Greetings! I'm Jim's editor and his guest blogger for today. He's busy eating beluga caviar and doing God's work on behalf of the business community--so you get me. No name (I’m no fool).
As Jim's editor I get to look at his blog stats, his blog hits, and more importantly, the Google searches that land people on his blog. Some examples: Jimmy Buffet ice luge; economic growth and NBA basketball; I've a feeling we're not in Kansas any more; Viagra; and my personal fave – how to do a feathered haircut. (Note to self -- tell Jim to be careful what he writes.) So, I prefer that anything I say here be attributed to Jim.
Jim thought it might be worthwhile to share an editorial that recently appeared in the Pittsburgh Tribune Review along with our response. Here's the link to the article (The Cotton Swabs vs. the Q-tip Campaigns), and below is our response.
If Jim is still missing in action next week, I’ll be forced to tell everyone the story about his fear of scaly, legless reptiles, and his run in with a gardner snake…
Hang in there Jim, it's almost over.
Dear editor,
Colin McNickle hit the nail on the head with his assessment of the governor’s flawed economic policies and the culture of uncontrolled spending that has increased under his administration (The cotton swabs vs. Q-Tips campaign, June 5, 2005).
Pennsylvania employers struggle to create jobs in the face of tax laws that are antiquated and burdensome; health-care costs that are rising at alarming rates; a legal system that lacks fairness and personal responsibility; and labor laws that are not cost-effective.
Meanwhile, government in the Commonwealth continues to grow beyond its means, viewing both business and individual taxpayers as its personal piggybank.
Between 1991 and 2002, Pennsylvania had the fifth highest real per capita spending growth at 103 percent. However, during that same time period, Pennsylvania’s employment job growth rate was 50.5 percent lower than the national rate; and Gross State Product and personal income growth were 18.3 percent and 20.1 percent slower respectively than the national rate.
Taxing and spending our way into prosperity doesn’t work. Government doesn’t create wealth, it only redistributes it. The more government takes away from hard-working, risk-taking business owners, the less money is available for expansion, growth and jobs.
Pennsylvania will continue to languish unless efforts are made to limit government spending and allow the private sector to drive the economy. The objectives of the Keystone Manufacturing Initiative are similar to the PA Chamber’s own Agenda for Jobs – a job creation plan developed with input from more than 9,000 Pennsylvania employers. Both proposals all allow the private sector to be the economic engine that provides quality jobs for residents. KMI and the Agenda for Jobs recognize a fundamental principal lacking from the governor’s policies; jobs come from a free market within an environment of competitive business taxes; limited and efficient regulation; balanced labor laws, and freedom from lawsuit abuse – not from government.
The PA Chamber will continue to work with pro-jobs lawmakers in the General Assembly to create a climate that will enable Pennsylvania to flourish, not fall further behind.
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