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Economy, taxes, spending, and affordability
Candidate positionThe overall economic policies of Idaho should be small government, minimal regulations, and support local businesses. I would reduce the responsibility of the state legislature to doing almost nothing, which is currently all they do now. They could work one week per year and get paid $100 per day.
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The overall economic policies of Idaho should be small government, minimal regulations, and support local businesses. I would reduce the responsibility of the state legislature to doing almost nothing, which is currently all they do now. They could work one week per year and get paid $100 per day.
Democracy, ethics, and government accountability
Candidate positionYour county commissioners would become your primary representatives instead of your state legislators. The commissioners can put a binding independence referendum on the county ballot this November. This does not require any federal or state constitution changes. Counties already have taxing authority, so no new legislation would be needed here. Public property ownership is unaffected. Your local voters can decide if, where, and how, to use the various taxes for funding your local services.
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Your county commissioners would become your primary representatives instead of your state legislators. The commissioners can put a binding independence referendum on the county ballot this November. This does not require any federal or state constitution changes. Counties already have taxing authority, so no new legislation would be needed here. Public property ownership is unaffected. Your local voters can decide if, where, and how, to use the various taxes for funding your local services.
Economy, taxes, spending, and affordability
Candidate positionAn example of an urban district would be the Boise area metropolitan counties. The existing state government services, offices, and workers would simply move from the state level to the county level. Urban governments would compete with each other to provide the best fixes for the urban problems, without exploiting and subjugating rural communities.
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An example of an urban district would be the Boise area metropolitan counties. The existing state government services, offices, and workers would simply move from the state level to the county level. Urban governments would compete with each other to provide the best fixes for the urban problems, without exploiting and subjugating rural communities.
Economy, taxes, spending, and affordability
Candidate positionThe idea here is to give counties the right to self-rule, set their own regulations, fund their own social programs and collect their own taxes. Almost nothing needs to change and the transition would be simple, fast, and seamless. Federal land is still federal land, state land is still state land, county land is still county land, city land is still city land, and private land is still private land. No borders need to move and no addresses need to change. Local businesses would simply send their state income tax withholding and state sales tax receipts to their county instead of their state. State revenue sharing would go away, so counties would need to budget accordingly, taking into account that they are now getting all the state income tax and sales tax income generated by the businesses in the county. Local voters will decide which taxes can go away.
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The idea here is to give counties the right to self-rule, set their own regulations, fund their own social programs and collect their own taxes. Almost nothing needs to change and the transition would be simple, fast, and seamless. Federal land is still federal land, state land is still state land, county land is still county land, city land is still city land, and private land is still private land. No borders need to move and no addresses need to change. Local businesses would simply send their state income tax withholding and state sales tax receipts to their county instead of their state. State revenue sharing would go away, so counties would need to budget accordingly, taking into account that they are now getting all the state income tax and sales tax income generated by the businesses in the county. Local voters will decide which taxes can go away.
Health care and reproductive policy
Candidate positionI believe that the unborn, from the moment of conception, are biologically unique individuals, and have the same right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as any of the rest of us. Abortion, except to save the life of the mother, should be illegal.
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I believe that the unborn, from the moment of conception, are biologically unique individuals, and have the same right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as any of the rest of us. Abortion, except to save the life of the mother, should be illegal.
The National Divorce
Candidate positionEighty percent of the delegates to the recent Idaho GOP convention supported eliminating rural government and putting our corrupt RINO state government in complete control of our communities. This must be stopped.
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Eighty percent of the delegates to the recent Idaho GOP convention supported eliminating rural government and putting our corrupt RINO state government in complete control of our communities. This must be stopped.
Our Vision for the Future
Candidate positionI have a plan to end the polarization that is crippling our country in every state that has "blue" urban counties and "red" rural counties. Majority rule doesn't work in large centralized governments. The small population of our rural regions means that the urban government will always win elections to exploit and subjugate rural populations. For rural areas, this is clearly taxation without representation. Rural communities should not be taxed to support the social programs and problems of large, big-government cities, like Boise.
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I have a plan to end the polarization that is crippling our country in every state that has "blue" urban counties and "red" rural counties. Majority rule doesn't work in large centralized governments. The small population of our rural regions means that the urban government will always win elections to exploit and subjugate rural populations. For rural areas, this is clearly taxation without representation. Rural communities should not be taxed to support the social programs and problems of large, big-government cities, like Boise.
Public lands, natural resources, and energy
Candidate positionI am opposed to any efforts to privatize our public lands. Idaho is not for sale. Visit the Sagebrush Institute to help the fight against the privatization of our public land.
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I am opposed to any efforts to privatize our public lands. Idaho is not for sale. Visit the Sagebrush Institute to help the fight against the privatization of our public land.
Our Vision for the Future
Candidate positionI am opposed to sending any money and weapons to any country.
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I am opposed to sending any money and weapons to any country.
Immigration and border security
Candidate positioni am opposed to giving public benefits to any immigrant, legally here or otherwise.
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i am opposed to giving public benefits to any immigrant, legally here or otherwise.
Our Vision for the Future
Candidate positionAs a conservative Libertarian, I am against open borders. All illegal immigrants need to be sent home.
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As a conservative Libertarian, I am against open borders. All illegal immigrants need to be sent home.
Economy, taxes, spending, and affordability
Candidate positionI am opposed to any state policies that are intended to bring more businesses and more people into Idaho. Let's just lift up the businesses and people we already have. If we want to grow Idaho, we should invite counties in eastern Washington and eastern Oregon to join us.
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I am opposed to any state policies that are intended to bring more businesses and more people into Idaho. Let's just lift up the businesses and people we already have. If we want to grow Idaho, we should invite counties in eastern Washington and eastern Oregon to join us.
Transportation and infrastructure
Candidate positionGet politics out of government. The existing state government would be the bottom layer in the new political structure. The state government should only be concerned with non-partisan statewide issues that benefit the entire state and that everyone can agree needs to be done. The only statewide offices should be transportation/highways/road and fuel taxes, the state Attorney General, and the Secretary of State. Keeping our roads safe is of utmost importance for Idaho.
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Get politics out of government. The existing state government would be the bottom layer in the new political structure. The state government should only be concerned with non-partisan statewide issues that benefit the entire state and that everyone can agree needs to be done. The only statewide offices should be transportation/highways/road and fuel taxes, the state Attorney General, and the Secretary of State. Keeping our roads safe is of utmost importance for Idaho.
Economy, taxes, spending, and affordability
Candidate positionThe state income tax and sales tax would go away. This would greatly benefit Idaho workers and consumers. If all the counties in eastern Washington and eastern Oregon joined Idaho, the population of Idaho would be more than 3.5 million.
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The state income tax and sales tax would go away. This would greatly benefit Idaho workers and consumers. If all the counties in eastern Washington and eastern Oregon joined Idaho, the population of Idaho would be more than 3.5 million.
The County Political Layer
Candidate positionA governing district would be a federation of counties that share a common social and economic demographic. These virtual states would have their own rules and regulations, taxes and budgets. The state borders don't change and neither would their addresses. The only thing that moves is their government alliance.
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A governing district would be a federation of counties that share a common social and economic demographic. These virtual states would have their own rules and regulations, taxes and budgets. The state borders don't change and neither would their addresses. The only thing that moves is their government alliance.
