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It's Time for Something Different.

Linda McMahon
for U.S. Senate 2010.

"I'm not a politician. I'm a businesswoman. I've created jobs, grown a company and balanced a budget. As your next US. Senator, I'll bring these experiences to help turn around Washington."
Linda McMahon

Linda's Plan to Turn Around Washington:

RESTORE FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
 
Our national debt is at a record high because of Washington's wasteful spending. Linda will work so that our government runs like a business and lives within a budget. She'll fight pork barrel amendments and work to pass a Balanced Budget Amendment.
 
CREATE NEW JOBS
 
Small businesses are the backbone of our country's economy, creating over 70% of jobs in America. In order to rebuild our economy and put people back to work, we need to help small businesses thrive, not grow government. Linda supports reducing the tax burden on these job creators so they can afford to hire new workers.
 
FIGHT TAX HIKES ON THE MIDDLE CLASS
Washington has run out of money to pay for its reckless spending. Now, some career politicians are proposing raising taxes on middle-class families to pay the bills. Linda will fight any proposal to raise taxes, so Connecticut tax-payers keep more of what they earn.

END BURDENSOME REGULATIONS
In order for our businesses to create new jobs, government needs to stand out of the way. Linda will work to end bureaucratic red-tape and government regulations that harm our businesses and ship jobs overseas. She will fight Cap-and-Trade
legislation which would raise energy costs $927.55 per family and Linda will work to increase domestic energy production.
 
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FRESH, COMMON SENSE IDEAS WILL TURN WASHINGTON AROUND.
 
Economic Growth & Job Creation

Washington got the stimulus dead wrong.
In a matter of months, Washington spent trillions of dollars and ran it all through government bureaucracy. Instead of creating new private sector jobs, we got more job losses, bigger government and more debt — more than $12 trillion in federal debt that will cause long-term harm to the economy.

I believe government's role in economic recovery must be to help create an environment where small businesses can succeed and grow. Small businesses have historically created 70% of new jobs — jobs that are self-sustaining and have a multiplier effect. Government jobs don't do that. To grow, small businesses need a reduced tax burden and predictability so that they can plan and make investments. The economy is trying to recover, but Washington won't let it. It is spending too much and creating tax and regulatory uncertainty that is paralyzing small businesses and stifling job creation.

It's time for Washington to take an honest assessment, recognize these economic policies are failing and change course. We need to stop government growth and deficit spending. Smaller government will decrease the tax burden on small businesses and it will help reduce debilitating federal regulations that make it difficult to impossible for small businesses to plan for the future, expand and create jobs.

"... The economy is trying to recover, but Washington won't let it."

 
Fiscal Discipline

I'm a fiscal conservative who believes common sense business principles are in short supply
in Washington. Spending is out of control. Endless deficits, now a record $1.55 trillion, and mounting federal debt, a record $12.8 trillion, are threatening the American Dream. The National Debt increased about $1.6 trillion in 2009 alone, and it just keeps growing.

Congress has to start acting more like the millions of Americans who face difficult financial decisions every day. When credit and money are tight, families make tough choices. It is time for Congress to make the same kind of tough choices instead of raising the federal debt ceiling. Unfortunately, Washington doesn't get it. As Senator, I would support a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution because in the alternative, endless budget deficits and unthinkable debt will cause long-term damage to the economy.
 
Deficit spending must end. You can't spend your way out of debt. Fiscal discipline — true fiscal discipline — means not only cutting taxes, but also reducing spending.

"Deficit spending must end."
 
Health Care
 
I believe we must reform our health care system so that all Americans have access to quality and affordable coverage, but the new Health Care law is the wrong approach. It fails to reduce costs, and real reform must address the problem of rising costs, which have more than doubled over the last ten years. Washington's health care overhaul was crafted in a flawed process: negotiated in secret, without bipartisan buy-in and without real debate. Not surprisingly, that flawed process produced a bad result: health care "reform" that fails to reduce costs, raises taxes on small businesses, raises premiums on working families, reduces the quality of care, cuts Medicare on Connecticut's seniors and puts government bureaucrats between doctors and patients.
 
I support several common sense cost-cutting proposals. Malpractice reform must be an essential part of health care reform. This alone would reduce the federal deficit by at least $54 billion over the next ten years. Malpractice reform is critical to reducing defensive medicine costs — redundant tests and procedures that medical professionals administer not out of medical necessity, but rather because they want to be protected in the event they are sued and forced to answer questions from a plaintiff's attorney. Some studies estimate that comprehensive medical malpractice could achieve $242 billion annually in cost reductions — an amount equal to 10% of total annual health care costs. According to Pacific Research Institute, comprehensive malpractice reform, each year, would save $191 billion by curbing defensive medicine, nearly $42 billion from increased output and another $9 billion from lowering direct tort costs associated with abusive lawsuits. In addition to malpractice reform, we must allow individuals and small businesses to pool together to get health insurance at lower prices. And we must allow individuals to purchase health insurance across state lines.

I support efforts to expand coverage by improving the private market system. Every American should be able to choose the health care plan that best meets his or her needs. And the doctor-patient relationship must be protected. Government-run health care won't do that.

"Real reform must address the problem of rising costs."


National Security
 
One of the greatest responsibilities our government has is to provide security for the American people. I believe that we should have a strong national defense second to none. In this post-9/11 world, national security includes both domestic and foreign threats. The breakdown in communications among U.S. intelligence agencies that allowed the attempted Christmas Day bombing to occur is unacceptable and must be corrected. At the same time, we must fight the terrorists abroad rather than at home.
 
The President's decision to increase troop levels in Afghanistan was momentous, and now that the policy has been put in place, it's important that we commit ourselves fully to achieving success. Our troops have to know we are committed to their success, and the Afghan people must have confidence that we are determined to succeed or they will never become effective partners in the effort to defeat terrorists.

Like most Americans, I do not want to see another multi-year escalation of conflict. I'm gravely troubled about the human costs of war, and I'm apprehensive about the economic repercussions a protracted war will have on our country at a time of double-digit unemployment and record federal debt. But in my judgment, we cannot ignore the risks inherent in allowing Afghanistan to become a haven for terrorists. It's my hope that we can bring our troops home safely as soon as possible, but we should bring them home in victory, not defeat.

I'm opposed to trying terrorists in civilian court and I disagree with Attorney General Holder's decision to try 9/11 terrorist mastermind, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, in a civilian court rather than in a military tribunal. A military tribunal trial will better protect sensitive national security information.

"Our troops have to know that we are committed to their success."


Government Reform
 
As a businesswoman, I would never sign a contract without knowing exactly what it says, yet in Washington, lawmakers routinely vote on bills without knowing what they're passing. Last year, Congress passed an 1,100-page, $862 billion stimulus bill that nobody read because it wasn't made public until shortly before midnight on the day of the vote. A few weeks later, the House passed a nearly 1,500-page climate change bill that nobody read because it wasn't made public in its entirety until 3:00 a.m. on the day of the vote! I believe lawmakers ought to have the time to read bills before they vote, so I would support a common sense measure that would require all non-emergency bills be subject to a mandatory three-day period during which bills would be posted on the Internet prior to a vote so that Members of Congress, the press and the public can review them. Lawmakers have to read the bills before they vote on them.

"Lawmakers have to read the bills before they vote on them."


Energy & Environment

I recognize the fundamental importance of protecting the environment, and I am committed to greater environmental sustainability, cleaner air, energy efficiency and conservation. Because of this, I support efforts to develop and expand alternatives and renewable forms of energy including solar, wind, hydro, nuclear and natural gas. I believe dependence on foreign oil supplies is unsustainable in the long-term, and I believe it creates national security risks. I support environmentally responsible domestic oil exploration offshore, but I believe states should decide whether to allow drilling in their waters.

"I oppose cap-and-trade because it will increase energy costs and Connecticut already pays the highest electricity rates in the continental U.S."


Education

As a former member of the Connecticut State School Board, improving public education is very dear to my heart. l believe that every child should have an opportunity for the best education we can provide. We have to continue to provide education that will close the achievement gap for lower income students. l am a strong supporter of the secondary school reform, which is underway in Connecticut. We must require high standards and accountability for teachers and school administrators, and I support the current review of the teacher evaluation process that the Slate Board is undertaking. l believe in local control. I am an advocate for choice through charter schools.

"I support competition and choice through charter schools."

 
Card Check

I'm opposed to Card Check legislation because I believe the private ballot must be protected. I'm opposed to giving government bureaucrats control of the workplace. Workers should continue to have the protection of a secret ballot. It prevents unions from intimidating workers, and ensures a fair outcome for both workers and employers. If this legislation were to pass, it has been estimated that it would reduce employment opportunities by over 750,000 potential jobs in the economy within two years.

"I'm opposed to giving government bureaucrats control of the workplace."


Illegal Immigration

I support legal immigration and I believe much of this country's strength and prosperity has come as a result of the immense contributions immigrants have made. We have historically welcomed the best workers and the best minds from every country, and I believe we should continue to do so, provided it is done legally. We are a nation built on the rule of law and immigration laws — like all laws — must be enforced. While I believe immigration reform is needed, I believe reform starts with securing the border, interior enforcement and revamping the visa process. I'm opposed to amnesty.


Abortion
 
I am pro-choice; however, I oppose partial-birth abortion. I'm in favor of parental notification and parental consent legislation.


Second Amendment
 
America has a long history of gun ownership, and I fully support 2nd Amendment rights.


Death Penalty
 
I support current state law on the death penalty, which allows for capital punishment.


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Linda 2010.

"Washington's short-sighted strategy of jump-starting the economy through loads of spending that added trillions to our national debt has failed. And it's placed a burden on our families and small businesses at a time when we can least afford."
Linda McMahon

The career politicians have it wrong.

For too long, they have acted as if we haven't been paying attention.

Unfortunately for them, we have been.

We've seen the politicians tack on more regulation and bureaucracy that have closed businesses across the country and placed Connecticut 47th in the country in terms of job creation.

We've witnessed the politicians spend at a reckless pace, and their endless deficits added approximately $1.6 trillion to the national debt in 2009 alone.

And we know that they've failed to stand up for our families who are struggling – instead promoting a Cap-and-Trade bill that benefits only a few while our households are stuck paying $925 a year more in electricity bilis.

Enough is enough.

lt's time that we end the era of out-of-control spending and balance the budget. lt's time to help our small businesses grow and create long-term jobs for Connecticut. lt's time that we stand up and regain our voice in Washington.
 
Be honest, isn't it time for something different?


Linda 2010.
Who I Am.
A Successful Businesswoman, a Mother, and a Grandmother - Not a Career Politician.

Linda McMahon, now a grandmother, has been both a stay at home mom and working mom.

She and her husband were bankrupt early on. They lost their home, their car, they lost everything. Linda even used S and H Green stamps to buy baby formula. They started over from scratch, beginning with a small company that grew into a medium sized company. They took that company to the New York Stock Exchange and built it into a global brand that employs over 500 people in Connecticut.

Linda McMahon has been widely recognized as one of America's top female executives for both her work in the boardroom and her active support of many community-based initiatives.

In 2007, Linda was named one of Multichannel News' "Wonder Women;' recognizing her accomplishments as a leader in the U.S. cable television industry.

Linda spearheaded the creation of Get R.E.A.L. educational and literacy programs, including the company's nationwide Reading Challenge in partnership with the Young Adult Library Services Association, the youth division of the American Library Association.

Under Linda's leadership, the WWE was the recipient of the USO of Metropolitan Washington's first ever "Legacy of Hope" award for its extensive support of our troops and the USO's Operation Care Package program. In 2007, the company received the Secretary of Defense Exceptional Public Service Award for its support of deployed service members in Iraq and Afghanistan.

In 2005, Linda was appointed to The Make-A-Wish Foundation of America National Advisory Council, which awarded the company its highest honor, the Chris Grecius Award, for its generous involvement. Linda is also a major supporter of such organizations as the Boys & Girls Club and the USO.

In 2009, Linda was appointed by Governor Jodi Rell to serve on the Connectlcut Board of Education.

Linda has served as the Honorary Corporate Chair of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, running one of the organization's most successful fund raising efforts. She was elected in 2004 to serve on the Board of Trustees of Sacred Heart University of Fairfield, Connecticut, and continues to serve on the board's Executive Committee and was the chair of its lnstitutional Advancement Committee.

Linda is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Close Up Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to educating and inspiring young people to participate
in our democracy.

Linda and Vince McMahon are celebrating over 43 years of marriage. The McMahons have lived in Greenwich for more than 30 years, where they raised their son, Shane, and daughter, Stephanie. Linda and Vince are now the proud grandparents of five grandchildren.

Linda is no stranger to adversity. Thirty years ago, she and her husband went bankrupt, forced to start over without credit cards. They relied on hard work and perseverance instead - a couple of things we could use in Washington today.

Linda is a graduate of East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina, with a Bachelor of Science in French and certification to teach.



Linda 2010.
Framework for Creating Jobs.

People create jobs, not governments.
The best way for the government to help create jobs is to give people incentives to work, save and invest by keeping tax rates and regulations low. Above ali, the government should avoid doing harm by not being a burden on people who want to build businesses and create jobs.

Step 1:
PREVENT TAX INCREASES.
Stop anti-growth tax policies across the board.

Avert scheduled income tax rate increases and move to reducing the corporate tax rate.
Huge personal income tax rates are already baked into the budget. Congress wants to raise them even higher to pay for ObamaCare and Cap-and-Trade and other costly new programs. Let's hold rates at their 2003-2010 levels (35% top rate) and make them permanent. And no surcharges above the statutory rate.

Congress and the White House want to increase taxes. No school of economics supports increasing taxes during a recession.

When you combine state and federal taxes, America has the highest corporate tax structure in the world. We should work to reduce the corporate income tax rate to be more competitive with the rest of the world.

STOP THE CAPITAL GAINS TAX RATE FROM GOING UP.
On January 1, 2011, the top rate on capital gains will go from 15% to 20%. This will drive capital offshore and cost jobs.

According to the Congressional Budget Office, the last time the capital gains tax rate increased (1987), capital gains tax collections tell by 54% in the first five years and took a full decade to recover. 1

STOP THE DIVIDEND TAX RATE FROM GOING UP.
On January 1, 2011, the top dividends tax rate will almost triple from 15% to 39.6%. This will sharply reduce the after-tax return on capital invested in America, reducing the value of American businesses and driving capital offshore. This mea ns lower productivity, reduced take-home pay, and lost jobs for American workers.

Not preserving the 15% rate will decrease returns, decrease investment, lower productivity, lower workers' pay, and destroy jobs.

ALLOW FULL SAME-YEAR DEDUCTIONS FOR CAPITAL LOSSES.
Today, people pay taxes on ali net investment gains in years when they have gains, but can only declare losses up to $3,000 ($1,500 for married couples filing separately) in years when they have net losses. This is unfair, it discourages people from saving and investing, reduces the value of American companies, and kills jobs. Allowing full deductions of net losses is fair, makes sense and will help people recover from the devastating losses in real estate and stock markets during the financial crisis.

ABOLISH BOTH THE ESTATE TAX AND THE GIFT TAX.
The death tax is the most unfair of all taxes.
Eliminating the death tax will:

• Create 1.5 million jobs in the U.S. and 19,600 jobs in Connecticut. 2
• Lower the unemployment rate by almost one full point.

People should be able to give their own after-tax money to their children without government permission and without paying taxes on the same money again.

Together, this will end the growth-killing triple taxation of income: first as profits; then as capital gains or dividends; and finally as estate or gift taxes.

Repeal the limits on tax-deferred retirement account contributions.
We should not limit the amount of money people can save.

Allow greater deductions for educational expenses. The unemployment rate for college graduates is 4% compared to 11 % for those with only a high school diploma. We should increase the tax deduction on student loa ns and on qualified higher education expenses.

CREATE A BUSINESS FRIENDLY TAX POLICY.
Restore and make permanent the Research and Development tax credit to promote innovation.

Allow businesses to deduct 100% of the cost of any capital expenses for equipment, technology, software, or buildings from their taxable income in the year they buy the asset.
This stimulates investment in American businesses and increases the productivity of American workers.

Eliminate the employer portion of the payroll tax for one year.
Expand proposals in Congress to all current employees and new hires legally authorized to work in the United States. Aliow the reduced rate for one year from the date of enactment for small businesses as defined by the Smali Business Administration.

Step 2:
REDUCE REGULATIONS.
Eliminate Anti-Growth Legislation and Policies.

Reduce burdensome regulations and mandates on businesses.
Review and repeal all regulations and mandates that inhibit growth. Do not pass further burdensome regulations. These regulatory taxes do not appear on any balance sheet, yet they cost Americans about $1 trillion every year. 3 During fiscal year 2009, regulations costing some $14 billion were adopted, more than in any year since 1992. 3

Stop Cap-and-Trade legislation, which could be the most anti-growth legislation of all.
Cap-and-Trade would destroy on average 13,649 jobs in Connecticut and raise electricity prices by $925 per household. 4

Stop Card Check legislation.
Free and secret-ballot elections are a basic American right. A conservative estímate is that if Congress passed card check, it would reduce jobs by 765,000 within two years. 5

Resist protectionist policies that hamper global trade and investment.
The President has said that increasing U.S. exports by just 1 % would create over 250,000 jobs.
And the lnternational Trade Commission (ITC) estimates that implementation of the Colombia, Panama, and Korea Free Trade Agreements would increase U.S. exports by more than 1 %. Despite this, Congress is failing to act. We should pass the pending trade agreements immediately and start creating jobs.

lncrease nuclear power.
The federal government should aliow the industry to operate under free market principies and establish predictable, effective regulation that will ensure safety and security. 6 Over 75% of France's power comes from nuclear as opposed to only around 20% in the United States.

lncrease domestic energy exploration.
With the recent disaster in the Gulf of Mexico as a very painful reminder of the need for significant oversight of our drilling operations, we must move forward with future explorations by first recertifying existing operations and processes. Prospective exploration must also get expanded scrutiny. Offshore exploration creates jobs and increases energy supplies without cost to the taxpayer. lt will create revenues for financially strapped state governments and increase revenues for federal governments. 7
According to an American Energy Alliance report, exploration in the Outer Continential Shelf (OCS) would generate: 8

• $8 triIlion in economic output to the GDP
• $2.2 trillion in total tax receipts
• 1.2 million jobs annually across the country
• $70 billion in additional wages each year

Increase Alaskan exploration and production.
The Coastal Plain of ANWR could produce up to 1.5 million barreis per day for at least 25 years, nearly 25% of current daily U.S. production. The U.S. would save $14 billion per year in oíl imports. 9

Between 250,000 and 735,000 jobs are estimated to be created by development of the Coastal Plain. Prudhoe Bay, located 60 miles to the west of ANWR, has been operating for nearly 20 years and has produced in excess of 10 billion barreis of oil during that time. lt is among the most environmentally sensitive oil operations in the world. 9

lncrease oil exploration elsewhere within our own borders, e.g. the Green River formation and the Bakken Shale deposit.
The Green River formation could contain 800 billion barreis of recoverable oíl from oil shale, which is three times greater than the proven oil reserves of Saudí Arabia. 10 The Bakken Shale could contain up to 4.3 billion barreis of recoverable oíl, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Support the development of promising renewable energy sources.
Federal tax policy should be focused on aggressively supporting prívate sector exploration and innovation of promising renewable energy technologies.

Incentives for renewable energy technology development would be especially significant for Connecticut, which has considerable prívate sector initiatives underway in the a reas of wind, solar, and geothermal energy, as well as the development of synthetic fuels. Connecticut is already recognized as the fuel cell capital of the world.

Stop proliferation of Executive Orders in place of legislation.
Executive Orders do not require Congressional approval to take effect, but they essentially have the same legal weight as laws passed by Congress. President Obama has issued 57 Executive Orders since taking office. 11

Restore constitutionally determinad balance of power.
Restore the checks and balances put in place by our founding fathers ensuring no branch of government becomes more powerful than another, protecting the states from overreach by the federal government.

Step 3:
RESTORE SOUND GOVERNMENT FINANCES.
Control Government Spending.

Bring government spending back under control.
Government must live within its means just as families and businesses do. Our national debt is $13.2 trillion. The projected budget deficit for fiscal year 2010 is a record $1.56 trillion.

End off-budget expenditures.
lnclude the receipts and disbursements of the Social Security trust funds (Old-Age and Survivors lnsurance Fund and Disability lnsurance Fund) as well as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in the budget.

lnstitute a Balanced Budget Amendment.
Prevent deficit spending except during emergencies, such as war or natural catastrophes. All the states except Vermont have a legal requirement of a balanced budget. 12

Take back unspent funds from TARP and other stimulus programs to repay debt.
Congress has the power to do this today, but the politicians will not let it happen.

Step 4:
RESTORE SOUND MONEY.
Stabilize the Price Level and the Dallar so Businesses Can Get Back to Work.

Support measures to make credlt avallable to small buslnesses and to end the roller
coaster of booms and credlt crunches that make it so dlfflcult to run and grow a business
and hlre people.
Banks have stopped lending to small businesses as a result of current monetary policy. Banks have loaned businesses $300 billion dollars less since this time last year, the biggest drop in lending (-7.4%) since 1942, 68 years ago.

Capital is being rationed on availability and connections, not on price or the credit quality of the borrower or interest rates.

End the practice of government micromanaging banks through subsidies and stimulus programs.
Regulators are a big part of the problem - they must stop using mark-to-market accounting to regulate bank capital adequacy. When asset prices fall for any reason, banks are automatically forced to reduce lending.

The Fed must end the roller coaster of booms, bubbles, and busts that happens when they drive interest rates up and down.

Re-establish strict congressional oversight of Fed activities.
Clarify that the Fed's job is to provide stable prices and a stable dollar. Get the Fed out of the bailout business as soon as practicable. Reduce their balance sheet back to pre-crisis levels. Never again delegate unsupervised authority over trillions of dollars of taxpayer funds to appointed officials.