Excessive taxation retards economic growth and prosperity, and diminishes personal freedom. Regulation and mandates by government should be restricted to essential public health, welfare and safety issues. In determining such policies, Congress and the Pennsylvania General Assembly should be aware of global, national and regional economic competition. A private, free market economic system is the basis of prosperity. The power of free enterprise to create jobs is the best means to eliminate poverty.
Justice demands an honest and impartial application of the law.
It is a perversion of justice to deny equal opportunity to any individual. All people should be safe and secure in their homes and in their communities. A strong system of criminal justice, which metes out sure and swift punishment to those who break the law, must not be compromised. Individual rights carry with them individual responsibilities. Included is the obligation to work to provide for oneself and one's family, thereby securing freedom through economic empowerment.