Kevin Hern on Budget & Economy

Reduce business regulations; economic growth will follow

Pass a balanced budget; then cut spending

A: Strongly Agree

Q: Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.

A: Strongly Agree

Q: What role should government play in boosting the economy?

A: As a 25-year business owner and job creator, who persevered through unknown and difficult times, I firmly believe in every American's right to own, invest, and prosper through hard work. Regulations of business should not work against growth and should work to promote economic confidence and entrepreneurialism. I believe in a simplified tax system; that money earned should stay in the pockets of those who earned it. I am an advocate for reduced government regulation and spending. The only route to repairing America's economy is to cut spending. With increased economic growth, we will see the necessary decrease in unemployment rates.

PVS:Don't promote economic growth via federal spending.

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