League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
State of California (Butte, Shasta, Nevada, Tehama, Siskiyou, Placer, Lassen, Plumas, Modoc, Sierra, Glenn Counties) June 5, 2012 Election
	Gregory Cheadle, J.D. Answers Questions Candidate for United States Representative; District 1

The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of California Education Fund and asked of all candidates for this office.
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Questions & Answers

1. In this time of high unemployment, what are the most important steps that should be taken to improve our nation’s economy?

Those in government should come to the realization that the role of government is to provide an environment conducive to fostering "...life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" not the antithesis of it.

Taxes and meaningless regulations act to discourage business growth and development, hence these must be minimized and enacted to reward rather than punish business and industry.

2. How should the federal budget deficit be addressed, now and into the future? How should budget priorities for defense and domestic programs be adjusted?

The budget deficit mentality of spending more than what we take in should come to an abrupt halt. This is why one of my top priorities is to rein in government. Government has become too big and ubiquitous that no amount of taxation can satisfy its continual growing needs.

We need a strong defense because we have become a prime target in the eyes of many nations in the world because of the way we exploited them.

3. What are your priorities with respect to our nation’s energy policy? Should there be an emphasis on clean energy and reducing carbon emissions, and/or on reducing our dependence on foreign sources?

As with most "scientific" conclusions, the "science" behind the industrial revolution being responsible for global warming is inconclusive and undoubtedly suspect given the inherent bias of the sources of funding. Granted, we could do better. But until I see those who trumpet global warming live like the Quakers and Amish, I cannot and will not, give them any credence.

4. What, if any, changes should be made to federal health care policies or programs?

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, is farce legislation because it does not protect patients nor does it make healthcare affordable. If the goal is to cover the uninsured, it would not take 2700 pages of circuitous legal/political jargon to do so. This act will do more to enslave the American people than any legislation in the history of this country.

If Obama Care is upheld by the Supreme Court, it will be sobering to imagine what government can force upon the citizens of this country. Moreover, there is nothing in place to prevent people from all over the world to enter our country illegally and take advantage of our de facto "free" healthcare for illegal aliens and those who cannot afford the premiums.

The answer to our healthcare woes is prevention, not the continual propping up of the status quo. For instance, according to a study published by the National Academies, 1.5 million people per year are harmed as a result of medication errors. In addition, nearly 200,000 people die each year in hospitals due to medical errors.

However, of far greater importance is the need to prevent illness in the first place! We cannot afford to $2.5 TRILLON in health care expenditure per year on illnesses/disease states that are preventable! We have become a nation of alcoholics, legal and illegal drug addicts, and gluttons. The epidemic plague that is sinking this country is obesity. Obesity leads to a multitude of diseases, most pronounced of which is diabetes. Diabetes leads to hypertension, heart disease, and strokes. No amount of taxation can sustain the costs we are facing as a nation due to the illnesses we suffer as a result of purposely engaging in delirious behaviors.

5. What, if any, changes should be made to federal rules on campaign financing?

The maximum contribution should be $2500 per person per election. Organized labor and corporations should not be allowed to contribute one penny to a candidate. This will force politicians to meet and communicate with their constituents and not be the pawns of business or special interest groups.

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