Issue Position: Government Corruption and Economic Fairness
Issue Position
Issue Position: Government Corruption and Economic Fairness
End Tax Loopholes and Unnecessary Subsidies
Limit Executive Compensation and Extreme Inequality
Limit Influence of PACs and Lobbyists
Reduce Earmarking and Pork-barrel Legislation
Increase Transparency in Government
Comprehensive Campaign Finance Reform
Jim Webb stated one of the most pertinent statistics in the United States today in his Democratic Response to the State of the Union: In the '70s, the average company leader made 20-30 times more than the average worker in the organization; today that number is well over 400 times more. Economists agree that in that same period, real wages have not increased and salaries have barely kept up with inflation. Therefore, working-class people must work longer and harder to maintain a standard of living, making it almost impossible for them to get ahead. Families are suffering. Please watch this video on You Tube about how the recent administration's tax cuts have affected the populous as well as the distribution of wealth over the past several decades: FAIRNESS VIDEO
Income disparity of this magnitude will continue until we change the way Congress works. As long as we have politicians who put the interests of lobbyists above the needs of the people, we cannot draft policy that helps the worker rather than the CEO.
I have signed a 4-point pledge at Change-Congress.org promising to change the way Washington works. As part of this pledge, I have refused to take any money from PACs or lobbyists to fund my campaign. I want to make sure that the people have a voice, and that I am only accountable to individuals. It is time that our leaders fight for the common good rather than listening to special interests. In addition, when I am elected, I will support legislation to end earmarking and pork-barrel spending. The pledge also calls for increased transparency in our government and the public financing of elections. Click here to read more
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