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Greetings,
In Wisconsin we don't
hear much from our State Treasurer. In fact in most states that
is the case. If we were not among the top six highest taxed states
in the nation, I
don't suppose that would be an issue. Unfortunately we are one
of the very highest taxed states in the nation. In the case of
our overzealous state government, I intend to make it an issue.
You see I just can't
sit back and let my elected officials take more and more of my
privately accumulated, hard earned, money. It seems like simple
common sense to me that the state government spends too much money
and is not telling the whole story when it comes to how much they
take in, how much they borrow and how much they spend.
It seems like common
sense to me that the government should not be able to force businesses
into following generally accepted accounting principles (ie: Sarbanes
Oxley legislation) when they themselves can't even balance their
books and generate simple financial statements that reflect real
cost accounting.
Furthermore, I believe
in Voter Enforced Term Limits. Jack Voight has been in the same
office since January of 1995. Eleven years is too long for the
same State Treasurer. Lord Acton had it right: "Power tends to
corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely."
If you believe in
Government Civil Servants as opposed to Career Politicians, then
it is time to clean the state capital.
Finally, I represent
the one candidate for this office who sees my role as Treasurer
as a Taxpayer Advocate. If I can sniff out any waste or corruption,
you can expect a prompt press release and follow up from my office
with the Legislature as well as the Governor, and potentially
the Attorney General. There would be no caucus scandal or pay-to-play
under my watch.
As a final example
of the kind of reform I would promote, Tim Peterson would do all
he could to get us back to a Zero Base Budgeting Process. Every
year, each and every department would have to justify every dollar
they request. No more starting the budget process with increases
over the previous year as the baseline.
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