New Jobs for Massachusetts

Do you remember when the Edsel was being manufactured at Assembly Square or Bunny Bear Cribs were made in Massachusetts? How about when Lynn produced shoes or Waltham was called “the Watch City”? As a kid I remember a trip to grandma’s from Watertown to Revere took us along Rte 16 past the Cain potato chip factory and soon after smelling potato chips lightly fried in oil, seeing them tumbling down the conveyor belt,  came the pungent smell of sage as we passed Bell’s Seasoning. Where have all the factories gone? To some smells like the stink from the Monsanto plant in Everett we say - good riddance!

Young people today have no memories of things being made in Massachusetts except for concepts like Facebook or movies with Matt Damon or Ben Afleck. We have produced a lot of politicians who have produced laws that have driven companies out of state or out of business.

Mike Hruby, President of Jobs for Massachusetts has studied this topic and is dedicated to bringing jobs back to Massachusetts.

He gave an eye opening presentation at the monthly meeting of the Greater Boston Tea Party / Medford Chapter which highlighted some of the barriers to job growth in Massachusetts. He had plenty of facts and figures. We all know some people who would like very much to be employed or to find work that utilizes their expertise and training. About 32% of our workforce needs jobs but “our state economy is not free enough to fulfill its job creation potential” and I’m thinking Casinos are not the answer. Another fact Hruby states “There are 700,000 people on public assistance in a state with only 2.5 million households. Lack of jobs keeps people dependent.”

By removing two legal barriers, The Independent Contractor Law, and the Inventory Tax, small and large businesses can flourish in Massachusetts once more creating over a million jobs which are sorely needed in the commonwealth today.

For more info go to www.NewMassJobs.com