Smart Spending, Reducing Waste On Your Tax Dollars!
 
The current national debt exceeds $21 trillion. I will work smart to minimize waste on taxes paid by you. My experience in the military has personally shown me that there is overspending in the procurement of equipment that is barely used by the troops nor fully mission capable. We need to spend less and reallocate that money to military training operations to increase the lethality of our troops. Spend smart, eliminate the debt!
 
Strong National Defense and Foreign Policy
 
Theodore Roosevelt always said, "speak softly, and carry a big stick". I agree that we should always be ready to fight tonight and that the United States needs to proactively take actions to maintain its position as the beacon of freedom throughout the world. Strategic Patience proved to be a disaster during the Obama administration in which we are now faced with an asymmetrical position with North Korea. Passive strategies such as strategic patience only allows our enemies like North Korea to become a greater threat. The world watched as it allowed North Korea to develop its nuclear weapons program. I, Thomas Oh, am against tariffs and believe that we should provide incentives to our trading partners rather than penalizing them.
 
Paying Less Taxes
 
I fully support removing Income Tax and applying a National Sales Tax. People will no longer feel the need to cheat their taxes under the new system, and thus we can reduce the amount of government waste that the IRS conducts by doing audits. Taxes will be higher for luxury goods, lower for inferior goods, and moderate for normal goods. Essentially the average American will go from paying 25% in income taxes a year to paying 5% percent in Federal Sales Tax for a normal good, such as a pair of shoes. That is 20% less in taxes paid for the average American. Lower income families will go from paying a 15% income tax to paying 3% of Federal Sales Tax on products such as milk. Lower income families will end up saving money. The wealthy will go from paying over 30% in income taxes, to paying only 15% in taxes on a luxury good such as a Ferrari. With this policy, everybody wins and the government will win by the increase of economic growth and increase in transactions!
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Anti-Discrimination
 
Tougher laws are needed to crush today’s major discrimination issues. Current laws such as the Civil Service Member Relief Act does not do enough to protect military reservists from being discriminated on being hired for the job. America's heroes shouldn't have to fight to have a fair chance for employment or employment conditions. The wages of employees need to be audited to ensure equality in the work environment. If male employees are earning more than a female supervisor, then the company should face a tax penalty and  provide proper restitution of wages for discriminating an employee or potential employee. Likewise, our sisters, daughters, mothers, and all women should not face unfair business practices. No one in this country should ever be discriminated based on their religious beliefs, ethnicity, race, age, military status, veteran status, gender affiliation, sexual orientation. We all heard the common saying,"treat others as you would like to be treated".
 
Modernizing and Improving Transportation in the DMV
 
I wish to serve on the Transportation Committee to bring federal funding to improve the 8th district which has the Reagan National Airport, Potomac River for maritime transportation, roads, and the infamous metro. While I was with the 18th Airborne Corps, 10th Mountain Division (light infantry), I served as the transportation movement director where I was responsible for leading air, ground, and rail operations. As the most powerful nation in the world, I will fight to modernize the transportation system around our nation's capital to also become the greatest around the world.
 
Parental Leave
 
I will fight to enact Federal Laws in order to provide parental leave for each parent. This will continue until the child reaches the age of eight, simply because parental involvement is critical in childhood development. Studies show that there is an increase of risk for juvenile delinquency in children when they grow older, if there is a lack of parental supervision during a child's early ages. I hope that having parental leave over seven years can significantly reduce the likelihood of issues that are seen in today’s society, such as school shootings, gang violence, and bullying. It is unfair to make employers be forced to pay employees during parental leave and it is also not fair to raise taxes so that the government can pay the parents. In a free market economy, employers will incentivize employee benefits and may even offer to pay employees during their leave in order to retain the best workforce.
 
Pro-Life vs Pro-Choice
 
At the end of the day, abortion is a tragic action but I respect the law of the land. If there is endangerment, rape, or incest on the mother I understand the need for an abortion. I also understand the belief that women have the right to their own bodies. However, there is another life that is stake.
 
Protecting the 2nd Amendment
 
I believe we should firmly protect the 2nd Amendment but I did not answer "Yes" to all the questions, because there are some skewed questions. I support putting restrictions on the sale, purchase, and possessions of firearms on those with a serious criminal history.
 
I support an audit, but I do not support abolishing the ATF. The ATF has stopped local gangs in criminal activities such as gun running and helps keep us safe. Criminals don't follow the laws, but law-abiding citizens do. Thus, I do not believe most gun restrictions laws would enable the law-abiding citizens to protect themselves. They ATF has done a terrific job protecting our district!
 
Everyone should have the right to due process, but I answered no to question 8, because those with mental health issues may need help. In the Army, we stripped Soldiers with suicidal ideations of their weapons to protect them and I supported this as a leader and I will still support this as your congressman. There is not enough time for reason for due process, especially in a military environment.
 
I do not believe we should allow people to have guns in our schools, because tax payers are already paying school resource officers to be equipped with their guns to protect students. I want to establish reciprocity, aka "universal concealed carry" which would require a data base. How else would you be able to confirm if someone has a valid concealed carry permit?
 
I support the United Nations Small Arms Treaty, because it is a measure to prevent weapons to be purchased by our enemies. The treaty reaffirms the sovereign right of any State to regulate and control conventional arms exclusively in its own territory.