Is it in Ohio's citizens best
interests to maintain a secret department manned by private business executives
that may have agendas that are not necessarily in the interest of the public at
large?
As Bloomberg Businessweek
points out "Jobs Ohio" spends millions of tax payer dollars in an attempt to
bring new companies to Ohio. The citizens and their watchdog, the state auditor,
have no access to the results of that spending. The
legislature has made Jobs Ohio bullet proof from audits and public
records requests. The overall results are rather depressing. According to
Bloomberg, Ohio's job growth rate trailed the U. S. average for 57 consecutive
months.
The original, still existing and
public, Ohio Department of Development, could duplicate that record for a lot
less money.
Paul Hunter
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