Vision of Waikiki, Hawaii from a senator
The way to achieve this goal lies in improving our transport system, creating a more equitable tax system and the application of technology in government.
Transport: Hawaii needs a high Motorsport ferry system to unite the islands, intrastate stimulate trade, and our people a viable alternative to air travel and shipping by inland waterway. We must also encourage competition between Asia and the incumbent West Coast shippers for the direct transport of goods to Hawaii. This would not only reduce costs for consumers, the people of Hawaii, but would also enhance trade opportunities and overall economic growth within the State.
Tax Reform: In a growing economy like ours, tax dollars should not be frittered away a waste of tax credits direct and special promotions for special interest groups. We must eliminate the “pyramiding” Generally speaking, the excise duty in business-to-business transactions. The “working poor” of our state, wrongly, are taxable. We must eliminate the tax burden inappropriate by an increase in government revenue default deduction and personal exemption on the same plane as the federal government. And finally, for all our citizens, we need the elimination of excise duties on foodstuffs needed now and medicine.
Technology: full employment in an economy like ours, we could easily reduce the size and cost of government on the proper use of laborsaving technology. For example, the massive bureaucratic obstacles to our public welfare and aid programs could be significantly reduced by introducing a “bullet” for beneficiaries of the program. The adoption of a biometric identification card system would virtually eliminate fraud and to ensure that the benefits to people directly, without public intervention staff. There are still many other possibilities, such as modern technology can help reduce costs for the government, in Hawaii.
Improving ocean transportation, tax reform and judicious use of technology, expand and diversify our economy while reducing the size and cost from the government.
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