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SepLember 24, 2014 313-420-7161


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Syracuse, New ork - 8epubllcan, ConservaLlve, and lndependence candldaLe for u.S. Congress !ohn
kaLko (n?-24) Loday announced hls proposal for creaLlng and reLalnlng [obs ln CenLral new ?ork. kaLko
was [olned by a number of local small buslness owners and manufacLurers:
As l Lravel across Lhe dlsLrlcL, l hear Lhe same Lhlng over and over: CenLral new ?orkers wanL beLLer [ob
opporLunlLles wlLh hlgher wages and lncreased work schedule flexlblllLy. lL's Llme we geL [ob seekers
back lnLo Lhe workforce and geL WashlngLon ouL of Lhe way," sald kaLko. 1he governmenL does noL
creaLe [obs, small buslnesses do. under uan Maffel's waLch, governmenL regulaLlon of small buslness
has lncreased and onerous new burdens and expenses llke Cbamacare have been ushered ln. We musL
decrease regulaLlons LhaL cosL Llme and money and reduce governmenL-lmposed barrlers Lo hlrlng. As
your congressman, l vow Lo flghL for soluLlons Lo lmprove our economy and creaLe [obs."

WlLh over 3,000 [obs losL, Syracuse was named one of only Lwo areas ln Lhe sLaLe of new ?ork LhaL losL
[obs over Lhe pasL year accordlng Lo a reporL by Lhe ueparLmenL of Labor released earller Lhls monLh.
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katko Iobs and Lconom|c St|mu|us |an

1. Comm|tment to Manufactur|ng
Increase vocat|ona| tra|n|ng programs for manufacLurers Lo help address Lhe skllls gap and Lo
modernlze our workforce. ManufacLurers need skllled Lechnlclans Lo work on complex
equlpmenL. 8y parLnerlng wlLh local educaLlonal lnsLlLuLlons, vocaLlonal Lralnlng programs wlll
allow employers Lo hlre and equlp new employees wlLh advanLageous and Lransferable hlgh-
Lech skllls.
Support tax cred|ts Lo encourage Lralnlng of new employees.

Ioster |oca||y-deve|oped |nnovat|on Lo ensure assoclaLed manufacLurlng occurs ln CenLral new
?ork.




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2. kepea| Cnerous and Unhea|thy 1axes Assoc|ated w|th Cbamacare
kepea| the Med|ca| Dev|ce 1ax LhaL has already resulLed ln slgnlflcanL [ob loss ln CenLral new
?ork and whlch places a 2.3 levy on sLarL-up companles maklng lL nearly lmposslble for
lnnovaLlve producLs Lo reach a global markeL.
kepea| the Sma|| 8us|ness nea|th Insurance 1ax (nI1 1ax) whlch ls kllllng [obs and lmpedlng
economlc growLh. We musL ellmlnaLe Lhls 143 bllllon dollar burden on small buslnesses.
3. keduce 8urden of Student Loans
SLudenL loans welgh heavlly on recenL graduaLes enLerlng or reLurnlng Lo Lhe workforce. We
musL reduce Lhe debL LhaL graduaLes owe and lncenLlvlze sLudenL loan forglveness programs
and parLnershlps.

4. S|mp||fy the 1ax Code
8lslng, complex Lax raLes are suffocaLlng small buslnesses and prevenLlng Lhem from reachlng
Lhelr Lrue poLenLlal. u.S. manufacLurers are LhroLLled wlLh reLroacLlve and lnconslsLenL Code
changes LhaL ofLen force buslnesses Lo move operaLlons overseas. We musL reform Lhe lnLernal
8evenue Code Lo slmpllfy Lax raLes and allow buslnesses - small and large - Lo compeLe noL [usL
locally, buL globally.

S. Decrease kegu|at|ons on Sma|| 8us|nesses
SLop Lhe overregulaLlon of small buslnesses by ensurlng LhaL cosLs Lo small buslnesses are
properly consldered aL every sLage of rulemaklng. Allow all buslnesses Lo have a falr shake,
wlLhouL havlng Lo fulflll sLrlngenL and burdensome requlremenLs.

6. Make kesearch & Lxper|mentat|on 1ax Cred|t ermanent
8y maklng Lhe research Lax credlL permanenL - seL Lo explre ln a few shorL monLhs - lnvesLmenL
ln research and lnnovaLlon can flourlsh.

7. Incent|v|ze I|ex|b|||ty and 1ra|n|ng for Ind|v|dua|s ke-enter|ng the Workforce
rovlde Lax lncenLlves for employers Lo allow more flexlblllLy wlLhln Lhe workforce by
encouraglng LelecommunlcaLlon and more flexlble work hours.

SupporL lnLernshlp programs Lo updaLe lndlvldual sklll seLs and Lechnology Lralnlng afLer
susLalned absence from Lhe workforce.


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