Just Say Yes....Again

All of us Arizonans have a big job to do this Tuesday. In the first statewide election of the year, our state needs our help to get itself out of the budgetary morass it finds itself in.

As a Republican, I am always skeptical of government asking the people for more money. Nothing comes from nothing, and the fact is, should Prop. 100 pass, you and me will be paying the price. Therefore, in light of the recent and blatant cash grab by the city of Phoenix (2% tax on grocery items), it is with some reluctance that I support this Proposition, and ask for your support as well. What tilted my opinion in favor for 100 is the three year sunset clause built into thr propsition, and the fact that the state, under Gov. Brewer, has taken huge steps in the reduction of state spending. All my conservative government budget instincts aside, spending cuts alone won't close the budget gap alone.

There is a reason we all live in Arizona. We all call the Grand Canyon State home because, in our own individual cases, Arizona has been good to us. This Tuesday, Arizona desperately needs the 5 minutes it will take for us to go to the polls and vote in favor of Propsition 100.