Note: Comments on this survey were required to average less than 75 words.

1.) Is the federal government allocating sufficient resources to the HIV/AIDS epidemic?

N/A

1a.) In what areas would you propose changes in spending and why (Prevention / Medical Care / Supportive Services/Care / AIDS Drug Assistance Program / Housing / Research / Other)?

All. I would re-frame question 1 as: "Do the people in our area keep enough of their income (after taxes) to allocate sufficient resources to the HIV/AIDS epidemic?" I would answer that question "No!" When government takes 48% of the national income--leaving most people with just enough to get by--it prevents people from making their own choices and solving their own problems and those of their communities. Would you spend your own money to promote cigarette smoking in foreign countries? To arm foreign dictators? That's what Congress and the President do with it. If people controlled their own incomes, I am confident they would spend more on HIV/AIDS than the government does.

2.) If federal Medicaid reform is enacted to include some form of block grants and a change in the entitlement status of this program, would you support maintaining the same level and types of services and access to people with HIV/AIDS that currently exist under Medicaid?

No.

2a.) What would you propose to expand or limit in terms of Medicaid access and services? (Prescriptions / Doctor Visits / Hospital Visits / Outpatient services / Other)

All. I support maximum choice for the individual, including the option of taking one's pro-rata share of spending in cash. (Note: I oppose block grants in general. They violate the Constitution's separation of powers and remove power a step further from the voters.)

3.) Do you believe that government should have a role in the provision of housing for people with AIDS?

No.

3a.) What would you propose to expand or limit in terms of government's role in providing housing for people with AIDS?

Government programs don't work (e.g. War on Poverty, War on Drugs) and they impoverish citizens who might otherwise solve the same problems. In the case of housing, government should permit people to build and live in co-housing, garage apartments, granny units, manufactured housing, and even shacks. It's scandalous that our poor can find themselves homeless because of government housing standards and zoning strictures.

4.) Do you feel that mandatory (non-voluntary) testing of infants, children and/or adults is effective in controlling the spread of HIV?

No.

4a.) Under what conditions should mandatory HIV-testing be required (Pre-Natal Care / At Birth (Child) / At Birth (Mother) / Hospital Admittance / Day care registration / School registration (K and up) / Employment (food service) / Employment (govt/civil svc) / Employment (all) / Employment (health care) / Employment (police etc.) / Drug/sex crime conviction / Drug/alcohol treatment / Social Services/Support / Military Service / Marriage License / Health Insurance / Insurance (other than health) / Credit Application / Professional Athletics / Other)?

I would approve government-mandated HIV-testing only in prisons, and only for use within the prison system. If private parties (lovers, insurers, whoever) wish to stipulate testing, I cede them that option. Where required inappropriately, I support boycott and negotiation rather than government intervention to achieve reform.

5.) Do you feel that reporting the names of people who test positive for HIV to Public Health Authorities would be effective in controlling the spread of HIV?

No.

6.) Do you believe that needle exchange programs that allow the exchange of used syringes for new sterile ones are effective in controlling the spread of HIV?

Yes.

6a.) Would you support legislation creating a needle exchange program?

No. The federal government lacks constitutional authority to create such a program, but I advocate local creation thereof.