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Think you can't do anything about government? We know the Republican party. They got us into the trouble we are in. We know the Democratic party. They are not getting us out of this trouble. If neither of these parties will do what the people want, then the people will form a new party. This new party will: 1. Reduce the military budget to defense only 2. Create healthcare for everybody 3. Guarantee social security 4. Make college available to everybody 5. Eliminate the national debt 6. Make us energy independent A new tax policy, eliminating government waste, and reducing the military to defense only will help us pay for these services for the people.
Can we can do something about government? Can we can hold our legislators accountable? Enter your zip code here to find county, state, and federal. If our officials will not listen, then we will form a new party. Other links at the bottom of this column.
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shows what the legislature has been doing. Cal's Brochure shows why I am running. Cal responds to JoAn Wood's statement about values on post card to District 35. The Federal and State Government need to help ordinary people. If they are not willing to change, then we need to change politicians. I am asking to represent you. I am not asking to do what I think is right. I am asking to do what you think is right. More… In this money crisis, our legislators fill the bailout with special requests.
The state and federal government should fix their part of the energy problem, not leave it all to us. Cal Leman on the campaign trail. Click here to fact check. 5 Sites That Will Boost Your Political Awareness Republican and Democrat Platform How to Get Healthcare? Maine has Fair Elections and has heath care for all. Canada has health care for all and Israel and other countries do too. For us, health care for all is a problem that we need to solve. Idaho does not have Fair Elections and does not have health care for all. The answer is: Elect a state candidate, as I am, who shows how we can have both. Elect a federal candidate who shows how we can have both.
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Cal Obi-Wan Kenobi Leman in the Salmon Independence Day Parade The role of money in elections and in government decision-making is the reason for most of the other problems in the federal and in the Idaho state government. When will we hold our legislators in the federal and in the state government accountable? Simpson, Craig, and Crapo should be accountable to us in the federal government. They all voted for the Farm Bill. Wood, Barrett, and Siddoway should be accountable to us in Idaho government. They all voted for the business tax breaks that I describe here and below. Are we holding our legislators accountable?
The Idaho Legislature shifted tax to the people in 2006, when the sales tax increased from 5% to 6%. Lenore and JoAn voted for this bill. Did your property tax decrease or rent decrease because of this bill? Now in 2008, School Board must dip into savings because of healthcare and fuel costs.
The Idaho legislature in 2008 says they can’t eliminate the grocery tax (H0588) because the state needs the money. This same legislature is: 1. (1) relieving businesses from paying property tax HB 599. IACI lobby represents industry. Who represents you? 2. (2) giving a tax break to big business HB 562 Areva represents Areva. Who Represents you? Areva says they are coming to Idaho. Click here for an example of how this tax break would work if it applied to you. 3. (3) Keeping outdated tax breaks that businesses should pay. a. 23 old tax exemptions that the joint interim committee recommended for possible elimination were not changed. The committee should represent you. Why did they keep the old tax breaks for business?
4. (4) Shifting more tax onto we the people HB 594 hides the cost of paying for growth in a tax, which most home buyers will never expect and lets the developer off with no liability. Why did Representative Russ Mathews introduce this bill to the Revenue & Taxation Committee? JoAn and Lenore are both on the committee. Did JoAn tell you that she moved to send HB 594 to the floor with a do pass recommendation. The motion passed on a voice vote.
Conclusion: the Idaho legislature is shifting tax from business to we the people.
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How to Start If we look at the lives of people and ask: What are our needs? Then we can look at government and industry to find how they are helping all of us and how they are not. Amory Lovins and the Rocky Mountain Institute asked: What are the energy needs of the people? What do they want energy to do? Then they went on to find how we can have the energy we want, how it is profitable for industry to do this, and how the government can help. I collected some of this at http://fp1.centurytel.net/democracy/Energy.htm. Our energy needs are part of the solution to the environment we need and to the security we need. Instead of finding the problems of government and industry, we can first look at what we want them to do. Then we may find a solution for all of us.
Calvin Leman Candidate Wins May 27 Primary Continues to work on issues that voters brought to his attention. Gets closer to his vision.
I was a candidate for Representative of the six counties in District 35 in 2008, the office currently held by JoAn Wood, who is running in 2008 for her 14th term. You won't get political slogans or any of this from me. You will get attention to detail and issue analysis. At the center of the problem with government is the business lobby. The bad effects of money and lobbying in government are unacceptable. Business lobbying in Idaho has been shifting tax from business to people. Fair Elections S1292, which can stop the bad effects of money in elections, is stopped in the Senate State Affairs Committee in 2007 and in 2008. You can leave this work to me or you can help me with it, by helping me to find how to help the people best. I tried to help the people by writing to our three legislators. That didn't work. You can see it here. When the people want...What the people get: analysis of bills that affect us all. In a democracy, we the people discuss issues with our candidates. After our elected officials take office, we continue to communicate with them, expressing approval, disapproval, questions, and suggestions regarding their actions. I can help you when I know what you want. You can talk with me and we can work together, if you want to take responsibility for your own well being, as far as your voice in government is concerned...more. |
