Issue Position: Taxes

Issue Position

Nebraska's tax burden is much too high. The non-partisan Tax Foundation ranks Nebraska's property tax burden as one of the highest in the nation; while our state income and sales tax rates continue to have a cumulative effect of branding Nebraska as a "high tax' state.

To compete for new investments to grow Nebraska and create good-paying jobs, we must shred our "high tax' status. This will require reducing spending, identifying priorities, and finding new ways to provide the services Nebraskans expect from their government.

Businesses must continually re-evaluate their business models, find new ways to connect with customers and innovate their products and services. If they don't, they're not successful. Government must embrace the same mindset. If we do not innovate, if we simply continue to follow the status quo, we will miss out of new opportunities to grow our state.

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