The+T.I.E.+Party



** T.I.E. Party ** President-Nick Goad Vice President-Grace Kuntz Secretary of State-Ryan Jones Secretary of Defense-Autumn Reed Treasurer-Cole Weber

Our Main Issues

**__Taxes__**-Taxes are essential to our government. Balancing taxes to make everyone happy is the difficult part. If they are too low, the government cannot afford to pay for programs, etc. If they are too high, businesses are hurt and may leave the country. Jobs are lost and people are unhappy. We could find ourselves in another Revolution. We need taxes to fund numerous programs. If we did not have taxes, we would be in more debt than we already are. We owe china close to seven trillion dollars, and that's only one country. We need taxes to fund our schools, pay for our roads, bridges, government buildings, post offices, pay our police force, our firefighters, etc. Taxes are essential to our nation's defense. Without taxes, there would be no Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and National Guard. However, we believe we could cut taxes across the board, limit some wasteful government spending and still come out balanced. If we cut taxes for the rich and businesses, they would reinvest those savings into their companies, and create more jobs for people. By cutting taxes for the middle class and poor, they would have more money in their pockets to spend and would consume products that would hopefully stimulate our economy. Also most of our debt comes from government spending, and if we limit that, we hope that eventually the debt will dwindle away.

**__Immigration__**-We believe in tighter border control. When immigrants come over the border illegally, they put a stress on our resources. They have no healthcare, no papers in order to obtain a legal job, and many times no place to live. This stretches our nation's supplies. If they do find jobs, essentially they are taking away jobs from Americans. This hurts our economy. Our policy is to tighten border control by putting more soldiers on the border. Instead of deploying our troops overseas, we would keep them home to secure our nation's border.

**__Education__**-Education is a top priority of our party. It is one of the best ways to prepare for life. If a student drops out of school, they will not have the proper education to get a well-paying job. This may result in the child turning down a dark path of life. To get a good paying job you need a good education. We need to pay our teachers more, and give every child as many opportunities as possible for a well-rounded education. This is a major priority for us, and we would set aside tax money to ensure our schools are the best they can be.

Other Important Issues **Abortion**-We believe life begins at conception. Therefore, our stance on abortion is pro-life. However, in the cases of incest, rape, or the mother's health is at risk, we believe this should be between the doctor and the mother. There are alternatives to abortion if the mother does not want the baby or believes she cannot care for the baby on her own. Adoption not only saves the baby's life, it provides a baby for a couple who may otherwise not be able to have a baby of their own. Once the decision is made to have an abortion, that life is no longer a possibility. No one knows what that little baby could have grown up to have been. It is a sensitive subject and needs to be discussed with compassion for both sides.

**Gun Control**-We believe firmly in the 2nd Amendment, the Right to Bear Arms. Our Founding Fathers thought highly enough of the 2nd Amendment to include it in our constitution and so that is a right that we do not take lightly. However, in today's world, owning a gun is more about responsibility than an absolute right. Therefore, we believe that before anyone can purchase a gun, a thorough background check should be performed. This is to ensure that the person purchasing the gun is capable of handling a gun safely and has no medical issues that would hinder them from using a gun safely. We absolutely believe in the 2nd Amendment, but we do want to keep our citizens safe. We believe that guns do not kill people, people kill people.

**Environment**-We need to save our environment. If we want the Earth to be here for our children and grandchildren, we need to take the necessary steps to protect it and our natural resources. One of our top priorities would be to implement RECYCLING into our everyday lives. We have too much trash and we need to figure out clever ways to change from trash to treasure. We also need to look into cleaner energy resources including using solar power, wind power, and water power in addition to our fossil fuels. We look forward to taking on this challenge and securing a cleaner, healthier environment for our children and grandchildren.

**Affirmative Action**-Affirmative action is a great policy that was definitely needed in our country’s past. But now things have changed, and the need for it is diminishing. While still needed at this time, I foresee it not being essential in the next 20-25 years. My policy would be to support affirmative action today, but also begin to implement changes as it will hopefully be unnecessary in the future.

**Medicare**-We think we should raise the age for Medicare coverage from 65 to 68. This would help the government save money. You would still get the benefits from Medicare and Social Security, but by raising the age limit, you would have 3 more years to pay in, and it would help to offset the cost.

**Social Security**-We think we should raise the age for Social Security benefits from 65 to 68. This would help the government save money. You would still get the benefits from Medicare and Social Security, but by raising the age limit, you would have 3 more years to pay in, and it would help to offset the cost.

**Economy**-We think the U.S. should bring all over-seas oil drilling back to the U.S. We also think that big companies should not have factories in China,. We should do all we can do to keep businesses in the United States. More jobs would be created if we drilled for oil here in the U.S. as well as looking for alternative energy sources such as solar power, wind power, hydroelectricity, etc. By keeping factories in the United States, our unemployment rate would go down as well.

**Foreign Affairs**-The United States has always been an essential teammate when it comes to foreign aid for countries experiencing disasters. Under my guidance, we would continue to do that, especially for our neighbors and our allies. We would continue to build strong relationships with our allies and would continue to offer them aid in any form needed. We would never abandon our friends in any crises. However, we would reevaluate our policy in helping those countries that would do us harm.



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