Issue Position: Economic Development

Issue Position

Government spending and higher taxes will never stimulate an economy.
Our state is at its best when its citizens are working, creating & innovating. The economic downturn we saw in 2008-2012 didn't happen because small business owners weren't doing their jobs. Or because creative minds stopped being creative. It was because government [on both sides of the aisle] established bureaucratic regulations that have strangled our job creators and stifled any chance for economic growth.We must work hard to cut spending and simply live within our means. Individuals and families are punished for compiling debt they can't pay off. Why should state and federal government be any different? Caleb has played a critical role in keeping Missouri's budget balanced though his work on the House Budget committee.

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