Economy & Jobs

Despite what other candidates tell you, governors don’t create jobs. What governors and governments can do is create the conditions in which people and businesses will invest, prosper and create new jobs. We haven’t done that in Maine; in fact, we have done just the opposite. We have created barriers that discourage Maine businesses from expanding and other businesses from locating here.

My plan is simple: cut the costs of living and doing business in Maine. We can transform our economy and create jobs by lowering the cost of electricity, lowering the cost of healthcare, and lowering the cost of government services. Once we have done that, we can begin to re-build Maine by investing in education and in our competitive advantages — our people, our quality places, our natural resources and our strategic location.