Greg Ambler, Angela Halsell, Jennifer Nechamen, David Jarvis, Rebecca Bergman (Shawn Arrajj)
“Definitely national healthcare. There’s a lot of deaths that can be avoided. A lot of young deaths, a lot of people who can’t afford health insurance. There should be a safety net in place. People should be allowed to excel in capitalism, but shouldn’t be allowed to fall below a certain line.”
(Greg Ambler, 27, of Eastwood, deliveryman at Alto Cinco, not affiliated with a political party)
“I would like more funding. It would be nice to open up more recreation for these kids to do something to get them off the streets. There’s so many young people getting killed. That’s my biggest concern.”
(Angela Halsell, 39, of Syracuse, unemployed daycare worker, Democrat)
“Environmental concerns are my main concern. The problem is that, as a culture, as a society, we don’t care about it. So maybe educational steps to make kids aware of issues when they’re younger, and then they’ll grow up with that value.”
(Jennifer Nechamen, 19, of Schenectady, environmental engineering student at SUNY Environmental School of Forestry, part-time job in catering at Syracuse University, not affiliated with a political party)
“J-O-Bs. Healthcare and jobs. I’d like them to make it where businesses can afford to stay in Syracuse, New York, and not have to go into a foreign country, and jobs go with them, and I would like to see healthcare just become affordable for everyone.”
(David Jarvis, 43, of Eastwood, shipping and receiving clerk at Sheraton Hotel, Democrat)
“My top issue is probably the deficit. That should be our big focus. Maybe create a budget with more spending cuts. I do like the idea of the government becoming more actively involved in the environment, but almost indirectly though like tax incentives and caps and things like that.”
(Rebecca Bergman, 18, of DeWitt, student at Jamesville-DeWitt High School, Republican)
(Shawn Arrajj is a graduate student in magazine, newspaper and online journalism.)
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