Phoenix, AZ –Gov. Jan Brewer (R) is set to pressure state legislators into approving a new 2010 budget that is destined to take large sums of money out of the pockets of Arizona families. Such proposed tax increases of upwards of $1 billion in unspecified hikes by the Governor come amid the latest economic outlook—one that is bleak at best for a state with a projected $3 billion deficit.

FreedomWorks chairman Dick Armey meets with Arizona House Speaker Kirk Adams, and leaders of the Arizona Free Enterprise Club. This meeting at FreedomWorks headquarters in Washington, D.C. was part of our legislative entrepreneur program.

PHOENIX.  Pictured here are Arizona State Rep. Kirk Adams, FreedomWorks Chairman Dick Armey, and supporters at a press conference on the House Lawn in Phoenix to talk about fiscal discipline and taxes, energy and other economic issues.

Inherent in our free market economy is the idea that businesses should be able to operate in a competitive environment, offering different goods and services to meet consumers’ various needs and wants. This means that there should be a variety of options for consumers whether it is the type of good or service, the terms of the purchase, or the duration of agreements between consumers and producers. This freedom to make choices is what has given our economy the strength it needs to compete in a world market for goods and services.