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Meg
Whitman
is
‘the
one
who
can
bring
jobs
back’


By Meg News Channel

California is bleeding jobs. And Meg Whitman is the only candidate running for governor who has a
focused plan to put Californians back to work.

The unemployment rate remains one of the highest in the country, with more than two million
Californians unable to find a job. The state faces a $20 billion budget deficit. And California
accounts for about 30 percent of the nation’s welfare cases.

Meg believes this is simply unacceptable. “If we do not put Californians back to work, I promise
you there is no way out of this,” she said at a San Bernardino stop this week.

Meg has been traveling the state, sharing her job creation plan that begins with targeted tax cuts
and incentives to hire – a plan that won’t leave California drowning in debt.

And it’s a plan that’s resonating with Californians.

“How can you focus on anything else in your life if you can’t feed your family? Jobs are the key to
everything,” said Aaron Baker, President and CEO of Cannon Safe, Inc. in San Bernardino. “Once
we have economic stability, we can tackle some of these other issues we have....Meg understands
that.”

The past couple of weeks have taken Meg to Harbor City at the Port of Los Angeles, where she
toured Balqon, a small company that produces zero-emission electric vehicles. In San Diego, she
met with business leaders at the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce. In the Inland Empire,
Meg talked with Cannon Safe employees, who make safes and gun vaults and spend their days
welding and painting. And in Bakersfield, she addressed agricultural concerns at the Chamber of
Commerce.

It was a snapshot of some of the industries Meg says are vital to California’s success -- green tech,
entrepreneurs, entertainment, biotech, agriculture and manufacturing.

Job creation, retention plan begins with focus

Meg’s goal is to create two million private-sector jobs by 2015. Specifically, her tax cut plan
focuses on promoting manufacturers and start-ups, encouraging investment in jobs, increasing
research and development and providing targeted tax relief to sectors that can quickly ramp up
hiring. She has also called for a moratorium on new regulations in order to do a comprehensive
review of their impact on job creation.
“The truth is, we can’t afford an across-the-board tax cut until we get people back to work and we
cut government spending,” Meg said. “Then we can turbo-charge our economy by an across-the-
board tax cut.”

Meg believes this plan will make California competitive again with neighboring states, raise the
state’s standard of living, grow the tax base and help put an end to the state’s budget problems.

On the campaign trail, supporters say they trust Meg to deliver on her plan because of her
experience as a proven job creator at companies such as eBay. She grew it from a tiny startup to a
global company with 15,000 employees and nearly $8 billion in annual revenue.

“She’s going to fight for every businessperson today and that’s what we need,” said Susan Patane
of Redlands, who serves as Meg’s San Bernardino County chair. “If we don’t have jobs in the state
of California, there are no services. If we don’t have jobs in California, there is no revenue. She’s
the one who can bring jobs back.”

Meg News Channel is a fully dedicated media team, which produces original video and print content for the
Meg Whitman Campaign. To learn more, go to http://www.megwhitman.com/media_center.php

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