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Issue Position: Jobs & Taxes

Issue Position

Date: Jan. 1, 2018
Issues: Business and Consumers Employment and Affirmative Action Taxes

JOBS - We all know that it is not the government's function to create jobs. Government needs to foster an atmosphere where jobs can thrive. Small business provides the majority of jobs in our state and country. According to the Small Business Administration (SBA) 53.3% of all jobs are in small businesses. Taxes, regulatory environment, and size and scope of government all directly impact our employers' ability to expand job opportunities.

TAXES - We don't have a revenue problem, we have a spending problem. In an effort to make it more difficult to raise taxes, the voters enacted I-960, requiring a 2/3rd majority vote in the legislature to raise taxes. The Democrats passed legislation that killed I-960. As a state we need to live within our means. As families and employers are having to tighten their belts, so should state government. And, any new spending proposals need to be paid for from existing revenues.


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