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Issues
Taxes High taxes harm economic performance and undermine the relative competitiveness of a municipality, county and state. Taxes are integral part of the decision that entrepreneurs and CEO’s make when deciding where to locate or relocate a business and the decision that retirees will make to spend their sun-set years. Taxes reduce the incentives to work, save, and invest; thus reducing the amount of investment and production needed to grow the economy and create jobs in Florida.
Regulations Regulations are a hidden tax imposed on all Floridians and create barriers to new businesses. Regulations almost always create costs, including the costs of loss of freedom and if the benefits from the regulation do not exceed the costs, the people are worse off as a result of the regulation. Regulatory burdens cause’s substantial economic harm by reducing economic growth, slowing job growth, and reducing Floridian’s income.
Spending Government spending harms the economy by crowding out productive private-sector activity by taking away resources and reallocating them based on political considerations rather than economic decisions. Unfortunately the decision on where your tax dollars are being spent are being decided by politicians who are influenced by special interests lobbyists, who are reaping monetary benefits by pressuring legislators for special privileges and government handouts and it is the Florida Taxpayer who is forced to pay a higher prices and higher taxes to finance this political largesse.
Lawsuit Abuse Every day over 1,200 lawsuits are filed in Florida. The “lawsuit lottery” mentality doesn’t come without a cost. Lawsuits mean litigation and liability costs are passed on to the consumer. Consider it a lawsuit tax you pay on the products and services you purchase. This predatory legal environment cripples businesses, threatens jobs and hurts the economy. School Choice Parents with the financial means exercise school choice by either sending their children to private schools or by moving into neighborhoods with highly ranked public schools. Unfortunately, those families without the financial means are many times stuck with failing public schools. Currently, there are a growing number of educational alternatives ranging from traditional public schools, private or parochial schools, charter schools, school vouchers, private scholarship programs, and home schooling. It is imperative that our children have access to the best education possible and acquire the skills to compete for high paying jobs. Unfortunately the Education bureaucracy and teachers' unions bar parents from full access to all these different educational opportunities. Parents pay school taxes and should have the right to choose the best educational opportunities for their children.
School Choice Parents with the financial means exercise school choice by either sending their children to private schools or by moving into neighborhoods with highly ranked public schools. Unfortunately, those families without the financial means are many times stuck with failing public schools. Currently, there are a growing number of educational alternatives ranging from traditional public schools, private or parochial schools, charter schools, school vouchers, private scholarship programs, and home schooling. It is imperative that our children have access to the best education possible and acquire the skills to compete for high paying jobs. Unfortunately the Education bureaucracy and teachers' unions bar parents from full access to all these different educational opportunities. Parents pay school taxes and should have the right to choose the best educational opportunities for their children.
Energy Energy is critical to Florida's economic future. High energy prices have had a significant negative impact on Florida's economy, higher transportation costs fuel prices have dampened Florida’s tourism industry and businesses, such as agriculture and agricultural products are being negatively impacted because of higher natural gas prices. |
