In the upcoming elections, all of the candidates for governor claim to be business friendly. I want to start looking at these claims to see which make sense. Ned Lamont says he has a plan to create jobs. Of course, every other candidate has a plan as well. Lamont never tells us in his ads what that plan is, however. No wonder, when you go to Lamont's web site he lists the "elements" of the plan. He will increase spending on education. While he justifies this as a jobs measure, it is actually a sop to the teachers' unions. He will create a network of business ambassadors to reach out to business. Translation, he will hire more state people to nose into the businesses. He will bring down health care costs by adding more regulations on top of those just created with Obamacare. Only someone with an addled brain could think that still more healthcare regulation would bring down costs and create jobs outside the government. He will stop ineffective tax giveaways and will make strategic investments. In english, this means he will raise taxes and give grants to supporters for "strategic" investments. Government will decide the winners and losers. Business taxes will be still higher.
The only item on Lamont's list that might actually help with jobs is this:he says that he will modernize the transportation infrastructure. Of course, this item appears in the plans of each of the other candidates of both parties.
In short, Lamont claims to have a plan that will increase employment in Connecticut. In actual fact, however, Lamont's plan would only hurt not help. Peolple who want more jobs rather than fewer ones in Connecticut should vote for someone else.
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