Reducing taxes will help small businesses and families, and it will spur economic growth and job opportunities. Providing every Floridian with a quality education is the first step we must take to prepare Florida for the new economy. But, money alone won t educate our children. In addition to maintaining funding at historic levels for the upcoming year, we must pursue innovative reforms that focus on how education dollars are spent. We must ensure that every child is given the tools to succeed in today s world, and we must provide every Floridian with access to quality, lifelong learning.
Education is the most critical element for our state to realize the rewards of the new economy.
In preparing Florida for the new economy, we must also provide smarter government. Our government must use all of the tools of technology to ensure that it looks to proactively solve citizen s problems and actively seeks their input on important issues. We must also promote an atmosphere of competitive commerce in Florida. Government must not treat business as the enemy. As we do this, we will go a long way toward enabling new jobs and economic growth for our communities.