1 Simon’s Platform On Political Issues

Social Services (Healthcare)

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

Social Services (Education)

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

Social Services (Retirement)

Universal Retirement Pension System that is
Free, 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 Environmental
Standards.

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)

• Equalize Access for all Political Parties by establishing
• Equal Signature Requirements,
• Equal Debate Participation,
• Equal Media Coverage (Increasing FCC mandated Public Service
Announcement time and Freely & Equally dividing it to Political Candidates’
advertisements).
• Bann Ear-Mark Legislation (National Tax Money being Diverted to Non-National
Goals).
• Bann Gerrymandering & Affirmative Action Re-districting by replacing it with
Rectangular Grid-locked Districts or Districts that take in whole municipalities
and/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 Single
10% 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 be

dispensed out to all individuals.
This can be used as a stimulus or savings and will counter the heavier tax burden felt
on 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 Streamlining
Streamlining State Laws & Regulations Systems to One Federal Law & Regulation
System.
Marriage
Bann legal sanctioning of Traditional or Gay or Polygamous Marriage.
Allow consenting adults to marry, divorce, separate, or annul privately without state
interference.
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 own
or use these with appropriate regulations).

Transportation & IDs

A modified Passport ID will serve as the only ID you need. It will contain all necessary
information 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 and
school admissions on the ID at a government facility to ensure authenticity and
accuracy.

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,
DCFS cases, Prison Incarceration, and Crime.
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 to
prevent or minimize costly and tragic disease transmissions and unwanted pregnancies.

Contact
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Evanston, Illinois 60202 1-773-620-8768