Libertarians and Capitalists, Gary Johnson for US President!

[RajahBell]

Libertarians, Ron Paul supporters, and Capitalists, Gary Johnson is your guy. If you're for low tax, small government, pro-abortion, and anti-war, then he's your candidate. If he gains 5% of the vote, the Libertarian Party will have access to general election funds which will help further Libertarian Party beliefs and cause in the next election.

http://www.garyjohnson2012.com

[TheNegation]

In on this thread. Been planning on voting for Gary.

[RajahBell]

In on this thread. Been planning on voting for Gary.

That's makes two of us. He's beliefs match mine the closes, not perfect but a lot closer than the two main party candidates. A lot of posters on this site are big fans of Ron Paul, but might compromise between the "lesser of two evils". But it does not have to be that way, I hope they stand on principle and vote for this guy.

[RajahBell]

Gary Johnson Would Have Said at the Presidential Debate

Source: Gary Johnson Presidential Debate: What the Libertarian Nominee Would Have Said at the Debate Last Night .

Question: As a 20-year-old college student, all I hear from professors, neighbors and others is that when I graduate, I will have little chance to get employment. What can you say to reassure me, but more importantly my parents, that I will be able to sufficiently support myself after I graduate?

Gary Johnson: In order to ensure that young people like you can get jobs, we have to address the serious problem of excessive government interference in the economy. Rather than focus on platitudes about how Mr. Romney “knows how to create jobs” or how Mr. Obama wants to “build manufacturing jobs in this country again,” I want to address the underlying causes of the continuing recession. We need to end the federal interventions that are merely counterproductive handouts to special interests that stifle the innovation and growth that free markets produce.

To accomplish this, we also need to substantially cut spending and reform the tax system. There should be no sacred cows in the federal government. We need to reform entitlement programs, eliminate costly military interventions, and stop destructive stimulus spending. In addition, we need to abolish the IRS and enact the Fair Tax. Rather than punish people for being productive, this system would tax expenditures. It is time to stop pretending that the federal government is not choking off job creation through excessive spending, high taxes, and unnecessary regulation.

Question: Governor Romney [has] stated that if [he’s]elected president, [he] would plan to reduce the tax rates for all the tax brackets and that [he] would work with the Congress to eliminate some deductions in order to make up for the loss in revenue. Concerning the — these various deductions, the mortgage deductions, the charitable deductions, the child tax credit and also the — oh, what’s that other credit? I forgot. Oh, I remember. The education credits, which are important to me, because I have children in college. What would be your position on those things, which are important to the middle class?

Gary Johnson: Our tax system desperately needs fundamental reform rather than tinkering with rates or deductions. We need to eliminate the IRS, which has become a wasteful agency that raises costs for entrepreneurs and individuals. We need to eliminate income and business taxes, replacing them with the Fair Tax, which taxes expenditures instead of productivity. However, this system includes a prebate that ensures that basic necessities are tax free. This system would ensure that you keep your entire paycheck until you decide to spend it, whether that’s on food, or a car, or education for your children.

Question: Governor Romney, I am an undecided voter, because I’m disappointed with the lack of progress I’ve seen in the last four years. However, I do attribute much of America’s economic and international problems to the failings and missteps of the Bush administration. Since both [Romney] and President Bush are Republicans, I fear a return to the policies of those years should [he] win this election. What is the biggest difference between you and George W. Bush, and how do you differentiate yourself from George W. Bush?

Gary Johnson: Unlike President Bush and my opponents, I believe that we must defend all types of liberty. Civil liberties, just like economic freedom, are essential to our nation. We must end the assault on privacy exemplified by the Patriot Act, while also respecting individual personal beliefs on issues such as marriage and abortion. I also differ greatly from my opponents in my opposition to cronyism and foreign interventionism. I support ending the drug war and focusing on treatment instead of incarceration. I truly support limited government in all aspects of people’s lives.

Question: The outsourcing of American jobs overseas has taken a toll on our economy. What plans do you have to put back and keep jobs here in the United States?

Gary Johnson: Outsourcing is not the cause of our economic ills here in the U.S. Rather it is a side effect of government intervention in the economy, unpredictable regulations, and burdensome corporate taxes. In order to encourage job growth, we don’t need to promote or protect certain industries that happen to have good lobbyists or deep pockets. Instead we need to lower taxes, reject further bailouts, and eliminate senseless barriers to free trade and legal immigration. Let individual businesses choose where to buy their inputs and let consumers choose what products to buy rather than trying to pick economic winners.

Question: What do you believe is the biggest misperception that the American people have about you as a man and a candidate? Using specific examples, can you take this opportunity to debunk that misperception and set us straight?

Gary Johnson: I think the biggest misperception that the American people have about me is that, as a third party candidate, I can only act a spoiler in the election. This idea that I’ll only “take away” votes from Governor Romney or President Obama. Quite to the contrary, I represent another option to the two party system that has so miserably failed the American people. Though I may not win the election, a vote for me is not a wasted vote. It is a principled vote. It is a vote that tells the Democrats and the Republicans that you care more about the issues than scare tactics. It is a message that there needs to be some substance to the campaigns rather than just smoke and mirrors. It is a message that you will not be bullied into choosing someone you don’t support simply because you’re more afraid of the “other guy.” Let’s stop voting for the lesser of two evils. Let’s choose principle over party and restore America now.

Click the source link above for the other questions and answers.

[Canelo Phresh]

I want a Libertarian in office jst dont think hes got a chance. Ross Perrot I would have voted for if I was old enough. I wish Paul would have ran on the Lib ticket.

[One_Tycoon]

We have to think big.....Koch Brothers style.

Funding of small govt. candidates with the best chance of getting elected in Congress and Presidency. Keywords: best chance of being elected. Gary Johnson has no chance of getting elected because his platform is too honest and too easy to pick apart by opposition...if he ever were in contention, which he is not.

Which means funding Republicans who have signed the Tax pledge for one, which is a starter. Any R.I.N.O that has impure thoughts of raising taxes gets pimp slapped back into the line by Grover Norquist. .

For the sake of Free Market Capitalism, you have to do it the Mitt Romney way. Tone down your rhetoric and play ball and even lie about your plans.....which is what Rand Paul has learned,, unlike his Dad...who attracted all the wrong crowds anyway...most being nonconformist, Anti-War and Pro-Marijuana Lefties.

Honesty doesn't get rewarded. Any mention of killing off the dumb, poor and ******ed or throwing granny off the cliff should be done in private (I'm paraphrasing of course).

[One_Tycoon]

I want a Libertarian in office jst dont think hes got a chance. Ross Perrot I would have voted for if I was old enough. I wish Paul would have ran on the Lib ticket.

Interesting tidbit. Ross Perrot endorsed Romney, yesterday I think.

[F l i c k e r]

why does him not having a chance matter? if you want him in office, you vote for him. why? it gives him that chance.

since ron dropped. i'll be voting for gary.

[Canelo Phresh]

Interesting tidbit. Ross Perrot endorsed Romney, yesterday I think.

Im voting Romney but I dont want to. I just dont like Obama. Before anybody calls me racist I voted Obama in 08.

[RajahBell]

I want a Libertarian in office jst dont think hes got a chance. Ross Perrot I would have voted for if I was old enough. I wish Paul would have ran on the Lib ticket.

Gary Johnson is not going to win but a vote for him is a principled vote. However, 5% of votes will give the Libertarian Party access to general election funds in the next election. This will give a candidate with Ron Paul ideals a chance of meeting the 15% threshold to be included in the debates, and advance Libertarian Ideals in the next election.

Why compromise between the lesser of two evils, when many people can stand on their principle and vote for the candidate that shares most of their view?