Issue Position: Economic Positions

Investing In Modern Infrastructure

Arizona should be a leader in infrastructure investment. Currently, we're in decent shape, with the fourth-lowest backlog of estimated expenses for road and bridge repairs. However, to prepare for our future, we should be investing heavily in state-of-the-art technology. Green energy and water systems will pay dividends for our state, as will modernized schools and public high-speed broadband internet services.

Assigning tax dollars to these projects will help us maintain low unemployment rates while keeping Arizona competitive into the next decade. There's no real downside to spending on 21st century infrastructure, but we need to get the ball moving so that we're not left behind.

Supporting Arizona's Small Businesses

As a small business owner, I know the challenges of entrepreneurship. I also recognize the fact that some well-intentioned policies fall flat. We need to make it easy to start small businesses, and we need to provide powerful incentives for our state's most vulnerable job creators.

That means opening access to credit, keeping taxes low, and opposing unnecessary licensure bills pushed by big industries. It means simplifying taxes, reducing penalties, and making small business owners feel like government is working with them rather than against them.

Big businesses can afford to hire teams of accountants and pay large tax bills--as they should, since they benefit from our economy more than anyone else--but small businesses need advocates in Arizona's State Senate.

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