The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of California and asked of all candidates for this office.

See below for questions on Budget Crisis, Education, Water, Health Insurance

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Answer from Gary L. Kirkland:

The State Legislature, with the governor, need to make all state taxes voluntary so that citizens can donate as much as they want to state programs these patriotic citizens support. This would truly be a democratic and grass roots solution to the state's budget crisis.

Answer from Gary L. Kirkland:

The state should strive to make government schools at all levels similar to public restaurants. Parents and students should have the right to choose the best school for them. Parents should have to pay for their own child's education. The state can provide scholarships for those cannot afford the schooling costs. Benefactors can donate to the scholarship fund.

Answer from Gary L. Kirkland:

California government needs to break the monopolies of all water agencies in the state. Water companies should have to compete with each other for customers.

Oil companies can go half way around the world to get crude oil (a liquid). Ship it to a processing plant. Process it in to a form I can use. Tranship it to my neighborhood and sell this oil, gasoline, to me at a price I can afford. They can do this with competition right accross the street and still make a profit.

My water company cannot deliver water to me unless it falls on their heads and they have never made a profit.

Remove their monopolistic position and make them compete. Water is one of the most abundant substances on earth. It is criminal that Californians suffer shortages.

Answer from Gary L. Kirkland:

The price of health care has soared because government interferes in the market place. If government eliminated Medi-care, Medi-cal, etc., the price of medical care would drop to the point that people would not need insurance to cover the costs. I have no insurance to cover car repair costs because government interferes very little.

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