KIDS TALK BACK

o7 The Pilot asked students at Kaiser Elementary School in Costa

Mesa: What would you do if you were the president, and why?f7

I would probably lower taxes and take away capital gains, because so

many people are going bankrupt if they sell their house within a year

after they buy it [because] they’d have to pay capital gains and that’s

not fair. I’d try to increase more sports for kids. And I’d try to make

sure more kids participated in school activities.

COLIN JACOBS, 10

Costa Mesa

I’d put higher gun laws because the Colorado shooting was really bad.

And I’d also lower taxes.

SEAN KLOECKNER, 11

Costa Mesa

I would put more classrooms in schools and lower the people in each

classroom so there would be a better education for students and they’d be

able to get better jobs. I would lower taxes and I would probably make

more schools to get more education. And I would make it harder to get

guns, make you have to sign a lot of papers.

BRANDON BLOSSER, 11

Costa Mesa

If I were president, I would try to make more school activities for

schools, lower taxes and try to make all weapons impossible to get near

for kids. Maybe because kids can get hurt if they have one around or if

they use them.

JENNIFER TEDMORI, 11

Newport Beach

If I were president, I’d make Medicare available for the elderly if

they needed it, but not force it because most of the elderly are retired

and can’t afford Medicare or to take care of themselves.

JESSICA PIZAREK, 11

Costa Mesa