Cook would be a great legislator
As Election Day draws near, it may be well advised to review some of the attributes of Republican Bud Cook, which makes him the candidate of choice for the 49th District of the state House of Representatives.
As most of us know, politicians go to Harrisburg to find new and creative ways to spend your hard-earned tax dollars, regardless of the consequences. The present Gov. Tom Wolf , not only raised taxes again, but wanted to increase additional tax money for questionable spending purposes. Conversely, many Republicans and Democrats went along with the governor’s tax plan and where did it get us?
Most bureaucrats regulate industries that they hardly know anything about, such as the coal industry. This group of people has been cast aside by the federal and state governments because of outlandish regulations imposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). There are only two entities that have any interest (to my knowledge) in assisting the former coal industry. They are the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and Bud Cook.
To date, Bud Cook has met with local industrial leaders and landowners in the Mon Valley to explore methods of creating new industries and jobs for our local citizens.
A number of politicians talk about creating new jobs, but in their cases, it is strictly hyperbole. Conversely, Cook has real-time business experience with a number of clients that can attest to Bud’s ability to provide companies with management and marketing skills. This is what economic development is all about, “Management and Marketing Skills.”
Cook is also committed to eliminating waste in state government, protecting the (hard) working class and senior citizens, and eliminating redundancy on all levels of government. As most citizens know, once an act of legislation is passed, it is almost impossible to remove – even if it is only political and worthless legislation. Bud has put together a team of economic development specialists and pro-active individuals interested in tourism and recreation to review and recommend what mandates and legislative acts can be reduced and/or eliminated that continue to be a burden on taxpayers.
The questions for which we all need answers are:
• Why does our state government have to be so large that taxpayers can no longer afford this bloated situation?
• Why is state government involved in commercial enterprises that should be in the private sector?
• Why have multiple commissioners run state agencies when only one or two are needed? Enough of political payoffs?
State government doesn’t produce anything other than regulations, licenses and laws. It is time that we had an individual who is on the side of the people – not big government – vote for Bud Cook.
Theodore S. J. Davi, Ph.D, is a resident of Greensburg.