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Santa Clara, Alameda County, CA November 4, 2014 Election
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Growing Our Economy

By Ro Khanna

Candidate for United States Representative; District 17

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Promoting economic competitiveness and opportunity in the 21st century must be America's top priority. A strong economy produces good paying jobs, grows the middle class, and allows people who worked hard their entire lives to retire with dignity. Unfortunately, during the last several decades we have seen stagnating wages and falling incomes for the majority of Americans. For far too long, our economic policy has been driven by special interests that have made the system cater to them, while working and middle class families have been left behind. As we slowly recover from the Great Recession, the wealthy are doing better than ever while thousands across the South Bay are struggling like never before. We need a coherent economic vision that will provide economic opportunity to all Americans willing to work hard.

Just look at our antiquated tax code - it was written for a 1960s economy and is failing us today. It incentivizes companies to locate overseas while giving oil companies tax breaks and subsidies. At the same time, an impossibly complex bureaucracy has piled on burdensome and duplicative regulations that have stacked the deck against small businesses and entrepreneurs.

Our country needs bold leadership to ensure America maintains its position as the most productive and innovative nation on earth. My comprehensive economic agenda will increase our manufacturing and exporting capacity, reward entrepreneurs who take risks and keep our economy dynamic, help small businesses thrive and grow, and create good-paying jobs in the industries of the future - all while strengthening our middle class.

For more on where I stand on the economy, please check out: http://www.rokhanna.com/economy.

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