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Fishkind Commentary: Is Florida's Job Growth A Result Of Gov. Scott's Policies?


July 29, 2014 | WMFE, Orlando - Governor Rick Scott's re-election campaign is largely focused on job creation, and indeed, Florida has seen significant employment growth in the last few years. But the question of what prompted that growth is a matter of some debate.

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[Image: Economic Analyst Hank Fishkind of Fishkind & Associates]

Scott says his policies are responsible for spurring Florida’s job market forward. But economic analyst Hank Fishkind points out that Scott has governed during the economic recovery…and says that recovery itself played the bigger role in the state’s job growth.

Fishkind begins his conversation with 90.7’s Nicole Creston by examining Scott’s financial platform from his first gubernatorial campaign, which Scott called the “7-7-7” plan.