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Cut Taxes, Cut Waste: Abolish Township Government
posted: January 04, 2010 • Categories: Issues
You’ve heard me talk about the need to reduce the burden on taxpayers many times throughout this campaign. Illinois has more taxing bodies than any other state. We’ve got fixed-income seniors across this district afraid of losing their homes and hard-working families struggling to pay bills due to...
Tort Reform Needed in Illinois
posted: December 21, 2009 • Categories: Issues
On the brink of a potential overhaul of health care from Congress, I felt it was necessary to once again give sound reform ideas that don’t lay the ground work for government-run health care. I urge Congress not to pass the bill presented before them; however, I do recognize the need for changes...
Cost-Cutting Conservation
posted: December 11, 2009 • Categories: Issues
Among the many misconceptions about Republicans, one of the more common is that we don’t care about the environment. I believe it is our responsibility to protect our natural resources and beautiful landscape. Aside from trying to run an environmentally friendly campaign by relying on online...
Slashing Spending and Shrinking the Budget Day 5
posted: October 30, 2009 • Categories: Slashing Spending
Throughout this week I’ve tried to show you that by looking through the Illinois budget we can cut tons of waste. We don’t have to cut the core services or propose Draconian budgets like the Democrats constantly frighten constituents with just so they can push through tax increases. What we need is...
Slashing Spending and Shrinking the Budget Day 4
posted: October 29, 2009 • Categories: Slashing Spending
So far I’ve listed over $42 million in programs that can be cut. Aside from the various grants that I identified yesterday, the state has put its money into many other programs that cannot be considered necessary or appropriate. Springfield could find itself spending more time addressing the real...
Slashing Spending and Shrinking the Budget Day 3
posted: October 28, 2009 • Categories: Slashing Spending
Perhaps the reason for today’s cuts are because Illinois politicians have for years had a lapse of judgment. The state currently awards hundreds of millions of grant money to private and nonprofit institutions for various reasons. The reason I include these on our journey towards fiscal...
Slashing Spending and Shrinking the Budget Day 2
posted: October 27, 2009 • Categories: Slashing Spending
When it comes to spending money, Illinois has spared no expense for some of its projects. Our government has been a leader in throwing money into our school systems with no results. This isn’t limited to preK-12 education either, but our state college system. There is an overwhelming need for a...
Slashing Spending and Shrinking the Budget Day 1
posted: October 26, 2009 • Categories: Slashing Spending
We are all very aware of the difficult financial crisis Illinois currently faces, but many of us wonder how we can get out of it. Year after year the politicians in Springfield pass budgets filled with frivolous spending and unnecessary programs. While cutting the budget this year alone will not...
Rivadeneira Signs Taxpayer Protection Pledge
posted: October 23, 2009 • Categories: Campaign Updates
Challenges Other Candidates for House District 41 to Sign
ELMHURST - Rafael Rivadeneira, Republican candidate for House District 41, signed the Americans for Tax Reform Taxpayer Protection Pledge. He is the only candidate in his race to do so.
By signing the pledge, Rivadeneira took a stand to...
Limiting Politicians’ Power through Term Limits
posted: October 12, 2009 • Categories: Issues
The corruption in Illinois State government has made us a national joke. We need to change that. Along with reducing elected officials salaries as I mentioned early in my campaign, I would like to enact term limit reform. A majority of states across the country have some form of term limits and...