The Modern Party Raymond Lanphere Blane Burroughs Colleen McQuillan Alex Singer Cody Cobb Chase Sorrell

Taxes No tax on food to benefit all economic classes Increase property tax and increase income tax to counteract food without taxes Increase tax on the richest 2% of the population Reduce taxes on families making less than $100, a year Increase taxes on large businesses Decrease taxes on capital gain

Economy Spend government money to develop cleaner, more efficient ways to run our country, which will create “green collar” jobs Provide government money to states to improve infrastructure to increase jobs Increase minimum wage 35% nation wide

Education Increase funding dramatically Increase federal grants for state school systems Public school funding by states will come from increased property taxes

Environment Reinforce the Clean Air Act Require 25% of electricity to come from renewable resources Double the funding on sciences for research on cleaner energy products Give tax breaks to companies that create and pursue cleaner greener alternatives

Foreign Affairs Construct timetable to withdraw troops from Iraq by summer of 2010 Leave only enough to train Iraqi police and military Increase military focus on Afghanistan and other terrorist hot spots Strong ties with Israel

Gun Control The second amendment assures the right to bear arms. Albeit, there will be stricter background checks. Must have a clean record of gun related issues to purchase a gun. No automatic weapons

Immigration Legalize all immigrants with a clean record currently in the United States Enforce border patrol Increase spending on border patrols Compromise with neighboring countries to increase their border patrol as well

Abortion It is a woman’s right to choose what she wants to do with her body. However, the abortion must be performed within the first trimester No partial birth abortions

Affirmative Action Eliminate Affirmative Action Goes against equal opportunity Scholarships for minorities are maintained but, the workplace is based on skill not color/gender

Social Security 25% of taxes be put toward social security Increase the rate of people making over $250,000 by 2% Raise the recipient age to 70 years Give incentives to those who choose to create and maintain a personal account

Medicare Increase distribution of federal funds to Medicare and Medicaid programs Lengthen the enrollment period for low- income recipients.