Adam Andrzejewski for Governor of Illinois.

http://www.adamforillinois.com/

WHY FIXING THE BUDGET IS IMPORTANT

Virtually every problem confronting Illinois - whether it is the Thomson prison deal, closing parks, or the inability to fund our service providers - stems from the utter mismanagement of tax payer dollars. This mismanagement is bipartisan, as the culture in Springfield is one of diverting resources to spending interests and insiders first. That culture must be changed, and it won't be changed by someone from that culture. http://www.adamforillinois.com/Budget/

Illinois Job Growth Lags over Long-Term. Over the past 16 years Illinois created less jobs than the average state. In the period from 1990-2006, Illinois lagged the nation and our Midwestern neighbors in not only job growth, but also in job growth within nearly every segment of our economy: construction, education and health, financial, government, information, leisure, manufacturing, professional, trade, and other! In fact, Illinois has shed manufacturing jobs 30% faster than the nation as a whole. The long term job creation trend in Illinois versus the nation is a dismal graph (see page 2 of source). Source: Jobs Coalition

Current economic policies are NOT improving job growth in Illinois. During the period between 2003-2007, Illinois ranked 45th of 50 states in job growth. The average state gained 321,000 new jobs while Illinois created only 129,000. By being a below average in job creation, Illinois lost out on attracting business, talent, and economic growth. That translates to $501 million in lost sales and income tax revenues. http://www.adamforillinois.com/Job-Growth/

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