Ashley Gerich

Taxes / Budget There are many better ways ro spend money, to help our state citizens feel less of a burden. Their choice is what should matter, not what politicans think their choice should be. The goverment does not know best. We need to remind them it is "YOU" they work for. Reckless spending needs to stop! Immigration It is important to know the consitution and where the job of Arizona starts and the job of the federal government ends. As we have seen in many other states, they are taking on border issues more heavily every day. We have many good bills that have been presented to support border security, but no better time has come than right now for passing them! We do not need to reinvent the wheel, what we need is enforcement! Social Services Our state should be focused on rehabilitating individuals to be self sufficient and provide them with the tools and resources to succeed instead of an infinite wheel of no vertical mobility. Married couples get less benefit and help. Single parents have extra support. I've heard couples say they can't afford to get married because they would lose benefits. If we supported our communities with an innovative approach that supports families instead of supporting one head of the household, our economy would benefit. We need real reform, to help individuals have the tools to be contributing members of society! We need people in the workforce. Hand UPS, not Hand OUTS!