Andrew Shecktor
for Congress 2022
PA 9th Congressional District
"The Voice of Reason" - Forging a Brighter Future for all Americans
A MEMBER OF THE WORKING CLASS
WHO UNDERSTANDS FIRSTHAND
THE STRUGGLES OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
About The Candidate
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"First and foremost, I am an unapologetic constitutional conservative, and a proud supporter of our President, Donald Trump." - Andrew Shecktor
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Platform
Constitutional Rights
The Constitution is law and should not be open to interpretation nor should its contents ever be dismissed. I fully support the first and second amendment as written without compromise or interpretation.
Gun Rights
Guns don't kill people - People kill people. We don't need more gun laws. In fact, gun laws and carry laws should be universal and reciprocal. Criminal laws need to be tougher and be consistently enforced. The penalty should be what deters crime.
Veterans Affairs
Our military veterans deserve better. The rate of homelessness and suicide among veterans is atrocious. War related illnesses including PTSD are pushed under the rug. Unemployment among veterans is higher than the general public. We need to do more for those who risked their lives for our future and our security.
Core values:
| Energy, Climate and Pollution - Build Back Better isn't a bad idea, but the Democrats version will bankrupt America and will not solve any of our infrastructure or energy problems. The Biden sponsored bills promote complex technologies that create as much pollution and waste as we currently produce, and promote the practice of using slaves or low paid labor in unregulated nations to provide the materials needed. Electric vehicles are not the answer. They are inconvenient at best, and the infrastructure to provide power and charging stations is not doable. We should commit our resources to Nuclear Fusion, a safe technology that could provide clean energy pretty much forever, with no hazardous waste. It would also provide sufficient power to operate seawater desalination systems to resolve one of our most pressing problems, clean water supply. Water could also be broken down to provide hydrogen to fuel our vehicles as easilly as fueling then with gasoline. The only byproduct of such a vehicle would be plain water. China is way ahead of us with this technology and it won't take long before it is viable. Domestic Economy - Our current economic situation is worse than it was at the height of the Great Depression in 1932. We fail to see just how bad it is because we use taxpayer money to subsidize businesses that are "Too big to fail " and able bodied people who should be out looking for work. We need to stop supporting these businesses and we need to create new job opportunities for those out of work. We need to encourage full time jobs with benefits and discourage part time work without benefits -. We must stop printing trillions of dollars of soon to be worthless fiat money and find a way to reduce our national debt. Budget - A balanced budget must be worked out, including a significant reduction in our deficit. This will require extensive cutbacks which should begin with cutbacks to foreign nations and non-essential projects and services. We must begin to realize that our nation is bankrupt and we can't keep creating and spending money we don't have. If projects are cut, the wealthy with personal interest in those projects will step up to the plate and provide funding by reinventing their business plans. This has been proven time and time again. Downsize Government - We need to reduce duplicity in government and reduce the number of taxing agencies as well as the number of taxes. We are taxed too many times for the same wage, product and service. Obsolete and outdated legislation needs to be removed. Redundant laws need to be consolidated. Conflicting legislation needs to be corrected. Government agencies that chain small and midsize business with petty rules, taxation and restrictions should be totally eliminated. Employment - There is an urgent need to close the gap of the wealthiest versus the poorest Americans. Jobs that pay wages that families can live on must be created and people must be motivated and educated to be able to obtain this employment. Staying out of the workforce should not be encouraged or subsidized. Industry - Industry that creates jobs for humans should be encouraged and incentives should be given to them based on the number of jobs they are providing. Industry that discourages jobs for people and replaces people with automation should be penalized for the loss they have created. Also, employers who export jobs overseas should be penalized. Those that create jobs for U.S. citizens should be encouraged. We need to find a way to maintain human jobs in an era of automation and technology which is eliminating jobs at a devastating rate (big business doesn't seem to care that once they eliminate all the jobs, there will be no one to buy their products!) Health care - Affordable health care should be available for everyone, including those with pre-existing conditions. The cost of health insurance, copays, deductibles and pharmaceuticals should be affordable; not just the cost of the insurance. Free market insurance with cross - state sales ability should be able to achieve this if greed and corruption is eliminated by severely penalizing those who overcharge and by providing incentives to those who keep costs down. Also, hospitals should be operated as non-profit or not for profit entities. No one should profit excessively off another's illness. Drug abuse - Drug abuse in this country is costing many billions of dollars. The costs include medical services, police enforcement, family breakup and the cost of public assistance to those who are unemployable due to their abuse of legal and illegal drugs. Immigration - Legal immigration is how our country was formed. All potential immigrants must be thoroughly vetted however to ensure that no terrorist or dangerous person is imported in the name of resettling. National Security - The United States should defend itself against external aggressions or actions that affect or may affect national security. We should not be the "world police" nor should our personal privacy or security be compromised in the name of national security. |
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