Vote Rozzo

Further Initiatives With Plans

2008-06-02T14:42:00.002-04:00

• Advocates the Abolishment of the Patriot Act • Opposes all warrentless searches as authorized by the new FISA Act• Advocates holding all telecommunications Companies liable for allowing U.S. Government to eavesdrop on Americans • Opposes domestic spying of antiwar groups and American citizens• Opposes waterboarding and any form of prisoner abuse and torture • Opposes the deprivation of legal and constitutional rights and freedoms American citizens and foreign prisoners• Opposes the threat to any and all free speech and lawful dissent in our country
Clear Stand on Important Issues:
1) Stop The War in Iraq and Afghanistan and bring the American troops and reconstruction companies home immediately;
2) Implement a national health care system to include comprehensive health, dental and mental health care for all residents, foreign and domestic.
3) Initiate a guaranteed income for all American families, working or not, at a level of $35,000 per year per adult (2008 Cost of Living levels)
4) Nationalize Oil Industry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Banking and Insurance Industry, Railroad and Automotive Industries, and Entertainment and Sports Industries
5) Phase out all nuclear power plants, shut down waste incinerators, landfills and open-pit mining.
6) Call for unconditional disarmament by the U.S.
7) End U.S. Cuban Embargo and the occupation of Guantanamo, Cuba, and return entire U.S. property to the country of Cuba
8) Call for immediate 50% cut in the military budget, with additional 50% over the next 10 years;
9) Call for treaty outlawing all weapons of mass destruction
10) Abolish CIA, NSA, Homeland Security Agency and all other covert warfare institutions
11) End Israeli occupation of West Bank-East Jerusalem/Gaza; cease all U.S. aid to Israel---as precondition for peace.
12) Disband NATO
13) Cut off all U.S. military aid to Colombia
14) Close all U.S. military facilities that train foreign military and paramilitary personnel.
15) Initiate Worldwide war on poverty and global illnesses, especially in third and fourth world countries;
16) Establish Public ownership and democratic control of all natural resources to preserve wilderness areas and restore environmental quality.
17) Support Kyoto Protocol and lead in controlling global warming and cleaning up of toxic wastes, protect workers and communities from all harmful products
18) Cap and reduce corporate profits and excessive executive salary levels while fostering transfer of corporate ownership and control to workers.
19) Mandate right of employees for access to chose labor union representation to assure fair salaries and benefits.
20) Implement a national housing plan for all Americans
21) Legislate a 30 hour work week, six weeks annual paid vacation and a full pension
22) Provide equal rights to all immigrants; recognize their presence due to unfair U.S. economic policies, war, famine, or bad working conditions
23) Opposes Capital punishment
24) Cease construction of all new prisons nationwide; institute full range of rights and rehabilitation for prisoners;
25) Conduct Massive Rebuilding of United States infrastructure of bridges, railroad lines, major highways and subway systems and rural communities.
26) Reinforce and enhance government and private support of the arts, sports and culture.
27) Assure equal rights of all citizens, in gender, race, age, sexual preference or religion. Eliminate special privileges for all interest groups.
28) Stop America's participation in NAFTA, CAFTA, WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION, WORLD BANK, IMF, etc.
29) Stop the gauging and rip-offs of consumers by legislating limits and caps for costs in services and products in the market place.
30) Abolish poverty in all its forms in America by assuring every American family with the basics in income, health and housing.
31) Promote a more equitable society by enhancing citizens rights and participatory control
32) During transition to full worker control, require private sector to implement a fairer economic system of consumer costs, profit-margins and regulation of services and products.
33) Reduce Defense spending significantly in the areas of high tech and military equipment and weaponry while enhancing protections and benefits for the common soldier.
34) Promote universal access to education on the college and vocational school level. Promote liberal arts, along with engineering and science, in colleges and universities. Remove the influence of corporate and military entities on our higher institutes of learning.
35) Promote a multi-party system, fair access to debates, universal ballot access, proportional representation and public funding of all elections.
36) Support a woman's right to choose in matters of abortion; and oppose all restrictions on access to abortion.
ADDITIONAL SOCIALIST PARTY PLATFORM ISSUES ADVOCATED:
INTERNATIONAL:1) end U.S. arms sales in world.2) pay off U.S. debts to UN3) advocate constitutional amendment requiring binding vote of people on all issues of war or military intervention.4) support right of soldiers to form unions
LABOR:1) support right of workers to form a union anywhere2) support right to strike3) recognize union based on cards signed4) all workers have a right to collective bargaining5) repeal of the Hatch Act and Taft-Hartley Act, landrum-griffin Act and "right-to-work" laws.6) same benefits for full and part-time workers7) stop using union funds for electing candidates from the Democratic and Republican parties.8) give sanctuary to illegal immigrants in the U.S., full social services and impact immigration influx not with walls or guns or threats of imprisonment, but with fairer policies toward all other countries to enable their economies to thrive and expand as well.
HUMAN NEEDS:1) support arts and culture, universal education 2) right of all people to high quality, low cost housing3) public transportation in urban and rural area such as rail systems, foot and bicycle paths, pedestrian ways, renewable fuels and control of the airline industry
ECONOMICS:1) Supports minimum wage of $15 per hour (COL, 2008)2) re-regulate banking and insurance industries; and all financial and insurance institutions to be socially owned and operated by a democratically controlled national banking authority3) call for a steeply graduated income tax and estate tax, and a maximum income of no more than 10 times minimum.4) cancel 3rd world debt5) expand welfare assistance and unemployment compensation 6) support massive federal investment in urban and rural infrastructure reconstruction and economic development, and more
ENVIRONMENT:1) support large-scale environmental restoration efforts.
ENERGY:1) develop alternative energy sources including solar, geothermal, wind, hydropower, and biomass to end dependency on fossil fuels.2) ensure all people have access to utility services3) mandatory encapsulation of all spent nuclear fuel, etc. and ban on all nuclear materials
AGRICULTURE:1) support system of ecologically based, sustainable, organic agriculture based on family farms and farming cooperatives guaranteeing full workers' rights, etc. See platform.

Plans To Serve in Congress.

2008-06-02T13:59:00.002-04:00

ROZZO PLANS FOR CONGRESS

My plans for Congress, is to have our Representatives become part of the progressive caucus.

Our Goals will be to bring Congress back to the Progressive era and install policies that will change America for the better.

These Goals are:

1. Eliminate Secret Shadow Governments and open a department of peace.

2. Declare War on Poverty using current ideas and schemes not being used.
(Such as the Universal Income, Public Works)

3. Have the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes and get back to method of Sharing The Wealth.

4. Return States Rights and Control Back to the communities. Funding with out taxation so Cities will not have squalor.

5. Have Social Programs that work and accountable government. No more throwing money at the problems. Have them well managed by Accountable Government.

6. Install Environmental Programs on Par with Sustainable Community/Livable Community Programs. No new Stadium or Convention Halls, or frivolous spending. Eliminate Slums and Ghettos for Affordable housing.

7. Make Pork Barrel Spending Obsolete. Frugal and Accountable Government with Government Auditor General and Responsible Accountability.

8. Change Elections. Full Ballot Access nationally. Public Funding of Elections.
Vote of No Confidence. The Primary will host all National Parties in a Primary.
The Top Three will be chosen in a Secondary, Instant Run Off Election.

9. The Constitution is Fragile. Install the Bill of Democratic Rights.

10. Court and Legal reform. Nationalization of Major Industries.

11. Creating Jobs through Public Works, Co-operative development, and other means.

12. Installment of full Human and Animal Rights. Adapt Kyoto Protocol. Adapt the Bill of Human Rights.

We live in time where our politicians need to get away from Reagan Era
“Cold War Against The People” Politics To a new era of Humanity
and Vision. We must represent all people in an all inclusive umbrella. The dark era must be brought to and end.

GUBERNATORIAL FUNDING RECOMMENDATION:

2006-03-28T10:08:00.000-05:00

GUBERNATORIAL FUNDING RECOMMENDATION:
Costantino Rozzo Chair: Socialist Party of New Jersey

The current campaign Funding System for New Jersey Gubernatorial Candidates should be eliminated. The system is unfair, undemocratic, and corrupt.
What should be supported in Public Elections where all candidates receive and equal share of funding, media exposure without editorializing or censorship.

The system doesn’t work and creates a winner take all economy for advantage candidates. This is unfair. While some candidates may have just two hundred dollars to work with, others will receive a jackpot after raising $300,000.

This also limits the appearances and campaign opportunities for the disadvantage candidates, while fostering more appearances and media opportunities for those who are winning the financial race.

As Financially disadvantages candidates do not get Fair and equitable treatment, they have no opportunities for outreach and exposure. It is like giving Goliath a chance to beat on David with more advantages, stacking the deck in the advantage candidate’s favor.

This system is a cheat to candidates with no out reach or resources. It deprives those already deprived.
This intended purpose of this system is inherently flawed and less than enlightened. By no means does this system been in placed with intent for a better Democracy. In fact in counter Democracy on every level.

Disallowing the people exposure to a candidate takes away freedom of choice, freedom of expression, and freedom to allow individuals to make up there own mind on their own accord.

This system should be repealed in behalf of Public Campaign funding for all candidates. It would foster a better Democracy and remove corruption and power brokering and allow fidelity to the citizen in a Government by the people and for the people.

Thank You

Gubernatorial Funding Debate

2006-03-28T10:05:00.000-05:00

GUBERNATORIAL FUNDING DEBATE:
Costantino Rozzo Chair: Socialist Party of New Jersey

I state that I find this system fundamentally flawed. Where as this system creates a winner take all system of funding, it has a negative effect on Alternative Party Candidates, and especially Alternative Party candidates with out resources. Giving the designated winners in the Democratic and Republican parties unfair advantages. And Alternative Party’s and Independents with privilege and even great advantage over disadvantaged candidates. This creates an unfair winner take all campaign for election.

The system is implicitly and explicitly corrupt. Implicitly because of unfair advantages privilege candidates have. This creates censorship and suppression taking away the ability to reach the people in a fair an equitable basis.
It is explicitly corrupt because many candidates will have to sell themselves to the special interest to raise funds. This means a Candidate will no longer have fidelity to the people, but those who invest in them.
One candidate must do it their way and get money and votes.
If not, the money and votes disappear.
All Candidate Finding in New Jersey operates the same way. It incites corruption, creates unfair advantages,
Censors and suppresses Disadvantaged candidates.
In essence to create a better Democracy we should be serious about our approach to Democracy, which we are not.
In a real Democracy fairness and equality are key. All people can make a choice based on fairness. That fairness comes when ALL candidates get equal funding regardless of previously raised campaign funds.
The Gubernatorial Campaign Funding initiative should be a Gubernatorial Fair Election Funding initiative
Where all candidates benefit.
As far as Pay for Play goes, that is another manner of legalized corruption and a source of candidate purchasing/ Political prostitution seems to be the order of the day in New Jersey. The system must be changed for fairness and equity.

Thank You

Piscataway PCTV

2005-10-20T13:05:00.000-04:00

Delivered October 19th on Picataway NJ (Public Cable Channeo 22)

MY NAME IS COSTANTINO ROZZO. I AM RUNNING WITH THE SOCIALIST PARTY USA.
MY PURPOSE IN RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR IS TO RETURN POWER TO THE PEOPLE.
THE TWO PARTY SYSTEM IS A DEVASTING FAILURE AND VERY UN DEMOCRATIC
WE PAY HIRER TAXES THAN EVER BEFORE. OUR SCHOOL
SYSTEM NEED IMPROVEMENT. OUR QUALITY OF LIFE IS DIMISHING.
WE NEED TO PAVE A NEW ROAD AND CREATE A NEW WORLD. THE PATH TO GET US THERE IS IN A SOCIALIST GOVERNMENT. IT WILL LEAD US TO A DAWNING OF A NEW DAY.
WE NEED A SYSTEM THAT TAKES CARE OF ITS SICK AND ELDERLY, THAT LEAVES NO HUMAN BEING WITH OUT DIGNITY. WE NEED A NEW SYSTEM OF COMPASSION AND WISDOM THAT WILL CHANGE OUR WORLDS. SOME CRITICISE THAT SOCIALISM TAKES CARE OF PEOPLE THEIR WHOLE LIVES. TO AN EXTENT THAT IS TRUE. BUT MY EXPERIENCES WITH A CAPITALIST GOVERNMENT IS THAT IT FORSAKES US WHEN WE ARE IN NEED. IT IS A COLD AND CRUEL SYSTEM THAT LEAVES ITS CITIZENS WITH OUT A SAFETY NET.
I WOULD RATHER HAVE THE GOVERNMENT TAKE CARE OF ITS CITIZENS. RATHER THAN ONE THAT TAKES THEIR LIVES AWAY.
A NEW SYSTEM WILL ENSURE HOPE AND SECURITY. A NEW SYSTEM WILL HELP US FULFILL OUR ASPIRATIONS.
WE LIVE IN A TIME OF GREAT INSECURITY. WHEN PEOPLE MAKING $60,000 A YEAR ARE DOWNSIZED AND THEY ARE NOW WORKING FOR $6.00 AND HOUR. PEOPLES LIVES ARE CONSTANTLY BEING CRUSHED IN THE TWO PARTY SYSTEM, AND EVEN WHEN THERE ARE GOOD TIMES, THERE ARE ALWAYS THOSE LEFT BEHIND.
WHEN OUR CHILDREN HOPE FOR A BETTER LIFE, THEIR HOPES ARE DASHED BY THE RELEGATION OF A LESSER, UNFULFILLING, DISAPPOINTING LIFE. WHERE HOPES DREAMS AND ASPIRATIONS ARE IMPOSSIBLE
IT TAKES REAL VISION TO FOSTER COURRAGEOUS IDEAS. ONES WE HAVE BEEN LACKING FOR DECADES.
OUR FUTURE MUST BE A MEANINGFUL ONE. / ONE WHERE GOVERNMENT IS ACCOUNTABLE, EDUCATES, MENDS THS SICK, RELIEVES THE INDEGENT, AND SOLVES PROBLEMS ONCE AND FOR ALL. ONE DAY WE WILL CREATE A WORLD THAT WANTS FOR NOTHING. WHERE GOVERNMENT IS HONEST AND JUST FOR ALL. WHERE PEOPLE WILL HAVE MEANIGFUL LIVES, IN A WORLD WHERE THERE IS NO DISPARITY. WE NEED TO FOSTER A BENFICIAL BROADBASED ECONOMY, NOT THE LINEAR ONES THAT REPUBLICRATS HAVE TO OFFER. WE NEED TO RISE THE TIDE SO ALL BOATS CAN FLOAT AND EACH PERSON CAN USE THEIR TALENTS AS DESIRED. OUR WORLD WILL CONTAIN PEACE, HOPE, LOVE AND HUMANITY AND WE MUST CHANGE OUR VALUES THAT WE MUST EMBRACE NEW ONES. ROBERT F KENNEDY ONCE SAID, “SOME PEOPLE SEE THE POSSIBILITIES AND ASK WHY? I SEE THE POSSIBILITIES AND ASK, WHY NOT?”
THANK YOU, AND MAY YOU BE BLESSED. VOTE FOR ME , COSTANTINO ROZZO, NOVEMBER 8TH.

Homeless in Vineland NJ

2005-08-27T09:19:00.000-04:00

Reading David Klausen’s article on homelessness is a lesson in our lives we must
Amend.
Mr. Klausen’s article is replete with the dark hearted ignorance we are plagued with today.
The homeless do not ask to be homeless. But they are Societies and a Sociological problem. Once again displaying a major defect in our political enviroment here in Vineland, and the rest of America.
We live in a dark ages where myths and misinformation plague our sense of humanity.
Hitler during WW2 was successful at dehumanizing Jews with propaganda. Our Right wing in this nation has done the same with the poor.
If we effect the policies of a Basic Income, Living Wage, Affordable Housing, Jobs for all in a manner of various implementations the government can provide.
But I can understand Mr. Klausen. He is a man who has worked hard, and believes he and his kindred deserve peace and safety in there community. Once again it is our systems fault. If Vineland where a Sustainable Community we would have better solutions for the Homeless. But Mr. Klausen is speaking from fear. I known the homeless intimately.
Their problem stems from varied degrees of poverty. Many Homeless are working families, many are people who fell through the cracks because of the systems inadequacies. Poverty is important on a political scope because the impoverished can be turned into indentured servants, disposable after the labor exploitation with is perpetuated by the welfare system. Who could believe needy senior citizens could only get $10 a month from TANF.
The awful thing about Mr. Klausen is that he parrots the ignorance of the extreme right. The answer is not to get the homeless out of their enviroment , but to improve their enviroment. And the quality of life.
Homeless behavior, such as urinating in the street, or drug abuse, and other things do happen, but that is because-they have no where else to go. Drugs come into play do to the deadening of the mind from the effects of poverty.
I have met many homeless people. I stayed at Poverty Hotels and Other inadequate living facilities in my life and they are the daylight side of a nightmare.
The defect of the system is we make these people then blame them for turning out this way. Conservative Ignorance shuns social programs thusly perpetuating more misery
Compounding the burdens of the poor and society. Conservatives create a vicious cycle
Of misery than blame others for it. Than the labels and myths come. What the poor need is a rescue.
No one aspires to become homeless or poor. The system isn’t about fulfilling our aspirations. It is about defeatism. Successful people and upper middle class people cannot even relate to the poor. I was making good money at a time, yet because of rent and expenses, I ate Egg Salad Sandwiches everyday. When I had something more nutritious to eat finally, I thought my body would go into shock.

That is all I could afford. Laundrey and rent and the cost of living was too high even with good money. I met many poor and homeless. Few where mentally ill, yet I have met some really beautiful souls who lives hadn’t worked out. I hear conservatives today, even religious ones say that welfare is immoral. And these people are hooked into the Christian Right. Yet I read in the Bible All god wants for his children is abundance and joy. Those who mend the sick and host the poor earn the keys to the kingdom, and finally, Gods highest virtue is charity.
I have seven bibles and have read those words in all seven.
And enlightened society and government solves problems. The long mean season and dark ages continues on. When will it come to an end

Immanent Domain

2005-08-26T20:46:00.000-04:00

Abraham Lincoln once said you can fool some of the people some of the time, but not all the people all of the time. In today’s would he would be wrong. Immanent Domain is the evil twin of privatization. In New Jersey the state of political ideology is Apartheid and Gentrification.
Immanent Domain is an attack on our Solidarity as a community. The idea behind these projects is to steal home from homeowners, than build home more expensive than ever, replacing the original neighborhood with a wealthier neighborhood. This is part of the class war against working families. The prosperity and jobs carrot is one of the tricks used to fool people into thinking this is good for all when it is only good for those who benefit.
The Borgata Casino in Atlantic City is one example. They busted up an entirely good neighborhood for a Casino and a tunnel-a tunnel almost no one uses. A Neighborhood destroyed because they had solidarity and was in the way of the Atlantic City political structure.
I grew up vacationing in Long Branch, being born and raised in Paterson I considered myself quite lucky to have a beach nearby. The home where quaint and I love the Inn we stayed at on Matilda Terrace. I even used to take my College dates on train rides from Newark to my favorite beach.
Christy Todd Whitman privatized most public entities. The entities provided and income for the state, which kept property taxes down. Now we have to pay higher taxes because she did her rich friends a favor.
In New York, North Jersey, and other parts real estate prices became out of the reach of the common worker, places once blue collar like Hoboken. Hackensack, and Metuchen are now yuppie communities. In my younger days you could have a basic job, get a pad, and live like a king. That isn’t the case anymore.
The idea is gentrification to replace lower income people with higher income people, then apartheid, displace low to middle income families and remove their empowerment so they may even have to leave the state.
According to the U N Charter of Human Rights this is a Violation. I live in South Jersey and would love to live in North Jersey. That has become impossible because even if I where making good money, I still cannot afford a decent place. In essence I have been displaced from my homeland, my people, my culture, my way of life.
I miss home everyday and I have been marooned outside of it for years. I resent that.
That is why I am running for Governor of New Jersey as a Socialist Party USA candidate. I am not allowed the same press coverage as Corzine or Forrester and we in alternative parties are alienated from the system.
Our Bastille Day is way overdue, and we need to open our national and local sense of consciousness to what is really going. We must snap out of it. Realize the system doesn’t work and change it. So, your vote for me is a vote against the system that is ruining our lives. We need a fair and equitable system. The two party system will never deliver that, they are all business.

NJ Economics

2005-06-20T15:00:00.000-04:00

ECONOMIC STIMULOUS:

The Free Market economy isn’t free. It is a Neo Liberal economy based on linear profits and monopoly. There are solution to our Economic Situation. First of all the Corporate and Conformist news media has been telling inaccuracies about funds, the economy, and what is available and what can be available.
One, put and end to Pay for Play and Graft. Close useless departments. End welfare and TANF in favor of the Universal Income. Restructure for frugality and efficiency and responsible, accountable spending. This is a complicated process not easily done right away.
In the day The SP-USA’s mayors ran cities with great care, planning, and attention to need. There where plans for sustainability and growth as needed.
Now Cities and the states evolve around the automobile. Alternative energies
Shall be pursued.
As far as employment goes, we first need a workers bill of rights, a living wage, and creation of:
A Department of Co-operative Development which allows employee’s work place democracy.
Loans for Cottage industries fitting the criteria for sustainability and community.
Foster Telecommute Jobs (Legitimate ones), and home business and employment development.

We need to restore the Public Advocate, give the Department of Labor real human rights initiatives and prosecution powers.
We need to go after corporate criminals and levy huge fines for violations.
We need a progressive income tax which places the burden where it belongs, on the top 1%.
We need a McMansion tax ranging about $6000. A year and extra for fuel inefficiency.
(This is another way to create affordable house in North and South Jersey.)
Levy a tax on High Pollution vehicles.
We need consumer protection and finds that are levied on defective products.
Eliminate Corporate welfare in NJ.
Like ancient Rome the system is being ruined by the wealthy. They myth that the poor are a drain on society is incorrect.
We need a new society and a new American dream. A less shallow and materialistic dream
WE need to revamp the Education system and educate for competence not class.
We need to inspire and educate and encourage with real teaching modes and techniques.
The money is there for all social programs and their initiatives. The cost would be nominal compared to what the top 1% is getting away with. We need to get a hold of the Federal Government and also makes changes. New Jersey should be self sufficient and self standing. Lets make it so.

Running For Governor

2005-06-20T14:13:00.000-04:00

Running for Governor isn’t easy. People will ask questions. These questions aren’t easy to answer. In our world of instant gratifying sound bites, things are more complicated. Issues cannot easily be expressed because issues are complicated with tons of data.
When Ross Perot was asked questions, he didn’t seem to know the answers, though spoke about them in his Infomercials.
Data is vast and hard to hold onto, but we all have initial ideas. The initial ideas are root ideas that are worthy of merit.
The question many would have is could you explain your agenda. The basic agenda is on the website. Mostly, explained on the website.
Then the question is, How are you going to have this stuff passed? Well, since I am not going to be elected, and we are out numbered, by the two party duopoly, which is maintaining the status quo.
The Candidacy is an expression of protest. It is about getting members, letting people who are like minded know you are there.
One day this may translate into a majority. We realistically cannot expect too much.
Now, or in the near future.
When we look at it the world has chosen Socialism as its leading political transformation.
Portugal, Spain, four South American countries, and Argentina. New Zealand has Helen Clark of the Labor Party and Canada’s Socialist Party the New Democratic Party usually
Lead for transformation.
The is no Utopia nor perfect society, yet each people of each nation wishes to institute humane economics with real transformation. Not reform like the Democrats, Republicans, or Greens.
Politics and elections in Te United State are rigged to designated winners. Ballot Access, real democracy, publicly funded Elections, are all an impossibility in the two Party System.
In a Democracy everyone’s word is heard with out censorship. People have freedom of choice to maintain or dispose of the government. In a poll 87% of the people wanted alternative parties to vote for.
Yet in New Jersey and the USA, Alternative Parties are stifled. The Greens and Libertarians get a fairer share of the pie, but further to the left, parties are regularly ignored and get no press.
In Europe and other countries up to ten parties are on the ballot. There is no myth of stealing votes. No one can steal a vote, people vote on their own volition.
There is 97% voter turn out, while here on 37% vote.
The media tells spin and myths about politics here. My suggestion-Educate yourself.
Go to the library, hit the net. There is a website called Broad Left.
There are three Socialist Parties in America, actually two.
Socialist Party USA. Socialist Labor Party. Socialist Workers Party is a Communist Splinter group. Communists call themselves Socialist because of broad appeal to workers. All communists are Socialists, not all socialist are communists, as all socialists are social democrats, but not all social democrats are socialists.
As a socialist I believe in a progressive freeform non philosophical non dogmatic and pure non contrived avenue of democracy. A true and real democracy.

Economics

2004-11-18T10:43:00.000-05:00

The popular notions of economic development must
pass.
We have developed a society based on materialist
greed and
wasteful consumerism. That must change. We need to
build a society that embraces a sustainable future,
one that
balances our ecological needs with our financial
needs.

Communities are recklessly
being destroyed by rampant development. This
development has brought too many strip malls, Mc Mansions, etc and not
enough economic development which produces
quality, living wage jobs.

Cooperatives are businesses owned by employees.
They are run on a democratic basis and fulfill
economic and social needs.

Our future must contain a greater degree of
cooperative enterprise. We must develop and build
cooperatives so people can have quality jobs that
also
sustain them.

The advantages of cooperatives are that they are
democratic, self sufficient, equal, give equity,
provide a living wage, and are ecologically sound.

There are many cooperatives that can be developed.
Worker-owned supermarkets, energy companies,
phone companies, social needs co-ops, etc.

Co-ops should be developed in place of welfare,
because
they can alleviate poverty, re-develop
communities, and sustain the natural environment.

This would give people the ability to control their
own work. Employees would have control of the means
of production. It would also eliminate the mindless
mind numbing jobs entrenched in Taylorism and
workfare programs which pay slave wages.

We need a welfare system that will give people
freedom, and not manage poverty. We can change
society
so every person can live a happy, fulfilling life.

One of the best systems of co-op enterprise is the
Mondragon system of Spain's Basque region. Co-ops
are not a dream, we have real-world examples to
guide us.

We have co-ops in America that provide inexpensive
food, and were the first in product labeling and
consumer conciousness in providing quality products.

We need a better system of work environment. In
Europe and Canada they have:

1. Six weeks paid vacation.
2. National Health Care.
3. Social programs that work.
4. A Living Wage.
5. Free Continued College and University.
6. Ecological Development

By cutting back on government waste and corporate
welfare programs we could literally afford all of
this for our nation and share with developing
nations.

Transforming our attitudes away from the coldness of
todays thinking, we could develop a society
where we develop more compassionate, charitable
mentality. Where the national wealth is shared and
we
put an end to the torture of poverty . When I am in
Washington, I will fight for the right for everyone
to
fulfill their aspirations.

I am a candidate because I wish to transform
society.

My Bid For Governor

2004-11-18T10:31:00.000-05:00

I am announcing my bid for the Governorship New Jersey . I am running an advocate for real change. My agenda has two sides. One for social change, and one for political change.The issue of Social change must be implemented and there must be allowance for it. Here in New Jersey, along with many communities, even in a global sense, A majority of people public policy that would Further the combat against poverty and social inequality. Many times the preferences of ordinary citizens are ignored for the sake in demands of powerful elements such as special interest groups, powerful investors, corporations, major investors and the affluent. Those people do not mind the high degree of inequality. The remedies of societies problems are possible. But frequently fought off with right wing mythology which states we will create more bureaucracies, smaller government is good, and Utopianism. The chief purpose of government is to pursue policies that benefit all citizens. Even Republican Abraham Lincoln supported the notion of a "Government For The People". These must include the fight against poverty and economic inequality. In fact these policies are efficient, effective, and freedom enhancing, rather than wasteful or freedom reducing. Social policy often meets Right Wing moral platitudes against those who need assistance or are suffering and defines them as the undeserved and burden to society. I call for a Political system of Compassion and open mindedness, rather than one of disdain and ignorance.We need to address those who labor, as the are the most important segment of society, since work defines most peoples lives.No more should the worker, nor those who contribute to society have unjust laws against them and be made to suffer the consequences of oppression. My campaign is all about "Labor and The People". I am running as a member of the Socialist Party USA. I am not a Marxist, nor Communist. As many who know, New Zealand, Canada, and Scandinavia are Democratic Socialist States or have had them, they are not neutral. All socialists should are acquainted with being business-minded and union-minded. Opposing capitalism does not mean opposing business or trade; we are not advocates of returning the world to a regressive state, we are advocates of advancing the human condition. That requires knowing the terrain in which modern are fought on behalf of the worker and society for a truer Democracy.The second part of my campaign is in Support of the Coalition for Free and Open Elections. Meaning I may run as a Socialist-but I support the Alternate Party movement and wish other would also-making a choice to have representation from anyone else then The Democrats or Republicans. I am running for the benefit of the Reform Party, The Greens, Natural Law, or any party which is in existence. In Europe there are ten parties on the ballot-and voting is done on Saturday. It is also treated as a National Holiday. These Countries have a 98% voter turn out. Instead of the 40% we have here.The Mythology of stealing votes, and more parties are hurtful are the cries of the two party duopoly who wish to maintain power. We saw what a fiasco the two party system has been in the last Presidential election and throughout the years. In a real Democracy people have what is called FREEDOM OF CHOICE.In a Democratic society people have the right to exchange ideas and have free and open exchange ideologies, and make choices based upon them.The real vote counts in November. I Hope you will vote for me.
In Solidarity
Costantino Rozzo-Gubernatorial Candidate
Socialist Party USA

Letter From Matt

2004-10-26T15:19:00.000-04:00

--- "Matt N." wrote:
Hello Mrs. Rozzo. My name is Matt. I had recently taken a political test to find out what party I truly identify with, And it came back as a Socialist. I went on a website that explained a lot> of the view, and I'm shock on how much I agree with. As a matter of fact, I have never read into a party that I agree so much with. Even though it does seem a little ideological, and impossible to reach even in my life time, it's something that is very possible to get going in these times of change and> division. My questions for you if you don't mind answering them is, What are your views on Abortion, Gay marriage, The Death penalty, Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Cloning, and other major issues? And if you don't mind me asking, Thank you for your time,> And have a great day! > > - Matt > Needles, CA
1. Abortion: A women should always have the right to choose.2. Gays should allowed to married because I am against state enforce love. People who love each otyher should be with each other.3. Stem Cell Research: I am an advocate.4. Cloning-Just Body Parts, not total humans. It is like playing god with that.5. The Death Penalty is immoral. 98% where found innocent after DNA testing. ABA called a moritorium.6. Workers Rights, National Health Care, Universal Income,end of corproate welfare. 7. Cloning should only be used to replace body parts. Or asist with food supplies. Never should a Human be cloned.

Basic Income Grant

2004-10-19T10:59:00.000-04:00

By Tino Rozzo CLAWS INTERVIEW FORUM RESULTThis is a exchange between Creating Living Alternative To Wage Slavery. As Socialists, we view oursleves as a labor party, but we are also a leisure party. 1. Why should People Collect a Basic Income Grant?To not share the wealth of a society in an equitable way is to ensure suffering, strife and will inhibit the evolution of both the individual and the group involved.2. Aren't people who don't want to work lazy? Shouldn't they contribute to Society?Everyone able should contribute to the society but this in no way requires anyone to have a dead-end job with subsistence wages and questionable benefits. All that are able should be required to supply a variety of services in their community at times as well as be encouraged to explore their natural talents and abilities.3. Some people think everyone can have a job, and that welfare recipients are leeches of society. What is your view?I do not agree, though the current welfare system is detrimental to both the recipient and the society. Based on the economic model that is currently utilized by the society of the USA not everyone can have a job. In fact the economic strategist plan and manipulate the system so that labor is always in abundance and therefore cheap thus ensuring that not all will be employed and that many who are will be under-employed and involved in meaningless labors.4. How would people handle a leisure society? Wouldn't their be work created through leisure?From personal experience I would say that those who are now or recently have been employed in a position where they willingly apply themselves to their tasks will have a more difficult time making the transition than their counterparts who have not invested so much of themselves into their work. The question should not be whether their will be more work created but rather whether it would more useful and satisfying work on both an individual level as well as a societal level.5. Is the economy really doing well, and is it an employee's market?The economy is based on false assumptions and many inequalities and thus has never worked well for all the participants. At present it is doing great damage to the environment and to any people that are not positioned in it's hierarchy.6. Are there any examples of good companies to work for that are progressive?What yardstick is 'Good' qualified by and who decided what standard is used? There are many well meaning people and thus well meaning companies and some that are called progressive or enlightened. But as they are subject to the rules of the current system of economics and the inertia of their underlying cultural beliefs I have yet to find any G'ood' (for the individuals, for the company, for all societies and for the environment) companies. Maybe I haven't looked enough. I would love to hear from anyone about "Good' companies out there.7. What political organizations do you support?At present none.* It should be noted CLAWS isn't part of the SPUSA and many CLAWS may or may not have political affiliations.8. Tell us a bit about the world of work today. The Harris Poll says Everyone is satisfied with their jobs. Is that true?No everyone is not happy with their work today. In fact a great number are not happy on some level (generally more than one). Personally I find the general concept of work in this culture (USA) supports and in fact forces people to become so busy with either work or the prospect of surviving that the possibility for a true democracy is undermined. In addition, the amount of work required has increased for many individuals which translates into less time for individuals/families to evolve and grow in meaningful ways. Work as it is currently contrived too often dehumanizes and thus steals true life experience from those who must work. Quite frankly there is a great deal of unnecessary work being performed and the workload as well as the benefits of it are not equitably shared. This leads to greater class distinction/differences and undermines the very concepts basic to a true democracy and leads to unneeded suffering and strife. It's a well designed machine ensuring that power and privilege stays in the hand of the few, and I'll add, any hope of true enlightenment for the masses.Thank you for the opportunity to not only express my current views but also by being involved with providing a forum where I might learn more via the comments/experiences of others.Chuck Kilmer

Socialism is For the Middle Class Too.

2004-10-19T10:08:00.000-04:00

SOCIALISM FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS?

VALUES: We are human beings and it can be assumed we share the same values. Everyone likes peace, ecology, animals. Everyone has the ability to feel compassion and love, Everyone has the notion we can have a better life and fulfillment. We all wish to fulfill out aspirations.

MYTHS AND LIES:You have heard many lies and myths about Socialism and it is about time we clear things up. We live in a time where television inundates us with Horatio Alger myths. Infomercials tell us we can pull ourselves up by our bootstraps. These are nothing more the get rich quick schemes based in lies.

DOESN’T SOCIALISM MEAN BIG GOVERNMENT?
No, actually many things you have heard about socialism is fact erroneous.
Many programs can actually reduce cost and eliminate wasteful government.
National Health Care: Can actually downsize unnecessary Government
And taxes “will not rise.”
Welfare Reform: The Basic Income Grant can actually downsize useless government offices and, intern, eliminate poverty. The money spent on useless government can reduce government, save on taxes, and give each citizen a Guaranteed Income. Even with this so called Hand Out-The price of Government employees and their bosses could be used for the BIG and still save money.
There are many programs the government has the costs the tax payer-redundant government-buddy jobs-corporate welfare-white collar crimes. These all cost the tax payer billions of dollars.

ACTUALLY EXCISTING CAPITALISM: Capitalists are not loyal. People going into business actually think they are Capitalists. In many sense they are. But how many times have Capitalists sold out their loyalty? If you once owned a pharmacy you will find Capitalists Politicians make it possible for franchises to compete with YOUR Business with special breaks. While 350 pharmacies go out of business everyday-there are new Chain Store Pharmacies, that put them out of business. Notice how many of your old friends have gone out of business to be replaced by the franchise business.
While the local government privatizes the public utility. The public utility is free to use deregulation to increase prices, provide inefficient services, and these companies don’t even live in or no our Communities.
In Montana a time honored Electric Utility was privatized. This near 100 year old dependable utility was ravaged when privatized. The entire community, even local stores went into economic collapse.
While in Montana in another location, the is a Co-operative power plant, and a Business Co-op which people from miles around use. These Co-ops give employees work place democracy and saved the local economy because of the maintenance if fair equity and stabilization of the economy. No privatization nor price gouging. This can be viewed as an Actually existing Socialist economy. Even with out a Socialist government. Even the time honored Entrepreneur gets a chance to survive.

SOCIALIST ECONOMIES DON”T WORK AND BRING UP TAXES: Conservatives use foreign countries like Sweden to point out high taxes. Sweden as many countries has little resources. These countries lack a
National wealth that can help with their economies.
But we have had Socialism in America. In Milwaukee, while the great depression raged on the city was the only city in the USA not to go into Default. A Milwaukee newspapers reported lately-“Things were not This Bad When The Socialists Where in Office.” In The Karala State of India they have use a Combination of Keynesian and Marxist ideas to run there economy and the Karala State is now one of the premier States in Asia.
Many Cities in the USA are using the Socialist ideas of Sustainability. Chattanooga, Evansville, and a few other cities have used Old Socialist Ideology of Sustainability to clear up pollution, improve the quality of life, and allow for a more stable economy. Even with out a Socialist government Socialist ideas are implemented for town and city improvement.

SOCIALISM FOR THE RICH:
Today Corporations have employees leave their life insurance policy to the company rather then their families. Also, the wealthy get free SUVs and Beach Front Houses on special government programs.
Enron and other Corporations invested their employees retirement funds in the stock market and lost
Everyone’s pension. It seems that the Government provides Socialism for the rich, how about you?

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Facts and Myths About Elections

2004-10-19T10:06:00.000-04:00

The Myths and Facts About Elections:
By Tino Rozzo

We always hear that when one almost similar candidate runs, that they could take votes away from the one of the two party candidates. This is a myth. Why, because the facts are
People will vote for anyone, that is an independent, that is not tied to the two party system.
In Europe each country has many political parties. In Some countries there are five, to seven, and in rare cases ten major political parties in which none is denied access.
Each has equal timing in the media.
The media, Unlike the United States is objective and fair. That is because the US media is owned by major corporations that own the two party system and they wish to control the political future.
Lies like Spoiler, vote stealer, and others are given to those who oppose the two party system. This works slightly because of media messaging and addiction to the two party system. This is the case in England where the two popular parties are the Conservatives and Labor. However in England varied Socialist and independent groups can win in minor categories.
In the United States, only 30% of voters vote. 70% don’t vote because they are not happy with the system and will not vote for alternative parties, as they should. It is unconstitutional to make voting compulsory. In Europe Voting in compulsory.
The reason Europe has better Democratic Elections can be credited to the Democratic Socialist Parties on one hand, and historically people in Europe in the past did not have the right to vote because most people where serfs, and there where very few if any Democracies, let alone Republics. People have a greater appreciation for the vote because many people where denied for centuries. The United States is a relatively young country,
We have not had our age of Philosophy, or a golden era of Renaissance.
. The United States is still undemocratic policy. There was a time only landowners could vote, women’s suffrage only happened in the Twenties, Minorities finally got a chance to vote.
Messaging is so bad that The Democrats are seen as Americas Social Democratic Party, when in fact it was the Socialist Party USA. Then Socialist Party of America the championed Democratic Choices for minorities and women.
W E B Dubois said, “The only chance for the Black Man in America is through Socialism.”
While Kennedy had the credit for being a Fighter for the races, actually it was not true. Kennedy was apprehensive of Martin Luther King, while he was readily accepted by the Socialists.
My cousins in Europe, members of the Democratic Party of the Left, ask me about the Death Penalty, and why we do not have a Multi-Party system. Isn’t that suppose to be Democracy-Freedom of choice? The land that brought Democracy to the New World, rarely uses it. Which is funny to Europeans.
Of course they wonder why the Green Party is mentioned so much and Parties like The Constitution Party, Reform Party are in the media. Why Not Socialism? The far left is frequently ignored in the Press.

It isn’t so amazing. As I get involved with the public I find that the people really like us. So it is obvious that the media gives out misinformation and lies about us frequently.
They do not want anyone to find us because we would be very electable.
The reason the myth of spoiler doesn’t ring true is because people who vote independent/third party are people who conscientiously hate the two party system, and are people who would never vote for the two party system. These are people who wouldn’t vote otherwise. And the voting percentage can go up from 30% to 35%.
Our mission is clear, we must find an alternative media and medium to reach the people.
Some people do not understand Proportional Representation.
Proportional Representation works this way. Voters vote for their first choice of Candidate, then there second choice of candidate, or an order of preference.
.The candidate with the most votes wins and this definitely does away with the need for a recount.
Instant Run Off happens when there is a tie. The top three Candidates are replaced on the Ballot and the voters vote again. Their usually are two choices and the top choice wins.
There is no question of a tie.
Public Financing of Elections removes the ultimate power of the Two Party
System. Each Candidate is publicly funded or receives donations from private citizens, not corporations or businesses.
Each Party and Candidate has equal access of free time in the media and each is represented in the press fairly and with objectivity.
This is the best voting democracy we could have. Problems are solved, every person has a chance, there is freedom of choice, and all voices are heard.
Of course we socialist must support our candidates now, we know we are stuck with a Undemocratic political system which shuts off alternative ideas and points of view.
We must become a more democratic party also and lead by example. People will be focusing on us one day and we must not let them down. If we blow it we can blow it forever. We had the hard times. Now it is time for the good times to roll.
We warded off the Communists and The Unfair treatment by the Greens.
It is time for us to Araise!

Interview With New Jersey Politics

2004-10-19T10:00:00.000-04:00

Tino, first of all I want to thank you for joiningJerseyPolitics.comtoday!Question 1: There is a common misconception thatsocialism and communism are interchangable anddominantly have the same meaning. Why is that and whatare the clear differences between the two?Tino: Communism and Socialism have similar roots inthe fact that they are workers movements. AllCommunists call themselves Socialist, where not allSocialists call themsleves Communists. Communismdepends on either Marxism or Marxism with Trotskism.Democratic Socialism is pure democracy and free form.Not all Socialist are Marxists, many are religious,and philosphical, yet not dependent on dogmaticideology. We advocate public ownership, communismgovernment ownership.Question 2: Tino, I personally oppose thelegalization of marijuana except for medicalpurposes...for the reason I have friends from highschool to today, who smoked and couldn't stopsmoking, had to drop out of high school...they need tosmoke 4 or 5 times a day...I think thatis a dangerous addiction...granted there are manypeople who can smoke and aren't addicted, but thereare some....and what about those who deal marijuanato children in Newark and Rahway? Doyou support that action or if marijuna islegalized...should there be restrictions suchas you can't deal to a minor etc...or anyrestrictions?As a former Marijuana smoker I would say that I wouldsupport the legalization fo marijuana on the basisthat it is a victimless crime. In fact, what peoplewish to do in their privacy is there business.Marijunana is not an addicitve drug and messages inthe United States do not suppport the facts. Marijuanais less harmful then a few shots of vodka. Anyway,history shows us that prohibition doesn't work.Keeping it illegal only make black marketeers andlawyers wealthy. Which is why it is really keptillegal in the first place.There should absolutely be restrictions andminors should not smoke marijuana. Adults should onlysmoke marijuana during and what would be similar todrinking times. They should be similar to Alcohollaws.Question 3: What are the major differences betweenthe Socialist Party and the US Green Party? Would youever consider running as a Green?The Greens are a Socialist come Liberal Party. Themajor difference is that they are a Liberal ReformistParty, hosting the lost children of social democrats.They want things to change, yet, have them remain thesame as the Hippy movemnet did. And they will onlypreserve Capitalism. They have sold out in Europe andlost there credibility there. I would never, ever runas a Green for office. I am a Socialist, and that iswho I am politicaly.Question 4: Have you run for public office before?How much money has your campaign raised? How manyvolunteers do you have? How big is theUS Socialist Party....Has the party ever electedanyone to office in New Jersey...How many people havethey elected to office in the entirenation?I have run for office four times before, twice forCongress, once for Governor, once for State Assembly.I beat the Greens in Cumberland County eachelection,except the Gubernatorial race.I have no volunteers, I have raised about $700.00. TheParty has had two Mayor elected to Passaic andHaledon.We held offices in many major Cities, includingMilwaukee and Reading PA. I guess 1500 held varuiousoffices. Including Congress. we are are where the onlyelectable Socialist Party in America.Question 5: Governor McGreevey recently made anexecutive order banning state vendors from givingto state and county political campaigns. Do yousupport this?Yes, and I support the elimination of Pay for Play andother corrupt forms of politicing. Campaigns should bepublicly financed and all candidates should haveaccess to the media equally.Question 6: What are your thoughts on youropponents...LoBiondo, Robb,Alcantara, and Matthews? Have you met any of them?Mr Lobiondo is antilabor and not for the people. Hislegislation is anti labor and anti worker.He represent the worse aspects in Poltics.I met Mr Robb, and I think he is a nice man, butdisagree with his anti abortion and NRA stand.I met Mr Mathews before, he is a nice person also, butthe Libertarian agenda doesn't work in reality.Mr. Alcantara is knowledgeable, but he is a Green andI dislike the Greens as I see them as a PoliticalCult.I have no essential gripes with David Alcatara. Thankgoodnes we have more poltical parties to choose from.I hope the Natural Law Party makes a comeback. Isupport alternate parties.Question 7: Do you see any major differences betweenGeorge W. Bush or John F. Kerry? If so, What?There are no real differences between the two, Kerrysupported many things Bush supported, and in differentways the Republicrats will fufill each otherspolicies, and TV and the media will paint differentpictures of propiganda.Question 8: Realistically, Wouldn't the country bebetter off electing John Kerry to office and thenfighting to elect guys like Peter Camejo, Ralph Nader,David Cobb, Patricia LaMarche and others to statewideoffice to try to create more of a progressive change?I am fighting to elect Walt Brown and Mal Herbert. Andno it wouldn't be better to elect Kerry. Eugene V Debs(Our Party Founder)once said-It is better to vote forsomeone who wishes to fulfill your desires, then votefor someone who will not. Kerry will be no different.His Health Care initiative is standard capitalism,Health Care for the Rich.Question 9: How come the Socialist Party isn'tconcentrating on operating a true grassrootsoperation...nominating people to run for city council,mayor, school board, state assembly etc..instead ofseeking the bigger offices such as congress andpresident.We are and we do, Tommy Silva will be running forMayor of Paterson soon. Karen Kubby was elected in aIowa City Council position for Years.By the way, withthe Faulkner Laws it makes being a local candidateeven harder then runnning for President or Congress.I wanted to run for city council and tried a Coalitionwith the Greens, but they stabbed me in the back. Nowa conservative city council has gotten re-elected, andthey made it possible for Wal Mart to come in.Question 10: I will just say a few names and pleaselet me know the first few words that come into mindwhen you hear them...Malcom X - Journey toward elightenmentJackie Robinson - GreatnessKarl Marx - Great Thinker, and Philosopher(Unavoidabley-He made History eh?)V.I Lenin - A Criminal and TyrantMichael Moore - Great man telling the truth, butneeds to find Socialism in The Socilaist Party insteadof Democrats and Greens. Viva Socialismo!Thanks so much for your time!

RNC Protest

2004-10-19T09:54:00.000-04:00

RNC Protest-Tino Rozzo
I met my fellow comrades after a long train ride from South Jersey. Things moved along swimmingly till I arrived at Newark. There where huge crowdsOf people lined up. It was tough getting through the turnstile.
On the Path train, I was interviewed by a youth radio producer, and in my interview I commented about the importance of voting, How we should change and get rid of the two party system. Also I addressed youth issues.
I made it to 17th and Broadway where I expected to meet more Party members.Some Marched off with the War Resisters League, while I marched with two folks from Pittsburg, Judith Wilson, and Vice Presidential Candidate Mal Herbert.
I thought it was important to garner media for us, so I started tackling reporters.We seemed to have gotten lots of media. I think this is the thing we needed toGet the Brown/Herbert campaign attention.
People of Variety where there, even folks from Togo, Brazil, and Canada.The protest was a bit different, out side of the heat, People where dropping confetti from buildings, there was a music performed by Greendragon. They where dressed in Revolutionary War outfits.
Also, there was a folk chorus in the crowd that sang fabulously. As always New York always offers free street entertainment. Edith and I spoke to the Canadians there. It seems Solidarity was quite international as different Left Canadians banded together to protest Bushed policies. The SP and NDP, and others for the first time I known have banded together and protested in Solidarity.
We need more international actions like this, and maybe next time Socialist Party USA Parade group. We should take further advantage of opportunities like this to promote the Party.

My Run For Congress

2004-10-19T09:46:00.000-04:00

I am announcing my run for Congress again. Why? Because, everywhere we go today we know one thing remains prevalent. Our lives have been at there worse financial crisis ever. Overall we lost over 2.9 million private sector jobs.
This has happened during the Bush administration. Not since Herbert Hoover was President during the Great Depression has such a financial crisis happened.

Since January 2001, the US has lost 2.9 million jobs. These figure show that this is a detriment for first time workers and doesn’t even make a real dent in unemployment.

Almost 15 Million workers are unemployed; the underemployed feel looking for work is futile. Near 5 Million people working part time because they cannot fill part time jobs.
As the Bush administration cheers the statistics that 4.1 percent in a Job recovery, actually the real statistics are 6.3 percent and even higher.

Where deskilling of labor and automation are profitable, NAFTA and the new CAFTA will insure more manufacturing job losses. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, China is the manufacturing hub of the world.

75 million Americans have no health care and one third of our younger then 65 have no insurance. AARP has sold out Senior Citizens with the new Medicare Privatization scheme.

Economic Security have become things of the past: 2.9 Million Jobs lost, 2.8 manufacturing jobs lost, 3 million in poverty, 14.7 Million Unemployed or under employed. 8 Million with the help of Congress and the Senate will lose overtime pay.

*Most Statistics come from Bureau of Labor.
Every day in everyway the aspirations of the people are thwarted by a competitive system that rewards the few. People are fighting Revolutions in their daily lives to thrive and survive only to be met with detriment and defeated goals. The most important things that people produce are not commodities, but human relations of love, solidarity, Co-operation, and comradeship. These relations are what make security and happiness possible. When economic policy helps fulfill these human relations, it is positive. But economic policy is not the means of always beneficial and should not be the goal of human society.

All people seek to give their lives meaningful work, creativity, and deeds that contribute positively toward others. Human beings want to do the work that they believe is required to enable themselves and others to live, prosper, and be happy. When people are free to do this they don't need to be forced. The Peace Dividend would today give us all sorts of volunteer work for pay at a living wage, as well as the countless things people do for each other without even thinking of it as "work." Compulsion is a form of slavery, is only required when people are not free and an elite is forcing ordinary people to work for them. There are all kinds of wealth fare for the rich, but punishment for the poor.

We must Revolt and Protest. If we cannot succeed in office then other means maybe necessary. These means must be non violent protest. Each and every person should be inspired to revolt so they can fulfill their goals and aspirations. Although there are some hypnotized by the Horatio Alger myth and The meanderings of Pat Buchanan and Rush Limbuagh, eventually people will begin to see the light.

I am running as a Democratic Socialist with the Socialist Party USA.
Democratic Socialism adapts to the reality of our everyday lives.
Many of today's social problems can be traced to economic inequality. Crime, poverty, homelessness and unemployment all have social causes. The Socialist Party of New Jersey is dedicated to addressing these problems at their root. We need radical solutions to today's problems.
I believe we can change the world, so I am challenging the people for District 2. We need a new world and maybe the change you dare to make will have a residual effect in our state, nation and world.
Capitalism has nothing to offer but endless misery. We can succeed a new society.
Revolutions are built on hope, not despair.
We can make a path to a new society if we make it our goal. We need a path to take us there. We need a Government of wisdom and compassion, these principles.I reflect and are proud of them and stand by them.
The Socialist Party USA was once America’s third party, we can win again, only if you vote for us. Please do. Thank you.