February 3, 2011

Making inroads - Florida Governor Scott

It was a very contentious and close election but Rick Scott won and Floridians are now liking his policies. From The Miami Herald:
Fla. voters unsure of Gov. Scott, but like his tax-cut, pension plans
Florida voters barely like Gov. Rick Scott more than they dislike him, but they strongly favor two of his budget plans: Cutting taxes and making state workers contribute to their pensions, according to a new poll.

The survey from Quinnipiac University, however, shows that voters slightly disapprove of his plan to layoff 5,500 employees, or about 5 percent of the state workforce.

Still, voters favor most of Scott’s policies, which are more popular than the governor himself.

The poll shows 28 percent view him favorably, while 24 percent viewing him unfavorably. A plurality of voters – 45 percent – say they haven’t heard enough about him.

Also, voters like Scott’s job performance more than him – 35 percent approve and 22 percent disapprove.

“‘Too soon to tell,’ many Florida voters are saying about their new governor one month into his term,” said Quinnipiac pollster Peter A. Brown.
The effects of lower taxes kick in pretty quickly -- six months at most so Florida business owners will start to see that his ideas have merit. The lowering of taxes and fiscal conservatism needs to be done on the state level as well as the federal level. Posted by DaveH at February 3, 2011 7:17 PM
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