Chris Gabrieli Quotes

Tax breaks can serve a vital role in keeping and bringing jobs to our state; however, without accountability, they are little more than loopholes at taxpayers' expense.

We've outpaced Japan and Europe in creating new jobs, but there's major competition from India and China. It's not enough to make income tax cuts permanent.

To be sure, India has achieved enviable success in business services, like the glistening call centers in Bangalore and elsewhere. But in the global jousting for manufacturing jobs, India does not get its share.

Creating new jobs for Pennsylvanians continues to be my highest priority throughout the Commonwealth.

With 1.7 million private sector jobs lost and half a million jobs shipped overseas over the past three years, we must take action to spur job creation and restore economic prosperity.

Unfortunately, very few governments think about youth unemployment when they are drawing up their national plans.

Politicians like to talk about incentives - for businesses to relocate, for example, or to get folks to buy local.

It's our job as economic developers in the state to make sure any prospect receives all available incentives.

The priority of my government’s action is the creation of jobs, lots of jobs.

I’m not in the business of creating jobs.

The issue most on Hoosiers' minds is job creation, job retention, and household income.

Governments spend all their time trying to get big companies to relocate their headquarters, and they end up subsidizing the move with tax breaks. And companies that relocate their headquarters are often not meaningful job creators.

I would like to get the tax rate as low as possible so that businesses want to create jobs here.

Mom and pop shops paying taxes while Amazon got billions just to come to town didn't seem right, and, post-FoxxConn, people are less likely to fall for the promised jobs numbers.

Illinois will only get economically healthy if we stop focusing on growing minimum wages and start focusing on growing everyone's wages.

Our country needs to produce 250,000 net new jobs every month just to keep even with population growth.

I think we've got to be competitive here in Illinois. It's critical we're competitive. We're hurting our economy by having the minimum wage above the national. We've got to move back to the national.

The unemployment rate went down as I was governor of Massachusetts. We were losing jobs every month when I came into the state.

The moral argument is that we give big business a huge tax break, and why do we do it? To get their jobs.

There is nothing better than just policies that say, 'Come on: grow your jobs here.'

The fact is, I was elected governor of the state of Missouri to bring more jobs to the state of Missouri.

We are fighting to bring more jobs to the people of Missouri.

I don't believe other states should be in the business of luring production out of California. We've made it clear that no one is going to out-compete California.

We will ensure Arizona continues to grow jobs, not destroy them.

Hartsfield Jackson plays a fundamental role in recruiting and retaining jobs. It should be known as an economic driver - not a venue for shady deals.