2018 NY Senate race: on Jobs


Chele Farley: Recoup donor taxes and use them to create quality jobs

A major theme of Farley's campaign is NY's status as a donor state. Citing multiple reports, she notes that each year the state sends over $40 billion more in taxes to Washington than it receives in federal funding. She wants to reverse that trend to help fund infrastructure projects and create jobs. "I'm running against Kirsten Gillibrand to recover New York taxpayers' fair share and bring our money home to rebuild the Empire State and create good-paying middle-class jobs," Farley said.
Source: Auburn Citizen on 2018 New York Senate race Mar 28, 2018

Dave Webber: Increasing minimum wage will result in less jobs

Those who study economics know that setting a high minimum wage increase at $15 is dangerous. I have spoken out against for 2 years now. Look at what has happened in Seattle when they went all in with the increase. All of a sudden there was a staggering loss in jobs, which is what economists have predicted all along. If you have 10 employees making $7.50/hour, and you raise their pay to $15/hour, 5 people will lose their jobs. Employers are not prepared to have their profit margins cut.
Source: 2018 New York Senate campaign website DaveWebberForUsSenate Jan 18, 2018

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Candidates and political leaders on Jobs:

Democrats running for President:
Sen.Michael Bennet (D-CO)
V.P.Joe Biden (D-DE)
Mayor Mike Bloomberg (I-NYC)
Gov.Steve Bullock (D-MT)
Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-IN)
Sen.Cory Booker (D-NJ)
Secy.Julian Castro (D-TX)
Rep.John Delaney (D-MD)
Rep.Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI)
Sen.Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Mayor Wayne Messam (D-FL)
Gov.Deval Patrick (D-MA)
Sen.Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
CEO Tom Steyer (D-CA)
Sen.Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
Marianne Williamson (D-CA)
CEO Andrew Yang (D-NY)

2020 Third Party Candidates:
Rep.Justin Amash (L-MI)
CEO Don Blankenship (C-WV)
Gov.Lincoln Chafee (L-RI)
Howie Hawkins (G-NY)
Gov.Gary Johnson(L-NM)
Howard Schultz(I-WA)
Gov.Jesse Ventura (I-MN) 		Republicans running for President:
Sen.Ted Cruz(R-TX)
Gov.Larry Hogan (R-MD)
Gov.John Kasich(R-OH)
V.P.Mike Pence(R-IN)
Gov.Mark Sanford (R-SC)
Pres.Donald Trump(R-NY)
Rep.Joe Walsh (R-IL)
Gov.Bill Weld(R-MA & L-NY)

2020 Withdrawn Democratic Candidates:
Sen.Stacey Abrams (D-GA)
Mayor Bill de Blasio (D-NYC)
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
Sen.Mike Gravel (D-AK)
Sen.Kamala Harris (D-CA)
Gov.John Hickenlooper (D-CO)
Gov.Jay Inslee (D-WA)
Rep.Seth Moulton (D-MA)
Rep.Beto O`Rourke (D-TX)
Rep.Tim Ryan (D-CA)
Adm.Joe Sestak (D-PA)
Rep.Eric Swalwell (D-CA)
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