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Bill Evans on Healthcare

admin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:04:19 +0000

While virtually everybody in the country agrees that the current health care situation is unsustainable, the big question is what do we do and how do we do it. I believe rather than forcing everybody in this country into what will become a government run health care system, we need to bring competition and free market principles into the discussion immediately. I strongly believe that people should own their own health care plans and that they should be portable. We need to remove many of the boundaries that allow only a few companies to provide insurance in some states, and let every qualified company offer insurance across the country. This is the type of competition that will bring prices down. In addition we need common sense tort reform that would allow for people who are injured in some way to receive a just compensation, but not be allowed to hit the jackpot in court because they have a slick lawyer or a sympathetic jury.

We also need to bring insurance companies into the discussion to see if they can offer policies with different levels of deductions, catastrophic only coverage, medical savings accounts, or any other type of account that will give the buyer the choice. One other option I would also like to see if it can be done is ‘LIFETIME INSURANCE.’ My idea would be for insurance companies to offer a policy that can be written prior to any child being born and a schedule of payments for a certain number of years. This might help offset the concerns that are currently being discussed about pre-existing conditions. The thought that a company has to write a policy regardless of a pre-existing condition is like waiting until your house is on fire before buying home owners insurance or waiting until you total your car before buying auto insurance…it sounds good on paper but isn’t a serious solution.

Bill Evans on the Economy

admin — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:15:38 +0000

The current economic situation we find ourselves in doesn’t require any complex schemes or economic formulas to resolve. What we need are common sense tax cuts that reward work and innovation and encourage more of it. Currently, many politicians find the easiest way to get votes is to pit business owners against their workers or the rich against the poor. Prior to owning my own business, I had many jobs and none of the people who hired me were poor. While some of my bosses were very wealthy, most of them were people who started their own businesses and through hard work and sacrifice were able to achieve what we call the American Dream! When these people were ultimately successful in finding a better way than their competition to deliver goods and services, it was reflected not only in increased wealth for them, but also increased employment for other people, including myself. The success of both the employer and employee then generated more taxes for local, state, and federal governments. To vilify employers or wish for their failure is not only against what I was taught about the American Dream growing up, but also not in the best interest of growing our economy. Many of the people who began by working for others have also been able to eventually pursue their own version of the American Dream. That is what has made this country great and will help us become a prosperous nation again. I strongly believe we are better off as a nation if people are working and paying taxes, rather than not working and receiving benefits from the government. This has the potential to drain self esteem and often leads to dependence on an ever growing government.

Currently many of the people who have suffered the most in this current economic crisis are the poorest and youngest among us who take entry level jobs. These jobs are some of the hardest hit in this current economic crisis and need to be brought back quickly. Not only do these jobs provide a source of income, but also a sense of pride and training in the skills needed to get a better job in the future. Unlike the economy of 50 or 100 year ago, people today move between jobs more easily as better opportunities arise. Many of today’s millionaires and billionaires learned the work ethic that helped create incredible wealth from a job they had years earlier.

I strongly believe cutting taxes and allowing people to keep more of the money they earn, rather than it being taken by the Federal Government and then handed back out to special interests or campaign donors through various schemes, will help get this country back on the right path. Common sense tells me that the people who earn the money will spend it more wisely and effectively than a bureaucrat in Washington, DC. I believe this will help get the economy rolling again and ensure that every child born today has the same opportunity that I had growing up.

Bill Evans Joins the CT 5th District Congressional Race

admin — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:08:15 +0000

Please join family and friends as we announce what is sure to be a very exciting campaign to bring common sense back to government in 2010.

Saturday November, 7 2009 at 2:00pm
The announcement is at our home: 325 Celia Drive, Wolcott, CT

We look forward to having you join us and everyone else who believes we can do better for our district, state and country! If you need directions or have any questions please call Bill or Sue at 203-506-4480.