Reduce Taxes with a Libertarian on the Tax Board

By Peter "Pedro" De Baets

I will side with you and not with the State on every single appeal that comes before the tax board. No exceptions.

On close inspection of these political and bureaucratic do-gooders it is plain to see that tax dollars are wasted, government programs are failures, and corruption is rampant. Feeding this heinous system is morally and ethically repugnant to me.

Taxes harm our free society. Taking working capital out of our economy and putting in the hands of politicians and bureaucrats directs money and resources away from efficient uses towards the politically expedient need of the day. Instead of that money working on the next iPad product to make your life easier, it goes towards influencing a particular demographic in order to help Joe Incumbent get re-elected. How does that help our free society again? It doesn't.

It is your money. You worked hard and spent time away from family and friends in order to earn it. You should keep it.

As member of the State Board of Equalization, I will do everything in my power to reduce or eliminate taxes. When any individual or business comes to the board to appeal a taxation case I will side with the individual or business EVERY SINGLE TIME. No exceptions. Tax "equalization" procedures need review and audit to ensure that they don't erroneously overtax. If elected I promise to expose and fix any procedures I discover that erroneously overtax, but I will ignore any that undertax.

"BUT WE NEED MORE TAXES, NOT LESS"

We need to cut spending, which is completely out of control in our state - primarily in the areas of health, education and government employee pensions. But this doesn't mean sending the sick, the young, and the retired out in the streets. Our free society offers many (and much less expensive) alternatives to the government strangleholds in these areas. Consumer choice and letting doctors and patients decide important issues is the key to cutting health care costs, eliminating the education bureaucracy above school principal will allow schools to get more with less, and public employee pensions need to be converted to defined contribution 401k's like private employers offer.

I hope that reducing taxes will force the state to make the tough decisions that I've outlined above sooner rather than later.

If you agree, then I hope you'll VOTE FOR PEDRO!