Statement on Jobs and the Economy
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\nJobs in any area is directly linked to many factors 2 of which are
\na highly skilled workforce and cheap labor. I don’t think it would
\nbe ethical or desirable for Vermont to build it’s economy and jobs
\nby exploiting cheap labor.<\/p>\n
Vermont should build a highly skilled workforce by promoting free
\neducation from childhood to death for any and all who wish to learn.
\nThis can be funded by stopping wasteful and unethical spending on
\nthe millitary and on imprisoning non-violent offenders most of whom
\nare in jail for drug offenses.<\/p>\n
Industries that consider closing plants in Vermont to move their
\noperations to places that have cheaper labor should be taken by
\neminent domain and converted to worker owned and operated collectives.
\nVermont still has some industry. The state should do it’s best to
\nkeep these concerns up and running.<\/p>\n
Raising the minimum wage to at least $15\/hr if not $21\/hr which is
\nthe equivalent wage paid in 1974 adjusted for inflation would also
\nhelp draw a skilled workforce. Places that have raised the minimum
\nwage have found that the economy flourishes counter to the dire warnings
\nof free market advocates.<\/p>\n
Statement on Healthcare
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Healthcare in Vermont, particularly in the more rural areas like the
\nNortheast Kingdom is in crisis. There is a great scarcity of doctors
\nand waits can be long to get a doctor. Hospitals do not have the resources
\nto deal with mental health or complicated issues due to funding cuts
\nfrom the federal level.<\/p>\n
What i propose is free, fully socialized medicine. How is this different
\nfrom the ‘single payer’ that is to be implemented in this state ? It’s
\nnight and day. True fully socialized medicine does not depend upon
\ninsurance exchanges to pay for medical care. It does not depend upon
\nfor-profit nonprofits to deliver healthcare at an inflated cost. Despite
\nthe fact that most hospitals have a non-profit status, they make great profits
\nthat are paid to executives and various insurance concerns. Hospitals should
\nnot have to worry about meeting a ‘bottom line’. Their sole concern should be
\nhealthcare, not getting paid. All this would be dealt with in a fully socialized
\nsystem.<\/p>\n
Doctors, Nurses and techs in all hospitals should have the option of joining a
\nmedical corps that deals with everything from education to paying them a good
\nsalary with proper holidays and a decent retirement after a lifetime of
\nservice. This would relieve doctors of the horrific burden of paying off
\nmedical school debts and would attract people who are more interested in truly
\ncaring for people than getting a big paycheck.<\/p>\n
How should this be paid for ? Redirect funding from wasteful and unethical
\ndefense spending. Stop jailing people for non-violent drug offenses. Stop
\nspending great sums of money on weapons for police. As a state, Vermont has
\nlittle say in wasteful defense spending. It might be worth breaking away from
\nthe US empire to get out from under that burden.<\/p>\n
#1 Priority – Ending Oppression at home and abroad
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Vermont as part of the US empire participates in imperialist oppression of
\npeople all around the world. The US has been murdering large number of innocent
\npeople in Pakistan and Yemen in it’s short sighted ‘War on Terrorism’. The
\nUS funds Israel which periodically slaughters large numbers of Palestinians.
\nUS police often go to Israel to train with the IDF to learn how to oppress
\npeople protesting for their rights. This is called “crowd control”. The fruits
\nof this illegitimage cooperation can be seen in Ferguson where Israeli trained
\npolice are repressing black people protesting police murder and brutality.<\/p>\n
The US or Vermont as a separate entity should withdraw troups from the rest of
\nthe world and cease aggressions for any reason except strict self defense.
\nWe do not see massive terrorist attacks on Switzerland or Iceland, both of which
\nmaintain a fairly neutral status. If Vermont gets rid of the F-35’s in
\nBurlington and stops being part of the US imperialist project, no one would
\nwant to attack Vermont.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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