NWO under-represented in executive interviews for Ohio Means Business
This Cleveland Plain Dealer article on John Kasich’s fundraising (link) shared this that I found interesting:
The event’s special guest is Republican rising star and Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels. But the real entertainment might be a conversation between Kasich and Mixon.
Kasich sits on Invacare’s board of directors and has been extremely critical of Ohio’s business climate, arguing its onerous regulations and high taxes are killing business and jobs.
Mixon, on the other hand, just loves the business climate, at least he says so in an ad campaign promoting the state as a great place to do business.
“From our headquarters in Ohio, Invacare has become the world leader in home medical products. The state’s new tax laws will help us continue to grow,” he says in an ad entitled “Why Ohio.”
The ad is part of a larger campaign called “Ohio Means Business.” It was created by the Ohio Business Development Coalition, a public-private partnership between the state’s development department and businesses.The campaign was started in 2005 when Republican Bob Taft was in charge of the state. Taft and the Republican legislature pushed through major business tax reforms, including a shift from taxing capital investments and profits to taxing gross receipts, which most businesses welcome. The state and businesses were eager to let companies know about the new tax laws.
Strickland supports the changes and has campaigned on them. (Businesses like continuity.)
There’s is room for debate about regulations and other tax issues. But nobody wants to mess with the tax on gross receipts. So suggesting that Ohio’s business climate is awful might be a stretch. But that’s for Kasich and his guests to sort out.
The Plain Dealer links to the Ohio Means Business page about Invacare – (link) but for those of you interested in this topic, there is quite a bit of additional information on the Ohio Means Business website.
There has not been much of a focus on “Region 2 – Northwest Ohio” – currently there are only two interviews listed from our region. David Dmytryka and Gary Cooper. If Dmytryka’s name seems familiar, he was the person nominated by the Simpson faction of the Lucas County Republican Party for the seat formerly held by Lynn Olman on the Lucas County Board of Elections. Secretary of State Brunner opted to select Ben Marsh instead of Dmytryka or Jon Stainbrook.
I recommend reading the interviews of Dmytryka and Cooper and how they feel about Ohio’s business climate. One part from Dmytryka’s interview:
Q. What are the top three things that Ohio uniquely offers that you feel have helped make your business successful?
A. One of the most valuable offerings that Ohio has provided us is its proximity to the nation’s top engineering talent. Without this pool of skilled engineers, our recruitment efforts would be much more difficult. Another positive thing about starting a business in Ohio is the relatively low cost of operating a business here. We have been able to move to a larger facility to hold our employees as a result of the low cost of real estate here. Compared with larger cities, we have much lower operating costs, which helps our bottom line and therefore enables us to expand the business without incurring unmanageable costs. Finally, I really enjoy that I can balance managing a business with being actively involved in the community and being a father and husband. I don’t think I could have done this anywhere else!
This certainly isn’t surprising. The Toledo area isn’t exactly teeming with republicans (editorial comment – That’s probably why we are in such bad shape)
July 14th, 2010 at 5:18 pmhttp://www.cnbc.com/id/37554006/
July 14th, 2010 at 6:11 pmThis link shows the results of a recent study from CNBC. It ranks Texas and Virginia as the most business friendly states. Both Republican, both Right to Work. It breaks business friendliness into various categories. Ohio is in the top 5 in transportation. That is the only category in which Ohio is in the top 5. We can do better, and Kasich is proposing the same ideas that have put some of the other states in various TOp 5’s. Strickland isn’t proposing anything new.
It is good to see that the folks who were interviewed are doing well. It certainly doesn’t mean that the can’t do even better.
July 14th, 2010 at 6:21 pmYou can’t stand on the first step of a staircase and say your at the top. One move in the right direction doesn’t mean your already there. I want to see continuious improvement even when we consider everything is great and I dont’ think anyone around is thinking everything is great. Make a change, analyze the results, then make another informed decision but always keep our rights and liberties in mind.
July 15th, 2010 at 8:36 amThese are business leaders – both Republicans and Democrats who share their success stories, two from NWO. Which is why I thought it was noteworthy enough to point out. They believe in Ohio enough to help market it…
July 15th, 2010 at 8:54 amI agree that it is noteworthy to point out. There are worse places to do business than Ohio. In the CNBC link that I provided, 3 out of the top 5 states are right to work states. Passing this legislation is revenue neutral up front and revenue positive into the future. I understand why some people are concerned about eliminating some taxes, but I cannot see why anyone would be opposed to Right to Work. It doesn’t even outlaw unions. It just doesn’t allow for forced dues and forced membership. This would make the cost of doing business in Ohio much cheaper. All the Top 5 on the CNBC link for cost of doing business are right to work.
July 15th, 2010 at 9:21 amDenver 2008:
The Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce board of directors voted today to oppose the right-to-work ballot initiative, which would ask voters to amend the state constitution to say that union membership and the payment of dues could not be mandated.
“Our research indicates that, over the long run, states with ‘right to work’ statutes do not perform significantly better in wages, economic development or business growth than Colorado,” chamber president Joe Blake wrote in a message to members today.
July 15th, 2010 at 9:33 amI am sure that Texas, Virginia, and North Carolina would have something to say about that. Even the Colorado Chamber disagrees with Denver. It is impossible to make the argument that Right to Work legislation doesn’t make a state more business friendly. I have not heard Kasich take a stance on Right to Work, unfortunately. He does strongly support eliminating the Estate Tax, which would make venture capital much more accessible.
July 15th, 2010 at 9:51 amThe question is how you define business friendly. Right to work legislation tends to attract low paying jobs which add little to the economy and can actually be detrimental long term. Much of the south has traditionally been non Union and low wage territory. Wages are depressed, school systems are poorer and the standard of living is lower. Higher wages build a strong middle class market. If we don’t pay a decent wage people can’t buy the cars and build the homes that fuel our economy. It’s all about creating healthy markets.
July 15th, 2010 at 12:37 pmSo Detroit and Toledo are the model on how to create healthy markets?
July 15th, 2010 at 1:30 pmPatrick, you said you didn’t understand why anyone would oppose, so I provided an example.
It’d be fruitless to debate this topic with you as you have your mind made up. It is clear however that not everyone agrees with you that Ohio not being a right to work state is a problem. “Experts” have stated a variety of additional reasons; right-to-work legislation results in a worsening of the net economic position of black workers, the mean effect of working in a right-to-work state results in a 6% to 8% reduction in wages for workers, etc.
July 15th, 2010 at 6:07 pmLisa,
July 16th, 2010 at 3:15 pmYou have your mind made up as well. Please don’t try to act so independent. Look at the population shift over the last 30 years. People aren’t moving to Ohio and Michigan. Population has shifted to Arizona, Florida, Texas, North Carolina, and Virginia. People move primarily because of jobs. Jobs go to these states because they are business friendly. Many factories that are in these states would be overseas if there weren’t states like this. Why don’t you offer a suggestion or two on Ohio can attract more jobs? Should we increase taxes and try to get more people in unions?? Who are these experts you speak of? Paul Krugman or other hacks? What is going on in Ohio clearly doesn’t work. If you think it does, then there is no helping you.
Not really Patrick, I’m not convinced who’s going to win nor that liberals are to blame for everything that’s gone wrong in our nation the past several decades.
I am convinced that both sides share some responsibility and that blaming individuals (governors, presidents, mayors, etc) is short sighted but I don’t have a standard response to everything.
I am also willing to take the time to read and listen as opposed to just assuming I’m right.
July 16th, 2010 at 3:21 pmSo you have no ideas on how to make Ohio’s economy better or no explanation on why the population is moving to right to work states? You are a liberal. It is obvious. Liberalism is a failed ideology. Look at Europe! Obama is a disaster. Even MSNBC had 2012 polls on tv this morning that showed Huckabee, Romney, and Gingrich beating Obama. Can you explain why Toledo has gone so far downhill under almost exclusively Democrat rule? Can you explain why many cities under exclusively Democrat rule crumble? Liberal ideas don’t work. Some of them may sound nice, but eventually you run out of other people’s money. Bush wasn’t even that good and had 52 consecutive months of job growth and the DJI hit 14,000. Reagan won 49 states in 84 on a purely conservative message and record. Republicans make mistakes, but only when they abandon conservative principles and spend too much money. I am very interested to hear your explanation of why Toledo has gone downhill or hear some actual ideas on how to make things better.
July 16th, 2010 at 4:18 pmThanks Patrick for demonstrating my point, while I am a Democrat, I invest over 40 hours a week, sometimes more, in sharing information for those of all political ideologies and I rarely interject my political beliefs into the way content is provided here.
So, those like you can then try to make it about me rather than admit you are not willing to stray beyond your belief structure. I realize that the answers at times come from both parties and I’ll continue to do what I do here, which is to provide information and a place for those interested in discussion to do so, with the hope that they’ll become more informed – no matter their position on a topic while realizing some will never do that and I understand why. If it is not the fault of someone else then they are forced to challenge their belief system. Blaming liberals for everything is just as wrong as those who blame conservatives for everything.
What’s funny is the conservatives like you who assume because I’m a Democrat it means something and some liberals who complain about my posting information about non-Democrats. If it was just about me and my political opinions? This would be a different blog…
July 16th, 2010 at 4:32 pmStill no ideas on how Ohio can be more competetive or why Toledo has fallen so far behind. Unbelievable! I beg you to offer some ideas! I understand that you have become influential in Toledo because this blog is successful, and I applaud that. Please offer some ideas on how to improve Toledo rather than just trying to bash ideas that conservatives offer. Conservative ideas have worked in many other states. Ignoring that really discredits you.
July 17th, 2010 at 2:30 amI have ideas, I’ve shared them before, this thread was not about my ideas on how to save Ohio. It wasn’t about right to work either, it was about businesses in Ohio that feel the business climate here works for them.
July 17th, 2010 at 2:33 am