hand and answering every question, he did everything he could to make voters feel like they counted and in a county that was taken for granted or dismissed as a non-factor.

He held a massive rally in the heart of the city, making it a cant miss event.

"Thank you all for being here today, and for caring enough about our great state to be involved in this effort to Get Pennsylvania Working for the better. This is an incredible turnout and its truly humbling.”

“Let me begin by introducing myself, I am Congressman Glen Anderson I was born in Lebanon and I have devoted my life to public service. Since I first start representing the 17th district in 2012 I have constantly asked myself, ‘how do I best serve my state?’ Searching for an answer to that question I have traveled to every corner of the state, from my alma mater Penn State, to the streets of Philadelphia, the rusted factories of Erie, to the farms of Lancaster I have consistently traveled and spoke to countless residents of our state, people from all walks of life about their concerns and hopes.”

“The common theme I've been hearing is frustration. People everywhere see a real disconnect between Harrisburg and the rest of Pennsylvania. We feel that not only are our elected leaders not solving the serious problems that face us, but that they are actually causing the problems, and making things worse.”

“The average Pennsylvanian sees a governor and a legislature willing to impose record tax increases on the rest of us that we don't need, don't want, and simply cannot afford.”

“We are perfectly situated to become the strongest state in the union, a economic powerhouse. 1/3rd of our nation’s population is within a 24 hour drive, we have a strong work ethic, our universities are leading advanced research that will change the way we live, and yet every day I see our state hemorrhaging jobs, businesses, and taxpayers at an alarming rate, with no discernible response, or action from Harrisburg other than imposing more taxes and stressing our economy to the breaking point.”

“Regardless of party the people of our state constantly tell me we are heading in the wrong direction, and through all my discussions, my travels across the state and country it has become abundantly clear that our state cannot change direction without changing governors, that is why I am running for governor, to get Pennsylvania working again, I refuse to accept the status quo, the politics as usual.”

“Let me tell you what i stand for... I’m proud to say that in during my tenure in congress, i’ve fought to expand healthcare to our first responders, I have championed education, supporting Education Savings Accounts and merit pay for teachers. Just this year I introduced bills in Congress designed to strengthen our pediatric workforce, to protect and encourage innovation for small businesses, to reform onerous regulations stifling the growth of our communities, and to start a grant program to rehabilitate our crumbling schools. I proudly introduced the “21st Century Agriculture Act of 2017” which will revolutionize how we farm and improving quality of life across the state. I’m Pro-Life, Pro-Free Speech, Pro-Second Amendment, Pro-Student, Pro-Small Business and Firmly against the bloated government and fiscal irresponsibility of Harrisburg.”

“As it stands today Harrisburg has 150,000 pages worth of regulations that impact business and every single citizen, we have a heroin and opioid crisis, we have a skilled labor crisis, we have an economy has stay flat for years under the current administration. And for every problem facing our state, the current administration seems to only find one solution… raise taxes.”

“Harrisburg looks out for itself not the state, from day one as governor I will push to cut property taxes, cut wasteful spending and work to create a more efficient government in Harrisburg that works for the people of our state. I pledge that as your governor I will begin a policy of zero based budgeting, we will track every dollar being spent and we will treat with respect every single one. Despite claims to the contrary I can tell you that Harrisburg does not have a revenue problem, we have a spending problem, and today I am calling on the state legislature to begin working on a taxpayer bill of rights.”

“We're standing up for the thousands of Pennsylvanians who are losing their pensions because of politics and incompetence. We're standing up for the Pennsylvanian’s who have lost their jobs and we're standing up for their families who are struggling to make ends meet. We're standing up for those thousands of small business owners who have closed their doors, and the thousands of others who are struggling just to keep them open.”

“I know the anxiety you all are feeling, I have a young daughter myself. She wants to grow up to be a dentist, and I want to not only make sure she can go to college and pursue her dream but that their will be good jobs and economic security when she graduates. Jobs will come from a healthy modernized economy not one built behind barriers to growth or handouts to a privileged few through corporate welfare. In congress I have made my first priority the economic security for families, that is something I will continue as governor, building a 21st century economy where people can work hard not just to get by but to thrive and give their children a better life then they had.”

“You feel like they live in the forgotten land, that no one understands what a blue-collar, working-class family has to go through in Pennsylvania today. You’re good, hard-working people, and ready for a change."

“A few weeks ago I was speaking with some of my fellow congress members from Florida. They told me of Dorothy Famiano and her kids Danielle and Nicholas. Nicholas was born with a condition called spina bifida and is confined to a wheelchair, Danielle has autism and cerebral palsy, and they were both in the foster care program. Dorothy looked at these kids and where others may have seen challenge raising children with special needs instead only saw love and adopted the pair. Today Danielle and Nicholas are thriving teenagers with lives more promising than anyone could have expected.”

“Dorothy deserves all the praise and credit in the world for her actions, but she had hardships raising these kids. The public school system didn’t work for them, there was no place to put them, placed in classrooms overfilled with students that had severe behavioral issues it was not a environment where they could learn or thrive. It wasn’t until Dorothy learned about the Gardiner Scholarship that things turned around. The scholarship was specifically for children with special needs, applying through the Step Up for Students program the Scholarship gave her the ability to homeschool her children, letting her teach her children at their own pace and meeting their needs, from there her kids blossomed and made great progress.”

“Dorothy said ‘They have gifts that aren’t necessarily discovered in a classroom setting. I saw that potential in them from the first time I met them. The success my children are enjoying is due to the fact the Gardiner Scholarship is geared towards each child’s strength. It’s the personalized learning experience that has made it so successful. A lot of people don’t understand this.’”

“Thousands of students in our state face the same challenges that Dorothy’s kids faced. Programs similar to the Gardiner Scholarship program could prove a turning point in the education and development for our children. We need Education Savings Accounts, programs where parents can provide children with the education that best suits them, tuition, special needs services, curriculum and more can be funded based on the individual needs of the kids. This is educational innovation, this is bringing closer to bringing education into the 21st century, people demand choice in every area of life, education should not be the exception.”

“Six States have already enacted ESA’s and families are extremely satisfied with the results, over a 90% satisfaction rate. Empowering parents is a necessity to improving education, and ESAs promise to improve the lives of student by letting parents choose what’s best for their child.”

“Pennsylvania was once the leader in education choice, in 2011 the tax credit cap for EITC scholarships here was $60 million, it served 38,000 students the most in the country, Florida served 29,000 students. Audits of the program have found it saves billions for taxpayers and provides better education for the students through school choice and empowering parents. Now Florida serves 107,000 students while Pennsylvania doesn’t serve half that many, and is forced to turn down thousands every year. The EITC should not be arbitrarily capped but should be based on demand. As governor I will pursue legislation to increase tax credits automatically if 90% of available credits were claimed in the previous year. I will not allow partisan political skirmishes disrupt valuable programs as we have seen too often in the past.”

“School Choice and Education Savings Accounts put choice back in the hands of parents, they provide an escape route from failing and violent schools, they save money and lead to smaller class sizes, they give lower income families the same options as upper income families, and they force schools to improve to attract students. Perhaps most importantly it rejects the notion of a “One-Size-Fits-All” education, it creates diverse schools that respond to the needs of the children instead of forcing children to respond to the needs of a rigid curriculum.”

“ For towns like this I wrote the Student Fiscal Literacy Act, supports schools that try and teach their students practical financial literacy, how to balance a checkbook, save for the future and make smart financial choices that let them pursue the American dream. Its for towns like this that I wrote legislation like the 21st Century Agriculture Act, which amends the tax code to reflect the modern realities of farming, lowering the cost of doing business and making things easier, a goal I will continue as your governor. ”

“For towns like this I authored the Save Local and Small Business Act, which rewrote regulations a rules governing businesses on main street, making it easier to do business, lowering taxes and increasing investment in the small businesses that need and deserve it the most. It reforms the worst parts of Dodd-Frank, that have so badly impacted small banks and businesses and made it easier for entrepreneurs to get loans.”

“For towns like this I wrote the Invent and Manufacture in America Act, which promotes and protects manufacturers in America, not just helping keep our job right here in Pennsylvania, but beginning the process of bringing them back home.”

“For kids like ours I wrote the Educational Facility Rehabilitation Act, a bill that will help ensure that kids don’t need to attend crumbling schools, schools without heat in the winter or air conditioning in the Summer, because schools should have to worry about teaching children, not whether the facilities are safe. For kids like ours I authored the Strengthening our Pediatric Workforce Act, which encourages doctors to enter into the field of children's health, a field that desperately needs more doctors.”

“As your governor my agenda will all works towards the prosperity of Pennsylvanians, not select corporations or special interests. I will push for policies that promote charter schools and quality education, doubling down on policies like your county has where residents may apply to attend cyber charter schools with no additional costs to parents. And when we send our children to college I will pursue a policy of openness and much needed transparency regarding tuition and what your children will get out of college.”

“On day one as governor I will declare a statewide disaster and state of emergency regarding the opioid crisis, this will enable us to take immediate measures to enhance response, increase access to treatment and save lives. It will be the first of its kind for a public health emergency in the state.

“Step one will be to create an Opioid Command Center located at PEMA. The Command will meet weekly and be responsible for coordinating all elements of our response to the crisis. Next we will expand access to the prescription drug monitoring program to ensure prescribers are in compliance with opioid regulations.”

“We must make Overdoses and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome as reportable conditions, so that prescribers know if a patient has a history with abuse, keeping prescribers informed and making sure data is available is vital to curbing future addiction. We must also give the DDAP further emergency purchase authorization, allowing us to purchase more lifesavings drugs. Other aspects of this include amending regulations so that EMTs can dispense naloxone, waiving regulations that keep pharmacists from interacting with other organizations that deal with at risk individuals. Make rescheduling of fentanyl derivatives permanent as long as the crisis continues.”

“We have a shortage of doctors certified for the Narcotic Treatment Program, we need to allow nurses and physician assistants to expedite initial intakes which will greatly speed up the certification process and provide more qualified doctors to fight the crisis. For the duration of the crisis we will waive ALL licensing requirements and fees for high-performing drug and alcohol treatment facilities.”

“We also need to start exploring any and every option to combat this crisis, a plan that addresses the crisis from the top down, start to finish. This is just the first step in addressing this crisis, I just hope the current governor finally realizes the severity of the crisis. Even now I am speaking with members of the Pennsylvania legislature to secure funding exclusively to fight this crisis and the greater crisis with addiction as a whole. Moving forward we need to ask ourselves 3 major questions What treatment programs are proven to be effective?‘How can we fast track the most effective programs? How can we educate people about the dangers of opioids?’”

“The same moral commitment that calls us to act on the Opioid Crisis calls us to move to protect the most vulnerable among us, the lives of the unborn. In the words of Ronald Reagan ‘I’ve noticed that everybody that is for abortion… has already been born’. I’ve heard some claim you can’t determine where a life begins, that its a matter of debate, well here is where I stand… if we don’t know when the unborn becomes a human life then we MUST opt in favor that it is a human life until someone proves it isnt. And as a life they are entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”

“We also must address the immigration crisis on our country’s southern border. In short we must reject universal amnesty and open border policies put forth by Democrats and Progressives, we must redouble our efforts to secure our border, end ‘catch and release’ combat criminal networks that cross our border daily, combat fraud and humanitarian abuses, and perhaps most importantly end the practice of human trafficking. Doing this will restore the integrity of our immigration laws while promoting sustainable growth and immigration.”

“We must transition into a merit based system, promoting skills and patriotism while responding to the needs of employers from farms to pharmacies. Congress must establish a point system by which in demand skills are emphasized, as well as financial resources and assets, educational achievement, professional credentials, job experience, and fluency in English. Additionally individual states should be given input in this process, the skills needed by Pennsylvania may not be the same as the skills needed in Mississippi so immigrants should be directed to where their skills are most in demand.”

“As it stands our state levys one of the highest taxes on natural gas in the nation, and the democrats in Harrisburg have tried to raise it higher every year. That hurt every one of those jobs pipelines like Mariner East has created, the permit delays, the fee increases on gas wells, raising a tax on gas sold to homes… the energy sector is one of our states most promising sectors, we shouldnt shackle it to the greed of bureaucrats in Harrisburg. As your governor I will fight every proposed tax increase, and do everything I can to relieve your regulatory and tax burden.”

“Not only that I am going to support research on how to make fossil fuels, natural gas, every form of energy, cleaner and more efficient, so you can do more business and bring home a bigger paycheck to your families. The future of energy is not more corporate welfare, its cutting the oppressive regulatory and tax burden so companies can pay more, hire more and expand to their full economic potential. We have a 21st century industry operating under a 1970s regulatory regime, changing this alone would make a huge difference in the industry.”

“Our current state government is too focused on doling out taxpayer cash and promulgating regulation than on fostering an environment for good-paying jobs and economic growth.”

“We don’t do enough… not nearly enough to support our farmers. I’m not talking about subsidizing farmers more i’m talking about farming smarter. The truth is the average farmer receives little to no actual support with the vast majority going to corporate farmers and massive land holders. Our farmers facing burdensome regulations, negative stereotypes, children fleeing the family business. As governor I will reform how we approach farming, I’ll make sure aid goes to the people who actually need it not corporate mega-farms. We will foster an environment of community, accountability and stewardship, we are seeing our small rural communities falling apart, their vibrant spirit becoming ghost towns in the same way our proud industrial towns turn to rust.

Our government federal, state and local saddle our farmers with excess paperwork, regulations and an increasingly burdensome bureaucracy. Big corporate farms set high barriers that small farms cont overcome, thats not a free market. As Governor I will cut back on the red tape that hurts so many, you will not need an army of lawyers to contend with a mountain of paperwork and regulation. We will deregulate locally produced foods, and work to exempt local sales from government licensure, permitting, certification, inspection, packaging, and labeling requirements, and applies to farmers’ markets as well as on-site stores at farms.

“As it stands the democratic leadership in Harrisburg is a relic, large scale standardization, control, spending and bureaucracy, things do not reflect a highly diverse society, a highly diverse population and a highly diverse state, instead we have an lumbering ‘one size fits all’ government that doesnt fit with the 21st century. With all our advantages jobs are growing at less than 1% a year, Pennsylvania unemployment increases while the rest of the country decreases. Business and entrepreneurship has been stifled by over taxation and regulation, an unbroken 45 year streak of tax increases. We need new solutions, new innovation not more of the same.”

“The policies of Harrisburg have resulted in companies like GE sending jobs to Texas, our wealth and factories overseas leaving thousands of Pennsylvanians out of work. The negligence of those in Harrisburg have seen the jobs of skilled craftsman and tradespeople moved thousands of miles away, it has devastated our middle class, it has devastated our nation. Staying on this path and continuing these policies of relentless taxation, and allowing our communities to deteriorate will keep our factories closed, our inner cities poor, and special interests in control.”

“Jobs will come from a healthy modernized economy not one built behind barriers to growth or handouts to a privileged few through corporate welfare. In congress I have made my first priority the economic security for families, that is something I will continue as governor, building a 21st century economy where people can work hard not just to get by but to thrive and give their children a better life then they had.”

“Under the absent leadership of the democrats an average family of four in our state now owes nearly $20,000 to pay off the state pension fund alone. Many of our school districts, our urban areas spend over $300,000 per high school graduates, half aren’t proficient in basic algebra, they can’t read at a high school level. And for all the accolades the democrats have received for increasing education funding, less than 30% has actually gone to teaching.”

“10 years ago democrats denied the existence of a pension crisis, 2 years ago Vilseck vetoed vital pension reforms, but because of the advocacy and had work of Pennsylvania citizens like you I have some good news... our Senate Majority Leader has introduced SB 1, and it is going to be a major turn around for our state. It moves us away from the unsustainable pension system to a system that provides choice for workers and stability for taxpayers. I have spoken with the leader at length about SB 1 and I am proud to fully endorse this legislation and I encourage all of you to contact your representatives and voice your support!”

“SB 1 is just one step in the right direction, we need to lower taxes of all forms, property, sales, income and whatever else overburden Pennsylvanians. Our budget deficit grows not because of a lack of revenue but because these high taxes, overregulation and a state government that continues to fund failing programs. As your governor I will institute an automatic sunset provision for under-performing programs and require the implementation of cost-reducing changes recommended by the IFO or Performance based Budget Board. We are going to introduce transparency measures and pass the taxpayer protection act to control spending and protect the hard earned money of families across the state.”

“We are going to become the most business friendly state in the nation, not through reckless corporate welfare that the current administration engages in but by actually creating a environment of growth, an environment where the American Dream can thrive. Our state has countless advantages, we have some of the largest, cheapest deposits of natural gas and coal in the world, we can utilize that to bring back the manufacturing jobs of years past we can become the global leader in manufacturing and energy exports once again. I refuse to accept Pennsylvania’s place at the bottom of the country for job growth and economic output, its time for that to end.”

“As your governor I will put an end to a lack of transparency in Harrisburg, the shadow budget, the lack of accountability. I am going to start a policy of job growth, education and fiscal responsibility. I will make blue collar communities like this one, ones that have been left behind by Winston and Harrisburg, my top priority unlike the democrats who have taken communities like yours for granted. How many years have democratic leaders made promises that never came to fruition? You all deserve economic strength and stability, accept nothing less.”

“Despite this lack of transparency, the state lawmakers are some of the best paid in the nation, the governor makes over $190,000 a year, the highest in the nation. I pledge to you today that as governor I will not take a dime of that salary until the salary is lowered! The lowest salary of a governor in the nation is $70,000, Maine, I call on the legislature to make it at least that low. All elected officials working for the state will have a pay freeze while I am governor until the budget is balanced.”

“I will do everything in my power to create an environment more friendly to business encouraging the growth of industries new and old. I am going to fight for the expansion of healthcare and higher education here, i’m going to fight for tax cuts for small businesses and across the board. As your governor I will be an advocate in Washington for the renegotiation of trade deals that are now outdated and costing jobs.”

“The policies of Harrisburg have resulted in plants like GE to send jobs and plants to Texas, our wealth and factories overseas leaving thousands of Pennsylvanians out of work. The negligence of those in Harrisburg have seen the jobs of skilled craftsman and tradespeople moved thousands of miles away, it has devastated our middle class, it has devastated our nation. Staying on this path and continuing these policies of relentless taxation, and allowing our communities to deteriorate will keep our factories closed, our inner cities poor, and special interests in control.”

“Ladies and gentlemen let’s have the economic resurgence of our state begin today. Lets send a message to Harrisburg a message that enough is enough and we need an economy that is growing not stagnant, it’s time to stop over-taxing, over-regulating, and crippling ourselves. It’s time to get Pennsylvania working again, I hope you join me, God bless America and God Bless the Great State of Pennsylvania, Thank You!.”

[Sanabel]

Johnson Tower, Manhattan, New York


Rod was in the middle of an extensive sauna session in his home when he heard the Dancing Queen ringtone. It could only be one thing, the Johnson family group chat.

He quickly grabbed his phone and shot off a reply.

Juan Johnson did You kill,,: a Woman? If this ruins My Wedding than you are grounded

1 of these Days i will pass a law making Murder ilegal..

[The World Capitalist Confederation]

"I had a meeting of some sort with a representative of someone important."

"Now that ain't very much clear or helpful."

"Mmmm...alright then. Look, I need a doctor, not a policeman."