Letter: Skoufis has plan to create jobs
James Skoufis has sponsored legislation to end tax breaks to any business that outsources. He has letter-writer's vote for the 99th Assembly District this Nov. 4.
Letter: Skoufis has plan to create jobs James Skoufis has sponsored legislation to end tax breaks to any business that outsources. He has letter-writer's vote for the 99th Assembly District this Nov. 4. Check out this story on lohud.com: http://lohud.us/1xLpBfG
Published 3:54 p.m. ET Oct. 13, 2014 | Updated 3:55 p.m. ET Oct. 13, 2014
Assemblyman James Skoufis represents the 99th District, which includes Stony Point and parts of Orange County.(Photo: Ricky Flores/The Journal News)Buy Photo
James Skoufis shares our values and fights for our priorities every day as our state assemblyman — he has truly renewed my faith in the political system. He knows that taxes are sky-high which is why he fought for a property tax freeze in this year's budget; he also knows that job creation is needed, which is why he helped cut the income tax for small businesses to its lowest point in almost 50 years.
Unfortunately, his opponent is a former IBM executive that was part of a team that outsourced thousands of our state's jobs to places like Mexico. In fact, we recently learned that IBM now employs more people in India than the United States. Nevertheless, that didn't stop his opponent and his fellow executives from taking huge state tax breaks.
In contrast, James Skoufis has sponsored legislation to end tax breaks to any business that outsources. I prefer James Skoufis' version of job creation. That's why he has my vote for the 99th Assembly District this Nov. 4.
Bob Colbert
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