I would like to remove as many taxes as possible that hurt businesses. So many small businesses are closing down from high taxes and increased regulation. This is the trend that has to stop. I would support a constitutional amendment that would protect the elderly from being taxed out of their homes. I would also look to see what kinds of tax cuts we could make to help small businesses survive.
Privacy is a very important item in today's high-tech world.
I would work toward making ID theft penalties stiffer. I would also work on getting the state out of the information-gathering business, including financial institutions. Libertarians helped kill that rule, and I will keep working to stop rules like that from coming from the state level. A commission studying transportation funding says a new financing mechanism is needed to keep Washington transportation projects on track. Offer tax breaks as incentives for companies to build affordable toll roads.