Economic Policy:
> What is your view on the role of unions and "right to work" laws?
> What steps could be taken to create jobs?
> How can infrastructure be improved?
Unions are helpful to society and have won many important rights and protection for workers, and continue to do so. RTW laws are a regional issue.
Well, for one thing I would imagine a number of jobs would be created because of the need for additional law enforcement officers so we can ensure new gun laws are strictly enforced. I would also support investing in the creation of public works projects across the country, and would also be open to creating jobs by expanding the areas in which oil drilling is permitted, with the support of the region(s) concerned.
I would urge congress to increase federal funding for infrastructure while also motivating local communities to better invest. There are several decent infrastructure bills from RL that congress can use as a framework. Examples: HR 3210, HR 1428, HR 1429, HR 2705, and HR 4266.
Social Issues:
> What is your view of criminal justice reform?
> What should be done about climate change?
Atlasia should end all remaining mandatory minimum sentences, save for Murder, Manslaughter, and Rape. All nonviolent drug offenders should be enrolled in treatment programs rather than punished, even for so called "hard drugs". Any part of the real life First Step Act (S 756, 115th Congress) that isn't already in Atlasian law should be passed here as well.
Climate change is a serious problem that must be addressed immediately. We should double the federal tax on Carbon, with a special surcharge for the South (which has taken no action whatsoever to address the issue). We should also end all remaining uses of natural gas and coal, to be replaced with renewable sources. Further, we should stop importing oil from foreign countries, without exception. Either we replace that through coastal/Alaskan drilling or use other sources of energy.
Game/Reform Issues:
> What makes you qualified to be Vice President and what sort of role in the administration will you take?
> What will be your approach when dealing with congress?
I am qualified through my long tenure of legislative experience that makes me prepared for the administrative aspects of the Job. My experience includes the Pacific Assembly, the Fremont Legislative Assembly (Predecessor to the Fremont Parliament), the Lincoln Assembly, the Southern Chamber of Delegates (including being Deputy Speaker from November 28, 2018 to April 16, 2019), and of course the Atlasian House. I plan to take an active role in the administration, ensuring it is accomplishing all it can for Atlasia, and would not hesitate to leverage my experience and ability to work across the aisle to allow congress and the administration to have real accomplishments. That being said, I have little patience for members of congress who merely engage in embarrassing stall tactics and would insist any "big deals" come from a relationship of mutual respect rather than me just surrendering to the latest stall tactic from the ACP or Feds.
> To Wulfric: In your opening statement, you called single payer healthcare a failure. Specifically, what is your critique of single payer healthcare and how has it failed in the countries in which it has been implemented?
Single payer healthcare will take away tons of jobs in the health insurance industry, which rather than solving poverty as this campaign intends to do, would merely exacerbate the problem by adding to the number of homeless people living on the streets. Society is not able, and indeed will never be able, to replace the millions of jobs within said Health Insurance Industry.
Further, it does not work even taking aside the job loss it causes - the long wait times for most procedures in the rl United Kingdom are evidence enough for this. It also goes against my ticket-mate's belief that welfare should be hand-up and not a hand-out - A healthcare system created by the government, for everyone, regardless of financial status, is the king of all hand-outs. Finally, without competition (as single payer bans all forms of private insurance, including things like Medicare Advantage), the government has little to no incentive to actually provide decent care.
