Here’s an idea

In the past several years, and as an individual running for state Legislature, I came across a plan that helped South Carolina and Mississippi increase revenue and jobs. These plans took three years to implement, but the results were outstanding nonetheless. I didn’t realize the impact on society as a whole until I had to write a presentation on how to be successful in life. I was gobsmacked at the end of my report and how 1 + 1 makes 2. How if everyone works together the entire community will prosper.

First, everyone must be educated and become skilled. When everyone has opportunity, everyone prospers. Second, employers must pay fair wages to sustain a decent life for their employees and let them know they can be promoted and have regular pay raises. Lastly, everyone should understand that there is enough wealth, opportunity and no matter the economic situation or education level of the individual, we all can be successful and rich. No matter how we look at it, the world will not run out of money or opportunity. There is enough for everyone.

Being that, with the numerous factory and office buildings that are vacant on the CNMI it gives the CNMI a great advantage to help its citizenry. Using what I stated earlier, the CNMI government, if they use this plan, will create more than 15,000 high paying jobs within the next three years with aggressive marketing and exclusive tax breaks for companies that come to the CNMI.

First, give a tax break for any company $3,000 or more for every U.S. citizen that is hired at more than $10 per hour and is employed full time with benefits, receivable after one year of continuous service. Second, a $2,000 tax credit for every employee that is given training that will help them obtain a certain job. Third, 100 percent tax credit for any company that moves to the CNMI and sets up shop (all moving and construction related expenses to relocate and start a business) and hires more than 25 employees with abovementioned requirements. Also:

– 100 percent tax credit to the companies that provide education for their employees (all monies that are paid for the education of employees will be written off as a tax credit.)

– 100 percent tax credit for starting up a daycare for employees.

– 100 percent tax credit for repairing the buildings by Garapan Elementary School that can be used for CNMI government offices.

– 100 percent tax credits for companies that help fix the roads, CUC problems, coral reefs, sewage runoff, road repair and donations to PSS).

The purpose behind this is two-fold. First, instead of worrying about SNAP money it concentrates on two things: jobs and education. Second, it forces the companies to be socially responsible. They need to pay decent wages ($5.05 an hour is out the door) and educate unskilled workers at a fair wage. Along with being socially responsible, the communities get better roads, more school donations, better beaches, and no red flags at beaches. It’s a win-win situation.

The employers who take advantage of the CW and local workers at $5.05 an hour is over. These employers will soon learn they need to start paying decent wages that will give the God-fearing people of the CNMI some self-worth. Many people will soon refuse to work for so little. I will be glad to discuss this with any member of the Legislature, governor or lieutenant governor if they are willing to listen for an hour or two to this plan and will gladly help draft a proposal and find ways to have businesses come to the CNMI.