Issue Position: Economy

Issue Position

Second only to public safety issues, the most important job of state government is to help create the conditions for economic prosperity in Rhode Island. We need to recognize that we are in competition with the other New England states for business, and we need to work to stop the brain drain that devastates Rhode Island, when our brightest citizens go elsewhere in search of fulfilling work and a good paycheck. We cannot succeed with ill-considered quick fixes, like the one that created the 38 Studios debacle. We need to dig in and look closely at our tax structure and other areas of state government that keep businesses away from Rhode Island.

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