Shane Krauser @ShaneKrauser

I was absolutely honored to moderate the candidate forum today in Sun City, AZ with numerous individuals vying for state, county, and local positions, including: @RepAndyBiggsAZ David Schweikert Scott Neely @votewarren Rodney Glassman @realAlexKolodin @KimberlyYeeAZ Tom Horne Scott Blake Danielle Blake Beverly Pingerelli Heather Rooks Les Presmyck Thank you for one more great opportunity. Better days are coming!

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The middle class isn’t disappearing because capitalism failed. It’s disappearing because cronyism replaced free markets. Here’s what nobody in Washington wants to admit. If you want to master liberty instead of just arguing politics, join Freedom Square USA at FreedomSquareUSA.com. #Capitalism #FreeMarkets #Cronyism #MiddleClass #Economy

When I hear someone else say that we need to End the Fed.

@maggieann198462 @omgsidewalks You have to fix bad monetary policy first. Inflation is primarily driven by the supply of money and credit. You can’t tax your way out of currency debasement.

SCOTUS just DROPPED a massive 2A win. Hawaii’s “vampire rule” is DEAD. No more begging permission to carry in stores & restaurants. Property owners can still say no, but the State can’t disarm you by default. Self-defense restored! What do you think? Freedom or chaos? #SecondAmendment #SCOTUS #GunRights #2A #Constitution

It’s always interesting to watch some candidates in a “nonpartisan” race suddenly act like principles are optional. If your convictions disappear the moment party labels come off the ballot, were they ever convictions? The Constitution doesn’t become nonpartisan, and your perspective of the proper role of government shouldn’t be nonpartisan. You either have strong beliefs about those ideas and how they shape your governing philosophy or they aren’t really convictions after all. Running in a nonpartisan race shouldn’t determine whether you’re willing to stand by the principles you claim to hold. Nor should “nonpartisan” become an excuse to avoid clearly stating where you stand. Voters deserve to know a candidate’s values, philosophy, and priorities so they can decide whether those views are the ones they want represented.

Stop asking how much billionaires should be taxed. Start asking why the government wastes billions of YOUR tax dollars.

@Alanwedgemaster @Heccles94 If a billion people each voluntarily pay £1 for something they value more than the £1 they gave up, both sides believe they’re better off. That’s how voluntary exchange creates wealth. It isn’t the same as impoverishing others.

No, it doesn’t. Wealth isn’t a fixed pie where one person can only become rich by making others poor. In a free market, wealth is created through innovation, investment, entrepreneurship, and voluntary exchange. The real problem is government favoritism that protects politically connected corporations, stifles competition, and rewards cronyism instead of free enterprise.

That’s a common claim, but it’s not what the law says. The federal minimum wage law doesn’t define a “living wage.” It establishes a legal minimum employers can pay. Whether the minimum wage should be a living wage is a policy debate. But saying it was legally intended to guarantee housing and all living expenses isn’t historically or legally accurate. The better question is what’s the best way to ensure people can afford to live? Is it via higher mandated wages, lower costs of living, stronger economic growth, or some combination of the three?

That claim says more about political tribalism than about Jesus. Christ challenged hypocrisy, injustice, and abuse of power wherever He found it. He also affirmed personal responsibility, moral accountability, and the rule of law. Trying to squeeze Him into today’s partisan categories misses the point entirely.

The problem isn’t capitalism. It’s the government picking winners and losers. A genuinely free market rewards competition, innovation, and consumer choice. It’s crony capitalism, regulatory capture, taxpayer bailouts, and government-granted privileges that allow wealth and power to become concentrated.

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@omgsidewalks No one denies that generational wealth creates advantages. The question is whether the answer is more government control or more opportunity.

The wealthy should pay their fair share? Let’s talk!

@omgsidewalks That’s a straw man. Conservatives don’t want people to be poor. They argue the best way to reduce poverty is through economic growth, education, entrepreneurship, and opportunity, not permanent dependence on government.

Some CEOs are overpaid. That doesn’t prove capitalism is broken. At best, it proves some companies make compensation decisions people disagree with. If a CEO creates enormous value, shareholders are free to reward them. If they don’t, shareholders should replace them. Meanwhile, employees are free to negotiate, seek better opportunities, start their own businesses, or invest and become owners themselves. The real goal isn’t making CEOs poorer. It’s creating an economy where workers have more opportunities, higher wages through competition, and greater upward mobility.

The desire to ensure everyone has food, shelter, and medicine isn’t unique to socialism or incompatible with capitalism. The real question is how we achieve those goals. Markets create the wealth that makes those necessities more abundant. Poverty has existed throughout human history under every system. The challenge isn’t whether needs matter. It’s which system is best at producing the resources to meet them while preserving freedom. Compassion and personal responsibility aren’t opposites. A free society can value both.