EPollock

EPollock Emma Pollock The Great State Of Utah Moterate Conserative (Republican)

Hello. My name is Emma Pollock and I am a senator from the great state of Utah. I have very strongs views about the economy and the rest of the things going on in the world today. One of those is that I believe that the government is way over spending on things, some of which we don't even need. I mean we, the United States, are over 54 trillion dollars in debt right now, and constantly spending more and more. It's clear that they do not have the the money currently to pay it back, which just proves that you should not spend money that you do not have. Another problem is that we are paying for jobs over seas, and yet over here we are laying off thousands of people that could be doing all of these jobs. I get that it is cheaper overseas because of child labor, and you don't have to pay for their healthcare. But would you rather have millions of people in your own country homelss and jobless while you spend more and more of their little money on __their__ jobs overseas. **OR** would you want to have all the jobs capable of being done in the U.S. done in the U.S. and just have too pay for a little healthcare. Personally, I believe that the second is way better than what is going on I our country now.

Along with the beliefs previously listed above, I also strongly agree with the views of Orrin Hatch, a fellow Senentor of Utah, and a fellow Rebublican. I agree with his standpoints on strong families being the base of Amarica. As well as, his stand point on the unfair land rights that government has slid past us. For more information on these views please visit his offical website.

As well as Senator Hatch, I also support Presidential Candidate [|Mitt Romney]. Along with being a fellow republican, I believe that he stands for a better future for Americans by his standpoint. He stands for less government spending and working toward a debt free America. Within this less spending he supports a new division of our money, of sending more toward modernizing our military and paying off our debts with China. He also believes that education is a key aspect of our future, and that all Americans from all backgrounds should share the same opportunities to enrich their minds with knowledge. He also believes in a smaller, simpler government, along with a medicare plan for each state (created by each state) personalize for that state's citizens. My only concern with Mitt Romney is that beside the fact that he represent a hard working, self providing lifestyle, he does not relate to the common people (not meaning Obama does) in a way that he came from a wealthy family, as well as he is also very wealthy.

Interesting Facts About Utah
 * This state orriginally wanted to be named Deseret, which means land of the honeybees, but it was denied that name by the U.S. Congress
 * The state is is heavily into the importance of family
 * Many of the Residents are into musical, and theatere groups, as well as dance companies
 * The State Choir performs in [|Salt Lake City] each year
 * This state has only had one state constitution since it became a state and it still stands

Reasons Why Someone Would Want to Visit
 * There are many [|festivials] to see and visit such as Pioneer Days and the Shakespearean Festival
 * Many of the people down there are very family oriented and share the same values
 * There are many [|parks] and forests you can visit that include many animals and also a few endangered ones
 * There is a lot of plateuos and vallies that include beautiful scenery
 * Although there is hardly any tecnology down there ther is a lot of land full of livestock fams that provide a good escape from daily life

Our three Main Resources in Utah are;
 * Fertile Land (for farming)
 * Brine Shrimp
 * Copper ( as well as salt, gold, coal, and uranium)

Three Biggiest Employers:
 * Intermountain Health Care
 * Brigham Young University
 * The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

__**ISSUES-**__

[|Spending Reduction/Debt-] I believe that in order to restore our reputation as well as provide a better future for later generations it is important to pay off our large and growing debt, so that we become a truly independent nation. I also believe that it is not entirely our fault that we are in this predicament. I also believe that we are being unfairly treated by China as we were by Britain in the late 1770's when we fraught for our independence. We were in debt to them as we are in debt to China, and although it is not as much as currently, in both situations we not only paid money, but also helped out the countries. Like in China whenever a hurricane, or something hits down there, we give billions to help repair an d selvage damages. But, that counts as __nothing__ toward our debt. I believe this is wrong.

[|Education-] I believe that better education is the future. There is a new message going around saying that "average is no longer good enough". If average is no longer good enough, then we must all work harder to become better and get better educations. But this is becoming harder for many to afford a higher education, since the costs have increased over 10% in the last year alone. If it has become so much harder for the average citizen, then what about those families who's parents were laid off and unemployed? How will they ever get the quality education that all Americans deserve? The answer is they won't. Not unless we do something about it. That is why I support the 'Help my Study" Program, to help those kids get the opportunities they deserve.

__Public Safety__- I believe that as Americans, we all deserve to live safely and out of harms way. Unfortunately, there is not much we can do about outside forces, but i do believe that there is a lot more we can do within the United States. One of these things is new laws to promote safe driving. Did you know that smoking in a car is even more dangerous than texting while driving. __YET__ it is illegal to use your phone in most states while driving and not illegal to smoke. For more information on this topic please visit; [|Cell Phone and Texting Laws], and [|Smoking While Driving Concequences]

Other Resources-

[|Rising Education Prices] "Utah: Economy." //United States Geography //. ABC-CLIO, 2012. Web. 15 Apr. 2012. [|U.S. Debt Over the Years] [|Utah] [|Constitution] [|http://www.bea.gov/international/index.htm#bop] [|Second-hand smoking study]

Congress Bill- SB5 Emma Pollock and Megan Phillips Our Bill is made to improve the safety of driving as well as improve the Health of the future generations. Our Bill proposes that it be against the law for any legal driver to be smoking any kind of drug (whether tobacco or otherwise) while the presence of a minor (under 18) is in the car. This will most likely be just a secondary charge, such as the Seat Belt Law.