HJones

Hunter Jones

State: New Jersey

Political party: Republican

I think there are some many important issues we need to address. One giant issue is balancing the budget. I think that we need to get a balanced budget and stop spending. We are in debt that means we owe money, but Obama thinks we can make money out of thin air. If we are in 54 trillion dollars in debt why isn't he thinking about saving than spending? I think we need to unfortunately cut down some of the government programs. Back in the 1940's during World War 2 people had to live with the rations that the government gave them. Also people had to turn in any scrap metal for money. People sacrificed their lives to insure the freedoms of others. If they can do that then our generation can give a little and have to endure some hardships. So i think we need to cut some money for military, construction projects and taxes.

Another big problem is job creation. Obama thinks he can spend more money creating jobs. You can't. My Dad works in compensation and benefits at Progressive (which does salary and hiring). He says that his company can only hire when there is demand for a product. You can't make a company make more jobs if there demand does not require them. You have to give the middle class some breathing room. Give them more of their money and not take it away from them. If they can spend more money on goods and services the demand for products goes up. In turn if the companies need more people to sell items or do services they will hire more people. So basically the government needs to back out of the private sector so that businesses can flourish.

5 interesting facts: 1) Most densily populated state 2) Nickname: The Golden State 3) Has over 50 resorts and cities 4) Produces over one-sixth of the medicine in the Unites States 5) Home to the Jersey Shore

Scott Garett This was the representative that I choose that I most agreed with. I agree with him on many issues. For example we both agree that we need to create jobs by not spending government money, but making the government get out of the way. There also needs to quit being more stimulus spending and no more Obama Care. These are just a few things that I think that we should not have.

Top Three Resources:
 * 1) New Jersey ranks second in blue berry production
 * 2) Half of the state is covered in New Jersey Pine
 * 3) It also ranks third in cranberry production in the 50 states

Top Three Industries:
 * 1) Agriculture
 * 2) Telecommunication (phones) It is home to Verizon and at&t
 * 3) Shipping, because of the states location

key issues:
 * 1) One key issue that I am interested in is gun control. I think that there should not be hardly and control over guns as it is in our Bill of Rights. We should have the right to take guns anywhere we want on our property. We should not be allowed to take guns into a public place like a park or a shopping district. We should be allowed to do what ever we want with guns on our property or on a firing range. There also needs to be an extensive background check so that dangerous people do not get a hold of guns.
 * 2) Another key issue is a key issue in the economy "job creation." This is by far one of the most important problems that our country face today. We have about 10% unemployment and that needs to be fixed. That means that 35 million Americans don't have a job and many of those people have family's to put food on the table. They also are on government assistance so that they can just get by. If all the people were not on this government assistance the taxpayers would have a little more of a break and their taxes would be able to go somewhere else instead into other people's pockets. I think we should not perform and stimulus bills or regulate any business or anything. I think that the government just needs to get out of the way so that the job creation can began again.
 * 3) The last key issue is national defense. I think that we need to have a strong military to deal with the threats of today's world. I think that all people deserve a free life where they are not oppressed by any thing or anyone. The war in Afghanistan has been going on for some time now, with some improvement. I think that we should not though stay in a country like that longer than we need to be. We should only stay for maybe two or three years more in Afghanistan, because at the end of the day it costs American tax dollars and not to mention the lives of those who are serving. I think that by the end of 2015 we should be out of the country and institute a new government to protect the people and govern the country as a whole.

Endorsement: As of today I think that I will be endorsing Mitt Romney. So far he has been at the top of the polls and his is currently my favorite candidate. I like him because he seems like a man who knows what he is doing. He looks like a good person to challenge Obama for the presidency. I also like the fact the he is pro-life and that he wants to stop Obama Care and stop all the stimulus spending. I hope that he will be able to bring down our national debt and that he can put people back to work.

Bill: SB19

Our bill is about providing a tax break to all returning veterans who are going to retire. The problem that we have today is that we have veterans who are coming home and they are behind the civilian world. Companies are more likely to hire some young person who is fresh out of college rather than someone who is right out of the military. So this bill is just to help veterans with their finances. This will allow veterans to go to college and sometimes pay for medical expenses. If they are currently employed the tax will be a 100% tax break, and it will come off their income tax. If they are not employed it will come off of their property tax including utilities and local taxes. Resources: 1. YLI Congress 2. Ideology Survey 3. New Jersey Wkipedia 4. [|ABS-CLIO Government] 5. Fox News 6.U.S. Dept of Defense 7.ABS-CLIO New Jersy info 8. 9. 10.