Fiscal
Responsibility
Susan believes that government needs
to live within its means. That’s why she has voted against more than
$2 billion in proposed new taxes and worked with Governor Ehrlich to
put our state government on a fiscal diet. Susan opposes bills that
mandate programs without a way to pay for them.
Susan believes that the way to
reduce the burden on taxpayers, while providing the services that
government must provide, is through putting more people to work in
good jobs. Education, job training and strong economic development
provide all citizens with opportunities to work and pay their fair
share into the system. Maryland has reduced welfare rates to the
lowest level in 40 years.
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Limited Government
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Supported Governor
Ehrlich’s leadership in turning $4 billion in deficits into
consecutive billion-dollar surpluses.
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Committed to using
future surplus funds to reduce our tax burden.
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Supported Governor
Ehrlich’s successful efforts to reduce State government by 7
percent.
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Taxpayer Relief
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Co-sponsored the
Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights (TABOR), which limits spending and
requires voter approval for any new tax.
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Sponsored and passed
bills to make sure licensing fees for accountants and
realtors go where promised.
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Worked to attract new
businesses to Carroll County so we will have a broader tax
base that reduces our property tax burden.
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Successfully worked to
reduce the state death tax, sponsoring bills the past two
years so that families and farmers do not have to sell their
homes to pay taxes when loved ones die.
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Voted against a 2
percent tax on HMOs so that health insurance premiums for
working families would not go up.
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Supported Governor
Ehrlich in holding the line on taxes for the fourth straight
year.
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Passed expanded
property tax credit program
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Economic Freedom
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Voted against a bill
that forces us to make interest payments for 10 years in
return for an 11-month deferral on our electric bills.
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Voted against a
punitive bill that singles out Wal-Mart and dictates what
benefits the company must give employees in Maryland.
