In case you missed it, here's a profile of Michael Nutter in today's New York Post Philadelphia Evening Bulletin. Nutter continues to try to carve out the niche as the pro-business candidate with the record as a tax reformer:
"I worked hard for many years on a reduction of the wage tax. I advocated the reduction of the business privilege tax. We need to quickly eliminate the gross receipts tax because it is onerous and stifling to businesses.
"Philadelphia has many taxes, a confusing array of taxes. But it's important to remember to the extent we change the tax situation. It's not enough to bring about growth and development by itself. We need better schools, safe streets, better parks and recreation to make it easier to attract people to the region.
"We need to focus on business development. Downtown versus neighborhoods is a futile debate and it's a wrong debate."
He claims it's the 10-employee businesses that need the help in the city, not just the 1,000 employee businesses. Nutter renewed his call for every new business owner to get a written greeting from the city thanking him or her for opening his or her business in the city.
"Right now when a new business opens there is no fanfare or contact with the government - and it's the same when it closes down," he complained. "That has to change."
The small businesses are creating the jobs, the former Councilman declared.
Given that we haven't heard too much from him since he resigned, was it a good idea for Nutter to give up his council seat so early on?
Comments (2)
Regardless of whether it was a good idea, it was the right thing to do if you care about ethics in government, and I respect him for taking that step.
Posted by Dave | September 7, 2006 9:50 AM
"In today's New York Post" "Philadelphia Evening Bulletin"
Funny that a blog linked to the Daily News has the gall to take a shot at another paper.
Posted by smarter than you | September 9, 2006 6:05 PM