There are many in the North Country that believe that government should be much smaller than it currently is, and that we should have no regulations.

I disagree.

One of the primary purposes of government is to provide for the common good. So what does that mean to me?

• – Provide adequate roads, bridges, and other transportation infrastructure on which to travel and conduct commerce.
• – Provide an infrastructure that will support commerce, industry, and those workers that are vital to the community; this includes Energy infrastructure, sewer and water treatment, First responders, communications, trash removal and transport to a safe and secure location where it will not be harmful to the environment.
• – Provide for the education of our children and young people, so that they have the necessary skills, knowledge, and life experiences to live and contribute in a modern society.
• – Provide for medical care for all people, regardless of economic status, employment, illnesses, sex, gender, race, citizenship, or spiritual beliefs. Everybody gets sick; it is the responsibility of all of us to take care of them so that they do not become a significant burden on the community. This does not necessarily mean we need socialized medicine, but we do need affordable healthcare.
• – Provide for adequate telecommunications capabilities to support the requirements of modern life.
• – Provide a regulatory environment that will allows us to live in an environment that has clean air and water, and does not expose anybody to chemicals that can cause illnesses such as Cancer, communicable diseases, or other environmentally caused disease.