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I will maximize the economy by minimizing the government. A strong economy solves problems better than a government program. Big government is destroying our economy with high taxes, abusive regulations, interference in our industries and worker's compensation premiums that have gone through the roof. I will cut government spending by at least 50%. With less state spending, lower taxes, and less government interference in the economy, businesses will expand and create more jobs. It will be easier for people like you to start your own business and afford employees.
Failing, tax-supported government programs will be replaced by more effective, lower-cost, voluntary solutions provided by business people competing freely to win your business. See the work of freedom in grocery stores filled with food, hospitals filled with lifesaving technology, and a computer industry filled with innovation. See the work of big government in power blackouts, failing schools and traffic jams. The more important the task, the more reason it should be handled by resourceful companies motivated by profit, not bumbling politicians motivated by power.
Education spending accounts for around half of government spending. Therefore, to cut government spending by at least 50% I will replace high cost/low quality public schools with low cost/high quality private schools. More spending will not yield better schools. California teachers are among the highest paid in the nation, yet a 2002 study by the U.S. Department of Education showed that California's students ranked at the bottom of a reading test among 43 states that participated in the study. Public schools have been a failure for decades while private schools and universities have consistently performed better. I want to give all parents the opportunity to send their child to private school of their choice. The will end up with a better education for less than they currently pay in school taxes.
Would you rather have private schools run by smart and resourceful businesspeople competing for your business or public schools that take your tax money and offer crime-ridden, drug filled, failing schools. You don't have to dream about sending your child to a private school anymore. If elected I will make it possible by undertaking the largest transformation of government since Poland switched from socialism to freedom. I will upgrade all schools and colleges from public to private by transitioning them from government management to private management. (What about poor parents who might not be able to pay tuition? See my 10 solutions here).
Other candidates want to fix California's huge problems with small band-aids or even more government programs. I think that government is the problem, not the solution. To grow the economy we have to get big government off our back. Education spending accounts for about half of government spending. By switching schools from government management to private management we will cut spending and taxes in half, get better schools and end up with a strong growing economy that puts more money in everyone's pocket.
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