Let’s look at Meg Whitman’s record. As a corporate CEO she generated profits by firing workers and outsourcing jobs. She plans to cut 40,000 teachers, University of California employees and other state workers.
We know about her record of slashing American jobs, but what about creating new jobs? Last week the LA Times wrote that “Whitman’s economic plan will do little to bring jobs to California.” Click here to read the LA Times article.
The real problem, according to the article, is the Wall Street greed that wrecked our economy and real estate. And cutting 40,000 more jobs would just make that worse.
Jerry Brown has said he would protect jobs and working people. When he was governor, California gained 1.9 million jobs. When he was mayor of Oakland, he attracted 200 new businesses to revive downtown.
As governor, he would get California working again, not by firing public employees but by putting us to work rebuilding the economy.
“Most new jobs should and will be created in the private sector, but government can play an important role in establishing a favorable climate for job creation,” his plan says.
You can read his plan here at www.jerrybrown.org.