WHY AM I RUNNING?
Frankly, I became angered, frustrated, and embarrassed at the amount of money being spent to obtain an office. There is a direct correlation between the increased spending in campaigns and the increased cost of government. In my opinion, spending $150,000 to be elected to a job that pays $18,000 per year simply does not reflect economic common sense. If a candidate cannot show economic common sense when seeking office, why should we expect change once in office? The present system of spending small fortunes in campaigns is nothing more than the selling of offices to the highest bidder.
 

At present the cost of government is exorbitant. Most of this problem is the result of legislators seeking to control and parcel out enormous sums of money for power and influence and to keep themselves in office. This practice separates the average citizen from the government that is supposed to serve him or her. This practice attracts candidates whose motivation is not the best interest of their constituents, or the district they represent. This practice also dictates that government will just grow larger and more expensive.

There is a solution to this problem. The present tax system should be changed to one of a credit based system. Each tax paid at one level of government would be a direct credit to any tax imposed at the next level of government. This would ensure that problems are dealt with at the lowest possible level of government. It would ensure that each level of government deals only with those matters it was intended to handle. It would keep government small, efficient, and economical.