Dr. Scott Noren for US Senate - New York

The NY State pension fund is $133 Billion and growing; contributions are expected to double in the next 3 years. Medical benefits for local and State workers are sky-rocketing. This is negotiated mainly by Unions that have far over-stepped their influence on local, State and Federal government. Cuts in State and Federal budgets on essential items are at the expense of the above.

In NY, the politicians at the Assembly/State Senate, Congressional (House and Senate) won't stop the pandering to the Unions. That is where my platform differs from Schumer and Gillibrand. The changes will have to be lead from the top down, not bottom up.

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Read Dr. Noren's Article on the Gulf Oil Spill

Better Health Care Access without Furthering National Debt

Read the Real Facts on the New Health Care Law

MY proposal is to cap the rates which is much more aggressive than this bill!!! ($700 Family, $275 individual) My rates as an individual after their bill could rise 10-13% and 40% of people may not be eligible for tax-credits to balance these increases! I would also make the health insurance industry non-profit within 5 years!

Affordable, quality, accessible health care.

The State of the Union Speech by the President was positive but here is one item that he mentioned that is not consistent with the facts. He stated that the health care legislation would save $100 Billion in the next 10 years. When you add up the numbers below in my website, we are currently losing over $1 Trillion dollars PER YEAR.

• $147 Billion per year in obesity related costs (CDC)
• $157 Billion per year in smoking related costs (CDC)
• $700 Billion per year in unnecessary medical tests (CBO)

He quoted the CBO and so do I above. We need to keep these facts in their proper perspective in relation to his claim of savings of less than 1/20th of the above numbers over 20 years.

While we debate health insurance reform, how does New York State allow (by their votes) their own Senator (Schumer) to say he supports the President with Insurance reform and yet is the second highest recipient of Insurance Lobby money in the entire US Senate?

Will New York state put up with the fact that Kirsten Gillibrand is the highest recipient of Commercial Bank Lobby Money in the ENTIRE Congress (Both Houses)?

Most New Yorkers and United States citizens do not want the Federal Government to be overly intrusive in their health care. Some people would prefer the Government plan and some do not. If we have a Government plan, it needs to be no-frills, and demand better compliance by individuals regarding weight loss and smoking. I know of a couple who spend $780 per month on their cigarettes and have 4 children. This is unsustainable and they are part of the problem.

Those who prefer a private plan want affordable premiums, lower deductibles, and providers want to be fairly compensated. The only way to do this is through Federally mandated rules for all insurance companies.

My plan is not paid for by massive inflationary spending. It is paid for by the insurance companies through forced lower premiums.

The public plan does not address private costs of medical school or medical liability insurance costs for providers.

It is rushed and poorly planned in many aspects. We have a current shortage of primary care providers.

Get rid of profit and shareholders from the insurance industry!

The bottom line is that we need to regulate the Insurance industry much more intensely immediately! You can't do that if you have lobby money in your pocket!

See where Schumer and Gillibrand are at OpenSecrets.org

Preserve our Constitution...
See Dr. Noren's Proposed Senate Bill

Campaign finance reform.

We need candidates to get together from different states and run without Lobby money or even individual donations from Insurance, Gas/Oil, Pharma, or Banking/Financial areas. That still leaves an awful amount of money to be donated by people that don't influence votes in the same way.

The only way to a Lobby-free US Senate is to create a block of elected Senators this way; I intend to lead the way.

Job creation and retention well after the stimulus package goes away.

Innovative job creation is possible for all states using L3C models. We also need to incorporate more robotics and automation to compete on a global basis. We need to revamp the manufacturing model of the past and bring it to the 21st Century.

We need to become a global competitor in the manufacturing of parts for the geothermal, solar and wind industries. We are not only falling behind but will suffer severe consequences if we let this go. This should be a national priority to stimulate government and private enterprise to make this happen.

Capping the monthly health insurance rates will help small and large businesses save money and develop these new green energy markets.

Dr. Noren's position on the New York and National issue of Fracking (Hydrofracturing for deep natural gas deposits).

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Student Loan Reform

The College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007 cut the fixed interest rates on newly originated subsidized Stafford loans for undergraduate students to 6.0% (2008-09), 5.6% (2009-10), 4.5% (2010-11) and 3.4% (2011-12), with a return to 6.8% in 2012-13. These cuts are available only to undergraduate students, not graduate students, and only for subsidized Stafford loans, not unsubsidized Stafford loans. Those loans remain at a fixed rate of 6.8%. I would propose extending this rate structure through 2015 and include graduate students and unsubsidized Stafford loans as well as other programs.

We also need to cap credit card rates federally so that people have a better shot at paying off balances; 15% MAX for late payers and 10% MAX for on-time users. That would mean the banks could not charge OVER these rates. They would try to wheel and deal but this would at least get rid of ridiculous 29.99% rates still out there. This combined with better personal responsibility with credit would be an economic stimulus.

Disabilities and federal programs

Having a multiply disabled daughter has given me insights on how to improve the quality of life for those not capable or less capable of fending for themselves.

My daughter was born 1 lb 4.2 ounces and has moderate to severe autism, partial complex seizures and mild cerebral palsy. She is an adorable, lovable, valuable member of society. Rachael is now 14 years old and her picture is on my web site here.

I support Don'tBlockMyVote.org and their work; I also support the Community Choice Act and pass at least some version of the CLASS Act to help families with disabled members function more independently financially and personally. My health care initiatives/platform would include some form of this Act for sure.

Afghanistan and Iraq

I am for a complete withdrawal from Afghanistan and Iraq ASAP with just a global coalition to stabilize Pakistan and the Afghani-Pakistan border

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