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California Deserves Fiscal Responsibility and Accountability
I firmly believe in limiting the size and intrusiveness of government so people are free to work, innovate, and enjoy the blessings of liberty. Fiscal restraint, rather than ever-increasing tax-and-spend policies advocated by an entrenched bureaucracy and cynical politicians, will be my approach. Gimmicks and bond measures provide short-term fixes that mortgage our state’s future and ultimately tax and burden the economy even further. We must implement a pay-as-we-go attitude in Sacramento.
Pension reform in the public sector must be reconciled so that our hard-working civil servants receive reasonable benefits commensurate with the private sector. Government must fully disclose all long-term liabilities, including pension and retiree healthcare benefit costs, at all levels of government. Long-term infrastructure needs must be properly budgeted each year to avoid crisis situations and makeshift fiscal solutions.
