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Gary Johnson presidential campaign, 2016/Federal assistance programs

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Gary Johnson announced his presidential run on January 6, 2016.[1]


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See below what Gary Johnson and the 2016 Libertarian Party Platform said about federal assistance programs.

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  • Johnson supported providing government assistance to those truly in need.
  • Johnson supported cuts to Medicaid and Medicare with block grants to the states to design and run entitlement programs.

    • Libertarian Party Johnson on federal assistance programs

    • In an interview with Reason.com on September 26, 2016, Johnson said, "And balancing the federal budget, that's all about young people. That's all about these programs: Medicaid, Medicare, a healthcare safety net that will actually exist for young people today. My generation, I'm gonna get healthcare. I'm gonna get retirement, but you're not as a young person. Come on. We've blown it. Young people, I know they recognize this."[2]
    • During an interview with The Texas Tribune on April 12, 2016, Gary Johnson discussed government assistance programs. On deciding who should receive government assistance, Johnson said, “I’m not for survival of the fittest. I have identified people that truly are in need. Without government help, they’re really going to fall through the cracks. But we’ve gone way over the line in defining in need. That needs to be scaled back, or we’re going to find ourselves not being able to provide any of these services. So I am for smaller government. Less taxes. That’s more freedom for you and I to spend that money. … I’m proposing a balanced budget, and you can’t balance the budget if you don’t address Medicaid, Medicare and military spending. The only way to accomplish this is to give it up to the states, which are laboratories of best practice. [Johnson says the federal government should give states block grants for entitlement programs and allow them to set the rules.] You will ultimately have best practices that will be emulated. We’re also going to witness horrible failure that would later be avoided.”[3]
    • In an August 2011 interview, Johnson said he would reduce the cost of Medicare and Medicaid and increase state oversight of the programs. "I would have the federal government cut Medicare and Medicaid by 43 percent and block grant the programs [to the states] with no strings. Instead of giving the states one dollar—and it’s not really giving because there are strings attached—the federal government needs to give the states 57 cents, take away the strings and give the states carte blanche for how to give health care to the poor," he said.[4]

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    1. ↑ Reason.com, "Gary Johnson To Announce He's Running for President Today," January 6, 2016
    2. ↑ Reason.com, "Gary Johnson and Bill Weld Answer Your Questions on Facebook With Matt Welch," September 26, 2016
    3. ↑ The Texas Tribune, "Libertarian Eyes a Third-Party Presidential Chance," April 12, 2016
    4. ↑ Scott Holleran, "Interview with Gary Johnson," August 21, 2011
    5. ↑ Scribd, "Club for Growth: 2012 Presidential White Paper #9," July 21, 2011
    6. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    7. ↑ Libertarian Party, "The 2016 Libertarian Party Platform," accessed August 23, 2016
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