Schiff : Revising Senate Helathcare Bill

Have you read the current Senate healthcare bill? How would you propose to change and improve it?

No

Schiff opposes the healthcare bill, there should be no government involvement in healthcare. Consider Medicare, it is a disaster.

Consider lasik, a procedure not covered by most insurance. Consumers have shopped for affordable lasik, and the price has become [...]

Schiff : Helping CT Healthcare Providers

How would you help connecticut Healthcare providers?

Stop incentivized employer based insurance. This intervenes with consumers acting in the market place and providing a control against costs.

Fix the Tax code
Remove regulations and Subsidies

Schiff : Healthcare Costs & CT Insurance Companies

How would you Control Healthcare Costs without hurting Connecticut Insurance businesses?

Free market solutions are the only proven method of reducing costs. The government hurts the free market. Schiff would stand for removing regulations and Subsidies

Government hurts the free market
Remove regulations and Subsidies

Schiff : Withdrawing from Iraq & Afghanistan

When should the U.S. Withdraw from Iraq & Afghanistan?

A timetable is part of setting goals for victory. Defense is the primary reason that we have taxes, historical referense to the initial application of taxes to support the gathering of militia.

Federal Government should focus on defense
Leave other areas to states
Debt is the [...]

Schiff : Changes to Promote Job Growth

What changes would you propose to increase jobs?

Government inhibits jobs, it only has resources that are taken away from its constituents.

Start by cutting spending
Government cannot make jobs

Stopping government spending is the most critical change Schiff would advocate.

Schiff : How can government help the economy?

What plan would you propose to help the struggling economy?

Schiff’s entire economic position is built around cutting government spending and eliminating regulations.

cut spending
eliminate regulations
cut taxes

Should there be another round of financial stimulus?

No