With unemployment numbers stagnating at record lows, the public and policymakers alike are searching for solutions to the national joblessness dilemma. The Sarasota Herald-Tribune ran a guest column recently that three local Sarasota community members penned discussing ways in which Florida can achieve economic and job growth. The piece explores possibilities for improvements in both the employment and the economic sectors, emphasizing the importance of “far-sighted innovation and productivity-enhancing measures,” without which, “Americans will increasingly be priced out of competition in the world economy.”
CDF’s Senior Advisor, Ray O’Connell, submitted a letter to the editor in response to the guest column. O’Connell offers a crucial solution to the unemployment and economy equation. Specifically, he suggests that by updating Florida’s telecom laws to reflect modern day technologies and encourage private investment in broadband infrastructure, the Florida economy will flourish, “benefiting everyone”.
To read O’Connell’s suggestions for job growth in Florida, please click here.
