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California
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Political Party - Independent

Congressperson - Mike Thompson []

Belief in Issues: 1. **Economy** - I believe that our economy needs a lot of work. Many people are loosing jobs, and companies are going bankrupt. It is a disaster. We should start over creating a new and simpler economy that is more for the people. By doing so, we will rarely ever find ourselves in the situation we are in now.

2. **Foreign Policy** - We should not worry about Iraq anymore. We have spent millions of dollars on this issue, but we are getting no positive results out of it. We have gave so much to Iraq to make sure nothing wrong will happen, and all they have given back is trouble. We already have enough trouble in America, we should worry about the problem we are facing, not the rest of the world’s problems. Let bring the soldiers home!

3. **Health and Safety -** Health and safety is a very strong issue at the time. The concern over Swine Flu and many other viruses is strong and must be stopped. Scienctist should be researching this flu and finding a cure so that it does not keep spreading throughout our country. Though there are rare casing of it in Ohio, one lady caught it and without it being stabilized, the flu could spread just like it did in Mexico. We need to find a cure and put a stop to this virus.

Our Purposed Bill __HB71 __ My bill, "Tax Reformation Benefiting the United States of America", is about the fact that many people have are losing their jobs, and many small businesses are about to go out of business. This bill will eliminate taxes for those who have been laid off from their job, or are in the process of going out of business. People need to support this bill because right now our country is going through a recession, and many people are losing their jobs. This bill will help them regain everything they have lost.

5 Facts that Affect My Bill 1. California's economy is based off of trade 2. Trade makes up one-fourth of its economy 3. California has the 6th highest tax burden of any state 4. California has the 4th highest unemployment rate 5. California's spending has increased 75 billion dollars in 2008

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