https://johnsonweld.com/issues/
So in the spirit of the Johnson/Weld campaign, I thought I'd post a link to their issues page and ask everyone where they stand on the issues.
1. Cut wasteful spending and enact a balanced budget. "wasteful can mean a lot of things, but Johnson has said this includes cutting wasteful programs in whole, cutting wasting spending in programs that will stay, and cutting defense spending especially as it pertains to foreign undeclared wars and deployments.
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Governor Johnson advocates the elimination of tax subsidies, the double taxation embodied in business income taxes, and ultimately, the replacement of all income and payroll taxes with a single consumption tax that will allow every American and every business to determine their tax burden by making their own spending decisions. Taxes on purchases for basic necessities would be “prebated”, with all other purchases taxed equally regardless of income, status or purpose.
3. Term limits
4. Creating jobs by lowering tax and regulation burdens while preserving necessary safety, health, and environmental regulations.
5. Limited government and personal freedom
6. Reduce foreign military involvement and take a more proactive rather than reactive approach to foreign policy.
7. Immigration: Easy to acquire work visas including visas for those here illegally already. Screen out potential threats. Those with visas would not be prohibited from applying for citizenship, nor would they be automatically in line for it. Each entrant would be issued a SS# and be required to pay taxes like everyone else.
8. Criminal justice reform: from drugs to minimum sentences to the shear number of laws regulating personal behavior. Wants judges to have more "common sense" discretion in sentencing. Stop criminalizing behavior that harms no one.
9. Internet freedom and security: government should have a hands-off approach and not require backdoors for government intrusion. Wants freedom and innovation in the industry instead of regulation.
10. Supports school choice and abolishment of the Dept of Ed.
11. Abortion is the law of the land. Personally opposed, but feels decision is solely woman's and should be between her and her doctor.
12. End war on drugs. Legalize cannabis. Drugs are a public health issue, not a criminal issue. War on drugs has increased inner city (and other) violence, is responsible for overdose deaths, and overall been more harmful than helpful. Supports local programs for various strategies to deal with problems caused by drugs.
Johnson and Weld recently appeared on a CNN Town Hall Special. Here's the link to that: <font color="#000000" face="Fira Sans, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 25.5px;">
I can nitpick certain things, but can't criticize too much the overall direction - especially compared to the competition. This election seems to me like an exaggeration of previous elections in that the principle candidates seem almost like caricatures. It's laughable, but not really funny. While the 2 major candidates insult each other and pander Johnson continues to talk about his vision for how to "Make America Sane Again".
I realize we may not get full participation, but I welcome everyone to tell us what you think about Johnson's platform on the issues, where you may agree and differ, whether those differences are acceptable or a deal-breaker, and whether considering the issues might make you reevaluate whether you'd vote for him or not and why that is so.