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Jake Porter has a plan in place
Alan Modracek
Sep. 21, 2014 1:00 am
So often with politics it seems we don't like the candidates. Listening to the ads on the radio it's as though we are choosing which candidate we dislike the least. That isn't always true, as is the case this year with our choices for Iowa Secretary of State.
Jake Porter has a plan in place to streamline the process to start a business. With all the talk from those on the left and the right about how small business is the backbone of our economy, it should be surprising that a 3rd party candidate is the only one trying to make it easier to start and operate these businesses in Iowa.
Porter has proposed streamlining the process by providing templates for standard forms, with examples if you need help filling them out. To top it off, he would like the state to accept credit cards for the filing fees. This takes the process down from weeks to days, and reduces the number of lawyers required down to zero.
Come Election Day, I will look past the rhetoric and will be voting for the candidate with a plan already in place.
Alan Modracek
Cedar Rapids
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