Like most people, when I go shopping I expect to get what I pay for. Down at the local grocery store I spend $2.99 and I get a loaf of bread. Id be pretty irritated if got home after paying for the bread and found I had only half a loaf in the wrapper.

This is an example of why Im running for State Assembly. I think taxpayers are paying for a full loaf of bread, and getting half a loaf. Worse, the prices just keep going up.

In the last decade government spending has increased dramatically - more than 33% in some cases. I certainly haven seen a 33% quality increase in our schools or our traffic relief, or even our public safety. Instead, much of the money has gone to pay for an ever growing Sacramento bureaucracy, outrageous gold plated pensions, or simply wasted.

Now, during an economic crisis, the politicians say they want to raise taxes on small business owners and the middle class. I disagree.

Instead of new middle class taxes, we need to demand our free-wheeling politicians need to get the job done right with the billions of dollars they already have.

Instead of new taxes on small business owners Sacramento needs to get off their backs so that they can grow and bring jobs back to the state.

It’s time we started demanding some accountability from Sacramento. That’s why I’m running for State Assembly. If you have any comments or questions, please call me directly at 866-961-4760

Allan Mansoor