Ron will work to safely increase domestic production of oil, clean coal, natural gas, nuclear and alternative energy. Roughly 60 percent of America’s oil is imported from other countries, which creates both security and economic threats to the nation.
Ron opposes the job-killing ‘Cap and Trade’ bill which is a crippling national energy tax. Cap and Trade legislation could cost an average Wisconsin family as much as $1,600 per year and would put Wisconsin businesses at a huge competitive disadvantage, damaging our economy for many years.
As a manufacturer, Ron knows first-hand how rising energy prices, over-regulation and high taxes can negatively impact the ability of a business to remain competitive in the global economy. States like Wisconsin, which rely heavily on coal-generated power, are at an even greater risk with the threat of costly energy taxes and increased government mandates.
Ok Ron, starting to get frustrated at your lack of specifics. Energy policy isn't my forte, but opposing Cap and Trade does not equal a positive energy policy. How exactly are energy industries over regulated? Was BP over-regulated? The Sago Mine?
Issue # 11 Agriculture
As our next Senator, Ron will expand Ag markets by allowing free trade, which fuels Wisconsin’s multi-billion dollar agriculture export market.
He’ll also support legislation to permanently eliminate the estate tax, which threatens the future of family farms.
Ron will oppose animal rights extremists who want to harm the agriculture industry. Our farmers treat their animals well –it’s their business and a Wisconsin tradition.
He’s supportive of Discovery Farms because on-site research and innovation is most effective to enabling farmer profitability.
Ron will work to maintain strong infrastructure important to our agriculture industry. Ensuring sound locks & dams on the Mississippi Riverway will aid tourism, agriculture, and interstate transportation critical to Wisconsin’s rural economies
By free trade does Ron Johnson mean removing subsidies from agriculture that distort the market? Opening markets for developing countries to compete with US farm goods?
The estate tax does not need to be permanently repealed and family farms can be protected if the estate tax doesn't kick in until $3 million or so. The Estate Tax prevents extraordinary wealth from being transferred from generation to generation. It encourages rich kids to get to work and not ride of the benefits of their parents. I thought Ron Johnson was for working hard to better yourself, not mooching off family wealth. I guess if you are rich not working hard is ok, but if you are poor it is not.
The whole animal rights extremist thing is overdone. As much as Johnson wants to stroke farmers, some of them do have inhumane practices (hint: they are not the family farms).
There you have Ron Johnson, won't talk to the media, won't be specific, who know what he's going to do. We can only speculate, and the tea leaves look ugly.
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