Mark Small

Social Security protects people who are old or disabled and is part of our social “safety net.” The FDIC was created to protect the non-rich from the effects of bank failures. (See: “It’s a Wonderful Life”) 11/26

Before & during Great Depression, ppl lost life savings when bank they used folded Old people were supposed to just “make do.” As many times as people have predicted the imminent collapse of Social Security, it’s still running. 12/26

As to competition, when lots of $ is required 2 build something, it makes > sense for govt 2 control. Our Interstates - sys that arose under Republican Pres Eisenhower - involved a lot of money and government control. 13/26

Prisons, hospitals & air traffic control involve capital & coordination, as well as substantive matters (i.e., what they do) best run by govt Prisons run privately & 4 profit R prime example of why those institutions should be run by the public. 14/26

On specific issues, Mr. Bales is inconsistent: he wants > control by Fed govt if it serves his needs. Ppl pay taxes into Fed govt, yet he would cut funding to cities that provide sanctuary to immigrants. 15/26

Economy: improve our Gross Domestic Product (GDP), but doesnt say how If he’d assistance any businesses, esp large ones, that inherently is anti-free market and, many would say, socialistic. 16/26

Health care: Mr Bales bashes ACA (first originated by then-Mass Gov (and Republican) Mitt Romney) & suggests, in part, we “lower the cost of prescription drugs and hospital care through a National Fee Schedule...” 17/26

A national fee schedule would not work without enforcement. If that enforcement is “national” it necessarily means the Federal government - read “The Summer of 1787" and why the Articles of Confederation were replaced. 18/26