Transcript for Candidate Free Air Time: 2008 David Nachbar

Hello. I'm David Nachbar and I'm running for New York State Senate in the

55th Senate District. I'm not a career politician,

I'm a businessman and I decided to run for office

because, like you, I believe that New York is

a great state. But we could be so much better.

Let me give you a quick idea of what I'm talking about.

In the last ten years, state spending has doubled

from 62 billion dollars to 126 billion dollars.

To pay for it, property taxes have gone up over

six percent per year. Over 400,000 people have left

New York State and we've got the highest unemployment

rate in five years. We rank 47th

out of the 50 states in job creation

and 48th out of the 50 states in competitiveness.

We spend more on our children's education, but

we're the 17th smartest state. But we're number

two on one list...the list of the

worst states to do business in. This is not

a record of success. We could do so much better.

Too many people fear losing their jobs. Too many

people are underemployed in jobs that are far below

their skills. And as a parent, I'm concerned that too

many of our children move away because there are no opportunities here.

At some point, we say enough.

We could do so much better.

I have a plan to create jobs and opportunity in New York

especially here in upstate. I will cut spending so

we can reduce our tax burden and I want to make sure that every

New Yorker has access to affordable health insurance and to

an education that helps us achieve our potential.

But to do this, we need to fix Albany.

It's broken. Read more

on my Web site, NachbarforSenate.com

Join with your neighbors to discuss the issues. Work with us

to rebuild the promise of the Empire State. If Albany

won't change things for us, then we'll change Albany

and for that we need your energy, your support,

and your vote. I'm David Nachbar and I'm running for

New York State Senate.