Issue Position: Efficient Government

Issue Position

Smaller, more efficient government is a necessary pursuit and benefits the citizens of New Hampshire in the form of lower taxes and overall fees. Where there is waste and redundancy, we must eliminate it. Where there is fraud in social programs, we must eliminate it. We need to review and monitor public employee wages and benefits and ensure they're in line with the private sector. Where government can be better served by private enterprise, we must put that work out to bid. Finally, New Hampshire has a huge, underfunded employee pension system that requires restructuring to avoid certain, future failure.
My work obligations occasionally bring me to Europe where unemployment rates in some countries are a staggering 25%. I frequently read their newspapers and watch their news on television. Too much spending and borrowing, unrealistic social benefits and entitlements, bloated bureaucracies, and a strangling regulatory environment have lead to near collapse in several countries. The financial mess in the Euro zone may be a precursor to our own destiny if we fail to act responsibly.

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