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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Wildly successful businessman v Day Gromaseo, I mean running for
governor of the state of Ohio. We have some options
here in the state of Ohio as we fast approach
November in terms of state Senate races. One of those
receiving the Americans for Prosperity endorsement just last Tuesday with
Donald O'Neil joining the program. Ohio State Senate District candidate
for Numbers District seven. Welcome to the program, Zach Haynes.
(00:20):
It's a real pleasure to you have you, I should
say back on because you did chime in on the
subject of your endorsement last week.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
Good to hear from me, Zach. Happy Monday, Brian, Happy
New Year. I got to tell you and your listeners
last night was rough. I woke up in a cold
sweat in the middle of the night. It's just like
the worst nightmare I have ever had. That Amy Acton
and Juvid Pepper were in the Governor's office. Yeah, I mean,
my gosh, it was terrible. The whole place was shut down.
(00:46):
Everybody was wearing masks again, So I mean, let's not
do that. I holy support Vvek and my God is
refreshing to have an entrepreneur and an outsider running for
governor in Ohio at this pivotal crossroads in our state.
Speaker 1 (00:59):
Well, an entrepreneur also running for District seven Senate Seed.
Apparently you have quite a business and very successful business background.
That's such an important thing for an elected official. I
get so frustrated, Zach Haynes, when we have elected officials
who literally have had no connection with independent business, private business.
They don't understand how it works, and yet they get
elected a higher office and then are expected to come
up with brilliant ideas about how we can better run
(01:22):
and manage the state. I think it's only people who've
had direct experience with business and leadership and industry that
really have any concept on how to fix problem because
they've had to deal with those problems.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
Yeah, one hundred percent, Brian. Look, I'm a father two boys,
a CEO, lifelong Conservative from southwest Ohio, not a career politician.
I grew up in a family owned business, so I
know what it means that work hard, met a payroll,
balance a budget, and Brian, when you overspend in business,
news flash, you don't get a bailout. All right? You fail?
All right? Government needs to start working like a business.
(01:56):
I'm not running for office for the state Senate to
join the club in Columbus. We've got to shake things up.
I mean, I've seen government from the inside. We've seen
it from the outside. It wastes money, it grows too big,
and it loses sight of the people who it's supposed
to serve. So my vision, and I think it's probably
very similar to Eves, is I want to Ohio to
(02:17):
be the most competitive and prospers state in the country
for the average family and worker. And we're doing some
good things, but at the same time, families are getting
crushed by property taxes. Spending keeps going up. These budgets
have gone up by billions of dollars over the last
couple of years, very little accountability. Parents are losing control
of the children's education. Small business. As you mentioned, small
(02:39):
businesses are buried under regulations written by people who've never
owned a business. And Columbus is more focused at times
a grown government than protecting taxpayers. And you know, as
a father, that hits home for me, and probably like
a lot of your listeners, you know, I want my
kids to have more opportunity than I had, not less
I want them to be able to actually a ford,
(03:00):
a home, to raise a family, to start a business
if they want to, and to stay right here in Ohio.
But what we're seeing is people in the state are
moving away to get ahead. So that's why I'm running
for the Ohio State Senate District seven. I want to
keep that American dream alive attainable for the next generation
here in Ohio, and I think the voters are responding
to that message. Brian. I'm going to file with over
(03:22):
four hundred thousand dollars cash on hand. I've got more
than eighty endorsements from conservatives at every level, from Congressman
Warren Davidson, Congressman Dave Taylor, Steve Shabbt, brad Winstrip, Jim
or Nacy, Bob McEwan, county wide, local elected officials, grassroots activists,
groups like Ohio Value Voters, which is a pro life,
pro family organization, and as you mentioned, Americans for Prosperity.
(03:45):
So I'm ready to shake things up and we need
more business people in office.
Speaker 1 (03:50):
We're going to continue to bring Zach Haynes back and
just so by way of assistance for Zach's campaign, and
what an amazing crew of endorsements. You've got there, You're
in good company. My friend that speaks Williams. Haynes, h
Ai n e S the number of the word for
Haines for Ohio dot Com. It's all right there. It
can help him out, learn about him in the campaign.
Let's bring Zach back and find out about maybe why
(04:13):
is it that we don't have an appealing state right now?
We've got Republicans in leadership, we have a Republican governor.
Let me remind people of the obvious. We run the
herb Republicans run the House and the Senate in Ohio,
and yet seems to be like herding cats. Where's that
property tax relief that we've been promised? Where's the energy relief?
More with Zach Kines, stick around. It's eight thirty five
right now, fifty five KRCIT the talks is.
Speaker 2 (04:33):
Fifty five KRC an iHeartRadio station. Men, it's the new
year and for many of them, but k the talk station.
Speaker 1 (04:41):
Hey, thirty eight fifty five krs C D talk station.
Brian Thomas with state Senate candidate. His name Zach Kynes.
He's already seen AFP's endorsement. If you listen to the
number of folks endorsing Zach Haynes for the seventh district
seat here in the state of Ohio. He's got all
the right people on his side. When you say Warren
Davidson out of the gate there, I know you're in
good companies.
Speaker 2 (05:01):
That's strong.
Speaker 1 (05:02):
That's like the good housekeeping stamp of political approval right there.
So real quick, here a regular topic of conversation, most
notably dominated by the state of Minnesota, all the fraud,
wasted abuse in various government programs that we've been hearing
this for a long time. We have it in the
state of Ohio as well, perhaps on that not on
that epic level, but areas where we could ferret out
what sounds like billions of dollars the potential potential fraud, waste,
(05:24):
and abuse, notably in like the Medicaid program. Well it's okay,
we're getting federal dollars reimburses. Well, that's our taxpayer dollars too.
I mean, at least as a concept, Zach, are you
desirous of making a priority getting rid of fraud, wasted
abuse and these modern times we have with computer technology,
I don't think that's a big ask these.
Speaker 2 (05:43):
Days yeah, Brian, it is absolutely absurd the amount of waste,
the amount of fraud, and frankly, the sheer level of
bureaucracy we have at every level of the government government
with respect to boards, agencies, commissions. So we need more stringent,
we need more means testing. We need to qualify everybody
(06:04):
who's receiving a single dollar of our taxpayer money. And
that's my number one job if I get in the
state Senate is to protect our taxpayer money. This is
your money, this is not the government's money. Just on
the topic, I don't know if people realize this, but
there's over one hundred and ninety government agencies, boards and
commissions in Ohio. If I'm elected, the first thing I
(06:26):
would do is push for a review of every single
state agency to make sure it's actually serving a clear
purpose that is providing real value to Ohio taxpayers. Governments
should not continue funding offices simply because they've all always existed,
and when agencies overlap or they drift beyond their original mission,
they should should be consolidated, eliminated, sunseted budget decisions should
(06:49):
be based on results and outcomes, not automatic increases year
per year. There's so much fraud in medicaid when Governor
Kaiseik expanded medicaid under his you know, you know, one
of the things no one was talking about. And as
a business guy, I'm just kind of throwing my hand
up in there, like, wait a second. Okay, So the
federal we're gonna get money from the Feds, but that
(07:11):
money is not federally guaranteed. Okay, So what if it
dries up? What if they stop stop sending that money,
then guess what, we're on the hook for it. You
can't put the genie back in the bottle. So it
is absolutely ridiculous. I was talking to a doctor the
other day who has a neighbor who lives across the
street in a in a huge kind of mansion, and
(07:32):
he was talking about nursing homes. Every nursing home has
to have a like a registered physician on the books.
And this guy's never even seen anybody in the nursing home,
never steps in, and just collects his checks, okay, and
and and gives lends's name. So there's a you know,
an official license physicians associated with that so they can
receive their handoffs. I mean, it's absolutely absurd. What's going on.
(07:53):
And you know what it starts with. It starts with caring.
We got to have people who care, and we have
to have people who are confident. And another thing, Brian,
and people don't talk about this enough. I'm a big
believer in the dignity of work. I think every o'hiland
should have a chance to earn a living, support their family,
contribute to society with their God given talents. But with
(08:16):
that being said, the first rule of the leader, in
my mind is do no harm. And we have policies
on the books right now that discourage marriage, family information,
and work ethic. Too often our laws create perverse incentives
that penalize people for doing the right thing. I talked
to a supporter of mine and he wanted to give
(08:39):
one of his employees a raise, and she declined because
if she makes over certain amounts, she would lose her
her government handouts and subsidies. We're talking about people who
are cohabitating instead of getting married. I will fight to
ensure that no government program undermines the role of family, faith,
personal responsibility. We have an identity crisis in this country,
(09:00):
and if we're going to solve it, we need strong families,
strong churches, strong communities not as strong a bureaucracy. So
you know, I'm not just about passing legislation. I want
to start repealing legislation. I think government has way stepped
outside the lines.
Speaker 1 (09:14):
Well, and you know, honestly, sir, I don't mean to
boil down what you've just got done saying is you know,
traditional Republican platform kind of concepts. And this goes back
to my frustration that I commented on as we went
into the break. You know, the Republicans control Columbus, and
you would think that some of these brilliant ideas you have, Gee,
we have one hundred and ninety independent agencies. Why aren't
we looking at them to see, you know, if we
(09:35):
can get rid of them. It sounds like a bunch
of extra fat in government overlapping areas. There's no need
for the overlap. That's a sound, simple, easily sellable concept
that hasn't been advanced yet. But why haven't these types
of policies as great as they are been advanced by
Republicans in Columbus. I'm ah frustrated by this.
Speaker 2 (09:54):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, Brian. I wish I could tell you,
or else I wouldn't be running for the State Senate.
I mean we I think the one answer is we've
got to have more business people, because I think business
people are problem solvers. And you know what, We've got
a lot of attorneys. We've got a lot of career politicians.
But I'm not running I say this with all humility.
(10:16):
I'm not running for a paycheck and to get a pension.
I believe maybe I'm old fashioned, but you have to
earn a living in the private sector, and you provide
for your family. You get back to your community locally,
and then you take the skills and take the lessons
that you've learned, and then you run for office to
give back, to serve, to help your state. And Ohio
(10:38):
is the heart of this country. We are blessed with
so many resources, but we're strangling ourselves. I mean, you
mentioned it. With energy, we could just open up lines
and empower the free market. We empower the consumer, and
increasing supply will drive down costs and make things more affordable.
But you know, I don't know this is unique to
people who have owned or run a business. It seems
(11:00):
like common sense to me. But you know, it's just
I think, like anything, you've got a certain number of
people that are willing to do the work. And you've
got a certain number of people that are just kind of,
you know, kind of there, But I won't know that
until I get there. You've got to have enough votes
to pass things, and you know that's kind of that
sausage making process. But you know, I've got a lot
of ideas. A lot of these seem like common sense,
(11:22):
and I just think it takes conviction. And as I said,
I'm not running to join the club in Columbus. I'm
running to shake things up. And I think with someone
like Vivek as our next governor, he's going to need
folks in the state legislature that will help him get
his agenda across the line.
Speaker 1 (11:40):
Well, he mentioned the idea of ultimately eliminating income tax.
Great idea. Other states have done it and we're able
to survive. How about property tax relief? Another frustrating element.
We had the budget that was presented to the governor
for his signature. Oh no out comes the line at
in veto vetoing or vetoing the property tax reform that
the legislative brand should put in there. I'm not I
(12:00):
mean some minor steps toward fixing the property taxes. Well,
that's one of the biggest thing that vexes the Ohio
tax payers. You know, you don't really ever own your home,
and the bill keeps going up, and sometimes by huge
amounts most seniors can't manage.
Speaker 2 (12:14):
Yeah. So look, I've called hundreds and hundreds of voters
in my district and I asked them at this point, Plank,
what are your top priorities, what are you most passionate
about get a magic wand what issues would you solve
and fix? Property taxes was always among the top three.
And I think it's absolutely disheartening that someone who's worked
(12:37):
their whole life, owns their home outright, can be forced
out of their home because of rising property valuations and taxes.
It's not right. And so I am one hundred percent
for reform, one percent for caps, and frankly, if we
get to a place where we can do more, I
want to do more. The thing nobody wants to talk about,
and this is where you really get into untangling the
(12:59):
Chris miss lights and fixing the problems is that K
through twelve school funding is primarily based on property taxes
and that is unconstitutional. Bro the last and every time
someone does a lawsuit. The new year happens, things changes
get thrown out of the courts. Nobody wants to touch it,
nobody wants to take it up. So if you really
(13:20):
want to talk about solving this thing, you have to
decouple property taxes with K through twelve funding. It's unconstitutional.
So what do you do instead? That That means the
state allocates money per student, per pupil, and it creates parity. Actually,
so the schools up in Cleveland aren't getting more money
than the schools in Warren County, Ohio. But that's that's
(13:42):
the nasty thing nobody wants to talk about. We have
a funding model that is based on property taxes and
it's unconstitutional. And by the way, you know, I'm a
I'm an advocate. I'm a strong believer in improving our
public schools. But I'm also a strong believer in choice.
I think that children need to learn in an environment
that is best for them. I support parochial schools, I
(14:04):
support private schools, charter schools, and parents right to homeschool,
but I also support improving public schools. And you know,
I'm sick and tired, and voters are sick and tired
of these levees on the ballot all the darn time,
and right now how we fund K through twelve funding
is unconstitutional has been ruled that, but nobody wants to
step up and try to discuss how we fix it.
Speaker 1 (14:26):
Yeah, you would have thought the declaration by the High
Supreme Court that was unconstitutional twenty or so years ago
would have been what puts us over the edge. But no, no,
we'll just ignore that.
Speaker 2 (14:34):
I do not get how that's tweeping under the rug
Zach And.
Speaker 1 (14:38):
I guess finally, well again, I'll I'll give you the
website again is attained h Ai N. E. S. Hanesfo
Ohio dot com.
Speaker 2 (14:45):
Well let me and let me just say this, Brian,
as a business guy, you can spell Hanes anyway you want,
with an I, with a Y whatever, I put a
redirector so you'll find me. Okay, that's called entrepreneurial out
of the box thing, right. The our government needs more
of that.
Speaker 1 (14:58):
But anyway, end to that, and I guess what I'm hearing.
You know, market forces really truly work, and we are
and governments typically don't treat the world that way. They have,
you know, your tax payer money. They don't have to
be responsible or accountable for it. But we are in
a market force against other states. We are not as
competitive as we could be. That's that capitalistic entrepreneurial element
(15:20):
that I hear in your voice and in your proposal.
Speaker 2 (15:22):
Sir.
Speaker 1 (15:22):
We need to run the state like we are in
active competition with Kentucky and Indiana and New York and California,
at Texas and Florida, which seems to be the magnet
for everybody. So run it like an operation. You need
to watch your pennies and your dollars and and well
bring some prosperity to the citizens who pay the taxes.
Zach Haynes Hanes for Ohio dot Com. It's been great
(15:44):
having you on. Congratulations on the great endorsements you've got.
That's wonderful hitting, you know, hitting the ground running, and
I'll look forward to having you on the program a
lot between now and November.
Speaker 2 (15:53):
Thanks Brian. In The district is all of Warren County
from Springboro and Franklin of Carlisle Lebanon all the way
down to Mason Deerfield Township and then northeast Hamlin County.
So if you live in sim Sycamore Blue As Montgomery Sharonville, Evendale,
Deer Park. That's District seven, So have an election on
May fifth. Would appreciate everybody's support. And yeah, Brian, other states.
(16:14):
You know what, I'm a big believer in federalism at
the moment. There's things that we can learn from other states.
But I also agree with the Vivek that we need
to look at our own ingenuity and come up with
ideas and solutions. And I think between the two there's
a lot of things we need to implement that we
can fix in Ohio. So look forward to serving. Thank you.
Speaker 1 (16:31):
I'm looking forward to calling you my senator since I'm
in the geographic territory you just described District seven. We'll
talk again, Zach, have a great week, my friend. Eight
fifty fifty five kerr CE DE Talk Station fifty five
KRC and God's are Us
Wildly successful businessman v Day Gromaseo, I mean running for
governor of the state of Ohio. We have some options
here in the state of Ohio as we fast approach
November in terms of state Senate races. One of those
receiving the Americans for Prosperity endorsement just last Tuesday with
Donald O'Neil joining the program. Ohio State Senate District candidate
for Numbers District seven. Welcome to the program, Zach Haynes.
(00:20):
It's a real pleasure to you have you, I should
say back on because you did chime in on the
subject of your endorsement last week.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
Good to hear from me, Zach. Happy Monday, Brian, Happy
New Year. I got to tell you and your listeners
last night was rough. I woke up in a cold
sweat in the middle of the night. It's just like
the worst nightmare I have ever had. That Amy Acton
and Juvid Pepper were in the Governor's office. Yeah, I mean,
my gosh, it was terrible. The whole place was shut down.
(00:46):
Everybody was wearing masks again, So I mean, let's not
do that. I holy support Vvek and my God is
refreshing to have an entrepreneur and an outsider running for
governor in Ohio at this pivotal crossroads in our state.
Speaker 1 (00:59):
Well, an entrepreneur also running for District seven Senate Seed.
Apparently you have quite a business and very successful business background.
That's such an important thing for an elected official. I
get so frustrated, Zach Haynes, when we have elected officials
who literally have had no connection with independent business, private business.
They don't understand how it works, and yet they get
elected a higher office and then are expected to come
up with brilliant ideas about how we can better run
(01:22):
and manage the state. I think it's only people who've
had direct experience with business and leadership and industry that
really have any concept on how to fix problem because
they've had to deal with those problems.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
Yeah, one hundred percent, Brian. Look, I'm a father two boys,
a CEO, lifelong Conservative from southwest Ohio, not a career politician.
I grew up in a family owned business, so I
know what it means that work hard, met a payroll,
balance a budget, and Brian, when you overspend in business,
news flash, you don't get a bailout. All right? You fail?
All right? Government needs to start working like a business.
(01:56):
I'm not running for office for the state Senate to
join the club in Columbus. We've got to shake things up.
I mean, I've seen government from the inside. We've seen
it from the outside. It wastes money, it grows too big,
and it loses sight of the people who it's supposed
to serve. So my vision, and I think it's probably
very similar to Eves, is I want to Ohio to
(02:17):
be the most competitive and prospers state in the country
for the average family and worker. And we're doing some
good things, but at the same time, families are getting
crushed by property taxes. Spending keeps going up. These budgets
have gone up by billions of dollars over the last
couple of years, very little accountability. Parents are losing control
of the children's education. Small business. As you mentioned, small
(02:39):
businesses are buried under regulations written by people who've never
owned a business. And Columbus is more focused at times
a grown government than protecting taxpayers. And you know, as
a father, that hits home for me, and probably like
a lot of your listeners, you know, I want my
kids to have more opportunity than I had, not less
I want them to be able to actually a ford,
(03:00):
a home, to raise a family, to start a business
if they want to, and to stay right here in Ohio.
But what we're seeing is people in the state are
moving away to get ahead. So that's why I'm running
for the Ohio State Senate District seven. I want to
keep that American dream alive attainable for the next generation
here in Ohio, and I think the voters are responding
to that message. Brian. I'm going to file with over
(03:22):
four hundred thousand dollars cash on hand. I've got more
than eighty endorsements from conservatives at every level, from Congressman
Warren Davidson, Congressman Dave Taylor, Steve Shabbt, brad Winstrip, Jim
or Nacy, Bob McEwan, county wide, local elected officials, grassroots activists,
groups like Ohio Value Voters, which is a pro life,
pro family organization, and as you mentioned, Americans for Prosperity.
(03:45):
So I'm ready to shake things up and we need
more business people in office.
Speaker 1 (03:50):
We're going to continue to bring Zach Haynes back and
just so by way of assistance for Zach's campaign, and
what an amazing crew of endorsements. You've got there, You're
in good company. My friend that speaks Williams. Haynes, h
Ai n e S the number of the word for
Haines for Ohio dot Com. It's all right there. It
can help him out, learn about him in the campaign.
Let's bring Zach back and find out about maybe why
(04:13):
is it that we don't have an appealing state right now?
We've got Republicans in leadership, we have a Republican governor.
Let me remind people of the obvious. We run the
herb Republicans run the House and the Senate in Ohio,
and yet seems to be like herding cats. Where's that
property tax relief that we've been promised? Where's the energy relief?
More with Zach Kines, stick around. It's eight thirty five
right now, fifty five KRCIT the talks is.
Speaker 2 (04:33):
Fifty five KRC an iHeartRadio station. Men, it's the new
year and for many of them, but k the talk station.
Speaker 1 (04:41):
Hey, thirty eight fifty five krs C D talk station.
Brian Thomas with state Senate candidate. His name Zach Kynes.
He's already seen AFP's endorsement. If you listen to the
number of folks endorsing Zach Haynes for the seventh district
seat here in the state of Ohio. He's got all
the right people on his side. When you say Warren
Davidson out of the gate there, I know you're in
good companies.
Speaker 2 (05:01):
That's strong.
Speaker 1 (05:02):
That's like the good housekeeping stamp of political approval right there.
So real quick, here a regular topic of conversation, most
notably dominated by the state of Minnesota, all the fraud,
wasted abuse in various government programs that we've been hearing
this for a long time. We have it in the
state of Ohio as well, perhaps on that not on
that epic level, but areas where we could ferret out
what sounds like billions of dollars the potential potential fraud, waste,
(05:24):
and abuse, notably in like the Medicaid program. Well it's okay,
we're getting federal dollars reimburses. Well, that's our taxpayer dollars too.
I mean, at least as a concept, Zach, are you
desirous of making a priority getting rid of fraud, wasted
abuse and these modern times we have with computer technology,
I don't think that's a big ask these.
Speaker 2 (05:43):
Days yeah, Brian, it is absolutely absurd the amount of waste,
the amount of fraud, and frankly, the sheer level of
bureaucracy we have at every level of the government government
with respect to boards, agencies, commissions. So we need more stringent,
we need more means testing. We need to qualify everybody
(06:04):
who's receiving a single dollar of our taxpayer money. And
that's my number one job if I get in the
state Senate is to protect our taxpayer money. This is
your money, this is not the government's money. Just on
the topic, I don't know if people realize this, but
there's over one hundred and ninety government agencies, boards and
commissions in Ohio. If I'm elected, the first thing I
(06:26):
would do is push for a review of every single
state agency to make sure it's actually serving a clear
purpose that is providing real value to Ohio taxpayers. Governments
should not continue funding offices simply because they've all always existed,
and when agencies overlap or they drift beyond their original mission,
they should should be consolidated, eliminated, sunseted budget decisions should
(06:49):
be based on results and outcomes, not automatic increases year
per year. There's so much fraud in medicaid when Governor
Kaiseik expanded medicaid under his you know, you know, one
of the things no one was talking about. And as
a business guy, I'm just kind of throwing my hand
up in there, like, wait a second. Okay, So the
federal we're gonna get money from the Feds, but that
(07:11):
money is not federally guaranteed. Okay, So what if it
dries up? What if they stop stop sending that money,
then guess what, we're on the hook for it. You
can't put the genie back in the bottle. So it
is absolutely ridiculous. I was talking to a doctor the
other day who has a neighbor who lives across the
street in a in a huge kind of mansion, and
(07:32):
he was talking about nursing homes. Every nursing home has
to have a like a registered physician on the books.
And this guy's never even seen anybody in the nursing home,
never steps in, and just collects his checks, okay, and
and and gives lends's name. So there's a you know,
an official license physicians associated with that so they can
receive their handoffs. I mean, it's absolutely absurd. What's going on.
(07:53):
And you know what it starts with. It starts with caring.
We got to have people who care, and we have
to have people who are confident. And another thing, Brian,
and people don't talk about this enough. I'm a big
believer in the dignity of work. I think every o'hiland
should have a chance to earn a living, support their family,
contribute to society with their God given talents. But with
(08:16):
that being said, the first rule of the leader, in
my mind is do no harm. And we have policies
on the books right now that discourage marriage, family information,
and work ethic. Too often our laws create perverse incentives
that penalize people for doing the right thing. I talked
to a supporter of mine and he wanted to give
(08:39):
one of his employees a raise, and she declined because
if she makes over certain amounts, she would lose her
her government handouts and subsidies. We're talking about people who
are cohabitating instead of getting married. I will fight to
ensure that no government program undermines the role of family, faith,
personal responsibility. We have an identity crisis in this country,
(09:00):
and if we're going to solve it, we need strong families,
strong churches, strong communities not as strong a bureaucracy. So
you know, I'm not just about passing legislation. I want
to start repealing legislation. I think government has way stepped
outside the lines.
Speaker 1 (09:14):
Well, and you know, honestly, sir, I don't mean to
boil down what you've just got done saying is you know,
traditional Republican platform kind of concepts. And this goes back
to my frustration that I commented on as we went
into the break. You know, the Republicans control Columbus, and
you would think that some of these brilliant ideas you have, Gee,
we have one hundred and ninety independent agencies. Why aren't
we looking at them to see, you know, if we
(09:35):
can get rid of them. It sounds like a bunch
of extra fat in government overlapping areas. There's no need
for the overlap. That's a sound, simple, easily sellable concept
that hasn't been advanced yet. But why haven't these types
of policies as great as they are been advanced by
Republicans in Columbus. I'm ah frustrated by this.
Speaker 2 (09:54):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, Brian. I wish I could tell you,
or else I wouldn't be running for the State Senate.
I mean we I think the one answer is we've
got to have more business people, because I think business
people are problem solvers. And you know what, We've got
a lot of attorneys. We've got a lot of career politicians.
But I'm not running I say this with all humility.
(10:16):
I'm not running for a paycheck and to get a pension.
I believe maybe I'm old fashioned, but you have to
earn a living in the private sector, and you provide
for your family. You get back to your community locally,
and then you take the skills and take the lessons
that you've learned, and then you run for office to
give back, to serve, to help your state. And Ohio
(10:38):
is the heart of this country. We are blessed with
so many resources, but we're strangling ourselves. I mean, you
mentioned it. With energy, we could just open up lines
and empower the free market. We empower the consumer, and
increasing supply will drive down costs and make things more affordable.
But you know, I don't know this is unique to
people who have owned or run a business. It seems
(11:00):
like common sense to me. But you know, it's just
I think, like anything, you've got a certain number of
people that are willing to do the work. And you've
got a certain number of people that are just kind of,
you know, kind of there, But I won't know that
until I get there. You've got to have enough votes
to pass things, and you know that's kind of that
sausage making process. But you know, I've got a lot
of ideas. A lot of these seem like common sense,
(11:22):
and I just think it takes conviction. And as I said,
I'm not running to join the club in Columbus. I'm
running to shake things up. And I think with someone
like Vivek as our next governor, he's going to need
folks in the state legislature that will help him get
his agenda across the line.
Speaker 1 (11:40):
Well, he mentioned the idea of ultimately eliminating income tax.
Great idea. Other states have done it and we're able
to survive. How about property tax relief? Another frustrating element.
We had the budget that was presented to the governor
for his signature. Oh no out comes the line at
in veto vetoing or vetoing the property tax reform that
the legislative brand should put in there. I'm not I
(12:00):
mean some minor steps toward fixing the property taxes. Well,
that's one of the biggest thing that vexes the Ohio
tax payers. You know, you don't really ever own your home,
and the bill keeps going up, and sometimes by huge
amounts most seniors can't manage.
Speaker 2 (12:14):
Yeah. So look, I've called hundreds and hundreds of voters
in my district and I asked them at this point, Plank,
what are your top priorities, what are you most passionate
about get a magic wand what issues would you solve
and fix? Property taxes was always among the top three.
And I think it's absolutely disheartening that someone who's worked
(12:37):
their whole life, owns their home outright, can be forced
out of their home because of rising property valuations and taxes.
It's not right. And so I am one hundred percent
for reform, one percent for caps, and frankly, if we
get to a place where we can do more, I
want to do more. The thing nobody wants to talk about,
and this is where you really get into untangling the
(12:59):
Chris miss lights and fixing the problems is that K
through twelve school funding is primarily based on property taxes
and that is unconstitutional. Bro the last and every time
someone does a lawsuit. The new year happens, things changes
get thrown out of the courts. Nobody wants to touch it,
nobody wants to take it up. So if you really
(13:20):
want to talk about solving this thing, you have to
decouple property taxes with K through twelve funding. It's unconstitutional.
So what do you do instead? That That means the
state allocates money per student, per pupil, and it creates parity. Actually,
so the schools up in Cleveland aren't getting more money
than the schools in Warren County, Ohio. But that's that's
(13:42):
the nasty thing nobody wants to talk about. We have
a funding model that is based on property taxes and
it's unconstitutional. And by the way, you know, I'm a
I'm an advocate. I'm a strong believer in improving our
public schools. But I'm also a strong believer in choice.
I think that children need to learn in an environment
that is best for them. I support parochial schools, I
(14:04):
support private schools, charter schools, and parents right to homeschool,
but I also support improving public schools. And you know,
I'm sick and tired, and voters are sick and tired
of these levees on the ballot all the darn time,
and right now how we fund K through twelve funding
is unconstitutional has been ruled that, but nobody wants to
step up and try to discuss how we fix it.
Speaker 1 (14:26):
Yeah, you would have thought the declaration by the High
Supreme Court that was unconstitutional twenty or so years ago
would have been what puts us over the edge. But no, no,
we'll just ignore that.
Speaker 2 (14:34):
I do not get how that's tweeping under the rug
Zach And.
Speaker 1 (14:38):
I guess finally, well again, I'll I'll give you the
website again is attained h Ai N. E. S. Hanesfo
Ohio dot com.
Speaker 2 (14:45):
Well let me and let me just say this, Brian,
as a business guy, you can spell Hanes anyway you want,
with an I, with a Y whatever, I put a
redirector so you'll find me. Okay, that's called entrepreneurial out
of the box thing, right. The our government needs more
of that.
Speaker 1 (14:58):
But anyway, end to that, and I guess what I'm hearing.
You know, market forces really truly work, and we are
and governments typically don't treat the world that way. They have,
you know, your tax payer money. They don't have to
be responsible or accountable for it. But we are in
a market force against other states. We are not as
competitive as we could be. That's that capitalistic entrepreneurial element
(15:20):
that I hear in your voice and in your proposal.
Speaker 2 (15:22):
Sir.
Speaker 1 (15:22):
We need to run the state like we are in
active competition with Kentucky and Indiana and New York and California,
at Texas and Florida, which seems to be the magnet
for everybody. So run it like an operation. You need
to watch your pennies and your dollars and and well
bring some prosperity to the citizens who pay the taxes.
Zach Haynes Hanes for Ohio dot Com. It's been great
(15:44):
having you on. Congratulations on the great endorsements you've got.
That's wonderful hitting, you know, hitting the ground running, and
I'll look forward to having you on the program a
lot between now and November.
Speaker 2 (15:53):
Thanks Brian. In The district is all of Warren County
from Springboro and Franklin of Carlisle Lebanon all the way
down to Mason Deerfield Township and then northeast Hamlin County.
So if you live in sim Sycamore Blue As Montgomery Sharonville, Evendale,
Deer Park. That's District seven, So have an election on
May fifth. Would appreciate everybody's support. And yeah, Brian, other states.
(16:14):
You know what, I'm a big believer in federalism at
the moment. There's things that we can learn from other states.
But I also agree with the Vivek that we need
to look at our own ingenuity and come up with
ideas and solutions. And I think between the two there's
a lot of things we need to implement that we
can fix in Ohio. So look forward to serving. Thank you.
Speaker 1 (16:31):
I'm looking forward to calling you my senator since I'm
in the geographic territory you just described District seven. We'll
talk again, Zach, have a great week, my friend. Eight
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