Broken clouds Broken clouds 32 °F December 28, 2014 River
Reporter Facebook pageTRR TwitterRSS Search  Constituent to
Senator Toomey: ‘take responsibility’  October 9, 2013  At a
Danville Town Hall meeting recently, U.S. Senator Toomey
explained why we do not have a greater number of higher paying
jobs. The senator was told that $9 to $10 paying jobs do not
help a person take care of their family. That is absolutely
right. The senator agreed as well but provided a puzzling
explanation.  Senator Toomey claimed that jobs are not as
plentiful because they are going overseas. That seems like a
fair explanation, but why did Senator Toomey neglect to bring up
the “Bring Jobs Home Act.” This was a bill intended to reduce
outsourcing by closing tax loopholes and giving tax incentives
to companies that bring jobs back. The senator did not bring
this up likely because he filibustered this sensible solution.
If outsourcing is why we do not have higher paying jobs, then
why did Senator Toomey agree to encourage the outso