Oct. 1, 2010
See Supports West Virginia Business Friendly, Attracting Jobs and People to State
By Tony Rutherford
Huntingtonnews.net Reporter
Huntington, WV (HNN) – T. Anne See is running for House of Delegates. Here are some of her thoughts on issues facing both West Virginia and Huntington.
HNN: What are some of the issues you’d like to have addressed by the legislature?
SEE: I’d like to see some differences in our tax structure. We say we are open for business, but we need serious change [such as] tort reform, we need to make WV business friendly so people aren’t afraid to come here and start a business. There’s no reason this state cannot be very productive. We need to compare what’s working for other cities and what’s working for other states, make some changes that make WV seriously open for business.
HNN: Coal has been under attack yet WV is one of the nation’s leading producers….
SEE: We need to protect the coal industry. I’m pro coal all the way. There were coal miner’s in my family so that’s a tender spot. But we have so much lumber, lumber used to be one of the main industries before coal…
HNN: You’d like to attract more people to WV?
SEE: Michigan has all of those commercials welcoming people to their state. We need to do a campaign too, provided we can make the changes on the regulations and taxes. There’s no reason we can’t have all kinds of industries in WV. It’s a beautiful state , it has wonderful people, we need to open our doors seriously…
HNN: You’re not in favor of Huntington’s proposed occupation tax, are you?
SEE: I remember sitting there thinking there are so many people in opposition to that tax. When that many people disagree, [the administration and council] really need to pause and see what work.
They have been adding taxes for years and it does not seem like it has helped. I live out of the city limits. My husband works for CSX. Most of those sellers work out of city limits. None of them are happy. I haven’t talked to one people during my campaign that was for the occupation tax.
I’ve talked to some of [people inside the city] and they do not think that it is fair that people outside have to pay the tax. I don’t know what the answer is, but … I’ve talked to people with business locations in Huntington and they are looking for property outside of Huntington We don’t want H to become less; we need to build it up as well. I”ve thought of a one percent piggy back tax where 1% goes to municipalities . Other things can be done. Huntington’s streets are in terrible shape, but there has to be a better way to get to that end result.
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See Supports West Virginia Business Friendly, Attracting Jobs and People to State
By Tony Rutherford
Huntingtonnews.net Reporter
Huntington, WV (HNN) – T. Anne See is running for House of Delegates. Here are some of her thoughts on issues facing both West Virginia and Huntington.
HNN: What are some of the issues you’d like to have addressed by the legislature?
SEE: I’d like to see some differences in our tax structure. We say we are open for business, but we need serious change [such as] tort reform, we need to make WV business friendly so people aren’t afraid to come here and start a business. There’s no reason this state cannot be very productive. We need to compare what’s working for other cities and what’s working for other states, make some changes that make WV seriously open for business.
HNN: Coal has been under attack yet WV is one of the nation’s leading producers….
SEE: We need to protect the coal industry. I’m pro coal all the way. There were coal miner’s in my family so that’s a tender spot. But we have so much lumber, lumber used to be one of the main industries before coal…
HNN: You’d like to attract more people to WV?
SEE: Michigan has all of those commercials welcoming people to their state. We need to do a campaign too, provided we can make the changes on the regulations and taxes. There’s no reason we can’t have all kinds of industries in WV. It’s a beautiful state , it has wonderful people, we need to open our doors seriously…
HNN: You’re not in favor of Huntington’s proposed occupation tax, are you?
SEE: I remember sitting there thinking there are so many people in opposition to that tax. When that many people disagree, [the administration and council] really need to pause and see what work.
They have been adding taxes for years and it does not seem like it has helped. I live out of the city limits. My husband works for CSX. Most of those sellers work out of city limits. None of them are happy. I haven’t talked to one people during my campaign that was for the occupation tax.
I’ve talked to some of [people inside the city] and they do not think that it is fair that people outside have to pay the tax. I don’t know what the answer is, but … I’ve talked to people with business locations in Huntington and they are looking for property outside of Huntington We don’t want H to become less; we need to build it up as well. I”ve thought of a one percent piggy back tax where 1% goes to municipalities . Other things can be done. Huntington’s streets are in terrible shape, but there has to be a better way to get to that end result.
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