More Taxes?
On Tuesday, January 17, Governor Perdue announced her proposed budget for next year will include an increase in sales tax for education. Out of all the states in the Southeast, North Carolina encumbers its citizens with the highest combined tax rate. The problem isn’t that N.C. is not taking in enough revenue or that it’s not taking enough of taxpayers money. The problem is the size of the government. I am against any increase in taxes.
Education can always be improved and the legislature made significant strides last year in spite of severe budget challenges. We assisted teachers by ensuring that their medical bills are paid and their pensions are funded. Some of the most frequent complaints that I have heard from teachers concern unnecessary testing, specifically tests that only the state of North Carolina required students to take. In response, we abolished those tests allowing teachers time to teach students more relevant and useful material. The limit on charter schools has also been eliminated. Now parents will have more options to provide their children with a strong education.
Fewer Vetoes?
On Thursday, January 26, Governor Perdue announced that she would not be seeking a second term, demonstrating the disarray within the Democratic Party in North Carolina. As Democratic legislators assume party positions that are much farther left from the views of the voters, they isolate themselves from their constituents and the general public. The Governor consistently voted against common sense and the will of the people in vetoing legislation that was supported by the vast majority of North Carolinians. We won't miss her veto stamp.
As a member of the Republican party, I have strived to align myself with my constituents’ views while maintaining my personal beliefs and my party’s established ideology.
Fewer Vetoes?
On Thursday, January 26, Governor Perdue announced that she would not be seeking a second term, demonstrating the disarray within the Democratic Party in North Carolina. As Democratic legislators assume party positions that are much farther left from the views of the voters, they isolate themselves from their constituents and the general public. The Governor consistently voted against common sense and the will of the people in vetoing legislation that was supported by the vast majority of North Carolinians. We won't miss her veto stamp.
As a member of the Republican party, I have strived to align myself with my constituents’ views while maintaining my personal beliefs and my party’s established ideology.
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