“With respect to Social Security and Medicare, instead of talking about what they’re not going to do for people they got to figure out how to make this work, because they’ve promised people. It’s a contract with America. We’ve all paid into the Social Security system. For me, it’s been over 40 years and I expect to plan my life around what the Social Security payout is going to be.”
(Donald J. Zorn Jr., 55, of Cicero, campaign manager for Upstate Hospital, registered with the Independence Party)
“They got to create more jobs. Keeping things local, keeping things in our country. Decreasing class sizes, increasing teachers, more supplies, more books. I’m over Obamacare. I didn’t realize it was borrowing money to do that. Bailing out big companies – I’m not understanding why they’re doing that so much. I don’t know where the money is.”
(Carrie Gilfus, 30, of Jordan, substitute teacher, cheerleading coach, Regional Market employee, Republican)
“Making it easier for people to live – people that work full time and still only make so much amount of money per hour but can’t afford a nice apartment or have to get Section 8, and still can’t afford anything. It would be nice for them to actually help them out and give them and not have to have kids in order to get anything.”
(Ed Bakeman, 28, of Baldwinsville, 28, cook at Applebee’s, Republican)
“Tax the wealthy, the 1 percent. I would like to see even more of a tax hike for the rest of us too because I think we’re in economic bad times and I think it’s time for everybody to band together, give a little bit more, and try to help the poor, the sick, the old everybody the needs our help. I think it’s time for us to band together and stop hating on each other.”
(Marilyn Canale of Syracuse, 57, accountant, registered with the Independence
Party)
“A regulatory bill with some teeth that doesn’t affect small businesses but puts some holds on what large corporations can due especially related to financial instruments.”
(Michael Drescher, 26, of Syracuse, consultant for grocery stores, Republican)
(Tom Magnarelli is a graduate student in broadcast and digital journalism.)
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