Well, we’re coming to the final stretch of the 2014 election cycle, and the 2016 election cycle is warming up in the paddock.  I’ve been giving a lot of thought to the candidates and issues, and I’ve come up with something I wish everyone who seeks elected office would answer.

There are several sections, which I’ll be putting out over the next few days.  Suggestions and comments are always welcome.

Personal

1. Are you a college graduate?
2. How many jobs in the private sector have you held since your 18th birthday?
3. What was the last year in which you held a job in the private sector?
4. How many years of government employment, in any form, except for military service, do you have?
5. Do you now, or have you ever owned a business?
6. Have you ever worked for minimum wage?  At what ages and for how long?
7. Have you ever been fired or laid off from a job?
8. Have you ever been on welfare, or used unemployment benefits?
9. Have you ever worked more than one job at the same time?
10. Are you now, or have you ever been, a member of a labor union?
11. Have you ever held elected office before?  Please list them and provide dates.
12. Have you ever worked on a farm, either as a child or as an adult, for more than 30 days?
13. Have you ever been arrested?
14. Have you ever been convicted of a crime?