OBAMACARE, THE REPUBLICRATS AND THE LIBERTARIAN TAKE ON THIS

Table of Contents: Republicans refuse to end Obamacare now Libertarian candidate for VA governor Robert Sarvis beats margin in poll Libertarian Ken Kaplan aims to phase out income tax in NJ governor race 2014 National Libertarian Party Convention Republicans refuse to end Obamacare now “Delaying Obamacare is simply a stay of execution for struggling small businesses and health care consumers in America,” said Carla Howell, director for the Libertarian Party. “Defund and repeal it now.” When President Obama announced on July 2 that the employer mandate for Obamacare would be postponed for another year, he opened the door for one more Republican opportunity to repeal this destructive and costly program. Will they seize this opportunity? No. Big Government Republicans posture, pose, and pretend to cut destructive programs and harmful laws, but almost never vote to simply end them. Why won’t they repeal Obamacare? Because they’re in the pocket of the medical-industrial complex, which includes pharmaceuticals, insurance companies, large incorporated hospital chains, government employees, and the American Medical Association. How do we know Republicans won’t repeal it? Because they have had a majority in the House since 2010, with more than enough votes to defund any Big Government program. Their refusal to defund Obamacare shows they want to keep it — or a replacement for it — on the books. “When they talk about repealing Obamacare, they say that we need to ‘start over’ or ‘start from scratch’ — signaling that they’ll replace Obamacare with Republicare — their version of centrally planned government medicine,” said Carla Howell, director for the Libertarian Party. “There’s only one way to pressure Republicans to stop this country’s fast march to a complete government takeover of medicine: Vote Libertarian.” Read the rest at LP.org! Libertarian candidate for VA governor Robert Sarvis beats margin in poll Rob Sarvis, LP Virginia Candidate for Governor The Libertarian Party message of cutting the size and scope of government is gaining traction in Virginia. Robert Sarvis, the Virginia LP's candidate for governor, is polling at 7 percent in results released Tuesday by Public Policy Polling (PPP) — beating the margin of difference between between his Republican and Democratic challengers. In his campaign, Sarvis has focused consistently on reducing government, with proposals to end the income tax, implement school choice, legalize marijuana, decriminalize harder drugs, reform asset forfeiture laws, reverse the militarization of police, and fight for marriage equality. His Democratic opponent, Terry McAuliffe, leads the poll at 41 percent, and his Republican opponent, Kenneth Cuccinelli II, received 37 percent — a margin of only 4 percent — but they both plan to raise taxes, increase spending, and further entrench the government's power to control people's lives through endless regulation. The election will be held on November 5. PPP suggested in its release that the Libertarian Party message of small government that Sarvis brings to the Virginia gubernatorial race is polling higher than the margin because the state's voters are ready for a change from the same tired big-government policies the Republican and Democratic challengers represent. "His support is a reflection of voter unhappiness with both candidates," PPP's director, Tom Jensen, said. Read the rest at LP.org! Libertarian Ken Kaplan aims to phase out income tax in NJ governor race Ken Kaplan, LP New Jersey Candidate for Governor Ken Kaplan, Libertarian Party candidate for governor of New Jersey, has a bold plan to reduce the size and scope of government in his state, beginning with phasing out the state income tax. "We've got a sales tax and we have an income tax, and when I was a child we had neither," Kaplan said. "It's because of the tremendous growth of the state government. We need to cut the size of that government drastically." New Jersey government contains many layers of bureaucracy, Kaplan noted, from the bloated state government and regulatory agencies to county and municipal governments, as well as relatively autonomous groups like public school boards. These overlapping levels of authority lead to tremendous redundancy and waste. "I would eliminate county government entirely," Kaplan said. "Some of what the counties do would revert to the state, and some of what the counties do would be done through ad-hoc regionalization." Cities that have adjacent interests may find it worthwhile to combine services on an ad hoc basis, he said, but that doesn't justify the existence of an entire layer of government. Kaplan points out that many pressing community needs could be addressed simply by eliminating existing harmful regulations rather than passing new ones. Read the rest at LP.org! 2014 National Libertarian Party Convention Mark your calendar! The 2014 National Libertarian Convention will be held in Columbus, Ohio, on June 26—29 at the Hyatt Regency Columbus. Address: 350 N High St, Columbus, OH 43215 Please donate today to the Libertarian Party today. Shrink government — expand liberty. Paid for by the Libertarian National Committee 2600 Virginia Ave, N.W. Suite 200, Washington D.C. 20037 Content not authorized by any candidate or candidate committee.

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