John Giuffre

John Giuffre was born in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. He earned an associate degree from Bhaktivedanta Gurukula in 1984. His career experience includes being an author of economic books, a landlord, and a real estate agent. He has been affiliated with Raghu-nomics.[1][2]

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Third generation Italian American, born in LA, boyhood to youth schooling in India to study the Veda's - after mom became a Buddhist Hindu. Preacher til 25, biz til 30, and so began my writings on social economic policy now called Raghu-nomics.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Three Main Programs by Raghu-nomics:

1) RADHA Mortgage: Cut Mortgage 50%

- Cuts mortgage costs 50% & monthly payments by as much as 70%

2) Leverage Debt Reduction: Cut US Deficits 50%

-Cuts US Federal Debt of $35 trillion in half.

- 50% of Federal debt is in real estate securities.

- RADHA converts real estate into triple AAA assets and so, US treasury can retire $15 trillion back to market

3) Lifestyle Insurance: Half the Costs for Double the Service

- 50% of all medical costs is lifestyle related. Cover of our own lifestyle cost = cut insurance premiums 50%.

- Lifestyle has retail products for its own revenue source.

- Ex: Obesity cost $2 trillion a decade. That's 10 cents once evenly divided between all junk foodRaghu-nomics offers working models made of user-friendly biz formula's and straight forward numbers that are easy to confirm or contest. Neutral platform to build new discourse, free of conflict politics.Raghu-nomics offers new perspectives that find new possibilities and so allow for a new conversation around solutions that suddenly look solvable once resized around new prospects.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Raghu-nomics is 26 books with about 100 + policy proposals. Each offering solutions like those of those mentioned above. The RADHA Mortgage is the most vetted and ready to scale nationally.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

Raghu-nomics is done as my service to my Guru-Maharaj, Srila Prabhupada, to offer Brahminical counsel to the world in its darkest hour and offer direction to the leaders of the world.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

Raghu-noimcs is based upon a couple core principles. the first is ROOPA: Responsible for One's Own Products and Actions. When we talk of good and bad, we are actually talking about long term liabilities or economic returns. We follow those to measure how bad or good something is. We then ask that those causing the liabilities cover it's cost and those of good, share in the long term rewards of their works. Raghu-nomics is an economics application of the Bhagavad Gita, the Bible of India.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

I work from a numbers based approached to social political and economic policies. This numbers based response is taken from my training in philosophy and the Vedic paradigm which is to say its a value bases system. I'm therefore allowed to see things quite differently then any of the others in today's power circles and then confirm their numeric equation. I provide the contrast and added variables missing from today's discourse and policy development.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

26 books as the culmination of nearly 50 years of work and 1uarter million in out of pocket costs and 1 million in time. Raghu-nomics is next generation social economic policy unrestrained by the straight jacket of today's outdated ideology of Liberal vs Conservative. They have little barring to fix the program as demonstrated by the dramatic impact possible with Raghu-nomics.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

My first priority as as senator for Hawaii is to bring back the $8 to $25 billion to build out the states necessary infrastructure and farming.

What legacy would you like to leave?

Raghu-nomics is upon the legacy of Prabhupada's vision and fulfillment to offer a house in which the whole world can live peacefully.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

Assignation of India's Prime Minister, Indira Gandi, 1984. I was taking a train from Delhi to Varnasi when word came and that it was first suggested the CIA behind it. I was suddenly a Canadian for the next 3 months. Slaughter of Sikhs throughout the country - worst hit was Varanasi, where I was going and stayed for 2 months. Had the plot been confirmed as an American, I would have been dragged off the train, or off the street and hacked to death. I was 19. Same again for the Hindu Muslim riots when they attacked our temple and cut up Western devotees - our teachers, with machete's.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Preach - 9 years - 16 to 25 which included Congregational program development and director.

What is your favorite book? Why?

Bhagavad Gita As It is - it's the paradigm from which Raghu-nomics is built upon

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

Iran Man's Dad seems to best represent my role today.

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

Radhika Das, Hare Krsna, Kensington Hall, London

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

Extreme financial hardship while I carry this service of Raghu-nomics forward. Minimal resources will allow these programs to be fully developed and launched at long last.

What do you perceive to be the United States' greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

Most would think economic collapse and global stature, global warming and nuclear war with Russia. In my case, we have 'simple solutions' to each of these so find them more as opportunities vs challenges.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

Generally favored it, but want more info before I make a finale commitment. I'm tending more to age limits of say 70 or 75.

What qualities does the U.S. Senate possess that makes it unique as an institution?

1) The larger role you can play in developing policy and 2) the better placement to bring larger share of fed dollars back to the state.

3) Better access to resources for developing policy and securing billions in money from the feds for the state.

Do you believe that it’s beneficial for senators to have previous experience in government or politics?

Most politicians are generally committed to gov't and policy based upon the pay to do it. I have dedicated almost 50 years developing public policy and economic programs.

What do you think of the filibuster?

Maybe. I need more info. I have gone back and forth on it.

Is there a particular senator, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?

Kennedy.

Tell us your favorite joke.

How many Buddhist does it take to screw in a light bulb?

None. There is no light bulb. You are the light.

How would you evaluate a judicial nominee?

Have not looked into yet.

What kind of relationships would you build with other senators?

I have already worked members over a couple decades as I shopped Raghu-nomics to them over hundreds of trips to DC. I was able to interest them as an 'idea' guy. Should do well to close them on policy programs once getting to work as peer.

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

Better then compromise is program upgrades that make most political fights irrelevant.

How should the U.S. Senate use its investigative powers?

As a secondary priority to developing breakthrough policy programs.

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

Have not yet launched my campaign. Should know in the next 30 days.

What criteria would you apply when deciding whether to confirm presidential appointees to their Cabinet?

Experience, transparency and political agenda

What committees interest you?

My strengths would best interface with Ag, Financial Services, Foreign Operations, Transportation & Housing

What are your views on financial transparency and government accountability?

Raghu-nomics focus is to find what services can be better provided by the market place and how to facilitate as the most effective response to reducing gov't corruption and ineptitude.

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