League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
State of California June 5, 2012 Election
	Nachum Shifren Answers Questions Candidate for United States Senator

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?

Immediately lower corporate, business, and personal taxes. Give generous tax credits, up to one year tax-free, for businesses that have moved off-shore to reestablish their base in the US. Allow investors and businesses to compete for contracts extracting oil. Allow the winning bid with the most committed to hiring the largest number of American workers, while at the same time committing to preserve the environment. The entity that will succeed in getting the job done fastest, should be free from corporate taxes for one whole year as a motivation for getting Americans back to work. We must lure companies from China with a combination of tariffs and lower taxes

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?

by eliminating the EPA, the "agencies" fraudulently established to grow government, by eliminating the Dept of Education, by stopping federal assistance to non-citizens, deporting criminal aliens languishing in our jails, et al

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?

Our highest priority must be to develop all of our energy resources, in the shortest amount of time, thereby reducing our vulnerability to despotic regimes abroad. Where clean energy can be developed without impeding upon the stated goal above, this would be a positive step.

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

Let there be interstate commerce for health coverage, opening up competition and lowering cost. Absolute removal of any government impositions on America's health care.

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

This has been suggested before. Ultimately, it becomes an issue of freedom of speech when attempted to institute

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