State of West Virginia Archives: on Corporations

Stephen Noble Smith: Raise corporate income tax rate to 9%

Too often, the criminal justice system has been used to perpetuate inequality. We must shift the focus of the criminal justice system from targeting the people who are in pain, to targeting the people who profit off that pain. We will open two crucial new investigative divisions in the State Police--a Corporate Crime Division and a Political Corruption Division. Each of these divisions will have agents focused on investigating corporate and political discrimination.

Natalie Tennant: Maintain health & retirement benefits during bankruptcies

"This is more than an attack on union workers," Secretary Tennant said. "This is an attack on the American worker and on our American way of life. It's an attempt to take away your health care that was earned on your broken backs, with your black lungs and with the memories of your fellow miners who took their last breath in the coal mines."

Patriot Coal filed for bankruptcy protection on July 9, 2012. On March 14, Patriot formally filed to terminate benefits for about 10,000 retired miners and 12,000 widows and dependents.

Earl Ray Tomblin: Relax rules on paying terminated employees within 3 days

Earl Ray Tomblin: Sales tax credit for new business; & tax increment financing

I also believe we need to overhaul our tax increment financing program. This program allows local communities to use future gains in taxes to finance current economic development projects. [We should] refocus our efforts at creating these economic, job-creating districts.

Joe Manchin III: Endorsed by U.S. Chamber of Commerce