Carl Person for Attorney General

46 Reasons to Elect Carl Person as NYS Attorney General

General Rule Guiding Selection of Attorney General's Projects

[Category 03] Business Regulation and Antitrust Enforcement

[03] Denial of needed responses to consumer inquiries by mindless, no-cost telephone menus
[03] Identify and deal with monopolies existing in NYS or any political subdivisions
[03] Require banks, credit card companies and other lenders to obey laws prohibiting fraud
[03/05] Make it easier for small businesses to raise venture capital by changing the rules
[03/05/09] Investigate legality of and possibilities for enjoining corporate downsizing in NYS
[03] Use vehicles or equipment with known repair requirements to test honesty of repair shops
[03] Investigate oil markets and gasoline prices to discover any unlawful price manipulation
[03] Require financial and other corporations to deal honestly with their customers
[03] Enforce NY’s antitrust statute to stop illegal monopolies from overcharging New Yorkers
[03]Consider reinstating limits on the life of corporations and require liquidation when reaching certain size
[02/05/14] Lawsuits against the employers of illegal immigrants to recover governmental costs for healthcare, schooling, lost tax revenues and for unjust enrichment with a 50% reduction (amnesty incentive) for voluntary disclosure of the illegal hiring practices

[Category 14] Minority Issues: Equitable End to Employment of Illegals; Recognition of Rights of Gays

[02/05/14] Lawsuits against the employers of illegal immigrants to recover governmental costs for healthcare, schooling, lost tax revenues and for unjust enrichment with a 50% reduction (amnesty incentive) for voluntary disclosure of the illegal hiring practices
[14] Enforce rights of members of gay community; and investigate whether federal, state or local policy as to gays unjustly enriches government at the expense of gays

[Category 01] Criminal Justice

[01] Audit NYS prosecutors for prosecutorial abuse
[01] Eliminate death sentences to reflect the major inadequacies of the criminal justice system
[01] Develop programs to encourage reduction in prosecutions and prosecutorial costs
[01] Liberalize discovery rules for criminal defendants to offset prosecutor’s huge advantages
[01/08] Release 40% of all drug-case prisoners using fair standards; limit total number of prisoners

[Category 13] Investigation of 9/11 Related Problems

[13] Grand jury investigation of destruction of 7 WTC on 9/11/01
[13] Investigate causes and liability for treatment of emerging illnesses of 9/11 emergency workers
[13] Investigate Attorney General Spitzer's obstruction of Congressional investigation of Able Danger terrorist-tracking operation

[Category 15] Transparency of Governmental Financial Dealings

[15] Require all NY governmental agencies to post all checks and other payments on publicly searchable websites

[Category 02] Increasing Post-Secondary Educational Opportunities

[02] Assist towns and villages to set up $1/hour equivalency colleges (i.e., $500/year tuition)
[02] Regulate vocational programs the same way as India’s world-class Technical Institutes

[Category 04] Assist Towns and Villages in Appointing, Training and Using a Town Attorney General

[04] Encourage towns/villages to hire a Town Attorney General
[04] Training programs for Town Attorney General (using this list as an initial subject outline)
[04/05] Create volunteer program for attorneys, paralegals and investigators to prepare them to work in town and village Offices of the Town Attorney General

[Category 05] Job and Business Development

[02/05/14] Lawsuits against the employers of illegal immigrants to recover governmental costs for healthcare, schooling, lost tax revenues and for unjust enrichment with a 50% reduction (amnesty incentive) for voluntary disclosure of the illegal hiring practices
[05] Help create higher-paying jobs and profitable business opportunities in throughout NYS
[05] Encourage towns and villages to act as employer of record for local businesses
[05] Set up way for towns and villages to obtain broadband for all residents
[05/11] Help towns and villages create healthy revenue sources and reduce fines and penalties
[05] Establish newsletter to permit town leaders to follow new programs in other towns
[03/05/09] Investigate legality of and possibilities for enjoining corporate downsizing in NYS

[Category 06] Legalize All Gambling in New York with Anti-Fraud Regulation, Full Disclosure, Reasonable Taxation

[06] Set a realistic gambling policy based on reasonable taxation and protection from fraud
[06] Require posting of the odds on the gambling table or device for all gambling activities
[06] Help towns and villages set up neighborhood, low-profit casinos for seniors and others

[Category 07] Universal Healthcare Coverage within Cooperating Towns and Villages

[07] Assist cooperating towns and villages in providing healthcare coverage to all their residents

[Category 08] Relaxation of Sentences Given under Draconian Rockefeller Drug Laws

[08/01] Release 40% of all drug-case prisoners using fair standards; limit total number of prisoners

[Category 11] Tax Policy and Sales-Tax Revenue Sharing Agreements

[11] Investigate whether NYS and subdivisions are getting their fair share of federal revenues
[09/11] Help towns and villages in area to reach agreement to share big-box sales tax revenues

[Category 09] Using Existing Federal and State Laws to Combat Outsourcing and Globalization

[09] Investigate and establish new-store policy for Wal-Mart and other big box retailers
[09] Recover lost benefits and taxes from employers that move jobs outside of NYS
[09] Require major corporations to pay their fair share of taxes to NYS
[09/11] Help towns and villages in area to reach agreement to share big-box sales tax revenues
[03/05/09] Investigate legality of and possibilities for enjoining corporate downsizing in NYS

[Category 12] Help Towns and Villages Renounce Right to Condemn Private Property for Non-Governmental Use

[12] Help Towns and Villages Renounce Right to Condemn Private Property for Non-Governmental Use

[Category 10] End Corporate Subsidies to Major Corporations; Recover for Failures of Prior Agreements

[10] Stop NYS and local governmental subsidies to for-profit corporations
[10] Review past subsidies and seek "clawbacks" for failure to live up to promises