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Name: Natalie Thomas State: South Carolina Political Party: Republican



This is U.S representative Joe Wilson. (Republican) I chose him as my representative because we agree on a lot of the same issues. He has mostly the same opinions as I do on healthcare. I think he has good solutions issues that need to be solved and that will help South Carolina. He thinks health care should be enforced and also agrees with giving veterans and their families benefits. []

My issue- When National Guard members are deployed, most of them lose their civilian job. They should be able to get benefits that will be enough to support their family.

__Five Interesting Facts About South Carolina__
1. A griculture is their base of economy. (tobacco, dairy, products, and soybeans) 2. The highest income tax rate for individuals is about 7% 3.The population of South Carolina is 4.5 million. (69% white, 29% black, 2% other) 4. There are 2,495,806 registered voters in the state. 5. The unemployment rate is 10.9%. This is higher than the national average of 9.8%

__Five Facts About South Carolina That Relate to My Issues __
1. 25% of people in South Carolina are uneducated. 2. South Carolina's economy depends on mostly its agriculture (tobacco, soybeans, cotton) 3. 1,144 of K-12 public schools 4. 76.3% of people the age of 25 years or older have graduated college. 5. Health care is South Carolina is available for people to get, but not enforced.

__3 Issues That Are Most Important to Me__
====__Economy:__ Agriculture brings in the most economy. I think that other things besides agriculture should be added to increase the economy and spread it out through the state. Economy is a huge part of South Carolina, so I think we can improve it to make South Carolina a stronger state.==== ====__Education:__ The percent of people that are uneducated is 25%. I think we need to lower that percent, and enforce kids and adults to be getting the proper education. For a solution to lower that rate, we should have volunteer workers help tutor kids and help them with their school work. I also think that the government of the state should give them some money for schools. If that can't be done, there should be fundraisers to raise money. This will lower the number of criminal acts, poverty, and other issues related to low education.==== ====__Health Care:__ Health care is a very expensive thing people throughout the United States have to pay for. For most people, the costs of health care for serious illness or injury are so high, they cannot be expected to cover the costs from their own income. Health care helps out with that, but the cost for health care are increasing, so some people may no longer be able to afford it. To solve that problem, I think that the cost of health care should go down and everyone should be enforced to have it. If people can't afford it, the government should help out with the cost. This will lower the rate of sicknesses and poverty with families who have to pay for the high rates. Also, when members of the National Guard are deployed, most lose their civilian job. When they do, they lose their health care plan. The government should give benefits to the troops, so they can support their family.====

__"Benefits for Vets" Bill__
http://mockcongress2011.wikispaces.com/HB79 The purpose of this bill is to protect the rights of the National Guard members. When they get deployed, most of them lose their civilian jobs. Losing their civilian job not only means losing income, but losing their health care plan and their benefits. The point of this bill is to give the troops benefits from their job loss. (ex. healthcare benefits) I think people should support this bill because the members of the National Guard give their time to help the U.S. They leave their families to help with big disasters and other problems. Since they do that, they should at least get benefits that will support themselves and their family.

**__10 Resources__** 1. [] // Congressman Joe Wilson | Serving South Carolina's Second District //. Washington D.C Office, 2011. Web. 19 May 2011.  2. [] "South Carolina SC - Fast Facts." // SCIWAY - South Carolina's Information Highway - SC //. Sciway.com, 2011. Web. 19 May 2011.  3. Kronenfeld, Jennie Jacobs. "Health Care in America: Overview." //Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society //.ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 19 May 2011 4. "Education and Gender: Overview." //Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society //. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 19 May 2011. 5. [] 6. [] <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 32px;">// ABC-CLIO //. Abc-clio.com, 2011. Web. <http://issues.abc-clio.com/Topics/Display/1498279> <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 32px;">7. <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">[] <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 32px;">// South Carolina Primary Health Care Association //. Http://www.scphca.org/, 2011. Web. 19 May 2011. <http://www.scphca.org/>.// //<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 32px;">8. <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">[] // South Carolina State Department of Education //. Http://ed.sc.gov/, 2011. Web. 19 May 2011. <http://ed.sc.gov/>. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 32px;">9. <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 32px;">"South Carolina Economy at a Glance." // U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics //. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2011. Web. 19 May 2011. <http://www.bls.gov/eag/eag.sc.htm>. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 32px;">10. <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 32px;">"South Carolina - Economy." // Stats about All US Cities - Real Estate, Relocation Info, House Prices, Home Value Estimator, Recent Sales, Cost of Living, Crime, Race, Income, Photos, Education, Maps, Weather, Houses, Schools, Neighborhoods, and More //. Http://www.city-data.com/states/South-Carolina-Economy.html, 2011. Web. 19 May 2011. <http://www.city-data.com/states/South-Carolina-Economy.html>.