I would like to commend Governor Wells for his commitment to revitalizing the Northern economy in the face of a slight downturn in the jobs report last month. However, I believe that a few provisions in here are a tad excessive. Cutting taxes on small businesses by $100 million is a bit much, and doubling funding for highway preservation is also a bit excessive. Don't get me wrong, I support both of these measures in theory, but we still have yet to produce a budget and we are currently unsure if we'll project a deficit or a surplus yet. I'd like to see what my colleagues have to say as well.
My goal was to boost the economy, and I believe this bill would be an effective way of doing that. The $100 million tax cut is, in my opinion, justified by the $100 million spending cut mentioned right before. As for the increase in infrastructure spending, I apologise if the wording made it unclear, but it was across all categories. I would be open to a small decrease in the increase if the rest of the Assembly agrees that it is drastic. The budget is another issue which I will work on soon.
