Jill Long Thompson unveils her economic strategy

The Democratic candidate for governor recently released her strategy for improving economic conditions for Hoosiers.

"Looking across Indiana, you see factories closing, families struggling to pay their mortgages, pay their taxes and keep up with the rising costs of healthcare. Once-thriving communities are slowly dying as people and businesses move away. And our current Governor doesn't seem to have the
solutions or seem to care," said Long Thompson.

"Hoosiers make ninety cents on the dollar relative to workers in the rest of the country;
Indiana has one of the highest home mortgage foreclosure rates; almost one third
of our high school freshmen will not graduate from high school; and healthcare
costs in Indiana are higher than the national average. That is unacceptable and
the Governor's lack of action to these issues is unforgivable."

The Daniels' approach to economic development simply
isn't working. His 'one business at a time' strategy ignores how broad
policy affects growth and ignores existing business. This shortsighted
policy is leaving too many communities and too many people behind, and that's
especially true the further you are from the central part of the state. It
is extremely important to bring new businesses to Indiana, but it's also
important to put policies in place that keeps existing businesses here and helps
them grow," Long Thompson added.

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