Have you ever received a “speed camera” ticket in the mail? If so, you have already probably figured out that it is NOT about traffic safety, but rather a clever way for devious state and local politicians to gouge the citizens for more government revenue, without calling it a “tax”. Since 2009, this “driver’s tax”… Continue reading No to Speed Cameras
Category: Issues
Hunger in Maryland
Recently, my campaign was contacted about the problem of “Hunger in Maryland”, citing “over 800,000 Marylanders, or more than 1 in 10 households, live in poverty and struggle against hunger.” (www.mdhungersolutions.org) As a former Peace Corps volunteer in central America, I learn a bit about the problems of poverty and hunger from my first hand… Continue reading Hunger in Maryland
Honest, Responsible Government
Government is a contract of public trust between elected officials and the people to serve the best interests of all citizens in an honest, responsible manner. Decision-making must therefore, NOT be employed to benefit special interests, through special political or economic favor, over and above those of all citizens.
Transportation and Planning
Government must plan and maintain road, rail and other modes of transportation to assure efficient transit of people from one place to another. Reasonable zoning laws and enforcement must control undue density of building size and location, so as not to strain the transportation system. Costs and interference with local communities must be kept to… Continue reading Transportation and Planning
Health
The most significant health challenges in Maryland relate to growing mental illness and excessive use of drugs, both legal and illegal. To address these issues, citizens must have freedom to choose their own personal medical care, rather than be subjected to government mandates, based on dubious scientific data, which disturb and debilitate normal functioning and… Continue reading Health
Public Safety
The state can best reduce crime by a policy of strict laws enforcement and police presence, especially in high-crime areas. Local police and law enforcement authorities must work closely with the law-abiding members of the communities they serve, as well as with federal laws enforcement agencies, such as those responsible for enforcement of immigration laws… Continue reading Public Safety
Free Market Solutions
A job in the free market economy is the best social program. The state can therefore best address the needs of the economically disadvantaged by support for job growth and opportunities for employment in the free market economy. In this purpose, reducing taxes and lifting government restrictions on entry-level employment is important to enable progress… Continue reading Free Market Solutions
Lower Taxes
High Maryland taxes discourage a robust eocnomy, home ownership, and job growth. Instead, such increasing taxation on businesss and individuals promotes waste, unaccountability, and inefficieny in government spending. Lower taxes will reduce such wsteful spending, and support a better quality of life through the normal functioning of a strong and healthy economy that benefits all.
Education
Improving quality and value in education comes through free market competition and choice in the field, rather than centralized government control through censorship and monopoly. So, greater direct parent choice and accountability is needed in public education such as through wider access to innovative charter schools and a full range of non-government alternatives.
Election Integrity
Fair and honest elections must be assured to eradicate all potential for voter fraud. For this, there must no outside private funding and an end to unsupervised drop boxes and mail-in ballots. In addition, voter rolls must be fully and regularly purged of inactive and illegal voters. Also, voter ID required and paper ballot counting,… Continue reading Election Integrity