Jon Huntsman pens an op-ed in today’s Wall Street Journal about his jobs plan:
Restoring our competitiveness will not be possible without first recognizing our constitutional commitment to limited government, a precondition for unleashing the spirit of American entrepreneurialism.
In the long term, this will mean dramatic education and immigration reform, but in the short term, tax simplification, regulatory reform, and changes in energy and trade policy will jump-start the American economy and allow us to export more and import less, creating sustainable growth and jobs.
We need a revenue-neutral tax overhaul modeled after Ronald Reagan’s 1986 tax reform package—which will require taking on sacred cows. This means eliminating special interest carve-outs, loopholes and deductions while lowering rates across the board so our tax code is flatter, fairer, simpler and more conducive to growth.
This is similar to the reforms we implemented in Utah, which allowed our state to lead the nation in job creation and our economy to grow at triple the national rate.
His campaign also has out a new video today, contrasting his job-creation record with Mitt Romney’s:
The Corner post the video refers to is one I did back in June that looked at the Bureau of Labor statistics and found that during Jon Huntsman’s tenure, no state created more jobs than Utah.
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