Scott Kleeb on Budget & Economy Democratic Challenger

Return to pay-as-you-go spending

"Grow the economy, pull back on spending and good things are going to happen," Johanns said. "And if you sustain that over a period of time you will not only balance the budget but just as I did as mayor you can actually start to rebuild that."

End pork-barrel spending

That's why Scott will fight for:
• A principled, pay-as-you-go approach to spending. For the last two years, Congress has made a great effort to retur to the pay-as-you-go approach to spending. This means spending only the money you have, not the money you wish you had. Most Nebraskans already use this approach to balancing their checkbook each month.
• Ending pork-barrel spending. Washington has allowed special interest groups to line their pockets with our tax dollars through earmarks. Scott Kleeb believes the time has come to increase transparency in earmark spending so the American taxpayers know where their money is going and why.

Return to pay-as-you-go budgeting rules