“Georgians deserve a better relationship with their insurance.”

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Voting Reform

  • All candidates must pay a fee to qualify to be on the ballot, but only Democrats and Republicans are allowed to be on the ballot without completely unreasonable and impossible petition signatures.

  • Did you know there are other ways to vote? You don’t always have to vote for the lesser of two evils, simply because you’re afraid the “other” party might win. Here are some municipalities in Georgia that think the State should allow them to choose their own methods of voting. Join Better Ballot Georgia as we try to bring Instant Runoff Voting to Georgia.

Libertarian Platform

  • We are the Party of Principle. As such, we have an actual platform, which is cultivated by our members at Convention, but for the most part remains very stable year over year. The planks most relevant to this campaign are:

  • 1.1 Self-Ownership

    Individuals own their bodies and have rights over them that other individuals, groups, and governments may not violate. Individuals have the freedom and responsibility to decide what they knowingly and voluntarily consume, and what risks they accept to their own health, finances, safety, or life.

  • 2.8 Marketplace Freedom

    Libertarians support free markets. We defend the right of individuals to form commercial enterprises based on voluntary association. We oppose all forms of government subsidies and bailouts to business, labor, or any other special interest. Government should not compete with private enterprise. We reject government charter of corporations. We call for a separation of business and state.

  • 2.13 Health Care

    We favor a free market health care system. Medical facilities, medical providers, and medical products (including drugs) must be freely available in the marketplace without government restrictions or licenses. We recognize the freedom of individuals to determine the level of health insurance they want (if any), the level of health care they want, the care providers they want, the medicines and treatments they will use and all other aspects of their medical care, including end-of-life decisions. People should be free to purchase health insurance across state lines. We oppose governments either mandating, or restricting voluntary access to, medical treatments or procedures including vaccines.

Ethics

  • You can check any Georgia candidate’s financial disclosures here. The website is confusing. I know. I’m sorry.

Office of the Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire

  • AKA the Insurance Commissioner or OIC. But clearly there’s more to the office than health insurance. That’s just my particular interest and where I feel Georgians need the most help.

  • Have a problem with health insurance? Check here to see if your complaint is under the jurisdiction of the OIC.

  • Having a problem with other insurance? Here are some handy tips.

  • Power of the OIC: “The possible penalties for noncompliance include cease and desist orders, injunctive relief, administrative penalties, civil penalties of up to $5,000 for each infraction, or any combination of these actions.”

  • Proof that the Insurance Commissioner is empowered to punish bad insurer behavior.

  • Need to enroll for health insurance, especially Medicare/Medicaid products?

  • Your friendly neighborhood ER doctor agrees: Please please please be careful with fireworks.

  • Fraudulent insurance products can and should be punished. But just because an insurer is licensed in Georgia doesn’t mean they have free reign to abuse Georgians.

  • The OIC helps Georgians affected by disaster, such as Hurricane Helene.

  • An example of the OIC protecting patients from insurers making them jump through too many hoops to obtain life-saving treatments.

Press

  • It’s extremely difficult for lower-profile races to get coverage, especially if you’re not a big name or a duopoly candidate. That’s why we really appreciate sources like:

  • The Atlanta Press Club , who will be holding debates for the primaries and generals this year,

  • WABE who are more conscientious about including us in their reporting, and

  • Georgia Recorder, who don’t pull their punches when talking about those in power

The Smallest Political Quiz

  • Just in case you wondered where you fell on the political spectrum. Take a look. You may be more libertarian than you thought.

A Longer Political Quiz

  • This one is much longer but covers more material. The questions involve a wide range of political topics, and will let you know which party may suit you best. There are more parties included in the results, and there seems to be less bias than the other quiz. However, many of the questions are very difficult to answer, so I ended up skipping a lot. Most political questions are more complicated and nuanced than can be elucidated on such a quiz. For what it’s worth, I scored 89% Libertarian.

My Favorite Philosopher

  • This is where I found John Stuart Mill, whose essay “On Liberty” elaborates on (though does not name) the Non-Aggression Principle.