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Andrew Gillum on Welfare & Poverty |
GILLUM: Nearly half of Florida's families struggle to make ends meet. I know what it's like to have your parents choose which bills to pay before services get cut off. Our state's devastating income inequality forces families to live paycheck to paycheck, because our economy isn't built for everyone to succeed.
As Mayor, I've presided over Florida's fastest-growing local economy, Pres. Obama named Tallahassee a TechHire city for our commitment to training workers, and we eliminated our local business tax, saving businesses $2 million annually.
I believe the way forward for Florida's economy starts with ensuring workers get the vocational and technical training they need for good jobs, attracting those good jobs by investing in our state's schools and infrastructure, and embracing technology--from ride-sharing and home-sharing to renewable energy production--that will remake Florida into an innovation economy that works for all.