Steve Saland's email:
"Putting New York State on the path to economic recovery will take bold initiatives and fiscal prudence. It is obvious that in order to maintain and attract jobs to our State - and the Hudson Valley Region - we need to cut taxes and fees that stifle job growth and, instead, provide real incentives for businesses to expand.
Recently, I joined my Senate Republican colleagues in announcing a comprehensive plan to create thousands of new jobs throughout the State. The Job Creation and Retention Act would add no new spending to the state budget and would pay for itself through revenue generated by economic growth.
Our plan to create new jobs would:
* provide a $2,500 to $5,000 tax credit for every new job created;
* place a five-year moratorium on new taxes and fees on small businesses, manufacturers and farms;
* impose a constitutional cap on state spending.
If the spending cap was currently imposed, it would have saved $6.5 billion in 2009-10. In fact, had the cap been enacted when I and my Senate colleagues first passed this measure in 2007, we would not have faced a fiscal deficit in 2009, but rather incurred a surplus!
This job initiative should be our number one priority. It's time for action. The State must adopt policies to stop the hemorrhaging and promote job creation.
Thank you for taking the time to read about this important plan. For more information, please visit my website at saland.nysenate.gov." |
