OnTheIssues interviews with presidential candidates: on Technology

Paul Adams: Stimulate economy by overhauling our infrastructure

We need to stimulate the economy by creating jobs that come from overhauling our infrastructure (highways, bridges, terminals, railways, etc.). We must also cut personal taxes to zero for incomes up to $100,000/yr, and then, 6% for amounts over that amount. Business taxes would be scaled back to 15% right across the board. Along with what I call the American Prosperity Tax on Wall Street, which will be an excise tax on every trade of stocks, bonds, currencies, commodities, swaps, and their derivatives, and the 50% cut on military spending, we should have a balanced budget within five years.

I am also for 0% interest mortgage loans for the first five years, and 0% student loans with the provision of decreasing up to 50% of the amount owed, if the loan is prepaid early. Once we are in surplus territory, I would want to re-introduce Glass-Steagall to put an end to casino-banking.

Source: Email interview on 2016 presidential race by OnTheIssues.org Jan 21, 2016

Robert Steele: Smart Nation: panarchy through National Ballot Initiative

Connecting individuals to each other, and to information, is the core role for technology in the 21st Century
Software is eating traditional industries (Marc Anderssen said this) and this means that we have to completely recast education and employment training
Open Source Software, Open Source Hardware, and Open Spectrum are scalable & resilient
Crowd-sourcing needs to go to the next level of integrity and scalability
Technology makes panarchy possible--after full employment and no inflation the top priority of the federal government should be to implement Smart Nation networks that allow all individuals to do deliberative dialog and secure voting on every issue of interest to them--the National Ballot Initiative made part of the day to day routine of every citizen

Source: Email interview on presidential race with OnTheIssues.org Jan 2, 2012

Brian Moore: Massive federal investment in infrastructure

We support a program of massive federal investment in both urban and rural areas for infrastructure and economic development. It is important to direct technology toward scientific exploration, research and development. Source: Email interview on presidential race with OnTheIssues.org Apr 3, 2008

Brian Moore: Transfer interstate highway funding to high-speed rail

We call for a fully funded high-speed national rail system, an end to the expansion of the interstate highway system and reduction of combustion engine transport. We call for public ownership and worker control of the airline industry and the petroleum and gas industries until their use is no longer viable. Source: Email interview on presidential race with OnTheIssues.org Apr 3, 2008

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*2020 Presidential contenders on Technology:*
	*Democrats running for President:* Sen.Michael Bennet (D-CO) V.P.Joe Biden (D-DE) Mayor Mike Bloomberg (I-NYC) Gov.Steve Bullock (D-MT) Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-IN) Sen.Cory Booker (D-NJ) Secy.Julian Castro (D-TX) Gov.Lincoln Chafee (L-RI) Rep.John Delaney (D-MD) Rep.Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) Sen.Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) Gov.Deval Patrick (D-MA) Sen.Bernie Sanders (I-VT) CEO Tom Steyer (D-CA) Sen.Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) Marianne Williamson (D-CA) CEO Andrew Yang (D-NY) *2020 Third Party Candidates:* Rep.Justin Amash (L-MI) CEO Don Blankenship (C-WV) Gov.Lincoln Chafee (L-RI) Howie Hawkins (G-NY) ~~Gov.Gary Johnson~~(L-NM) ~~Howard Schultz~~(I-WA) Gov.Jesse Ventura (I-MN)	*Republicans running for President:* ~~Sen.Ted Cruz~~(R-TX) ~~Gov.Larry Hogan~~ (R-MD) ~~Gov.John Kasich~~(R-OH) V.P.Mike Pence(R-IN) ~~Gov.Mark Sanford~~ (R-SC) Pres.Donald Trump(R-NY) Rep.Joe Walsh (R-IL) Gov.Bill Weld(R-MA & L-NY) *2020 Withdrawn Democratic Candidates:* Sen.Stacey Abrams (D-GA) Mayor Bill de Blasio (D-NYC) Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) Sen.Mike Gravel (D-AK) Sen.Kamala Harris (D-CA) Gov.John Hickenlooper (D-CO) Gov.Jay Inslee (D-WA) Mayor Wayne Messam (D-FL) Rep.Seth Moulton (D-MA) Rep.Beto O`Rourke (D-TX) Rep.Tim Ryan (D-CA) Adm.Joe Sestak (D-PA) Rep.Eric Swalwell (D-CA)
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