Florida Gov. Rick Scott is broadening the central message of his re-election campaign: Beyond claiming responsibility for Florida’s recovery from the Great Recession, he now blames the downturn on his predecessor and likely 2014 opponent, Charlie Crist, and former Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink, tampatribune.com reported.
Scott has repeatedly said that, burdensome state taxes and regulations in place before he assumed office brought about Florida’s job losses, and his own pro-business formula of lower taxes and cutting regulations has propelled Florida’s recovery ahead of the nation’s.
Economists say national economic policies and the business cycle have far more influence on the state’s economic condition than local or state tax or regulatory policies. They also say Florida doesn’t appear to be recovering faster than the rest of the country, the paper also reported.
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