When you vote, if you find that you can't stomach either of the top two candidates for the U.S. presidency, Republican nor Democratic, take a moment to consider the top third party candidates. But who are they?
Dr. Jill Stein is running on the Green Party ticket. Endorsed by Noam Chomsky and Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Chris Hedges, Stein promises a Green New Deal for Americans and an Economic Bill of Rights, transitioning into a sustainable 21st century green economy while reforming the financial sectors. She also plans to strengthen our democracy by replacing the Electoral College with direct popular vote, extending the vote to ex-felons, and making Election Day a national holiday, enabling all to vote.
Gary Johnson, running for the Libertarian Party, promises to balance the Federal Budget by cutting Federal spending enough to eliminate deficit spending, replace taxes on income, capital gains, and businesses with a national consumption tax, which would create millions of new jobs. Johnson also wants to scale back federal involvement in the nation's schools, in Medicare, in health care by providing block grants to the states, and in regulations in managing the environment, leaving all these functions to the states and the marketplace. He also supports finance reform.
Virgil Goode, presidential candidate for the Constitution Party, promises a balanced budget in the next fiscal year. Goode also calls for totally ending illegal immigration, reducing legal immigration, and a moratorium for green card admissions until the economy recovers. His campaign has refused any PAC donations and limited individual donations to two hundred dollars per person.
Richard Duncan, the Independent Party presidential candidate, has a national building plan for America-The Duncan Plan-also known as the Federal Jobs and Economic Boost Act, proposes rehabilitation projects for American cities, and plans to assure equal educational opportunities for all children. Duncan also favors a national health care program for the middle class.
Rocky Anderson is running on the Justice Party platform. This new party believes the two party system has failed us and offers an end to corporate funding of political parties, the building of a green technology economy and infrastructure, environmental justice, and affordable universal health care through Medicare, stricter financial reform, support of women's rights, and support of whistle blowers.
There are other parties. But I'll stop here. These all have websites. So study them carefully before you vote.
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