Housing

I was driving through north Philadelphia this afternoon, From the 2500 block to the 2800 block of Oxford street at least 90% of the three blocks were abandoned , worse yet these houses are not owed by private owners but by the largest land owner in the city which is the city itself , to be honest most of these homes are either HUD homes or Philadelphia Housing authority, but it goes to the heart of the issue, it the narcissistic fantasy of the last administration (John Street) that these homes were to be destroyed and rebuilt under the Neighbor Transformation Initiative.

Here what needs to be done with these abandon houses in Philadelphia.

• We need to sell them, provide grants and low interest loans to the buyer (not be investors we homeowners, not home squatters and more slum lords {PHA}

• We need to encourage responsible home ownership, keep this in mind those three blocks of empty homes is lost property tax revenue, we are talking about possibly 100 to 150k in property taxes and that includes the commercial property on the corners of each block.

• We need to eliminate the weird gardens that are springing up around North Philadelphia; we are losing tax revenue by not having an actual property or home owner, on that lot of land.

• It is disgraceful how, liberal minded people want to enslave people particularly blacks by denying economic progress, which leads to less housing and less home ownership, remember a homeowner has a stake in the community, a renter or squatter does not .

• So liberals will go to Africa and tell the people there that you need to continue to live like savages, any economic development is bad for the “environment”, so we keep savages living like savages and they never progress. Their governments are corrupt, and poverty is widespread.

• Blacks need to reject the hand that comes from the left.

Finally, I attended a homeless town hall meeting in Philadelphia in June, I commented on the fact that we need to continue to talk about personal responsibility, (I know about homelessness because I was homeless for four years). The moderator and other panelist look at me like I was crazy, but personal responsibility in our community is what needs to be advocated in our schools and our churches.

If we continue to talk about personal responsibility we take back our communities from the liberal slave masters.

In1996, when Dr. Lenora Fulani was the running mate for Pat Choate of the reform party who was running for President Dr. Lenora Fulani remarked “the coalition between Blacks and White liberals is over”

Well the majority of the Black community in the inner cities never got that memo.

I am Robert Allen Mansfield and I am candidate for Lt Governor for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Tea Party Williamsport PA

The Tea Party Experience

On Saturday, August 29^th 2009, I had the honor of attending my first tea party rally in Williamsport Pa, there were easily 7,000 people in attendance. I was there to listen and learn. Wow what an education, so much so that I was scared to introduce myself as a candidate for Lieutenant Governor, the people were angry, fed up at both Republicans and Democrats, and rightfully so. I had to have real gut check. Do I really want to step into this arena, at this time? Yes! I am running for Lieutenant Governor. Why?

• I want to represent the people in places like, Quarryville, Nanticoke, Ebensburg, and Emporium who haven’t seen a state politician in their area in years, if ever.

• I want to advocate for the inner city kids, and their parents, who are trapped in bad schools on a take it or leave it basis.

• I want to reduce the corporate tax rate which is currently at 9.99%, in addition to federal and other local taxes this could lead to 45 to 50% effective tax rate hike.

• I want to advocate for a corporate tax holiday, in addition, I don’t want to just tinker with the system, I want to reform the system by advocating a statewide flat tax, to make our tax system fair and simple, and this can, and must, be done in the State of Independence.

In addition to tax structural reform;

• PA must cut needless spending
• Fully implement and institute the PA sunshine laws.
• Create an Independent audit commission to audit the state budget and find ways to reduce spending, by cutting inefficient programs (This commission must consist of registered Independents not democrats or republicans).
• Reform Medicaid by closing loopholes that allow for the hiding of assets in order to fraudulently qualify for Medicaid, we need to tailor the services to the recipient, and not offer an a la carte of services that are not needed.
• I want to eject the top DEP officials for their heavy handed tactics and policies that are crushing the businesses and residents in the Central PA. They have stifled, fined, and run out of business, businesses and agriculture that make up our livelihoods in an attempt to achieve absurd results. Currently the DEP answers to no one but radical environmentalists.
• We need to either hold Maryland to their end of the Bargain in regards to the Chesapeake Bay Initiative or renegotiate the whole deal; I would lean toward a total renegotiation of the deal focus on balancing the needs of continued development vs. cleaner environment.

Why should you Vote for me out of all of the other candidates with more experience than myself.

I am not a professional.

I am not beholden to anyone, just my principles.

I am committed to service.

My Name is Robert Allen Mansfield and I am a candidate for Lt Governor of PA.

My name is Robert Allen Mansfield. I am seeking the office of Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania in the 2010 election.