Orman's campaign website listed the following issues:
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Job Creation - Innovation: "As the world economy has become more interconnected,American workers have increasingly had to compete on a global scale. While manufacturing workers have had to deal with this reality for some time,advances in information technology have made foreign competition for jobs a reality for knowledge workers as well."
Creating Jobs and Strengthening Our Economy: "It is government’s job to create an environment that is conducive to job growth. And we’re not doing that. We’ve created such uncertainty with our inability to come together and solve problems that it’s made it difficult for businesses to choose to invest in the United States. We’re our own worst enemy when it comes to creating jobs in this country because the dysfunction in Washington doesn’t inspire confidence."
Illegal Immigration: "Illegal immigration is yet another example of how Washington is failing us by refusing to act on a constructive solution. When Senator Roberts was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1980, we had fewer than three million undocumented workers in this country and today we have 11 million. Clearly, for many of our current elected leaders, the only thing they want to do about illegal immigration is grandstand and use it to generate voter support without any real intention of doing anything constructive to solve the problem."
Education: "While public education is primarily a state-based issue, there can be a national voice in encouraging innovation and high achievement for every child. We need to find ways to improve the quality of education available during a child's formative years so that they're prepared later in life to take advantage of every opportunity to achieve the American Dream. At the same time we must get spending under control so that we will be able to make these investments."
Taxes: "We need to take a comprehensive look at our tax code and drastically simplify it. We must stop picking winners and losers through the tax code. We need to keep the current progressive tax system, but make it simple enough so that Americans can do their own taxes and every American pays some amount in taxes. That way we can lower overall rates, reduce the regulatory and compliance burden on American citizens and companies, but still have the revenue we need to defend our nation and our national interests, take care of our most vulnerable, and invest in the next generation of Americans by finding a path toward sustainable , responsible economic growth and new jobs."
