Unity In Our Community

Our district needs a leader to encompass everyone here together. My neighbors are Democrat. My neighbors are Republican. My neighbors are undecided or another party not listed. We are one community, one state, and one country together. Leaders need to unite people instead of divide. Amazingly, we do all fly the same flag of the United States of America. This shows we are together. Let's bridge gaps and come with solutions for everyone. The role of this position should be that of leadership and not of laws restricting people or businesses.

Economy

Our economy in this district needs businesses to lead with economic growth. Government should not be in the way except for ensuring the safety of our citizens, our environment and for our future generations.

A worker told me once a quote that I will never forget. It was that powerful, that once he said it, I've never forgotten the phrase.

No poor man ever gave me a job.

We need to do better. People with money, start businesses. When Sacramento saw dollar signs. The people who started Google, each would have paid about $60 billion of their own earned money. They moved. They are gone and the jobs went with them. So was the salary of people who would have gone out to local businesses. One had 15 companies, another had 45 companies they started. Those companies employed Californians. Those people paid taxes, they paid for products, they paid property taxes, they paid for going out to restaurants. They paid for entertainment. There is a lot more than meets the eye. However, Sacramento saw only dollar signs.

We need to protect all citizens, no matter how successful they are. The progressive tax even taxes higher to people who work in high tech as well as pay higher cost of living. Punishing people because they are successful is not helping our area nor our state. It has helped other states unfortunately.

Bottom line, everyone can pay their fair share of taxes. Don't punish those who are successful. There are other states that welcome successful people. And we are losing them.

Safety

Safety is key for everyone in our community. It is the leadership that has destroyed the once sought after job of many people to be a peace officer. There is talk about reform. We have officers, who are part of our community. They risk their lives, and have kept people safe. Blaming a system that works is not the solution. Leadership to respect the ones who do a great job and keeping our streets safe is important.

Immigration

This is a very important topic that encompasses safety to our community, and helping those to legally immigrate to the United States. The lines have been blurred. Legal immigration is not the same as someone who is called a migrant. Let's stop with the argument, and come with solutions.

Solution for farmers: They want labor for the fields. People, for example, in Mexico want to come up here for work. Visa's can be issued for the season of the crop(s) to not only help the farmers, but also for the workers who can come up to work. This would be a win-win for both.

Solution for immigrants: If people want to immigrate to the United States, there are ways to apply for a visa. This is the solution, which is already in place. Leaders in power should help direct people to legal ways to apply.

Health Care Costs

Obamacare has been the blank check from the American Tax Payers to insurance companies. I too have seen the way costs have gone up. It's not the same price for everyone. It is a percentage of your salary. Even the California Franchise Tax Board shows that if costs are 8.17% in 2024, and now it's gone up further. So, this is a tax based on your income, not a free market place with a price for everyone.

I'll use an example. I want to purchase a candy bar that cost $1. The person behind me is Elon Musk. His cost is $100 for the same candy bar. This is not how businesses operate. Sell a product for a price. It is up to the person if they want to purchase or not.

So for health care (not insurance), a solution of getting costs back down for care. It should not cost $1k for changing sheets and pillow for example. Again, current health care is a blank check from the US Govt. When government steps in, costs have skyrocketed. Government is not in the business to provide health care. Businesses have done a great job on their own.

Environment

Be in harmony with our environment. Bringing in untested technology or technology that has a potential danger should not be experimented in our area. The battery fire at Moss Landing should have never happened. The risk caused people to be locked indoors. People cannot afford to be restricted based on an experiement. When something is safe, then and only then can we start with such projects.

Solutions...

Finding problems is by listening to the people of our district. Ensuring we include everyone. There is no divide or special privilidges based on any means. Meeting with the communities and understanding not all communities are alike. Santa Cruz is very different than El Paso de Robles. Many times, laws or regulations do not help in a positive way. One has to be careful to ensure with positive leadership and the attitude to find solutions for our district.

If you have any questions or comments, please e-mail me: Tuka

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