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Ben Easton
Candidate: State Rep, District 48
General Election: November 2, 2010
PLATFORM
Taxes
- Cut property taxes
- End Robinhood scheme of wealth redistribution
- Advocate flat tax at federal level (income tax): 10% ... No loopholes!
Education
- Offer school vouchers - as a stepping stone to privatizing
education altogether
- Offer school choice - as a stepping stone to privatizing education
altogether
- Advocate more private schools
- Trim waste from government-run schools
- Support local curriculum development & local textbook purchases
- Oppose the inclusion of "Intelligent Design" in science curriculum
Campaign Reform
- Lead by example - run a small-budget campaign
- Take advantage of "free" publicity: news media and candidate forums
- Avoid conflicts of interest: only accept contributions from individuals
Prison Reform
- Release those convicted of "victimless" crimes ASAP: drugs, gambling and
prostitution
- Simplify sentencing structure (See my "Five
Strikes" Program )
- Actually rehabilitate convicts via "hard labor & harder education"
- Utilize capital punishment more timely and efficiently
Transportation
- Oppose retro-fitting existing, already-paid-for roads as toll roads
- Support user fees (rather than community taxes) to pay for rail systems
- Support ridding highways of unsafe & unclean vehicles
- Increase safety & decrease traffic by requiring much stricter standards
for driver licenses
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