9. FISCAL POLICY

Government needs to recognize the people who pay the government’s bills are the same people who are struggling to make house payments, buy a car, or save money for their children’s education.

Every dollar taken away from working families and business to pay for government means less money in the economy to create jobs, opportunities, and tax revenues.

REALTORS® believe a balanced state budget should be maintained by reducing unnecessary administrative expenditures, prioritizing programs and services, and eliminating those that no longer achieve their purpose. Fiscal accountability and responsibility should be encouraged at all levels of government

REALTORS® support measures to assure that all state mandates are fully funded and that a sunset review process is implemented to update the fiscal impact and determine the effectiveness of all mandated programs. Mandates that are found to be obsolete or ineffective should be eliminated.