JGILBERTO

JGILBERTO
 * Political Party- Independent
 * Congress Person- Peter Welch Link: [|http://www.welch.house.gov]


 * Issues **

> The economy right now is one of the most important issues to me becasue it is doing so poorly. > 24.4 million people are unemployed or underemployed. It is also said that lawmakers are going to > raise the retirement age. This is an issue we definetely need to improve on. I think that we should lower taxes and have tax incentives for hiring new staff or buying new equipment.
 * __Economy__

> We really need to start focusing more on enviroment and energy becuase its something thats really > going to affect us in the long run. Ideas such as wind turbines and solar panels are great becasue they > save money and promote the idea of renewable energy. People have already started to take the pathway that > benefits the atmosphere by buying hybid cars. If people want to mantain their standards of living then they need > to look at energy conservation as a neccessity. We also need to start watching what we do to certain habitats.
 * __Enviroment and Energy__

> I think Foreign Policy is also something that will really affect us in the future. Its very important that we keep good relations with all country's becasue that way America can grow through trade, technology and communication. > ** > State Facts ** > > -Vermont has traditionally relied on agriculture and livestock for its economic livelihood > -Vermonts mining and lumber remains fairly small, although mining had a greater prominence > in the late 19th century > -In 2003 median household income was 43,261 and unemployment was at 3.7% > -Remains the nations second-largest dairy producer after Wisconsin > -In addition to dairy farming the staes two main sources of revenue are specialized > manufacturing and tourism
 * __Foreign Policy__

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 * Information on Bill- HB 85