Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia’s Pathway to Prosperity is a bold roadmap to help principled policymakers rapidly transform the Mountain State into a better place to live, work, and raise a family. To do that, we encourage state leaders to swiftly adopt proven reforms that make quality healthcare more affordable and accessible, expand education freedom to every child, rein in state spending, continue to phase out the personal income tax – allowing Mountaineers to keep more of their hard-earned paychecks, and thoughtfully remove unnecessary government red tape.
While the recent work of the legislature has taken enormous strides toward breaking down the barriers that hold our citizens back, now is not the time to rest on our laurels. Instead, we must come together to double down on rapidly advancing freedom and opportunity to create more prosperity for every West Virginian. This is how we reignite the American Dream.
There are four priority initiatives we are highlighting: 1) Education 2) Health Care 3) Cutting Red Tape 4) Reducing Taxes and Spending
Education
We have made great progress toward empowering every parent to find the education that best suits their child’s unique needs.
The Hope Scholarship represents the gold standard for school choice in America. To maintain our that standard, policymakers should, as provided for in current law, allow eligibility for the Hope Scholarship to expand to all school-aged children.
To double down on West Virginia’s national leadership on education innovation, policymakers must also reimagine the government-run education system. We can accomplish this by removing needless regulatory barriers that hold school teachers back from providing students with the individualized education they deserve. Every child deserves the education that is right for them, regardless of income or ZIP code.
Health Care
Health care is too expensive and too complicated. That’s why policymakers must enact reforms that are proven to lower costs, increase access, and personalize health care options. We must cut needless government red tape to increase access to quality health care at a price West Virginians can afford.
The most meaningful state-level health care reform policymakers can undertake is repealing all Certificate of Need (CON) laws. These laws allow hospital CEOs to keep competition out of West Virginia by colluding with unelected bureaucrats to deny more quality health care options opening in our communities. To transform health care in West Virginia, we must fully repeal all CON laws to usher in new, high-quality services for Mountaineers.
Cutting Red Tape
State lawmakers should stand up to the special interests who have created a rigged economic system that benefits the few at the expense of all West Virginians. We do this by boldly but thoughtfully cutting needless red tape standing in the way of the average West Virginian from achieving their version of the American Dream. By continuing to transform the state’s regulatory environment, West Virginia can become a place where more people and businesses come to grow, thrive, and innovate.
Reducing Taxes and Spending
To help Mountaineers afford their version of the American Dream, policymakers should continue to reduce taxes—as President Trump has done at the federal level—so every West Virginia family can keep more of their hard-earned paychecks. State government should live within its means, just like families have to. This means refocusing our spending priorities while reimagining how the government operates. Policymakers should rein in state spending, swiftly continue down the path of eliminating the personal income tax, and significantly grow the economy in order to meet the needs for top spending obligations such as education, roads, and social services.
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The Mountain State has turned a corner, but we have many more steps to take to give West Virginians the greatest opportunity to reach their potential. It won’t happen overnight, but we believe in our state and we’re holding politicians accountable who defend the broken status quo. Sign here to endorse the Path to Prosperity!
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