Yes, folks Cronyism is alive and well in Idaho and while they tell you this is for the Kido’s we must wonder why Governor Little pushed so hard to get this bill passed. I would venture to say that this bill was the brainchild of Idaho’s largest lobbyists the Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry (IACI) as they have more to gain than even the children getting these grants. You only need to see who is on this Workforce Development council to find out that this is clearly a way to pay back those who saw fit to donate hundreds of thousands of dollars to both Governor Littles campaign and The Friends of Brad Little Pac along with many of the RINO establishment candidates.
This bill lacks accountability and is more geared toward the needs of the corporate elitists than for the benefit of the students. Market forces should be the determining factor for students making career decisions not a give away program which favors those industries of people who have been appointed by the governor to sit on the Workforce Development Council. Why should this council of government cronies be able to pick and choose which careers High School graduates should be steered to. It should be market forces that dictate where these students should be guided for future employment opportunities not big brother or in this case “Little brother”. The biggest problem with this program is there is no real oversight except by the office of the governor and we all know that it will be farmed out to some underling who is in Governor Little’s hip pocket. This is nothing but central planning. What is to keep our tax dollars from going to these private interests who make up this Workforce council?
It was Republicans who voted for HB24: This bill passed by a very slim margin in the senate, and we want you to know who the socialist republicans are who populate our legislature. The following is a list of those legislators who voted to pass House Bill 24 the Idaho Launch Grant, along with their party affiliation, and the latest Idaho Freedom Index Score. These are the Socialists pretending to be Republicans that are part of the problem with our legislature. These are the people who are turning our state Blue and if you continue to vote them into office you will continue to be disappointed by their performance as conservatives. If you want to know why there is no relief for those who pay property taxes these people are a big part of the problem. They continue to spend your tax dollars to support the lobbyists that keep them in office. There are only two republicans who crossed the 50% mark for conservative voting by the Idaho Freedom Foundation and they did it by one percentage point. The numbers in Red are their scores on the Freedom Foundation Index. If you want to bring conservatism back to Idaho, you need to stop voting for these RINOS who squander our tax dollars on socialist programs like this Idaho Launch.
REPUBLICANS: Treg Bernt, 51 Van Burtenshaw, 42, Kevin Cook, 51, C Scott Grow, R, 44 Jim Guthrie, 44, Mark Harris, 45, Linda Hartgen, 42 Geoff Schroeder, 38, Abby Lee, 42, Kelly Anthon, 48, Julie Van Orden, 43, Chuck Winder, 44
DEMOCRATS: Melissa Wintrow, Dave Lent, Carrie Semmelroth, James Ruchti, Rick Just, Ron Taylor, Ali Rabe, Janie Ward Engelking
