Just use your "Common Sense"
Columbia County, FL (Posted
July 18,
2010 06:30 am)
By Terry Rauch
Florida has very large problems. Our taxes are too
high, people are unemployed, property values are in the
tank. What has Tallahassee done for these problems? Not
a thing.
The answer is very simple: Shrink the government,
deregulate and lower taxes. In other words, "use common
sense."
The people of Florida have been complaining about
these problems and our state has ignored us. Our own
state government has raised taxes, service charges and
fee's on Floridians in a struggling economy.
Let's look at these problems and give "Common Sense"
answers to them.
Taxes: Just lower them. It will put more money
in the people's pockets. In turn they will buy things
because they have the money which creates more revenue
for the state and local businesses because of money
flow. It's a "common sense" idea which came from JFK and
Ronald Reagan. They lowered taxes, shrank the government
and the economy recovered. We know them as the "good
years."
Deregulation: To make it so businesses open
and hire people, we must deregulate laws on businesses.
There are many government agencies that punish
businesses and farmers including the Florida Department
of Environmental Protection (FDEP) to the Office of
Tourism, Trade and Economic Development (OTTED).
Millions of state taxpayer dollars are being spent
without the taxpayers control.
These offices are not controlled by the people. They
are controlled by the Governor and his cabinet.
Common sense states: When the people fear the
government you have tyranny. When the government fears
the people you have "Liberty."
Shrink Government: Our state has too many
offices we really don't need.
Have you ever noticed every time a politician wants
to shrink or close an agency they always seem to attack,
school, fire and police?
Why don't we close offices that really do
nothing for the people and the few things they do that
help people, move to another or "the original" office
they came from.
For example, the Office of Tourism, Trade and
Economic Development. (OTTED) This office doesn't do
anything for the state but spend money advertising what
people already know about Florida.
Do you think someone in Iowa doesn't know that we
have many theme parks, springs, great beaches and so
much more to offer besides sunshine? It's just Common
sense.
Fixing the state is not a hard thing to do. It just
takes common sense wisdom.
We should go back to the time when the State helped
people -- not punished them.
The job of a representative is to "represent" the
people of Florida, not control them.
We should remove people who "think" they know what is
right for Florida and replace them with people who will
listen to Floridians.
Terry Rauch is the Republican
Candidate, Florida State House, District 11. The views
represented are his own. You may learn more about Mr.
Rauch by visiting his
website.
