Fec.gov: (These contributions are just from this past quarter Sept-Dec. 2009. These are PACs which contributed to the Stivers for Congress committee.)
...Banks...
JPMorgan Chase & Co. PAC, 9/30/09, $5000
Comerica Inc. PAC, 9/23/09, $1000
Financial Services Roundtable, 9/30/09, $1000
Comerica Inc. PAC, 9/23/09, $1000
Financial Services Roundtable, 9/30/09, $1000
**** Why is John Kasich afraid to face the press? According to an article from the Plain Dealer published at Cleveland.com Kasich refuses to answer questions from anyone in the press. Kasich likes to control his message, but this phobia about not talking to the press is weird.
There is a fabulous new website called Kasichcuts.com which demonstrates the results of Kasich's ending of the Ohio income tax. Currently, the Ohio income tax provide 40% of the state's funding.
Here is a tidbit from http://kasichcuts.com:
> For residents of Dublin, Ohio 43017---
If Kasich were elected and then eliminated the state income tax---
( 1 ) $32,487,086 would be cut from local police and fire departments, public health and other local services.
( 2 ) $15,619,976 would be cut from local libraries.
> For residents of Kettering, Ohio 43419----
If Kasich were elected and then eliminated the state income tax----
( 1 ) $13,698,054 would be cut from local police and fire departments, parks, public health, and other local services.
(2 ) $9,022,412 would be cut from local libraries.
> In Summit County, Ohio 44087---
If Kasich were elected and then eliminated the state income tax----
( 1 ) $14,966,386 would be cut from local police and fire departments, parks, public health, and other local services.
( 2 ) $8,085,234 would be cut from local libraries.
If you want to see what cuts your community would see under a Kasich administration, visit Kasichcuts.com to see your numbers. It is clear that Ohio can't afford Kasich's crazy solutions.