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Watchdog Indiana summarizes my use of the State of Indiana as a case study to demonstrate how you can work to help control the revenue and spending growth of your local government. Understanding the following Fundamental Watchdog Beliefs will help you understand the approach taken in this website.
Fundamental Watchdog Beliefs
1. Federal, state, and local governments take in as revenues, and spend too much of, the United State's total output of goods and services.
2. Excessive government revenues and spending erode the incentive to work, lower productivity, and limit economic growth.3. Governments at all levels can effectively provide necessary services with less revenue.
4. Increased and continual direct citizen involvement in the democratic process is necessary for governments at all levels to consistently exercise fiscal restraint. 5. The right of voters must be established and preserved to petition for binding initiatives and referenda regarding unnecessary government revenues and spending. 6. The Indiana Public Access Laws must be fully preserved and protected. 7. Analysis of government revenues and spending should focus on the movement of cash rather than the inflow and outflow of working capital.8. Analysis of government cash incomes should focus on all revenues and not be limited to just taxes.
9. Citizens must educate themselves regarding the cash flows of government revenues and spending.
10. Candidates and elected officials who are results-oriented, compassionate, and fiscally conservative must be identified and supported.
Because monetary contributions are sought, Watchdog Indiana was established on November 14, 2001, as a a non-profit, non-connected, and non-party political action committee (see WINPAC) that provides information to those informed, concerned, and conscientious citizens of Indiana who want to help control their local government growth in public revenues, spending, and long-term debt assumption. Bookkeeping records of contributions must conform to the legal requirements of the Indiana Election Division. These bookkeeping records and the required Election Division reports protect contributors to Watchdog Indiana. All WINPAC reports filed with the Election Division are published on the Division's website at http://www.indianacampaignfinance.com/.
This page was last updated on 03/19/10.