Peter Cianchette in Survey of Gubernatorial campaign websites, 2001-2009


On Education: Fund classrooms separate from school administration

A top priority in my administration will be to separate the classroom dollars, (books, teachers and students) from the non-classroom dollars, (administrative, buses, nutrition services, technology, purchasing, etc.) Next, we will begin to fully fund the classroom dollars at the local level, and begin to reduce the non-classroom functions at the local level and insist they be delivered regionally.
Source: 2002 Gubernatorial site, CianchetteForGovernor.com “Issues” Oct 14, 2002

On Education: Expand school choices & public school funding

My administration will expand educational choices for Maine families. Charter schools, refundable tax credits, protecting the rights of parents to home school their children & expanding Maine’s school choice program are all components of educational opportunity that my administration will encourage and support. New educational opportunities must not be made available at the expense of our public schools & my administration will not support policies that siphon money from the public education system.
Source: 2002 Gubernatorial site, CianchetteForGovernor.com “Issues” Oct 14, 2002

On Health Care: More info & customized insurance plans to reduce cost

Maine’s health insurance system is broken, and reforms can’t wait. Pricing and quality information for health care is almost impossible to find. I’ll require health care data be made available in an easy to understand format. Insurance prices must be more flexible. Remove artificial limits on where patients can go for the best, most affordable services. Insurance policy mandates will be reviewed, so that you can tailor the kind of health insurance you want, and thereby lower the price of a policy.
Source: 2002 Gubernatorial site, CianchetteForGovernor.com “Issues” Oct 14, 2002

On Health Care: Single-payer health care is a cruel hoax

Single-payer health care is a cruel hoax, offering the promise of no-cost health care for everyone that will never be met. Worse still, a single-payer system will result in historic tax increases, and I believe will actually lower the quality of care. The proponents of single-payer health care even admit that health services will be rationed! In short, bureaucrats will tell your doctor what treatment you may be offered. That’s not the kind of quality health care system that Mainers deserve.
Source: 2002 Gubernatorial site, CianchetteForGovernor.com “Issues” Oct 14, 2002

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