Marsden for Congress

Let me tell you right at the outset: I am a fiscal conservative.  I do not believe in handing out money to those who have no right to it.  The lending industry’s collapse would have been catastrophic beyond reckoning for this nation.  However, the $700,000,000,000.00 ‘bailout’ of that private sector (familiarly: the ‘Troubled Asset Relief Program’) should have had clearly and rigidly-defined strictures and requirements for allocation, accounting and use of the American taxpayers’ money. With the record of blatant irresponsibility shown by the lending industry, there was no reason to simply assume the money would be spent wisely for recovery. But in 2008 the incumbent 19th District Congressman voted in favor of that no-holds-barred TARP ‘bailout’ of the lending industry. After it came to light that much of the initial $350,000,000,000.00 tranche had in fact not been utilized for its intended purposes the House moved quickly on January 21, 2009 to pass H.R. 384 - the "TARP Reform and Accountability Act" which put into place those requirements which should have been present from the beginning.   Incumbent Radanovich voted against H.R. 384.  A “Yes” vote in favor of throwing our taxpayer money away and a “No” vote when it came to eliminating the abuse and waste of our dollars.   Both votes by George Radanovich were absolutely, indefensibly wrong.
 
I will work to restore America to a producing, manufacturing economy, and not one based upon disastrous fiscal speculation. A product created for a dollar earned. That was the basis for Jefferson’s agrarian society, and it’s the ideal to which we need to return now. What’s required of Americans is belt-tightening now, a little frugal living and far more responsibility than we’ve demonstrated over the past few years to insure a better fiscal future. For too long laziness has been rewarded, and that’s true not only across America but especially in Washington.
 
As the multiple-term President of the Economic Development Corporation of Mariposa County, I’ve been the proponent of small business—the heart and backbone of the American economy, as well as the largest employer of Americans. For years I’ve encouraged the traditional business interests of Mariposa County: agriculture, recreation, tourism while promoting the diversification of the area economy. I’ve as well encouraged the practice of looking forward to anticipate the areas of tomorrow’s economic opportunities. I’ve been a strong proponent of a green economy—well before it became fashionable. Development of sustainable sources of energy, revenue and use of resources is paramount. We—in this extraordinary agricultural treasure of a region: are in the position to flourish by producing more and more of the one, true and absolutely irreplaceable commodity: food. This is our time to responsibly grow and benefit—and in so helping ourselves, we’ll be a key linchpin in restoring America’s economy—beginning right here at home where it matters the most. And to accomplish these goals, we need a strong, forceful leader in the House of Representatives. A visionary who can bring people together to work for the common goal of this region. A leader who will have the power of the majority party to back him up—but who is not afraid to stand up to his party when he disagrees with it.
 
I am that leader.