from Senator Sherrod Brown Senator_Brown@brown.senate.gov
October 6, 2011
Dear Friends,
It’s time to end the partisan bickering and focus on jobs. Too many middle-class Ohioans are struggling to find work, send a child to college, or keep up with their mortgage.
Last month, the President announced his jobs plan and traveled to Ohio to outline the American Jobs Act. Now that he’s announced his plan, I want to hear your thoughts and ideas.
I believe we can build on Ohio’s spirit of innovation and manufacturing heritage to create jobs in clean energy, biotech, and aerospace. But we need to stop giving tax breaks to corporations that ship jobs overseas and instead ensure a level playing field for Ohio workers and Ohio manufacturers.
When we stood up to China and enforced trade laws to prevent a flood of cheap imports that undermine Ohio-made products, we saw new jobs in the Mahoning Valley and Northwest Ohio. Helped by federal investments in clean energy, Toledo is now second in the nation in solar panel jobs. By encouraging our state’s aerospace industry, manufacturers in Dayton and Cincinnati have new business opportunities. And by investing in workforce development, Northeast Ohio’s biosciences industry continues to grow.
But we need to do more. And I want to hear your priorities for job creation.
Survey;
Strongly Support; Support Somewhat; No Opinion; Somewhat Against; Strongly Against;
1. Should we cut taxes for employers who hire new workers?
2. Do you support providing funds to state and local governments to prevent layoffs of employees like teachers, police officers, firefighters, and other first responders?
3. Do you think Congress should cut payroll taxes paid by workers and employers as long as the lost revenue to Social Security is replaced?
4. Do you support ending the so-called Bush tax cuts for those who earn more that $250,000 a year?
5. Would you support increased federal investment in infrastructure to create jobs by fixing schools and improving roads, mass transit, and other infrastructure?
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