That higher ground. Thank you. Thank you, representative. Governor, you now have one minute to visit with the vote ares of south dakota. Thank you. Across the country, pool are recognizing that good things are happening in south dakota. It was called the best run state in america. Cnbc called us the number one state for business. Our taxes are among the lowest in the nation. In the political year, its sometimes hard to remember the good news but it us true. Our unemployment restaurant is second loness the nation. Our student tennessee scores are above test scores are above the National Average weapon babied our bug. Our communes are among the safeest in our nation and our population and economy are growing faster than the nation. I know that government doesnt deserve credit for most of this, but i worked hard to help south dakota families and businesses achieve success. Id be grotful for the opportunity to grotful for the opportunity to serve as your governor again. Mike you have one m
The final word is with you. I should mention the fact aclu and have made some strides on that. But i get some concerned about low voter turnout because i was taught by my parents who were immigrants to this country my mother grew up in nazi germany my father was russian and escape communist i was taught how precious a live is and how fragile democracy is so i always go to. To go back to the survey data what keeps people out of the polls is not the registration and voter identification that theyre not interested in the political process. If you want to increase turnout that is a cultural issue starting at the Elementary School level. But to the point where i feel guilty if i dont go to the polls and vote. Many americans are not raised that way or taught that. In nuclear not doing enough to do that. Also to anchorage people those that worked in the election process the problem is they cannot get enough people to work at the polls on election day. It is a tough problem the average age of
Place for businesses want to be an ad jobs and grow jobs but we also have to make Smart Investments in our future and infrastructure, education, workforce training and we need to support her workers by raising the minimum wage. Im running for governor to rebuild Rhode Islands middle class and create tens of thousands of goodpaying jobs and i have experience to do that. Prior to becoming treasurer ran a business and we helped to create over 1000 jobs. I am running for governor to rebuild the state can get rhode island back to work. Moderator thank you ms. Raimondo and now Robert Healey an attorney and businessman a partial owner of a Liquor Import Company called peaceville. Mr. Healey has run for statewide office six times. He attended Rhode Island College Boston University and Northeastern University and the new England School of law. Mr. Healey. Healey thank you. I would like to thank you and thank my opponents for being here tonight. I need you to look at me and the reason for that i
Rhode island. Caught my tax plan probusiness, pro Economic Development , and a pro job creation. That is what we need, a leader who is willing to tackle the problems of our state with a sense of urgency, and that is what my plan will do. In my experience, and cutting through red tape and building a Better Business environment, it is evident. Take a look at that part of the city. It is thriving, and this should happen in every city and town across the state. And that is what i intend to do. Moderator a question. You recently sent a platform document saying if you read no other document produced by my campaign, please read this one. Well, i read it and noticed that you said you believe that the largescale entry of women into the American Workforce has caused a detriment to the society that may be beyond repair. Can you explain what you meant. Healey it sounds a misogynist. What we forgot to do when we allowed women to enter into the workforce, we forgot to say that, hey, the extra labor
My brother, my sister and me. His job went overseas like so many jobs. To leaders did very little recreate our economy. Im running for governor with a plan a comprehensive job to rebuild manufacturing, to retrain our workers, to invest in our infrastructure and put people to work rebuilding roads, schools, and bridges. It is not a time for reckless cuts that will hurt families and turn the state back. It is time to rebuild rhode island and move the state forward. Thank you. Thank you. I am looking to rebuild rhode island that i am looking to be rhode island from its foundations. We have gone too far in building and the structure is not stable. What we have to do is return to the point where we actually have a society that encourages jobs, that works for the education of our children, that has a reasonable tax system. In doing this, we can bring ourselves into a competitive state with others. And also in doing that, we can keep our children here in the state by providing employment oppo