League of Women Voters of Ohio Education Fund
Hamilton County, OH November 2, 2010 Election
	Jillian Mack Answers Questions Candidate for State Representative; District 33

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Questions & Answers

1. What are your Qualifications for Office? (50 word limit)

I am an educated professional and a life-long resident of Ohio. I have a passion for economic theory, history, and natural human rights. I believe the government should be composed of typical citizens, not career politicians.

2. What plans do you have to address your top three priorities? (100 word limit)

I plan to investigate the business and personal tax codes as well as the business regulation codes to find ways to introduce legislation that will reduce taxes and regulations, thereby creating a climate for job growth and real prosperity for Ohioans.

I will also review the budget and propose all options for cutting unnecessary costs by putting more responsibility into the hands of the people and the free market.

3. Ohio is facing a huge budget deficit for the FYs ending in 2012 and 2013. What specific revenue increases would you support and what cuts would you make to balance the budget? (150 word limit)

Tax increases are completely unnecessary and would ultimately be a detriment to the growth of the Ohio economy. The size of government has increased at a far greater pace than the private sector, putting an undue burden on workers and employers to pay for often-times wasteful government programs.

Although I'm certain I will find many areas of the budget that need to be cut, the first place to look is in government employment benefits + these benefits significantly exceed those of the private sector and it's a disgrace to expect a free people to continue to support an unnecessarily bloated government sector.

4. What should be done to ensure that all community schools and nonpublic schools that accept state financial support (including vouchers) are accountable to the public? (150 word limit)

Preparing students specifically to pass a standardized test that meets base requirements does a disservice to them as it limits their education, and it does not provide an accurate representation of educator performance. To help promote a stronger educational system, teachers and schools should be graded not only on students passing the standardized tests, but also through ratings from other teachers, administrators, and parents, possibly through cooperation with local PTA or other related groups.

In addition, education funding should always follow the child. This allows parents to select the school of their choice so that they can enroll in schools that are known to be performing well, which in turn will drive competition and further improvement among all of our schools. Those schools that consistently don't perform well will fail and be replaced by high performers, just as businesses that don't perform well face failure and replacement in the marketplace.

5. What would you propose, if anything, to change Ohio’s tax structure? (150 word limit)

Upon taking office I would devote some of my time to analyzing the tax structure so that I can better understand how it is currently configured. Once I have achieved a greater understanding of the current structure, I would target any areas that unfairly favor some sectors of business over others and work to move the tax code toward a more level playing field.

It is not the place of government, and the government is not equipped, to be on the cutting edge of all sectors of the economy. The tax code needs to be written in a way that promotes economic growth across the board and does not favor any particular sector of the economy. This type of consistent and fair tax structure will facilitate the economic benefits that naturally occur in a free market, and it will allow all areas of the economy an equal opportunity to flourish.

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