Insurance rates (home, health and auto) are rising through the roof.
Electric bills are sky-high and very little is being done to promote alternative energy.
Our highways are gridlocked.
Growth management has been streamlined to help eliminate those pesky safeguards like protecting wetlands and habitat.
Affordable housing for our grown children, parents, and employees has vanished.
Florida’s education system has been destroyed in the name of testing.
Graduation rates are at 50%, almost the lowest in the country and morale amongst teachers and students is probably even lower.
Our Republican leaders are proud of their educational reforms.
Our government passes laws to interfere with a person’s last wishes, tramples on our right to privacy and continues to give tax breaks to the wealthy when important programs, like educating our children, go under-funded.
Have you had enough? I have! I am a fiscal conservative who also believes in social responsibility. In plain language, I believe that the services that we require of our local, state, and federal government should be provided within the budgetary constraints of today’s tax dollar and not paid for by our children and grandchildren.
I understand the problems within Florida%u2019s education system because I have been a teacher at Countryside High School for over 20 years. I understand the problems of businesses in Florida because I am a small business owner. Most important, if I do not have a solution for a particular problem, I have a group of experienced advisers and a network of friends who do.
I believe you should know where I stand on the issues. When I go to Tallahassee, I will be representing not only the constituents in District 48, I will be representing all Floridians - - - Democrats, Republicans and Independents. Don’t settle for meaningless statements from other candidates like “I support education” or “I’m tough on crime”. Your representative should earn your vote with a thorough understanding of issues. I’m proud to share mine with you. Had enough of politics as usual? I ask for your vote on November 7th.
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I agree, America definitly needs a change of direction. A great motto for the Democratic Party should be “Its Time to Reinvest in America for Americans”.