Some things we as legislators need to remember this session...and every other session.
1. Just because something is a “good idea” doesn’t mean it’s a good idea for the government to run, manage or subsidize...
1. Just because something is a “good idea” doesn’t mean it’s a good idea for the government to run, manage or subsidize...
2. Every new restriction, regulation, tax, fine, fee, etc. comes with the threat of force. So ask yourself if what you’re trying to do is worth someone getting hurt over it.
3. It is not our job to pick winners and losers in the economy. We want business to serve and seek the approval of their customers, not the patronage of their elected officials.
4. Pointing to something government has done with taxes only shows half the story. The other half is all of the things that would have been done had we not taken it.
5. If the people have not delegated through the Constitution the authority for us to deal with a problem, then it’s not ours to tinker with. Working for the people means staying within the boundaries the people have set for us.
6. We don’t legislate intentions. If a bill creates perverse incentives then it will produce perverse results, regardless of the intentions of the legislator.
7. If in your effort to help someone you are depriving someone else of property or liberty, you may need to rethink your approach.
8. Just because the government isn’t “doing something” doesn’t mean the problem isn’t being addressed. Free people are capable of dealing with issues in cooperation with one another and our attempt at “help” may just be counter productive.
9. Charity is when you spend your own time and money, not your constituents.
10. Not all inequity is a result of injustice. It is critical that we distinguish between inequity as a result of personal decisions and inequity as a result of injustice.
God speed and happy session!
God speed and happy session!
