Post by 1dave on May 4, 2015 11:07:46 GMT -5
John Kasich in 2016? Why progressive, George Soros crowd fears run by Ohio governor
In economic terms, what’s been happening in Ohio has been hailed by some as the “Ohio miracle.” That’s because, the state’s governor, former Congressman John Kasich is doing for Ohio what he did for America in the late 1990s when he was the last man to balance the federal budget as the chief architect of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.
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Under Kasich’s leadership, Ohio has eliminated the state’s estate tax. Its “Rainy Day Fund” has gone from a mere 89 cents (yes, you read that correctly) in total to $1.4 billion by July 2013.
Ohio’s $5.3 billion income tax cut has been the largest in the nation, with $1.4 billion of that now going to small business entrepreneurs who are leading the way in creating jobs.
Since Kasich became governor, the results of his “Jack Kemp style” economics have made a dramatic difference in the Buckeye State. Here are just a few examples:
-- Over 170,000 new private sector jobs have been created
-- There have been more new businesses created since Kasich took office than at any other time in Ohio history.
-- Incomes in the state are now rising twice as fast as they are across the country
-- The state’s unemployment rate has dropped by 21%.
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Kasich, the son of a mailman, is also the grandson of Croatian immigrants. He’s a blue-collar Republican who feels as much at home in a bowling alley -- drinking a beer and eating chicken wings – as he does when he gives a rousing speech about entrepreneurial capitalism that can bring the local Chamber of Commerce crowd to its feet.
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To be sure, Kasich is an unorthodox conservative. He had consistently strong ratings in Congress from America’s leading conservative organizations like the American Conservative Union and 60 Plus.
Nevertheless, he didn’t check in then with the Republican National Committee to get his daily talking points. And he doesn’t’ do so now, either. He knows who he is and what he believes.
An evangelical Christian, whose parents were killed by a drunk driver, Kasich’s empathy for others is one of his strongest qualities. His faith-based initiatives and efforts to combat human trafficking in his state are substantive and sincere.
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Under Kasich’s leadership, Ohio has eliminated the state’s estate tax. Its “Rainy Day Fund” has gone from a mere 89 cents (yes, you read that correctly) in total to $1.4 billion by July 2013.
Ohio’s $5.3 billion income tax cut has been the largest in the nation, with $1.4 billion of that now going to small business entrepreneurs who are leading the way in creating jobs.
Since Kasich became governor, the results of his “Jack Kemp style” economics have made a dramatic difference in the Buckeye State. Here are just a few examples:
-- Over 170,000 new private sector jobs have been created
-- There have been more new businesses created since Kasich took office than at any other time in Ohio history.
-- Incomes in the state are now rising twice as fast as they are across the country
-- The state’s unemployment rate has dropped by 21%.
. . .
Kasich, the son of a mailman, is also the grandson of Croatian immigrants. He’s a blue-collar Republican who feels as much at home in a bowling alley -- drinking a beer and eating chicken wings – as he does when he gives a rousing speech about entrepreneurial capitalism that can bring the local Chamber of Commerce crowd to its feet.
. . .
To be sure, Kasich is an unorthodox conservative. He had consistently strong ratings in Congress from America’s leading conservative organizations like the American Conservative Union and 60 Plus.
Nevertheless, he didn’t check in then with the Republican National Committee to get his daily talking points. And he doesn’t’ do so now, either. He knows who he is and what he believes.
An evangelical Christian, whose parents were killed by a drunk driver, Kasich’s empathy for others is one of his strongest qualities. His faith-based initiatives and efforts to combat human trafficking in his state are substantive and sincere.