"“I think everyone knows it's time for change in California,” Hilton told ABC7 Eyewitness News during a campaign stop in San Jose. “You just look at life, how hard it is for regular working people, for small business owners.”"
"“The taxes, the fees, the cost, the charges, the hassle, the bureaucracy, everything,” Hilton said. “We got the highest gas prices in the country, the highest housing costs. It just gets worse and worse.”"
"Hilton is proposing eliminating state income taxes on the first $100,000 people earn, expanding oil production and refinery capacity to reduce gas prices, and building more single-family homes to address the housing shortage. “The first thing we have to do is cut taxes, because that's the most direct thing that you can do to make life more affordable for Californians,” Hilton said."
"Many of Hilton's proposals, however, would likely face steep political hurdles in Sacramento, where Democrats maintain a supermajority in both chambers of the Legislature. When asked how he would navigate pushback from Democratic lawmakers, Hilton argued California voters are increasingly demanding a different approach to governing."
Steve Hilton is running for governor on affordability and government reform in California. He argues voters are frustrated by high housing costs, high gas prices, and excessive government bureaucracy, including taxes, fees, charges, and hassle. His platform focuses on lowering everyday costs through eliminating state income taxes on the first $100,000 people earn, expanding oil production and refinery capacity to reduce gas prices, and building more single-family homes to address the housing shortage. He says cutting taxes is the most direct way to make life more affordable. He also contends that voter demand for a different approach to governing can overcome political resistance, despite likely hurdles in Sacramento where Democrats hold supermajorities.
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