My Contract To You

Steven Slaton for Governor 2010

My Contract To You

HERES MY CONTRACT WITH YOU, MY FELLOW ARIZONIANS:

REPASS HCR 2024-CLAIMING SOVEREIGNTY UNDER THE 10TH AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. IT WAS DROPPED BY OUR SENATE DURING THE BUDGET BATTLES. BY DOING SO WE’LL PROTECT THE STATE FROM AN OVER REACHING FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

WE NEED TO DEPLOY OUR NATIONAL GUARD ALONG THE ENTIRE ARIZONA BORDER, AND COMPLETELY SECURE IT UNDER DIRECTION OF MAJOR GENERAL HUGO SALAZAR.

OUR PAST AND CURRENT GOVERNOR HAS NOT EXECUTED THEIR DUTIES, UNDER ARTICLE II, AND ARTICLE V OF THE ARIZONA CONSTITUTION.

AS YOUR GOVERNOR, I WILL EXECUTE THESE DUTIES, TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT OUR CITIZENS OF ARIZONA.

ONCE THE NATIONAL GUARD HAS SECURED THE BORDER AS YOUR GOVERNOR, I WILL REINSTITUTIONALIZE THE ARIZONA RANGERS.

THE ARIZONA RANGERS WILL REPLACE THE NATIONAL GUARD. OUR RANGERS DID THIS DUTY BACK IN 1901 THROUGH 1909. THEY WILL ONCE AGAIN BE CALLED UPON TO PERFORM THIS DUTY AGAIN.

NOW TO PAY FOR THE RANGERS: THERE WILL BE A $2.00 PER MONTH PROCUREMENT FEE ADDED TO EVERYBODY’S WATER BILL, BOTH RESIDENCES AND COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES. IT WILL BE COLLECTED FOR, AND ONLY FOR THE ARIZONA RANGERS BORDER PROTECTION! NOTHING ELSE!

NOW I KNOW YOU ARE THINKING; GREAT HE’S TALKING ABOUT A NEW TAX BEFORE HE GETS ELECTED! HOWEVER, ALLOW ME TO EXPLAIN HOW I PLAN TO CUT OTHER TAXES. THESE CUTS WILL FAR OUT WEIGH THE RANGER COSTS.

AS GOVERNOR, I WILL INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO LOWER THE STATE INCOME TAX TO A FLAT RATE OF 3% ON OUR CITIZENS’ INCOME.

FOR OUR SENIOR CITIZENS, MINIMUM AGE OF 65 YEARS OLD, I WILL ABOLISH THEIR STATE INCOME TAX, STATE PROPERTY TAX, AND STATE INCOME TAX‘S ALL TOGETHER.

FOR BUSINESS, IF ANY OF YOU HAVE SEEN AND USED THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE “SETTING THE STANDARD FOR TAX SERVICES” YOU CAN SEE THAT WE ARE ALL PAYING TOO MUCH. AS YOUR GOVERNOR, I’LL REPLACE ALL OF THIS WITH A SIMPLE FLAT TAX RATE OF 5% OF THE BUSINESS’S NET PROFIT. COMPANY SAVINGS FROM THE LOWER BUSINESS TAXES WILL HELP REHIRE PEOPLE, WHICH WILL HELP GROW OUR ECONOMY. AT THE SAME TIME WE NEED TO CUT THE SIZE OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT BY 30% OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS.

THESE CUTS WILL HELP ARIZONA CITIZENS AND BUSINESSES GET PREPARED FOR THE FEDERAL TAXES. WE ALL KNOW THEY ARE COMING! SIMPLY PUT, HIGHER FEDERAL TAXES CAUSED BY THE OUT OF CONTROL FEDERAL SPENDING, ILLEGAL BAILOUTS OF BUSINESSES AND UNWANTED PROGRAMS ARE NOW UNAVOIDABLE!

WE AS A STATE, NEED TO HAVE IN PLACE POLICIES DESIGNED TO OFF SET THESE NEW TAXES AND PROGRAMS. PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO HELP GROW OUR ECONOMY AND PROMOTE NEW BUSINESS.

MANY SENIOR CITIZENS IN OUR STATE LIVE ON A FIXED INCOME. BY CUTTING THEIR TAXES, THEY WILL HAVE MORE CASH TO PAY FOR MEDICAL EXPENSES, OFFSET RISING LIVING COSTS AND PROMOTE NEW SENIOR CITIZEN COMMUNITIES BY DEVELOPERS.

WHEN THE WORD GETS OUT ABOUT NO TAXES ON SENIOR’S, THIS WILL IN TURN BRING MORE SENIORS TO OUR STATE, WHICH WILL CREATE NEW JOBS IN CONSTRUCTION, HEALTH CARE, AND RELATED RETAIL SERVICES SUPPORTING THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS.

THE GROWTH IN THIS AREA WILL BRING IN NEW REVENUE INTO THE STATE AND COUNTIES, CITIES, WITH THE NEW JOBS.

SPEAKING OF NEW JOBS. ONE AREA WHICH IS HIGHLY NEEDED IS MASS TRANSPORTATION.

THE PROBLEM IS GETTING PEOPLE INTO THE CITIES AND BACK HOME AGAIN.

HERE IS MY SOLUTION: HAVE PRIVATE INDUSTRY COME IN AND INSTALL A MONORAIL SYSTEM ALONG THE CENTER OF THE FREEWAYS. THIS WILL TRANSPORT PEOPLE FROM OUTLYING AREAS INTO AND OUT AGAIN. PRIVATE INDUSTRY WILL PAY FOR IT, THEY WILL BUILD IT, THEY WILL MAINTAIN IT, AND THEY WILL NOT BE TAXED ON IT, AND THEY MAKE THE PROFIT FROM ITS OPERATION.

THE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WILL STAY OUT OF THE WAY!

THIS WILL CREATE NEW JOBS AND ADDED GROWTH, BY THE ADDED NEW SPENDING BY THE WORKERS. THIS WILL ALSO INCREASE STATE REVENUE ALONG WITH THE COUNTIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. THIS WILL FREE UP THE FREEWAYS AND ADDITIONALLY LOWER THE COST TO MAINTAIN THE FREEWAYS, AS WELL AS HELP CLEAN THE AIR.

NOW ONE OF THE STATE PROBLEMS IS HOUSING. BEING AN APPRAISER, I SAW THE HUGE INCREASE IN VALUES WITH THE INCREASES IN PROPERTY TAXES, RELATED TO THE INCREASE IN HOME VALUES.

CURRENTLY, THOSE HOME VALUES HAVE COME DOWN, BUT THE PROPERTY TAXES HAVEN’T. MANY OF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN ANY DECREASE IN YOUR PROPERTY TAXES. THIS IS IN PART DUE TO THE FACT THAT MOST OF THE MONEY GOES TO THE COUNTIES, AND THEY JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE DRASTICALLY OVER SPENT DURING THE BOOM DAYS.

AS YOUR GOVERNOR, I WILL WORK WITH EACH OF THE COUNTYS TO IMPLEMENT A 30% DECREASE IN PROPERTY TAXES OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS.

WE’LL HAVE TO GO THROUGH A 2 TO 3 YEAR DECREASE PROCESS SO WE DON’T FORCE THE COUNTIES INTO A WORSE BUDGET SITUATION THAN THEY ARE IN NOW. ONCE OUR STATE STARTS TO RECOVER AND GROW THROUGH THESE NEW POLICIES, THE COUNTIES WILL BE ABLE TO EASIER BALANCE THEIR BUDGETS.

“NOW, TO ONE OF THE STATES’ MAJOR PROBLEMS; OUR HOUSING FORECLOSURES“

ONCE THE TAXES ARE CUT AND JOBS ARE BROUGHT INTO THE STATE BY NEW DEVELOPMENTS, AND NEW TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM JOBS, PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO PURCHASE SOME OF THESE HOMES. THERE IS NO IMMEDIATE FIX, THE PROBLEM DIDN’T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT AND IT WON’T GO AWAY OVERNIGHT!

DURING THIS GAP TIME BETWEEN NOW AND THE TAX CUTS AND JOB CREATION, SOME FOLKS UNFORTUNATELY WILL STILL BE IN TROUBLE.

AS YOUR GOVERNOR, I’LL DIRECT THE LEGISLATOR, WITH THE OVERSITE OF THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTION, TO HELP THOSE WHOM ARE IN TROUBLE WITH THEIR MORTGAGES BY EXTENDING THEIR CURRENT 30 YEAR LOANS TO 50 YEARS. THE HOME OWNERS WILL GET LOWER, MORE AFFORDABLE MONTHLY PAYMENTS AND THE LENDERS WILL GET INCREASED INTEREST REVENUE OF A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME. IT’S A WIN-WIN SITUATION FOR EVERYONE! NO TAX DOLLAR SPONSORED BAIL OUTS, FAR FEWER BANKRUPTCIES AND FORECLOSURES, LESS PEOPLE “WALKING AWAY FROM THEIR HOMES”. ON PAPER THE BANKS WILL MAKE LESS MONEY PER LOAN INITIALLY, BUT THEY WILL EXCEED THE CURRENT EARNING POTENTIAL OVER THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. FURTHER, WITH LESS DEFAULTS, FORECLOSURES AND BANKRUPTCIES, THEY SHOULD ACTUALLY MAKE MORE MONEY THAN THEY ARE TODAY! IT’S REALLY JUST COMMON SENSE!

ALONG WITH LOWER TAXES, THESE SAVINGS SHOULD REALLY HELP OUR STATE OUT OF THE MESS IT IS IN! OTHER BENEFITS OF KEEPING PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES ARE LOWER CRIME AND VANDALISM RATES IN THE AREAS BLIGHTED BY FORECLOSURES.

SPEAKING OF CRIME, AS YOUR GOVERNOR I WOULD PUSH FOR MINIMUM SENTENCES.

THIS WILL PRESSURE JUDGES AWAY FROM IMPOSING REDICULOUSLY LIGHT SENTENCES AND TOWARDS UPHOLDING THE LAWS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO PROTECT OUR CITIZENS SAFETY AND WELFARE.

FOR EXAMPLE:

I WOULD HAVE A MINIMUM SENTENCE FOR CHILD MOLESTATION OF 50 YEARS FOR A MAN OR WOMEN.

ANY PERSON MAKING FALSE CLAIMS TO THOSE CHARGES MINIMUM SENTENCE OF 10 YEARS.

IN ADDITION I WOULD PUSH FOR LEGAL TORT REFORMS. FALSE CLAIMANTS WOULD PAY FOR THE LAWYERS, AND COURT COST, AND ANY LOST TIME DUE TO THE LAW SUIT. THIS WILL LOWER THE STATE’S COSTS FROM A MULTITUDE OF FICTITIOUS LAWSUITS.

EDUCATION SHOULD BE A PRIORITY!

AS YOUR GOVERNOR, I WOULD REHIRE ANY OF OUR TEACHERS, WHOM HAVE BEEN LET GO DUE TO BUDGET CUTS.

I WOULD CUT THE SCHOOL BOARD POWER AND PUT THE POWER BACK INTO THE HANDS OF THE PARENTS AND TEACHERS. PARENTS NEED TO HAVE A STRONG VOICE IN THE CURRICULUM TAUGHT WITHIN THEIR SCHOOLS. LET THEM DECIDE THE COURSES TO TEACH AND THE SCHOOL’S AGENDA. DO NOT LEAVE IT SOLELY UP TO A SCHOOL BOARD.

AS YOUR GOVERNOR, I WILL PUT YOU, THE CITIZEN FIRST ABOVE ALL ELSE, TO INSURE YOUR LIBERTY, SECURITY, AND WELFARE FOR YOUR PERSON, FAMILY, STATE, AND COUNTRY.

WITH YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT WE CAN GET READY ON THE STATE LEVEL TO BRING BACK A STABLE AND PRODUCTIVE ECONOMY, WITH SOUND LAWS, AND FAIR TAXATION POLICIES TO PROMOTE, OUR FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES, WITH RESPECT AND DIGNITY, AND BE FREE WITHOUT INTIMIDATION FROM GOVERNMENT ALONG WITH ACCOUNTABILITY FROM GOVERNMENT.

"The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government - lest it come to dominate our lives and interests." -Patrick Henry

My Contract To You

Steven Slaton For Governor Of Arizona 2010

Phone: 928-289-1043 Cell Phone: 602-300-5376

Fax: 928-289-1981

E-mail: ss_slaton@q.com

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