Issue Position: Economic Conservatism and Fiscal Responsibility

Issue Position

Balance the budget -- live responsibly like we in our households have to do -- spend no more than we take in
Stuck by conservative budgeting principles for 8 years in a row

Cut taxes -- so businesses will want to expand and jobs will be created and to help families and those on fixed incomes keep more of their own hard-earned money - Supported:
2018 historic income tax relief and reform
2013 historic property tax reform
2018 lowering of energy bill "tax"
2014 Home Base Iowa Act to exempt veterans' military pensions from state income tax
2020 exemption of federal COVID stimulus and grant money from state taxation

Cut regulation -- maintain liberty and allow business owners and farmers to expand and create jobs - Supported:
2017 rebalancing the workers' compensation law to bring fairness and equity to the system
2017 removing requirement for project labor agreements
2017 Medicaid Income and Asset Verification system bill
2018 allowing for affordable health care with health benefit plans and association plans
2017 allowing farmers flexibility to do electrical work on their own farms
2020 cut red tape for occupational licenses
2020 continued COVID-related expansion of teleheath services and of continuing education online for after the COVID emergency ends

Protect the Taxpayer - Supported:
2017 public employee collective bargaining reform
2019 transparency in local government property taxes
2019 extended SAVE penny for schools and property tax relief

Rein in spending -- let future generations be debt-free -- let's not depend so much on government -- don't use one-time use funds for ongoing expenses

Uphold Right to Work -- no worker should be forced to join a union or pay their dues

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