Issue Position: Taxes and State Spending

Issue Position

In Augusta these days, there seems to be an attitude that it is the function of government to provide for every need of the people. We are providing free food, free healthcare, rental assistance, free legal assistance, free job assistance and now they are talking about providing a minimum income to all. The ability to pay for these "free" services doesn't appear to enter into the equation in Augusta today. A wise man once said, "We don't have a revenue problem, we have a spending problem." I tend to agree with that assessment. It seems that the current administration is determined to reverse the cost saving measures instituted by the previous administration. Rather than spending on roads and bridges, they seem to prefer to fund social programs that have limited long term efficacy but huge constituencies. Every program of State and Local governance should be reviewed on a regular basis to determine its impact on the population and its true cost to the taxpayer. Businesses regularly review their operations to determine what works and makes money and what doesn't. Government should do the same and prioritize spending to that which government SHOULD do!

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