Zitat des Tages von Gina Raimondo:
Budgets that don't balance, public programs that aren't funded, pension funds that are running out of money, schools that aren't funded - How does that help anyone?
People deserve to see a governor who is hustling every day.
Maybe you think, 'I'm not college material.' Maybe you worry that you don't have the money. Then you take the SAT. You see that colleges are getting in touch with you. You begin to think maybe you are ready for college.
I'm going to ask one question for everything that comes across my desk, which is, 'How is this going to create jobs?'
Fixing the pension system was one of the biggest problems Rhode Island faced.
We have to slowly, carefully, and thoughtfully align all of our interests.
My own rhetoric is not so 'us versus them.' I don't like fighting.
It's all about the choices we make as a society. We can choose to have poor schools and parks and higher tuition at Rhode Island's colleges. But we should make an active choice.
Those diplomas on my wall would not be there without the GI Bill that educated my father, without the public library, without the RIPTA bus.
What we have to do is support business, but also support our workers with job training programs and with reasonable wages.
You can raise taxes on the rich in America! We should raise taxes on the rich in America. But we can't do that in Rhode Island.
There's lots of people driving on the roads who don't have licenses. They're still going to work, still going to school. I want them to get a license and insurance so they're driving safely.
I want to show two things. One, that Democrats can solve big problems and get things done. And two, that as a public official, you can make tough choices, do the right things for the right reasons, and upset some people. And still get elected.
If we could find a way to totally empower half of the brains in America, imagine how much more productive we could be.
I've done a lot of deals, and I'm skilled at negotiating, managing personalities, and getting parties to the table.
Don't ignore big problems, and don't try to pretend that problems are smaller than they are.
We know businesses can't compete without reliable infrastructure.
My vision for a better Rhode Island starts with a simple idea - we are all in this together.
Democrats and all public servants just need to be honest. If we have schools that aren't working ... we need to face the facts and fix them.
During my four years as treasurer, we restructured our pension system, cutting the state's unfunded liability almost by half and putting our retirement system on stronger footing.
Before I was State Treasurer, my Rhode Island business helped create over 1,000 jobs, including here at Nabsys, a biomedical company. As governor, I'll use this as a model for how we create manufacturing jobs.
We need a collective moment where we commit ourselves to long-term solutions.
I'm committed to structural changes.
If you want to have a big impact, government is the way to do it. Just think of the number of people you can touch.
If I'm a CEO, I want to be in a place where the government works.
I don't really care if you're a Republican or Democrat or you want to fight about the size of government. How about a government that just works? Put your tax dollar in and get a return out the other end.
In many cases, Rhode Island is just not on the radar of a lot of companies. But once companies or people take the time to look at our high quality of life, low cost of living, great talent, good business environment, often people see it's an excellent place, and they want to take a harder look.
Let's make the SAT and PSAT free so everyone has a chance to succeed.
