SMANTOOTH

SMANTOOTH

__**Myself:**__
I am SMantooth, a democrat, from the wonderful state of Nevada. My beliefs on many issues are very similar to the beliefs of Harry Reid. He is a democrat, and one of the two senators from Nevada. []

**__Issues:__**
The three most important issues to me are the economy, the environment, and education.

I believe that the __**economy**__ is in danger. We need to get back on top of things, but we should not do it by taxing people who make more money. They should not be punished for working hard. I also think that we should not bail out large companies. They have shown us that they can not bee trusted with that money. If the economy is not fixed soon more people will become jobless. We need to help.

I believe that we need to keep the __**environment**__ clean and safe. the environment stays with us forever. If we do not care about where we live or what we like on our children and grandchildren will not have a healthy life. If they live in a toxic, polluted, unhealthy area we would be the ones to blame. We need to stand now and keep our Earth clean.

I believe without an __**education**__ we will not have a future. We need the children of the future capable of reading, writing, and communicating properly with others. We shouldn't let time be wasted. Children need to learn. Education is the building blocks of the future of this country.

__**State Facts:**__
1. Nevada is the 35th largest state by population, and 7th by area. 2. One of Nevada's largest industrial outputs is tourism. 3. Since World War II neither the Democrats nor the Republicans have dominated state politics. 4. Roman Catholic, 27% of the population, is the largest practiced religion in Nevada. 5. Nevada is the gambling capital.

__**My Bill:**__ I am working on a bill, SB 42, with BBlakeway and JLubell. We want American car companies to produce more fuel efficient and electric cars. We want people to understand that we will not have gasoline forever. We need to have alternative cars that we can turn to. By minimizing the amount of gas powered cars will decrease the amount of air pollution. We also want to maximize the amount of American products sold to America. We believe that this will help improve our economy.

__**Sources:**__
"Congressman Reid: Issues" 8 May 2009 "Nevada: Government and Economy." __United States Geography__. 2009. ABC-CLIO. 8 May 2009  "Nevada: Overview." __United States Geography__. 2009. ABC-CLIO. 8 May 2009 . "Nevada: Facts and Figures." __United States Geography__. 2009. ABC-CLIO. 8 May 2009 . "The Democratic Party: Agenda- Environment and Climate Change" 8 May 2009 ** <[|www.democrats.org] > ** "Nevada Legislature: Facts" 10 May 2008 < ** http://www.leg.state.nv.us/> "Nevada" 10 May 2009  "Nevada - Political parties" 10 May 2009 
 * "The Democratic Party: Agenda- Economic Stewardship" 8 May 2009 <[|www.democrats.org] > **
 * "Wikipedia- Nevada" 8 May 2009 <[|www.wikipedia.org] >