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1. One of the popular themes in some political circles is The Taxpayer's Bill of Rights, also known as, TABOR. If such legislation were passed, it would place a very tight lid on state spending and would lead to no growth in services provided and likely, a cut back in services to the citizens of Kansas. Would you vote against any move to restrict the state government's ability to operate and deliver social services to those in need?
2. In KS we have an option for persons with disabilities and seniors to stay in there own home and receive necessary long-term care services. The program is Home and Community Based Services; would you give moral and financial support to such a program?
3. Home and Community Based Services programs provide care in the home which is 1/2 to 1/3 less expensive than care in a nursing home; would you support a state budget which would insure that persons needing that kind-of service would not have to wait to get the service?
4. There are times when seniors or persons with a disability need inexpensive items such as bathroom modifications or ramps; would you support a state budget item to centers for independent living to insure that this modifications were made in a timely way?
5. Minimum Wage - Minimum wage is to be able to afford shelter, food, health insurance, and retirement without working ten to twelve hours a day, six or seven days a week. What does the term "living wage" mean to you? If elected, what would you do to help solve the problem of workers being paid sub-standard wages?
6. A recurring problem for persons with mental illness is that their mental health insurance coverage is not comparable to the physical health insurance coverage they are able to secure. The mental health insurance coverage is often built with limitations and caps, which are unheard of in writing physical health insurance coverage. Would you support mental health insurance coverage that was on par with and equal to the physical health coverage?
7. What are your thoughts about the role of state government in the lives of persons with disabilities?
8. Often times transportation is a need of persons with a disability or frail elderly persons; would you support some type of comprehensive region-by-region transportation plan which would fill this need?
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