As a Libertarian, I believe the money a person earns belongs to that person, not to the politicians. Therefore, I want to absolutely reduce taxes, not merely hinder their increase. Indeed, politicians have given us only dumb growth. Zoning laws encourage urban sprawl and traffic congestion. Politicized roadways fail to meet market demands.
Federal subsidies encourage localities to pursue unneeded, counter-productive building projects.
Corporate welfare and tax discrimination skews the natural growth of the economy. Politicians can't even control the growth of their own budgets. It's foolishness to believe they can ably control the growth of our communities. I am running for office so that I can return power to private citizens working in the unfettered market, not so that I can increase the size and scope of political power. In general, I don't believe local politicians should rule over the economy, either.