Dan’s Priorities
Protect east side water – Develop a plan for future water needs
Add a prescription drug benefit to Medicare
Pay down the national debt (we pay $240 billion per year in interest)
Get the big corporate money out of politics (support the McCain-Feingold bill)
Support crime prevention and intervention programs
Reduce corporate welfare – giveaways of public resources and tax breaks to large corporations
Preserve our natural resources for our children and our children’s children
Provide tax incentives for use of alternative energy sources (reduce our dependence on fossil fuels)
Mandate the labeling of genetically engineered food
Strengthen the incentives and opportunities for people to move from Welfare to work
Raise the minimum wage
Simplify the tax code and make it more fair
Support progressive legislation that promotes social justice and equal opportunity for all Americans