George LeMieux is campaigning for election to the U.S. Senate here in Florida. He was appointed to the Senate in 2009, following Mel Martinez’s resignation, and he’s now running against incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson as well as several Republican candidates.
I got the chance to sit down with George last week to talk about his bid for the U.S. Senate and get his take on our economy, small businesses, the debt ceiling mess, and whether he’s related to hockey great Mario LeMieux. We recorded the interview so you can see and hear what he has to say, and I think you’ll find it pretty interesting. Click play on the video below, and be sure to leave a comment at the bottom of this page to weigh in on these topics:
By the way: Please don’t mistake this as an endorsement of George LeMieux or any other candidate. The LeMieux campaign reached out to us for this interview, and we expect that several others will now do the same. I’ll keep you posted if that happens.
Again, please leave a comment below to share your two cents on the issues addressed in the video above. Whether you agree with any of the responses or not, I love a lively debate, so let me know what you think.
Dedicated to Your Continued Success,
Chris
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P.P.S. At the end of the video, George and I talk about the Women’s World Cup — the U.S. vs. Brazil game in particular. We recorded this video early last week, so we were still hopeful of the U.S.’s chances to win the whole thing. Despite losing to Japan in the final game, we’re still proud of our U.S. women’s team. Go USA!
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Nick says:
Thank you for this informative interview Chris.
Mike Sabitov says:
Great interview. George hit many good points.
Marvin Margolin says:
He sounds like every other politician. It make no difference if he is a D or R.
Even in his own firm he talked finding sources of revenue and cutting cost
If listen to him the solution is cutting expense. Too bad he forgot about revenue, AKA tax increases.
Just more of the same.
Nick shirur says:
Tax cuts to the rich is not the answer to the economic growth. You can cut taxes when your coffers are full and have no place to stash your money.Take the example of Asia where the rich pay proportionately higher taxes and their economy is booming in double digits.The rich and the big companies use their tax cuts to spend in Vegas or give their CEO,s Millions in bonuses. I work in a company for the past 18 years where as the production has gone up by 300% the number of employees have gone down by 3%.The company is reeking in profits, They pay the top official hefty bonuses but refuse to pay any raise to any of the employees.That pretty much is the story in many companies. Give them tax cuts and expect the benefits to trickle down is foolishness.Most employers are not employee friendly at all.They lay people off at the drop of hat.
Natvar Nana says:
Congratulations.
Robert Hilger says:
Thanks Chris.
Chris Hurn says:
Thanks Mike.
Chris Hurn says:
I’m not so sure it’s quite that simple, Marvin. In his own firm, he talked of cutting some expenses — we didn’t cover increasing revenues at his firm. Not sure where you got that part.
Chris Hurn says:
Thanks for your comments, Nick. I believe parts of Asia (China and Vietnam, for example) are booming because of their relative new entrance into the modern economy. I support reduced tax rates for consumers (makes no difference who) as I think they should keep more of what they earn to do with what they want. Most small businesses file as S corps or LLCs, so they would benefit from reduced consumer tax rates, especially flatter ones. Reducing tax rates on C corps (often called “Big Business”) is more of a tactic to remain competitive with other nations’ corporate tax rates — ours are currently the second highest in the world and common sense suggests that remaining in that position will hurt our economy long-term. Business owners have a legal obligation to seek profit for their shareholders — perhaps unfortunately for some, they are not tasked with being job creators first and foremost (that is often a by-product of growth). So, increasing productivity by 300% (your example), while decreasing the number of employees by 3%, would probably be considered admirable from a purely profit and legal standpoint, but obviously not from your vantage point. This is another reason why I encourage people to become entrepreneurs — to control their own destinies, among other things.
Kenneth Crider says:
I have no comment,However I can EXPRESS the TRUTH. DEBATE is doing the same thing! It does’nt work. Don’t talk it to death!rather live it unto life. The forefathers set themselfs to pray and, obey the principles of the WORD of GOD. WE can’t be a bunch of wild indians following a chief that follows his own intellectual principles. Beleive it our not ALMIGHTY GOD knows EVERTHING. He does’nt make deals. Its HIS WAY are you and, the the devils. Can you even begain to know who the winner will be. AMEN. BE BLESSED. K.E.C.
Paul Ihrig says:
Nice . . . Very nice.
Rob Tomis says:
Chris, while I find the information contained in herein very informative, your blatant political perspectives are somewhat of a turnoff. For the sake of information and to be “Fair and balanced” as your Fox friends would say, I think it would be beneficial to also present an interview with Bill Nelson and see what he has to say.
Chris Hurn says:
Rob –
I’m an unapologetic capitalist… so most of what I say can be seen through those lenses. I vote for the party who most supports free enterprise. Period. I happen to think a lot of the world’s ills can be solved through the raising of living standards, and that will require more innovation, less regulation, and fairer taxation. (I’m starting to sound like the Rev. Jackson with my rhymes here…)
I also believe highly in free speech, so I would certainly do an interview with Senator Nelson, but sadly, his office has not reached out to me yet. Hopefully they will and soon. I’d welcome it. I AM fair and balanced, quite unlike MSNBC.
Thanks for your comments, though you sound more partisan than I did, Rob.