KSchumaker

__**Saving the Economy one step at a time.**​__Welcome to my page I am KSchumaker and I am a representative of Alaska. I am a member of the Republican Party. The congress person for my State that I really agree with is __**[|Don Young].**__

5 intresting facts about Alaska are: -There are over 3,000 rivers and 3 million lakes in Alaska. - About 5% of Alaska is covered by glaciers. -586,400 square miles - The state bird is the Alaska Willow Ptarmigan - The states capital is Juneau

**Important Issues going on in Alaska currently are:** - There are nearly 44 million non-ederly uninsured. -Alaskans already pay a higher energy price then the naitional average -Its growth percentage is in the lowest quartile. - We hope to expand industries and open jobs - All the major factories are decreasing which is a huge problem because that is what Alaskas income is mostly from. 



1**. High government taxes hurt the economy:** ~ I see this statement as 100% true. As people have less and less money and debt just keeps rising, America thinks it better to take more of the everyday peoples money? I think this is an outrage. People need all they can get right now in this economic depression. This is a hard time for everyone and taking more money from them only makes the situation worse. Instead they should LOWER the goverment taxing.
 * Three Very Important Issues to me:**

~No. I think that everyone should be taxed one standard amount. People work hard for their money and just because they make more then others it shouldn't be a punishment it should be a reward and we shouldn't take away from all their hard work. That is unconstitutional and plainly just unfair. I believe we should all be taxed the same amount.
 * 2. The wealthy should be taxed at a higher percentage than the lower and middle class:**

~ This is completely true. Our government should give money to the businesses that could really grow and expand from it. Right now in this country we need expansion to get people jobs that they need and deserve for themselves and our economic issues. I think we should start funding this right away.
 * 3. One of the best ways to help the poor is to set policys that help bussinesses earn a profit and create new jobs.**

Bill Number: __**HB81**__
 * Information about my bill: Where did the money go?**

Our bill is going to propose a plan that we have a flat rate tax percentage for everyone. This we feel is more fair then the higher payed getting taxed at outrageous proportions. So we would like to propose a plan that everyone has a flat rate of 20% to federal income taxes. Also, people who make more per year and have to pay over $ 50,000 to federal governement will finally have a choice. The first $50,000 will go straight to the government and the remaining money left, you will get to choose which governement funds it goes to. The choices you will have to support are education, NASA (space programming), parks and recreational, American red cross, national defence, medical reasearch, charitable funds, nursing homes, economic resource centers (recycling centers), and welfare programs. So those who pay more money will start to get more of a choice and decide what they want to do with their money. We feel that this makes citizens more in control of their money, they know where their income is going and get to keep more of their proceeds. Also, in this bill it won't cost the government anything because with the flat rate their will be no deductions. So with having no deductions we predict that everything will even out. You should vote for this because many parents and people are struggling and you want a better economy by the time your 18. Also, we need to get a hold on this economy before it gets beyond the point of return.

How to get to our bill: Where did the money go?


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