CBasconi

Carla Basconi

I am moderate in my political views. I have both Democratic and Republican views on government issues. I have some interests in the Green party and the Libertarian party. Two people who share my views of ideology are Michael Castle and Lincoln Davis.


 * One issue** that is important to me in America is that the healthier foods cost so much more than the unhealthy foods. I believe that this plays a major role in the rate of obesity in America. **Another issue** i find very important in America is the amount of taxes that Americans have to pay today. People that are middle class are having to pay the same amount of taxes as the people who have double their amount of money. I don't think that this is fair at all because if the people have the money to pay more to help our country, then why don't they? America is in debt and the more amount of taxes that people pay, who can pay them the faster the debt will disappear. **Another issue** is the lack of jobs in America for people who don't make enough money to pay taxes in the first place. There are many poor people in America and there aren't enough jobs, and many have gotten fired and can not find another job.

Michigan Senator: [|Carl Levin, Democratic,]

1. Michigan is known for being home to many automotive companies such as Henry Ford and the first Ford car company, and General Motors, and Chrysler. 2. They are the home of Detroit Rock & Roll. They are home to people like Michael Jackson and mo-town music. 3. The Detroit-Windsor international border is the busiest border between the United States and Canada. 4. The name Michigan is derived from the Indian words "Michi-gama" meaning large lake. 5. The first state police radio system in the world was established in 1929 by the Michigan State Police
 * There are many interesting things about Michigan, here are a few.**

1.One attraction is Isle Royale National Park. It encompasses the largest island in Lake Superior. 2. Another attraction is The Kalamazoo Zoo in Michigan with a bunch of different rides and models of planes to play on. You can also go to Allen Park which holds the World's largest tire which is 11 feet long and has a 250 lb nail in.which is another world's largest in one place. 3. Another attraction is The Henry Ford Museum that include 42-inch touch screens to interact with photos of old cars, and history of For along with 12 interactive games like test driving virtual old cars. 4. You can visit Traverse City. It is located near Grand Traverse Bay. It is known for championship golf courses, and 5 star wineries. It also has skiing snowmobiling and snowshoe hiking. It also has bays, beaches, dunes and inland lakes. 5. Michigan is also home to the Grand Rapids. The Grand Rapids were once home to Gerald Ford, America's 38th president, and includes models of the president's oval office. The Grand Rapids also has a children's museum, and Art Museum.
 * Michigan has a bunch of attractions to visit while on vacation.**


 * Top three Natural Resources of Michigan:**

1. Nationwide, Michigan ranked among the top producers of more than a dozen different types of crops in 1998. Some of these crops are dry beans, blueberries,tart cherries, Niagara grapes, potted geraniums, and hanging flower baskets.Michigan’s most valuable crops are corn and soybeans. They accounted for 34% of Michigan’s crop values or about $730 million.

2. Michigan's livestock is very important to the economy of the state. Milk is the main product that brings a lot of money to the state. Agriculture was 40% of the state's income in 1998, and it is still big in the state today.

3.Michigan also maintains natural resources such as trees in their state parks and state forests, provided with many trees.


 * Top three Industries of Michigan:**

1. Michigan is one of the biggest manufacturing state in the world, as of the 20th century.

2. Motor Vehicles and equipment dominate the state's manufacturing with about one-fourth of Michigan's manufacturing payroll. Michigan is the top vehicle manufacturing state in the country. It accounts for about 23% of all US car and truth production in 1998, and is still a big industry.

3. Farming and food processing is a huge industry for Michigan also. Farming brings Michigan 17.8 billion dollars per year to the economy. Farming and food processing employ more than 1 million Michigan resident.


 * Presidential Election:**

I endorse Mitt Romney for president. He is republican, and i agree with a democratic from Michigan about issues also. I endorse Mitt because his plan for America's economy seems like it will have a legitimate effect on the economy by, lowering taxes, spending, regulation and government. He wants to increase trade, energy production, and labor flexibility (this may create new jobs). He also wants to give more power to the states since he believes that congress seems to think they have solutions to all problems. Also with Obama in office, government has spent more percentage of money than it has since World War II at 25%.Mitt Romney is currently still running for president, being the only Republican left for the final election against Obama. Many have said that over the past four years of Office, Obama has made exceptional of a difference from what he was starting with, but i beg to differ. Yes, he is trying to make new jobs for the unemployed, but more than 340,000 Americans are still dropping out of the work force. And with all the work Obama has said to have put in, there is still an unnecessary high number of unemployed Americans. There are numerous state representatives, Governor Rick Snyder, Attorneys, Senators and more of Michigan who are endorsing Mitt Romney. I don't believe with everything Mitt wants, because it would be very rare to not have a few differences. I disagree with him supporting abortion up to a certain age of baby.Mitt Romney has the background necessary to be in the position of power for the country and I believe that he can make the country twice as good as Obama has.

Fast food restaurants and unhealthy foods seem to be more available and cheaper to society, especially those of low-income jobs. This bill plans to have improvements in American's overall health, and to lower the percentage of Obese Americans. The United States Department of Agriculture would pay for a five year term, to experiment in the cities of Albany, New York, Ventura, California, Shelton, Washington, North Fort Meyers, Florida,and San Antonio, Texas by using abandoned, or open un-owned land to use for farming. The bill experiments in cities, in different places in the country to see whether or not local farms are beneficial for American's good health. The bills overall cost is around 2,000,000. Wouldn't you want to live in a country that has a lower obesity rate than most? Not the highest? Think about that for a minute. Health remedies, and things to make people live longer constantly are sufacing, but none of that is going to help the obese person. Americans need to higher the prices of those fattening foods, and lower those that are healthy by bringing them closer to home.
 * The Weigh Less Pay Less Act:**

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