POTTSTOWN MERCURY OP-ED: Over the past four years, Pennsylvanians were able to witness the attempt by the Corbett administration and Republican-controlled legislature to cut their way to prosperity with a focus on social and political ideology versus sound governmental policy…
They passed across the board business tax cuts, cut long range capital budget projects, and assaulted workers’ rights. Pennsylvania sank from 7th in the nation in job creation to 50th…
The General Assembly, Republicans and Democrats alike, should work together with the Governor to enact the policies that voters overwhelmingly endorsed in the November election: restored funding for education in a fair, adequate, and accountable manner; support for a business climate that fosters family-sustaining jobs; and responsible stewardship of our state’s built and natural resources… (more)
