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Uniparty's Endless Money Printing and Forced Collectivism Are Causes of Affordability Crisis, Free Markets Are the Solution The number one problem with affordability in the United States is rampant inflation. Inflation is caused primarily by the uniparty government printing up trillions and trillions of dollars out of thin air. This dilutes the money supply and causes the dollar to rapidly lose its spending power. This uniparty inflation is an insidious regressive taxation that crushes the poor and the middle class, it hurts them the most. The uniparty government politicians will never stop printing up money, and that is the main cause of inflation. Politicians cannot be trusted to stop spending. As long as they control the printing presses, they will never stop printing money. The only solution is to take this power to manage currency away from the state and return it to the people. We must transition away from our current fiat currency system and embrace a free market, voluntary monetary system. Separating currency and state is the only way to end inflation. The next part of affordability is the state's constant destruction, interference, and stifling of the free market. This government's extensive involvement in healthcare and education industries in particular is especially destructive, as the costs of both healthcare and education have now spiraled completely out of control in accordance with the increasing level of tyrannical government control over these industries. The more the government is involved in any industry, the more prices go up and spiral out of control. We must embrace free market competition in all areas of our economy. The free market always drives prices down as far as possible, often times far exceeding expectations, and gets the most goods and services to the most people in the most efficient manner possible.
Candidate positionTaxpayers should never have their money, which has been taken from them against their will, used to bailout failing corporations, banks, other business entities, or individuals, for any reason. There is no such thing as "too big to fail". In a free market, failing entities must be allowed to fail with no exceptions. Further, government should not play favorites by awarding subsidies to certain companies while not awarding subsidies to others. Subsidies are not only rooted in coercive taxation, but also unjustly provide one entity a competitive advantage over another in the marketplace.
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Taxpayers should never have their money, which has been taken from them against their will, used to bailout failing corporations, banks, other business entities, or individuals, for any reason. There is no such thing as "too big to fail". In a free market, failing entities must be allowed to fail with no exceptions. Further, government should not play favorites by awarding subsidies to certain companies while not awarding subsidies to others. Subsidies are not only rooted in coercive taxation, but also unjustly provide one entity a competitive advantage over another in the marketplace.
The Right to Keep and Bear Arms We need to vigilantly protect our right to keep an bear arms; the American people should never be helpless, defenseless victims. The right to bear arms is a human right. The 2nd Amendment is important in that it recognizes this human right, but our right to keep and bear arms does not come from government. We must resist the expansion of "red flag" laws, which are a dangerous slippery slope toward government obtaining the power to disarm American Citizens at will and without any semblance of due process. Criminal Justice Reform We need real, substantive policy change in our law enforcement and criminal system. In addition to criminal prosecution, it is also essential that police officers who violate the rights of others be held personally liable in civil court. I stand for ending qualified immunity, which will allow for civil action against individual police officers who have harmed others and violated their individual rights. While this is only one of many issues that needs to be addressed, ending qualified immunity would be a small but important step in the right direction toward fighting injustice and addressing racial disparities in our justice system.
Candidate positionUnions have the right to organize, collectively bargain, and strike. Organized labor is fundamental to workers being able to negotiate for a wage that reflects the value of their labor. Unions are a critical and essential part of the free market and must always be allowed to form and flourish freely without any interference from government.
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Unions have the right to organize, collectively bargain, and strike. Organized labor is fundamental to workers being able to negotiate for a wage that reflects the value of their labor. Unions are a critical and essential part of the free market and must always be allowed to form and flourish freely without any interference from government.
The Republican/Democrat uniparty has grown our government into an out of control, oppressive system, destroyed our currency, wrecked our healthcare industry, and executed a foreign policy of endless wars, bombings, death, and destruction. The Libertarian Party is the true opposition to the uniparty war machine, the only bulwark against the uniparty's spiral ever further into forced collectivism. The real debate in America is not left vs. right, but liberty vs. tyranny. Libertarians are fighting for a free society, where individuals are allowed to pursue their goals and dreams without interference from government, where the power is taken out of the hands of the monolithic state and returned to individual choice, and where values of self-ownership and freedom of conscience triumph over coercion and tyranny. I will never stop fighting for individualism and peace, and against the darkness of forced collectivism and endless war. Thank you for visiting my website and for having an open mind, I hope to earn your vote this November. -Tom Schmitz, Libertarian Party Candidate for Congress in Missouri's 1st Congressional District
Candidate positionRepublicans and Democrats are two factions the same political party which has a political philosophy of statism, forced collectivism, increasing authoritarianism, expanding government power and control over American's lives, and engaging in endless wars, bombings, killings, and interference in other nations' affairs.
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Republicans and Democrats are two factions the same political party which has a political philosophy of statism, forced collectivism, increasing authoritarianism, expanding government power and control over American's lives, and engaging in endless wars, bombings, killings, and interference in other nations' affairs.
The Republican/Democrat uniparty has grown our government into an out of control, oppressive system, destroyed our currency, wrecked our healthcare industry, and executed a foreign policy of endless wars, bombings, death, and destruction. The Libertarian Party is the true opposition to the uniparty war machine, the only bulwark against the uniparty's spiral ever further into forced collectivism. The real debate in America is not left vs. right, but liberty vs. tyranny. Libertarians are fighting for a free society, where individuals are allowed to pursue their goals and dreams without interference from government, where the power is taken out of the hands of the monolithic state and returned to individual choice, and where values of self-ownership and freedom of conscience triumph over coercion and tyranny. I will never stop fighting for individualism and peace, and against the darkness of forced collectivism and endless war. Thank you for visiting my website and for having an open mind, I hope to earn your vote this November. -Tom Schmitz, Libertarian Party Candidate for Congress in Missouri's 1st Congressional District
Candidate positionThe Libertarian Party is the true opposition to the statist Republican/Democrat uniparty. Libertarians stand for maximizing individual liberty and freedom, removing government control from Americans' lives, free markets, and implementing a foreign policy of non-interventionism, peace with all nations, entangling alliances with none.
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The Libertarian Party is the true opposition to the statist Republican/Democrat uniparty. Libertarians stand for maximizing individual liberty and freedom, removing government control from Americans' lives, free markets, and implementing a foreign policy of non-interventionism, peace with all nations, entangling alliances with none.
The Republican/Democrat uniparty has grown our government into an out of control, oppressive system, destroyed our currency, wrecked our healthcare industry, and executed a foreign policy of endless wars, bombings, death, and destruction. The Libertarian Party is the true opposition to the uniparty war machine, the only bulwark against the uniparty's spiral ever further into forced collectivism. The real debate in America is not left vs. right, but liberty vs. tyranny. Libertarians are fighting for a free society, where individuals are allowed to pursue their goals and dreams without interference from government, where the power is taken out of the hands of the monolithic state and returned to individual choice, and where values of self-ownership and freedom of conscience triumph over coercion and tyranny. I will never stop fighting for individualism and peace, and against the darkness of forced collectivism and endless war. Thank you for visiting my website and for having an open mind, I hope to earn your vote this November. -Tom Schmitz, Libertarian Party Candidate for Congress in Missouri's 1st Congressional District
Candidate positionLibertarians want to dramatically and immediately reduce the size and scope of government, eliminate government control over American's lives, and maximize individual liberty and freedom.
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Libertarians want to dramatically and immediately reduce the size and scope of government, eliminate government control over American's lives, and maximize individual liberty and freedom.
The Republican/Democrat uniparty has grown our government into an out of control, oppressive system, destroyed our currency, wrecked our healthcare industry, and executed a foreign policy of endless wars, bombings, death, and destruction. The Libertarian Party is the true opposition to the uniparty war machine, the only bulwark against the uniparty's spiral ever further into forced collectivism. The real debate in America is not left vs. right, but liberty vs. tyranny. Libertarians are fighting for a free society, where individuals are allowed to pursue their goals and dreams without interference from government, where the power is taken out of the hands of the monolithic state and returned to individual choice, and where values of self-ownership and freedom of conscience triumph over coercion and tyranny. I will never stop fighting for individualism and peace, and against the darkness of forced collectivism and endless war. Thank you for visiting my website and for having an open mind, I hope to earn your vote this November. -Tom Schmitz, Libertarian Party Candidate for Congress in Missouri's 1st Congressional District
Candidate positionLibertarians believe that taxation is theft, inflation (money printing out of thin air) is theft, and that all funding of government must be voluntary.
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Libertarians believe that taxation is theft, inflation (money printing out of thin air) is theft, and that all funding of government must be voluntary.
The Republican/Democrat uniparty has grown our government into an out of control, oppressive system, destroyed our currency, wrecked our healthcare industry, and executed a foreign policy of endless wars, bombings, death, and destruction. The Libertarian Party is the true opposition to the uniparty war machine, the only bulwark against the uniparty's spiral ever further into forced collectivism. The real debate in America is not left vs. right, but liberty vs. tyranny. Libertarians are fighting for a free society, where individuals are allowed to pursue their goals and dreams without interference from government, where the power is taken out of the hands of the monolithic state and returned to individual choice, and where values of self-ownership and freedom of conscience triumph over coercion and tyranny. I will never stop fighting for individualism and peace, and against the darkness of forced collectivism and endless war. Thank you for visiting my website and for having an open mind, I hope to earn your vote this November. -Tom Schmitz, Libertarian Party Candidate for Congress in Missouri's 1st Congressional District
Candidate positionLibertarians believe that the government shouldn't have anything to do with currency at all, that we should have separation of currency and state, a free market monetary system.
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Libertarians believe that the government shouldn't have anything to do with currency at all, that we should have separation of currency and state, a free market monetary system.
The Republican/Democrat uniparty has grown our government into an out of control, oppressive system, destroyed our currency, wrecked our healthcare industry, and executed a foreign policy of endless wars, bombings, death, and destruction. The Libertarian Party is the true opposition to the uniparty war machine, the only bulwark against the uniparty's spiral ever further into forced collectivism. The real debate in America is not left vs. right, but liberty vs. tyranny. Libertarians are fighting for a free society, where individuals are allowed to pursue their goals and dreams without interference from government, where the power is taken out of the hands of the monolithic state and returned to individual choice, and where values of self-ownership and freedom of conscience triumph over coercion and tyranny. I will never stop fighting for individualism and peace, and against the darkness of forced collectivism and endless war. Thank you for visiting my website and for having an open mind, I hope to earn your vote this November. -Tom Schmitz, Libertarian Party Candidate for Congress in Missouri's 1st Congressional District
Candidate positionLibertarians want a foreign policy of peace and free trade, an end to all military interventionism, wars, bombings, and killings all over the world. Libertarians want to bring all troops home and have an efficient, defensive military stationed here in our country, and want to eliminate all foreign aid to all countries across the board.
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Libertarians want a foreign policy of peace and free trade, an end to all military interventionism, wars, bombings, and killings all over the world. Libertarians want to bring all troops home and have an efficient, defensive military stationed here in our country, and want to eliminate all foreign aid to all countries across the board.
The Republican/Democrat uniparty has grown our government into an out of control, oppressive system, destroyed our currency, wrecked our healthcare industry, and executed a foreign policy of endless wars, bombings, death, and destruction. The Libertarian Party is the true opposition to the uniparty war machine, the only bulwark against the uniparty's spiral ever further into forced collectivism. The real debate in America is not left vs. right, but liberty vs. tyranny. Libertarians are fighting for a free society, where individuals are allowed to pursue their goals and dreams without interference from government, where the power is taken out of the hands of the monolithic state and returned to individual choice, and where values of self-ownership and freedom of conscience triumph over coercion and tyranny. I will never stop fighting for individualism and peace, and against the darkness of forced collectivism and endless war. Thank you for visiting my website and for having an open mind, I hope to earn your vote this November. -Tom Schmitz, Libertarian Party Candidate for Congress in Missouri's 1st Congressional District
Candidate positionRepublicans and Democrats agree that government should have all-encompassing authoritarian control over our healthcare system including a massive regulatory apparatus, the FDA, medicare, medicaid, endless subsidies, and ever-expanding control over health insurance companies.
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Republicans and Democrats agree that government should have all-encompassing authoritarian control over our healthcare system including a massive regulatory apparatus, the FDA, medicare, medicaid, endless subsidies, and ever-expanding control over health insurance companies.
The Republican/Democrat uniparty has grown our government into an out of control, oppressive system, destroyed our currency, wrecked our healthcare industry, and executed a foreign policy of endless wars, bombings, death, and destruction. The Libertarian Party is the true opposition to the uniparty war machine, the only bulwark against the uniparty's spiral ever further into forced collectivism. The real debate in America is not left vs. right, but liberty vs. tyranny. Libertarians are fighting for a free society, where individuals are allowed to pursue their goals and dreams without interference from government, where the power is taken out of the hands of the monolithic state and returned to individual choice, and where values of self-ownership and freedom of conscience triumph over coercion and tyranny. I will never stop fighting for individualism and peace, and against the darkness of forced collectivism and endless war. Thank you for visiting my website and for having an open mind, I hope to earn your vote this November. -Tom Schmitz, Libertarian Party Candidate for Congress in Missouri's 1st Congressional District
Candidate positionLibertarians want separation of education and state. Libertarians believe that all education must be privatized completely, and that the organization and funding of a child's education is the parents' responsibility.
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Libertarians want separation of education and state. Libertarians believe that all education must be privatized completely, and that the organization and funding of a child's education is the parents' responsibility.
The Republican/Democrat uniparty has grown our government into an out of control, oppressive system, destroyed our currency, wrecked our healthcare industry, and executed a foreign policy of endless wars, bombings, death, and destruction. The Libertarian Party is the true opposition to the uniparty war machine, the only bulwark against the uniparty's spiral ever further into forced collectivism. The real debate in America is not left vs. right, but liberty vs. tyranny. Libertarians are fighting for a free society, where individuals are allowed to pursue their goals and dreams without interference from government, where the power is taken out of the hands of the monolithic state and returned to individual choice, and where values of self-ownership and freedom of conscience triumph over coercion and tyranny. I will never stop fighting for individualism and peace, and against the darkness of forced collectivism and endless war. Thank you for visiting my website and for having an open mind, I hope to earn your vote this November. -Tom Schmitz, Libertarian Party Candidate for Congress in Missouri's 1st Congressional District
Candidate positionRepublicans and Democrats in Washington both support the Social Security status quo, an unsustainable scam that is also the pinnacle of American socialism.
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Republicans and Democrats in Washington both support the Social Security status quo, an unsustainable scam that is also the pinnacle of American socialism.
The Republican/Democrat uniparty has grown our government into an out of control, oppressive system, destroyed our currency, wrecked our healthcare industry, and executed a foreign policy of endless wars, bombings, death, and destruction. The Libertarian Party is the true opposition to the uniparty war machine, the only bulwark against the uniparty's spiral ever further into forced collectivism. The real debate in America is not left vs. right, but liberty vs. tyranny. Libertarians are fighting for a free society, where individuals are allowed to pursue their goals and dreams without interference from government, where the power is taken out of the hands of the monolithic state and returned to individual choice, and where values of self-ownership and freedom of conscience triumph over coercion and tyranny. I will never stop fighting for individualism and peace, and against the darkness of forced collectivism and endless war. Thank you for visiting my website and for having an open mind, I hope to earn your vote this November. -Tom Schmitz, Libertarian Party Candidate for Congress in Missouri's 1st Congressional District
Candidate positionDemocrats and Republicans in Washington both support the status quo, failed welfare state.
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Democrats and Republicans in Washington both support the status quo, failed welfare state.
The Republican/Democrat uniparty has grown our government into an out of control, oppressive system, destroyed our currency, wrecked our healthcare industry, and executed a foreign policy of endless wars, bombings, death, and destruction. The Libertarian Party is the true opposition to the uniparty war machine, the only bulwark against the uniparty's spiral ever further into forced collectivism. The real debate in America is not left vs. right, but liberty vs. tyranny. Libertarians are fighting for a free society, where individuals are allowed to pursue their goals and dreams without interference from government, where the power is taken out of the hands of the monolithic state and returned to individual choice, and where values of self-ownership and freedom of conscience triumph over coercion and tyranny. I will never stop fighting for individualism and peace, and against the darkness of forced collectivism and endless war. Thank you for visiting my website and for having an open mind, I hope to earn your vote this November. -Tom Schmitz, Libertarian Party Candidate for Congress in Missouri's 1st Congressional District
Candidate positionDemocrats and Republicans in Washington both support the drug war.
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Democrats and Republicans in Washington both support the drug war.
The Republican/Democrat uniparty has grown our government into an out of control, oppressive system, destroyed our currency, wrecked our healthcare industry, and executed a foreign policy of endless wars, bombings, death, and destruction. The Libertarian Party is the true opposition to the uniparty war machine, the only bulwark against the uniparty's spiral ever further into forced collectivism. The real debate in America is not left vs. right, but liberty vs. tyranny. Libertarians are fighting for a free society, where individuals are allowed to pursue their goals and dreams without interference from government, where the power is taken out of the hands of the monolithic state and returned to individual choice, and where values of self-ownership and freedom of conscience triumph over coercion and tyranny. I will never stop fighting for individualism and peace, and against the darkness of forced collectivism and endless war. Thank you for visiting my website and for having an open mind, I hope to earn your vote this November. -Tom Schmitz, Libertarian Party Candidate for Congress in Missouri's 1st Congressional District
Candidate positionDemocrats and Republicans in Washington both support massive bailouts and subsidies for failing corporations and mega banks.
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Democrats and Republicans in Washington both support massive bailouts and subsidies for failing corporations and mega banks.
The Republican/Democrat uniparty has grown our government into an out of control, oppressive system, destroyed our currency, wrecked our healthcare industry, and executed a foreign policy of endless wars, bombings, death, and destruction. The Libertarian Party is the true opposition to the uniparty war machine, the only bulwark against the uniparty's spiral ever further into forced collectivism. The real debate in America is not left vs. right, but liberty vs. tyranny. Libertarians are fighting for a free society, where individuals are allowed to pursue their goals and dreams without interference from government, where the power is taken out of the hands of the monolithic state and returned to individual choice, and where values of self-ownership and freedom of conscience triumph over coercion and tyranny. I will never stop fighting for individualism and peace, and against the darkness of forced collectivism and endless war. Thank you for visiting my website and for having an open mind, I hope to earn your vote this November. -Tom Schmitz, Libertarian Party Candidate for Congress in Missouri's 1st Congressional District
Candidate positionLibertarians believe in a free market economy, and that no company or individual should ever be subsidized or bailed out by taxpayers for any reason.
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Libertarians believe in a free market economy, and that no company or individual should ever be subsidized or bailed out by taxpayers for any reason.
The Republican/Democrat uniparty has grown our government into an out of control, oppressive system, destroyed our currency, wrecked our healthcare industry, and executed a foreign policy of endless wars, bombings, death, and destruction. The Libertarian Party is the true opposition to the uniparty war machine, the only bulwark against the uniparty's spiral ever further into forced collectivism. The real debate in America is not left vs. right, but liberty vs. tyranny. Libertarians are fighting for a free society, where individuals are allowed to pursue their goals and dreams without interference from government, where the power is taken out of the hands of the monolithic state and returned to individual choice, and where values of self-ownership and freedom of conscience triumph over coercion and tyranny. I will never stop fighting for individualism and peace, and against the darkness of forced collectivism and endless war. Thank you for visiting my website and for having an open mind, I hope to earn your vote this November. -Tom Schmitz, Libertarian Party Candidate for Congress in Missouri's 1st Congressional District
Candidate positionEven on controversial "hot button" issues such as immigration, abortion, and transgender rights, the separation between Democrats and Republicans in Washington is mostly rhetorical and almost never reflected in fundamental policy change. In any event, with each of these hot button issues both Democrats and Republicans in Washington want to use the power of the state to force their views on everyone else.
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Even on controversial "hot button" issues such as immigration, abortion, and transgender rights, the separation between Democrats and Republicans in Washington is mostly rhetorical and almost never reflected in fundamental policy change. In any event, with each of these hot button issues both Democrats and Republicans in Washington want to use the power of the state to force their views on everyone else.
