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THE HOT TOPIC: Governor's Counselor Talks Economic Summit

Chris Boardman

Story Created: Nov 6, 2008 at 12:56 PM EST

Story Updated: Nov 6, 2008 at 5:51 PM EST

With Rhode Island carrying the highest unemployment rate in the country, Governor Don Carcieri called an economic summit in Providence. Governor's Counselor Saul Kaplan was at the summit today, and was in the ABC 6 studio tonight...

Thursday, Nov 6 at 1:31 PM Ed from Providence wrote ...

This Governor is just another RIer has no clue about money or business, he is just a smidge more ethical than the Democrats. He is just looking to increase revenue when he needs to be creating wealth, reducing taxes, and encouraging the private sector to come here to create jobs and have the people build their own retirement and a inheirtence for their kids. It is time to deregulate the state lower cut spending and lower taxes. Start with the estate tax increase the exemption to $3.5 million.

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