Kenny Stall, M.D.

At the end of World War I the French and the British reneged on their promises to the Arabic allies. Although the Arabic allies supported the British advance against the Turkish armies of the Ottoman Empire with Colonel Lawrence under the guarantee of autonomy, the Treaty of Versailles failed to live up to their promise and required in article 434 “to recognize the new States in their frontier as there laid down” as designed by the British and French negotiators. This established that the West was not to be trusted.

Many of our greatest achievements have been reached through the efforts of legal immigrants who shared their dreams, their talents, and their industry. Many legal immigrants have sacrificed their lives in defense of our country. We must work to provide the proper avenues for entry into our country and not provide unlimited benefits to those who bypass our rules.

I realize that while I presently help and represent each individual patient I care for, I have the greatest opportunity to take my experience and drive into the political arena where the reshaping of health care is taking place. The voice of Midwestern values in the health care debate will have a greater impact coming from an actively practicing physician than from any career politician.

I believe that personal industry should be encouraged and rewarded. Presently, individuals who demonstrate the fortitude to tackle a second job in order to better provide for their families face a tax penalty for working harder. I believe that those individuals so willing to take on a second job over and above their first full-time position should not be penalized by advancing into a higher tax bracket. They should instead have the second job taxed separately in a tax bracket that is at least half of what they are asked to pay with there first full-time employed position.

The framers of our Constitution felt firmly that the right to keep and bear arms should be guaranteed for every citizen. I agree with this position.

Performance has not improved with the Washington initiatives (“No Child Left Behind”) and increasing costs hamper achieving improved performance in both primary and secondary education and is threatening to push higher education out of reach for millions of students and families.

Today’s health care problem:
Costs are going up too high and too fast; if this continues it will bankrupt the US.
What has contributed to this problem:

Life expectancy has risen from 65 to over 80. Many seniors are living longer than were anticipated when the original costs were calculated.
Doctors are discovering and implementing new life-saving tools, […]