League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
San Diego County, CA June 3, 2014 Election
	Jim Stieringer Answers Questions Candidate for United States Representative; District 53

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Questions & Answers

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

We should replace the current federal income tax with a revenue neutral national sales tax that will enable small business to spend less time complying with arcane and unnecessary rules.

We should establish term limits on all federal offices. Legislators should be required to live under the laws that they establish

We should begin to balance the federal budget and begin reducing the $17 trillion deficit.

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

We should focus our efforts on the needs of the very poor and those who lacked health insurance prior to creation of the Affordable Care Act.

It is apparent that the real purpose of the ACA is to eventually create a "single payer" national health program that replaces both employer provided health benefits and entrepreneurial insurance companies.

3. What are your priorities with respect to our nation’s energy policy?

If we begin deregulating the nations energy producers we will no longer be dependent on foreign sources for oil and natural gas. At such time the price of foreign energy will drop significantly and will enable the United States to add to its strategic oil reserve at competitive prices.

4. What, if any, changes should be made with respect to our nation’s security, including our national defense or anti-terrorism measures?

National Defense must again become our top priority. The world is a dangerous place and we are no longer isolated by two major oceans and friendly neighbors to our north and south borders. It has been said that self preservation is the first law of nature. It applies equally to nations and to individuals.

5. What is your position on the issue of immigration reform? What, if any, changes to legislation or policy would you support?

Our nation's recent population gains have been solely due to immigration. This is a good thing. Other nations (such as Russia) will eventually slip into oblivion as their populations decline. I observe xenophobia in some members of my party. We should welcome immigrants who share our core beliefs, learn the English language, eschew public assistance, join the armed forces, pay their taxes, hold gainful employment, avoid breaking the law, send their children to school and pass a tough American history exam.

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