Issue Position: Good Jobs in a Vibrant Economy

Issue Position

Creating an economically vibrant Vermont is the single best solution to our state's many pressing problems. We must work on a long-term strategy to create a Vermont that is not merely "affordable," but one that offers the opportunity for long-term prosperity to all Vermonters.

We must attract new businesses and industries, lower taxes on our people, improve government efficiency, promote new and better jobs, increase our declining population, better market our unique brand, capitalize on our pristine environment and support construction of smart infrastructure.

Vermont must create a regulatory and fiscal environment that encourages good jobs to stay in Vermont, and that attracts not only new employers, but entire industries. A sample of Randy's job-creating ideas include Vermont-domiciled Baby Boomer wealth transfer financial models, "flag of convenience" licensing and registration for interstate commerce, developing a framework to incentivize state agencies to shift more Information Technology work to instate companies, and developing an active strategy to work with our existing employers to keep the jobs we already have.

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