Politics
In September 2003, Crown started the group "No Taxpayer Money for Politicians", and, in, 2004 filed an initiative for the November 2, 2004 ballot. This initiative would amend the Arizona state Constitution, and ban the use of Clean Elections money for political races. Crown, who had contributed $30,000 to the campaign, said:
| “ | With our huge state deficit, why are we earmarking $20 million for politicians? There are a bunch of other good causes: children, teachers, etc. If this takes 16-hour days, I'll do whatever it takes. | ” |
Crown said the group planned to raise about $500,000 to cover the cost of gathering 184,000 signatures by July. After getting on the ballot, the group intended to raise money for television spots and other advertising.
In Spring 2005, Eric Crown, in partnership with other Arizona business people formed the Arizona Free Enterprise Club, after expressing frustration with what they viewed as the rapid expansion the of state government and the lack of a tax-cut mentality at the state capitol. Ultimately they hoped to reignite the philosophical battle over the role of government.
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