Gov. John Kasich is defending his plan to pay for more income tax cuts by raising the sales tax. Kasich has a message for local communities who are struggling to attract jobs.
During a forum with journalists, Kasich was asked about communities that are still having trouble attracting businesses.
One reporter used Elyria as an example, saying a company recently moved out of town because of a nearby strip club.
Kasich says, while tax cuts help spark economic development, communities still need to take responsibility for their own problems.
鈥淚f you have a seedy neighborhood go clean it up. I mean what do you think, you think that I鈥檓 gonna come up to Elyria and get rid of the strip club? Why don鈥檛 you get rid of the strip club?鈥� said Kasich.
Kasich pointed out that those jobs may end up leaving the town but stay in the state.
