Tom Koos

Tom Koos will be in New Hampshire for the 2008 Presidential Primary season. As the final dates for the primary continee to be in flux, the dates that the candiate will be in the state will be announced at a later time.

There is scientific consensus that our climate is warming and human activity is driving it. Global warming not only has serious consequences for our environment, it poses a serious national security threat. We not only need to act at home to cap greenhouse gas emissions, we also need to work towards a global solution.

Health care in the US is too expensive and leaves 46 million Americans without insurance and millions more underinsured. Tom koos is the one of the only candidates for President with a plan for a Universal, Single-Payer, Not-for-Profit health care system.

Throughout America's history, education has been the vehicle for social and economic mobility, giving hope and opportunity to millions of young people. Our public schools have produced a competitive, productive workforce that has transformed the world economy. Today, our schools must prepare students not only to meet the demands of the global economy, but also help students take their place as committed and engaged citizens. It must ensure that all students have a quality education regardless of race, class, or background.

Tom Koos has a detailed policy that would directly benefit America's women.

Today, Tom Koos is calling for repairing the sacred contract with our veterans and military community. In recognition of their bravery and sacrifice, Koos believes we must guarantee quality health care for service men and women and every generation of veterans, provide families with the support necessary to withstand the strain of separations, and ensure returning troops have access to the education and opportunities to succeed in civilian life. Central to the sacred contract is a solemn pledge to every man and woman who risks their life for our country that we will take care of them as they take care of us.

In America today, families are working harder and struggling to get by, while powerful special interests in Washington are doing better than ever. Income inequality is at its greatest level since 1928. But the number of Washington lobbyists has tripled to 36,000 since 1996, more than 60 for every member of Congress. Our tax code is the perfect example of the Two Americas – one for the wealthiest Americans and Washington insiders, and the other for everyone else. Tom Koos believes that wholesale changes are needed to put our economy and our tax system back in line with our values.

Homeland Security

More than a year ago the 9/11 Commissioners graded homeland security improvements since September 11th; their report card was riddled with D's and F's.

Since then, several events have reminded us that we cannot afford to ignore these failing grades. A proposal to sell our ports to a Dubai company called attention to the fact that we do not screen all cargo on ships and commercial airlines. Terrorist attacks on rail systems in Mumbai, following similar attacks in London and Madrid, killed hundreds of innocent civilians. Our British allies disrupted a plot to blow up airliners bound to the United States underscoring our vulnerability in the sky.

End Poverty by 2036:

Koos believes that ending poverty should be a goal our nation actively pursues. A national goal will rally support for the cause and help us measure our progress. In 1999, Tony Blair announced a 20-year goal to end child poverty in Great Britain and he has already reduced child poverty by 17 percent.

Today, Koos is calling for a national effort to:

Cut poverty by one third within a decade, lifting 12 million Americans out of poverty by 2016.

End poverty within 30 years, lifting 37 million Americans out of poverty by 2036. [Census Bureau, 2007]

Tom Koos is announcing his plan to make food safer by taking on the big food companies and food importers on behalf of American consumers and producers. First he would finally implement country-of-origin labeling so families can learn the source of their food and have the option of choosing domestically-raised and grown food. He would also strengthen the Food and Drug Administration's oversight over the safety of American and imported food.