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I Ain't Got Time To Bleed: Reworking the Body Politic from the Bottom Up, by Jesse Ventura


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Click here for 46 full quotes from Jesse Ventura in the book I Ain't Got Time To Bleed.
OR click on an issue category below for a subset.
Abortion
   Doesn’t support abortion, but leave them legal.
Budget & Economy
   End pork-barrel spending; return surplus to the people.
   Return any budget surpluses to the taxpayers automatically.
   Government policy should facilitate business.
Crime
   No role for governor in crime; it’s for local police.
   Put up with death penalty until life sentences mean life.
Defense
   Against the draft; for including women except in combat.
   War isn’t civilized; don’t expect warriors to be.
   Military is stronger if all-volunteer.
Drugs
   Tougher drunk-driving laws for repeat offenders.
   Stop being so afraid of marijuana; some uses are OK.
   The war on drugs has failed; look for other solutions.
   Stopped taking steroids & made FDA posters against them.
Education
   Commonsense steps to improve public education.
   Reducing class size solves many educational problems.
   Mainstream disabled students.
   No government money for higher education.
   Mainstrean special-ed kids, like his daughter did.
Families & Children
   Community regulates behavior better than government.
   No more tax subsidy for child care; parents’ responsibilty.
Government Reform
   Government should get out of the way and let people live.
   Government service should be temporary; not a career.
   To change system, private citizens must get involved.
   Put political process on TV; exposure beats incumbency.
   Fought and lost on removing stupid milk regulations.
   Spend every 4th year removing obsolete laws.
Gun Control
   If you’re going to own a gun, know what you’re doing.
   Guns are designed to kill; respect them.
Health Care
   Comment “suicides are weak” meant “don’t encourage them”.
Labor & Farming
   Supports prevailing wages but not living wages.
   Strongly pro-union; and a union member.
Principles & Values
   I didn’t need this job (as governor).
   Voters want honesty; he provides it.
   Fiscally conservative and socially liberal.
   Wanted to be mayor & governor; doesn’t want to be president.
   Two traditional parties are out-of-control monsters.
   Does not plan to run for president; but won’t rule it out.
   Big Plan: smart government and self-sufficiency.
   Problem is with fundamentalist fanatics, not religion.
School Choice
   Loosen federal control; leave more to state & locals.
   Neighborhoods shouldn’t abandon their public schools.
Tax Reform
   Let people keep as much of their money as possible.
   Replace income tax with 15% national sales tax.
   $600 “Jesse Checks” tax rebate to every taxpayer.
War & Peace
   We need Saddam as the bad guy in oil disputes.
Welfare & Poverty
   Believes in private charity, not government charity.


The above quotations are from I Ain't Got Time To Bleed: Reworking the Body Politic from the Bottom Up, by Jesse Ventura.

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