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Gov. Kasich signs “Common Sense Initiative”; aimed at helping small businesses
Gov. John Kasich on Friday signed into law what supporters call the “Common Sense Initiative,” Senate Bill 2, aimed at easing unnecessary regulations on small businesses.
“Ohio’s open for business and it’s all about creating jobs,” Kasich, surrounded by business leaders and lawmakers, said at a Statehouse bill signing ceremony.
Small businesses create most new jobs and the state must not hinder them.
“The twin enemies that I’m fighting are joblessness and poverty,” said Kasich. “Entrepreneurship, job creation is the key to restoring hope.”
Kasich said the new law and the previous creation of JobsOhio, a public private partnership to replace the Development Department in job creation efforts, are all part of his effort to move the state ahead.
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By Autie mom
May 13, 2011 12:42 PM | Link to this
Just finished reading the bill SB2. Liked what I read especially allowing small business to participate and explain their concerns. My only concern was how the agency will be manned. If I understood it correctly the governor selects five, senate pres two, and speaker of the house two. Does this mean every 4yrs the agency will be changing staff? Have some questions for other posters. To the person that was concerned about school funding, what would you like the governor do? To the lady concerned about “women’s reproductive rights” what are you talking about?
By Janet
March 18, 2011 2:34 PM | Link to this
By Desertrat The comment you made about finding a good employee that can write a complete sentence, speak clear English, I wonder where you have been looking? I guess you must have missed me then, one who is a well educated individual with a 4 year Bachelor Degree. Certainly you would not find the right person by typing comments here in a blog posting. The trick is to get off the internet and actually go out and network with people.
By Robin E
March 11, 2011 5:59 PM | Link to this
Did anyone read the text of the bill before commenting? This is not a bill that helps “small business”. It restricts the state from making rules or regulations that negatively affect “business”. That means Wal-Mart, Halliburton, Bechtel, Exxon, Nestle, etc., etc. “Sec. 107.52. A draft rule that affects businesses has an adverse impact on businesses if a provision of the draft rule that applies to businesses has any of the following effects: (A) It requires a license, permit, or any other prior authorization to engage in or operate a line of business; (B) It imposes a criminal penalty, a civil penalty, or another sanction, or creates a cause of action, for failure to comply with its terms; or (C) It requires specific expenditures or the report of information as a condition of compliance. “ So that means corporations will be a) exempt from having to get permits for their activities, b) exempt from administrative or criminal penalties, and c) not required to spend any money on disclosure about their activities. Yes, “business” does include small businesses as well, but really, who has more resources to get their way? Big business or small business? The most this bill does for “small business” is create a “small business advisory council”. What’s that worth? Nothing.
By Squirrellygirl
March 11, 2011 3:50 PM | Link to this
I always thought that our government had checks and balances to keep it running fairly, to make sure each branch of the government did its job. But I’m finding out that the president and his cabinet, and his czars are either self proclaimed communists (ex. Van Jones), ex bombers of police departments, ex radicals with an agenda, and glorified lawyers know how to manipulate our laws to fit their political agenda, and that’s what we are seeing running our country right now. As the democrats complain about how Walker removed parts of the bill so that it could be voted on legally and pass, we republicans remember how the democrats passed that fiasco trillion dollar hc bill without debating it, behind locked closed doors, shutting out the public, the American tax payers, and the reps we voted in to represent us. We remember Pelosi’s words “you will have to pass the bill to find out what’s in it” and “we will go around and under the law to pass it”—we found secrets inside the bill after it was passed. It prefunded itself so that it wouldn’t have to go through Congress for proper funding of the bill. It provides for controversial abortions paid by taxpayers. It provides for rationing of hc in the cases of shortfall of money, and thus, death panels to make those decisions. It provides for an army of IRS agents that will need to be hired to deal with the additional new taxes, including the ones on tanning beds…? That’s right.
By Squirrellygirl
March 11, 2011 2:24 PM | Link to this
I think the tax payers are tired of all of the regulations put on us by daddy govt: trying to run our lives when it isn’t doing its job we are paying it to do. This overregulation costs the tax payers money and intrudes into our personal lives, which happens more and more as America is pushed towards socialism, and eventually communism. I think that’s how some of the people got off onto the other subject of not allowing smoking in bars causing bar owners to lose money. Higher taxes are sucking businesses out of Ohio and people can’t find jobs. When I was a kid, I never thought it would get to the point where a socialist could be president, where his AG could choose which laws he wants to enact, where 14 Democrat representatives would leave their state to avoid a vote because they knew they would lose the vote. America seemed more just when I was a kid, because I never thought our own government would manipulate the laws to fit their own agendas.
By Squirrellygirl
March 11, 2011 2:08 PM | Link to this
from fastwilly: “Thje final straw will be total privatization of social security.” Um, well the liberal rats couldn’t keep their fingers out of the “lock box” so maybe privatizing it and treating it like it is a business will be SAFER for those who want an actual return on their SSAN contributions, eh?
By geez
March 11, 2011 12:43 PM | Link to this
Ohio has the 7th highest state and local taxes among the 50 (57)states of the USA. We have inordinate regulation that drive businesses from the state also. Many people don’t like Kasich bescause he comes across as arrogant and brash. That may be, but we need someone with the cohones to make the changes necessary. From the public employee standpoint I have never seen any sort of pseudo enslavement that warrants having a union and they also have double protection (which should be eliminated) by Civil Service in most cases. Big waste of taxpayer money all the way around. Over spending has always been the problem not any sort of lack or reduction of taxation that was insufficient to begin with.
By Squirrellygirl
March 10, 2011 3:46 PM | Link to this
From Wipikedia (sp?): “In 2003, Taft signed legislation enacting the largest tax increase in state history, a temporary two-year, 1% sales tax which generated $2.9 billion in revenue during the national recession. In 2005, Taft signed major tax reform, including a 21% personal income tax cut over five years, a reduction of the sales tax by .5%, elimination of the corporate franchise tax over five years, and the elimination of the personal tangible property tax over four years.” So…how much are State Taxes now?
By Chazz50
March 10, 2011 10:50 AM | Link to this
To Squirrellygirl, What state have you been living in? Strickland came into office with a defecit left by Taft. And a Reublican General Assembly that destoyed Ohio’s tax base. Get real and try using your brain Duh
By Squirrellygirl
March 8, 2011 4:00 PM | Link to this
The democrats created this mess in Ohio. Under Gov Strickland, he turned a surplus into a deficit. Now, you Democrats want to complain about how Gov Kasich has to mop up the mess? Why don’t you all just get out of the way and let Gov Kasich clean up this mess you guys left for him. He was voted in, and he’s doing the job he was voted in to do. Pretty much, all Kasich has to do is the OPPOSITE of what Strickland did. Kasich will lower taxes for everyone and make Ohio a business friendly environment, conducive to hiring more people. Cutting back on spending is a no-brainer.
By Perspective
March 7, 2011 1:50 PM | Link to this
Just wondering how this discussion veered off into the smoking ban in bars and restaurants?
By Scotty_D
March 7, 2011 9:04 AM | Link to this
Say what you will about political parties, because politicians love labels. The people of Ohio who have the most to lose will eventually rise to the occasion and it will not be pretty. Meanwhile, we suffer the consequences and none of the pretty proposals which look so good on paper will ever come to fruition.
By anti smoking ban
March 6, 2011 10:08 PM | Link to this
joe, not one time has an ambulance or hearse removed someone from a private business in Ohio due to smoking nor has any smoking state of emergency been declared. BTW, NY is smoking
By New York Transplant
March 6, 2011 8:04 PM | Link to this
Whatever Joe. You’re so full of it. Everyone was happy about it huh? My employees sure weren’t. But that don’t matter to people like you. We’re all just public libraries, there for your pleasure. You didn’t have to pay the taxes right? Keep going to your Chili’s and Olive Garden my man. They love you pop and coupon types who come in eat and get out. Were you ever forced to go into a bar? Ever forced to go somewhere you didn’t want to? Naw, don’t figure you have. But I’m sure you’re the type that’d show up to a dinner party and complain about the food. If you don’t own it, it ain’t yours. The bans you seem to like, enforce ‘em in your house, on your property. I’d say stay off mine but I already had to sell it because of Debbie-do Gooders like you. If it ain’t your business, it ain’t YOUR business. See if that’ll sink into your head. Probably not. You think a bar is public property.
By New York Transplant
March 6, 2011 8:04 PM | Link to this
Whatever Joe. You’re so full of it. Everyone was happy about it huh? My employees sure weren’t. But that don’t matter to people like you. We’re all just public libraries, there for your pleasure. You didn’t have to pay the taxes right? Keep going to your Chili’s and Olive Garden my man. They love you pop and coupon types who come in eat and get out. Were you ever forced to go into a bar? Ever forced to go somewhere you didn’t want to? Naw, don’t figure you have. But I’m sure you’re the type that’d show up to a dinner party and complain about the food. If you don’t own it, it ain’t yours. The bans you seem to like, enforce ‘em in your house, on your property. I’d say stay off mine but I already had to sell it because of Debbie-do Gooders like you. If it ain’t your business, it ain’t YOUR business. See if that’ll sit into your head. Probably not. YOu think a bar is public property.
By New York Transplant
March 6, 2011 8:04 PM | Link to this
Whatever Joe. You’re so full of it. Everyone was happy about it huh? My employees sure weren’t. But that don’t matter to people like you. We’re all just public libraries, there for your pleasure. You didn’t have to pay the taxes right? Keep going to your Chili’s and Olive Garden my man. They love you pop and coupon types who come in eat and get out. Were you ever forced to go into a bar? Ever forced to go somewhere you didn’t want to? Naw, don’t figure you have. But I’m sure you’re the type that’d show up to a dinner party and complain about the food. If you don’t own it, it ain’t yours. The bans you seem to like, enforce ‘em in your house, on your property. I’d say stay off mine but I already had to sell it because of Debbie-do Gooders like you. If it ain’t your business, it ain’t YOUR business. See if that’ll sit into your head. Probably not. You think a bar is public property.
By History Buff
March 6, 2011 6:36 PM | Link to this
I hear many businesses have closed up due to the smoking ban, a downturn the DAY the ban went in. Way to go Ohio! How many more do you want to see go under? Funny nicotine is in potato, tomato, cauliflower, egg plant, chili’s, tea and other foods. In fact, tobacco is IN the same FOOD group. Is Ohio going to ban pizza, ect next?
By jwp169
March 6, 2011 4:11 PM | Link to this
Kasich and common sense? Oxymoron for the moron
By tired of it.
March 6, 2011 12:47 PM | Link to this
john kasich is blaming the wrong people for ohios money problems it is not the workers employed by the states fault.john kasichs wall street cronies and the lax if not stupid banking practices during the recent bush administration caused most of them. but it looks as though the state workers are going to get screwed first kacish is not ohios gov. because i voted for him.john kasich talking about common sence is a real joke.
By Joe
March 6, 2011 12:45 PM | Link to this
New York Transplant, I lived in NYC for 7 years and let me tell you most of the people were happy about the ban, even business owners. If you want to make your customers unhappy through second hand smoke go right ahead, but I sure as hell dont want to go into any establishment you own with your way of thinking. YOU ARE DISGUSTING!!
By NewYorkTransplant
March 6, 2011 12:34 PM | Link to this
Joe, pull your head out of your high and mighty. New York’s ban destroyed small mom and pop bars and pubs. The ones that made it had the money to transform into restaurants. How do I know, I owned on in Yonkers. I’m figuring you’re one of those anti-business folks that thinks you own the place, that thinks its public property. Instead you’re likely one of those types that goes into a place and complains about everything. My bar closing cost 16 New Yorkers their jobs. Now that I live in Ohio I hope these small business owners can choose how to run their businesses again, and people like you, pop and free nacho eaters and chronic complainers stay the hell out of ‘em. You don’t pay the taxes on the property or the wages, so shut the hell up.
By Joe
March 6, 2011 12:23 PM | Link to this
I am so thrilled about the smoking ban. It is going to be great for business. What Bloomberg did in New York City is a great example. Business skyrocketed. I find myself going to more establishments now that I dont have to put up with smoke. Smokers kill people through second hand smoke. Go outside if your going to do that garbage.
By ANTI SMOKING BAN
March 6, 2011 11:38 AM | Link to this
Yes Barowner, the ballot plainly states that patios, private clubs and family owned and operated places of business are exempt..where are the exemptions that people voted for and should be law regardless of any laws written or to be wrote? Ohio has been fooled by the anti smoking mafia funded by big pharma who profits from their own nicotine patches and gum and owners like you are paying the price of losing your businesses.
By Anti smoking ban
March 6, 2011 11:36 AM | Link to this
Yes Barowner, the ballot plainly states that patios, private clubs and family owned and operated places of business are exempt..where are the exemptions that people voted for and should be law regardless of any laws written or to be wrote? Ohio has been fooled by the anti smoking mafia funded by big pharma who profits from their own nicotine patches and gum and owners like you are paying the price of losing your businesses.
By TavernOwner
March 6, 2011 10:39 AM | Link to this
Will SB2 require the review of existing laws and rules? The smoking ban has closed the doors of many bars and private clubs in Ohio. OUR business is barely hanging on. This deceitful law is NOTHING like what voters approved. There are NO exemptions for family owned businesses. NO exemptions for private clubs. Smokers don’t get fined, like the ballot language said they would. Health Dept. employees are told NOT to approach smokers. Then how do they conduct an “investigation”? SmokeFree Ohio LIED about the ban not hurting our businesses. For four years, bar owners have been BEGGING for exemptions. NO law should bankrupt small business owners. I have friends who not only lost their bar, they LOST THEIR HOME. Personally, I’d like to see bars organize and SUE the American Cancer Society. Ever query the word “alcohol” on the ACS’ website? Over 4,600 hits. This was an INTENTIONAL attack on an industry. It was their backdoor attemp at prohibition. But it backfired on the antis. Seems these “public health” people created an even bigger problem. There have been 16 million more bottles of LIQUOR consumed at home and at parties since the ban. Way to go! Adult-only places should be exempted from the smoking ban.
By Bull
March 6, 2011 10:31 AM | Link to this
Alot of the debt is from barrowing from the federal goverment to pay for unemployment in the last few years. I would think since it was our money to begin with why do they need to figure that into the budget ?
By smartin1955
March 6, 2011 8:39 AM | Link to this
Ohio smoking ban. Job and small business killer.
By Patrick
March 6, 2011 8:04 AM | Link to this
As a small business owner I welcome any state government help and assistance I can get. Of course, I employee only myself, as the vast majority of small businesses do. Working from home and the support of Gov. Kasich is what will save Ohio.
By Desertrat
March 5, 2011 10:43 PM | Link to this
Businesses go where (1) there is an educated population- not here (2) a good multi link transportation network- also not in Ohio and (3) great schools- only in cetain areas of Ohio. Guess creating business or getting the private secotr to create these job may be wishful thinking. I’m a small business owner and have yet to find an employee who can write a correct sentence in English, can speak properly without ums, duh and slang, can do basic math and understands geography. Too much to ask, I guess.
By John
March 5, 2011 8:53 PM | Link to this
As a real small business owner, the best thing that could happen would be universal healthcare. I can’t compete for employees against big companies that offer healthcare.
By karon
March 5, 2011 4:51 PM | Link to this
Kasich is taking the credit with the better economy Ohio is having. Kasich has only been in office a couple of months and has done nothing as far as creating jobs! This better economy was done under Strickland time clock!
By chuckles
March 5, 2011 4:31 PM | Link to this
the rest of the world is overthrowing govts. for the very same thing dictator kasick is doing
By kinnynobo
March 5, 2011 2:37 PM | Link to this
Karon - You’re right about Kasich (having done little in Ohio but bust unions)…after all, he’s been in office 2 1/2 months. You’re giving liberals a bad name - stupid.
By karon
March 5, 2011 2:13 PM | Link to this
Kasich has done nothing for Ohio except bust unions!
By Leslie
March 5, 2011 11:16 AM | Link to this
Ohio pensions were not invested in Lehmans. Saying a lie over and over does NOT make it true. If you want to complain about Kasich at least be truthful. Discrediting Kasich with lies just discredits you. It shows you to be a hateful vindictive liar that spreads MSM and democrat propaganda and that you have no respect for the truth.
By chuckles
March 5, 2011 9:41 AM | Link to this
this country is already split in two and if you think otherwise, then you must live in a cave.it is only a matter of time before the civil war starts.
By Bill
March 5, 2011 9:03 AM | Link to this
Comment as you will as to how much Kasich plans will affect Ohio. Just wait for the average worker in our State will be worse off as this jerk continues the spread between rich and poor. As he personally helped ruin public employees pensions he will continue to kick them while down.B
By Judi
March 4, 2011 5:52 PM | Link to this
RUKIDDINGME: you aare a tpical isnorant reisent of OH. Keep spewing that asinine FOX stuff. Did you get your education at ‘LOSERS ARE US?”
By retired airforce
March 4, 2011 5:46 PM | Link to this
all hail king kasich! hmm largest bankruptcy in history oh yea lehman brothers. and according to state records he lobbied the police and fire unions for lehman bros. to manage their pension funds.the result? according to state records the lehman holdings declined in value from $441.4 million in 2007 to $73.3 million at the end of 2008.the police and fire fund had 14 seperate investments managed by lehman bros that declined in value from the purchase price of $14.3 million to $2.4 million in 2008. GOOD JOB JOHN! and YOU trust this guy to manage ohio? but he still got that big bonus on the backs of OHIO firemen and policemen. great guy huh!
By R U Kidding Me
March 4, 2011 5:06 PM | Link to this
Lets just get it over with an have a civil war or split the country into two. One side will be the liberal whiners, the takers, the overpaid underworked rightous union folks, the undereductated, the welfare recipients, “the poor” and on the other side we will have the responsible, god fearing, tax paying, hard working, normal Amercians. Karon and her trains would be on the wack jobs’ side too!
By In It Alone
March 4, 2011 5:00 PM | Link to this
Nothing the governor does can change the fact that as a small business owner, I give half my revenues to state and federal government. Until that changes, sole proprietorship cannot and will not thrive. I don’t like Kasich, but neither the previous governor nor our Democratic president has addressed this.
By Who
March 4, 2011 4:34 PM | Link to this
Small businesses are whats left. The big Corporations are gone for whatever reason. The days of high pay with full benefits are gone. Learn to live with less. Have to help small business.
By Leslie
March 4, 2011 4:17 PM | Link to this
Kenny, guess you missed poll on the front page which disputes your statement.
By chuckles
March 4, 2011 4:10 PM | Link to this
Heil Kasick!!
By Joe Sixpack
March 4, 2011 4:10 PM | Link to this
Why businesses don’t come to Ohio: Ohio ranks 46th in the Tax Foundation’s State Business Tax Climate Index. The Index compares the states in five areas of taxation that impact business: corporate taxes; individual income taxes; sales taxes; unemployment insurance taxes; and taxes on property, including residential and commercial property. Indiana ranks 10th.
By karon
March 4, 2011 3:55 PM | Link to this
Infrastructure jobs are high paying and cannot be outsourced, those train jobs would have meant a powerful Ohio and would have brought many new business to OHIO!
By Paul
March 4, 2011 3:42 PM | Link to this
“Help is Not on the Way”: first of all, I doubt very much you’re a small businessowner. (But, on the other hand, I’m sure not all business owners are intelligent, either). I like Kasich naming it “common sense” initiative, because that is Exactly what’s lacking in previous leadership: common sense. But when people are more concerned about power than solving problems—- all you need is manipulation and unions behind you, right?
By Kenny
March 4, 2011 3:41 PM | Link to this
@Perspective. Yeah, like the folks on the right don’t hate Obama. Pot, meet kettle.
By Perspective
March 4, 2011 3:30 PM | Link to this
How refreshing to see all the haters. Kasich could cure cancer and you folks would still be calling him names and hating him. The left always goes on about democracy,well Kasich was elected by a majority of the people,democracy in action. Anyway,you haters need to at least say something about the article topic.Not one hater post mentions anything about SB2,just tons of insults,name calling,etc. It’s a shame you can’t seem to stay rational enough to carry on a good discussion of the Bill. I’ll bet not one hater poster here has even read it,all they know is Kasich signed it so it must be bad for us working folks and good for those nasty evil rich people.You folks really need to look inside yourselves at the hate you have for anything remotely right leaning.It’s a shame you waste your life hating so many people you don’t even know.
By Leslie
March 4, 2011 3:30 PM | Link to this
SB 5 did NOT take away public sector unions. Private sector unions is only 7% of the private sector because we the people in the private sector don’t want to be in a union! Forced unionization is not freedom. As you people spread your propaganda about bankrupting the middle class and giving everything to the rich, let me explain some simple logic to you. Without a private sector making money and paying taxes, there is not money for the public sector and that includes Kasich. Kasich will restore Ohio, Strickland was leading us down the road to be Detroit. Once Kasich restore Ohio back to the great state she once was you haters will still hate.
By Skeptic
March 4, 2011 3:25 PM | Link to this
Joe Sixpack, comparing property taxes to your mortgage is a red herring unless you share all your financial information. Indiana actually has higher corporate rates than Ohio……… Also, comparing different tax structures is often apples and oranges. Most states rely FAR more heavily on sales and property tax, whereas Ohio relies on income tax. Check your facts…………. Ohio was named the number one state for new businesses by Site Selection Magazine for the last 2 years. Why fix what ain’t broken? Let’s start with Wall Street, not Main Street.
By Joe Sixpack
March 4, 2011 3:13 PM | Link to this
Is it OK to call myself middle-class if I have a private sector job… or do I have to be a government or union worker to claim that status? I’m just checking because those of us who don’t have any government or union affiliation are often forgotten…even though we represent 90% of working middle-class Ohioans.
By Joe Sixpack
March 4, 2011 3:02 PM | Link to this
I’m not a rich fatcat. I’m just a middle-class shlep who is tired of paying high state, local and property taxes. If SOMETHING can be done to lower my tax burden, I’m willing to consider anything because I simply can’t pay any more! I don’t want to have to leave this state, but I can (and will) if we keep going in the same direction we are now. Something has to change…soon.
By fastwillys
March 4, 2011 3:00 PM | Link to this
Hold on folks. Give ole Kay-Sick a chance. I’m sure within the next couple of years there will be thousnads of $6-$7 dollar an hour jobs in Ohio. He had to get rid of public unions first,private sector unions will be banned next, then eliminate minimum wage and finally take away unemployment. At the same time he will get rid of employer sponsored health care and if you think your company will give you the cost of insurance in extra pay, you are wrong. Just think how much richer his buddies will be then. This is what his financial suppporters are paying him to do. Thje final straw will be total privatization of social security. Think how big the bonuses will be for the Wall Streeters when they steal your last chance for survival. Hey folks, it’s the Republican way. And, by the way, all you repubs and supporters of this guy, just wait, their coming after you and your job too and by the time you realize the fact you will be living on the street with the rest of us middle classers.
By willBill
March 4, 2011 2:45 PM | Link to this
WOW I can’t wait until all those jobs come flooding into Ohio because of the passing of SB5.This bimbo governor has no clue.Of course he does have a clue on how to pay the rich fat cats more money like he did his cabinet buddies.
By Joe Sixpack
March 4, 2011 2:37 PM | Link to this
Compare property taxes of the same value home between here and Indiana. The property taxes in Indiana are at least HALF of what they are here. Heck, my monthly property taxes are now equal to my mortgage!!! That is insane and unsustainable! If this state doesn’t get its house in order, Ohio will never attract good jobs. No wonder Honda opened their newest plant in Indiana and NOT Ohio.
By Leslie
March 4, 2011 2:37 PM | Link to this
The paid whiners have showed up with their usual propaganda, except it is becoming more and more obvious that they do not know what they are talking about.
By Bud Wiser
March 4, 2011 2:27 PM | Link to this
That’s right Joe Sixpack! Indiana is a BETTER state for business!! Why?? Mitch Daniels outlawed public unions 6 years ago!!
By No Patience
March 4, 2011 2:27 PM | Link to this
Tough crowd. Kasich hasn’t solved everyone’s problems in his first few weeks on the job, so it’s time to run him out of town. I waited 4 YEARS for Strickland to fix Ohio school funding (you know…like he promised would be his top priority???). And what did he do about school funding when he got elected??? Absolutely nothing. If Kasich lets me down, I’ll vote him out just like I did Strickland.
By tlg
March 4, 2011 2:22 PM | Link to this
I don’t have a problem paying a share fare of the medical costs, but it seems that the same poeple who are trying to make us pay more are not working on reducing the costs of medical care. More and more “employees” will put off getting services due to the high cost of care which will in the end cost more because of more sick days, stress, and inability to pay. How is this fair to anyone one but those who control the medical providers and especially those who run the insurance companies. Many of the public employees do not have unions and we are at the mercy of the government to “look out” for us. I doubt that there is much consideration for the working people that the Gov. and those in Columbus for us, it is all about greed and giveing to those that already have. Yes I can complain, because I always vote and pay my taxes and work, and still have little or nothing to be able to save….why? Medical bills!
By Joe Sixpack
March 4, 2011 2:19 PM | Link to this
Well…sorry the governor couldn’t help you directly within 2 months of taking office. Best of luck in Indiana. That’s a great state and the cost of nearly everything over there is much better than it is here. I wouldn’t blame you for moving.
By judi
March 4, 2011 2:16 PM | Link to this
Let’s see: Republican governor, former FOX contributor, “private” public partnership (probably buddies) to help jobs development, after tearing down rights of employees of ANY business to bargain for wages & benefits, hoping to eliminate women’s reproductive choices, and so far NOT producing any jobs after giving the top corporations tax cuts to do so………this should be good. Sorry Ohio.
By Help in Not on the Way
March 4, 2011 2:05 PM | Link to this
I’m a small business owner and he hasn’t done a darn thing to help me. So I’m moving the business to Indiana (just across the state line)