Candidate for West Virginia State Senate - District 15 in 2024 West Virginia Primary Election.
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Get StartedFolk targets other areas of waste in education, too. The idea to get an electronic device in every child's hands from K-12 is something he does not agree with, either. Learn more
Folk believes three to five million dollars can be saved by eliminating Higher Education Policy Council (HEPC). It is a redundancy that can be eliminated from the education bureaucracy. Learn more
Parents around the state have expressed concern about the Common Core standards (now known as College & Career Readiness), materials, and tests. Folk strongly opposes Common Core in favor of locally developed standards and tests for children. He also points out waste in the education budget and myths about Common Core. Learn more
Require price transparency for medical services, which could reduce health care expenses by one-third. Learn more
Reduce Health care costs by abolishing the Certificate of Need (CON) law passed in 1977 that prevents competition! Learn more
Limit the size of the budget to the rate of inflation & population growth. Learn more
Current ‘leaders’ claim State Budget is flat, but actual total state spending has increased over 40% from 2019 to 2023! Reduce or eliminate “unclassified” spending in the state budget. Learn more
Mike Folk believes the Social Security tax is one of the most egregious forms of taxation. Learn more
Eliminate Equipment & Inventory Tax to attract new businesses and also allow current businesses to grow. Learn more
Folk says if you have additional revenue available, give it back to the people in the form of an increased standard exemption on their income. Learn more
Offer our state employees an insurance policy that has an annual high deductible option for their health insurance and a health savings account (HSA) funded with an amount equal to the annual deductible. Learn more
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