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4/8/09

Our Plan for Real Tax Relief

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• Require voter approval before the state is permitted to borrow money.
• Require the state to spend or base a budget upon recurring revenues — in other words, don’t spend what you don’t have.
• Cap government spending by law and audit every state department and agency to root-out unnecessary spending.
• Constitutionally ban funds dedicated for one purpose from being raided for other uses.
• Create a “Rainy Day” fund to offset large tax increases in bad economic times – in other words,don’t spend every dollar; save for the future.
• Replace the costly and unnecessary printing of official reports and other documents by making the information available online.
• Reduce the number of government vehicles by ten percent a year over the next five years.
• Use the state contracting authority to more competitively purchase goods and services at a lower cost to taxpayers.
• Eliminate the stipend paid to prisoners for performing duties such as road cleanup, etc.