Hagan stands in way of progress


Hagan stands in way of progress

Much like putting the ki- bosh on the resort developers who wanted to build a race track/resort with their own (no taxpayer) money, I see that Rep. Robert Hagan now wants to put the brakes on the local shale development possibilities. He knows the sorry state of affairs that the local economy suffers. He rants about the poverty rate and the need for jobs, yet his moral compass, anti-business attitude continues to be that pimple on the you-know-what of progress. Hagan is of the mindset that every corporation is out to screw the little guy, yet to my knowledge he has never created one job himself or met a payroll.

His environmental concerns are a tad hypocritical, too, in that he supports GM-Lordstown which produces cars that pollute. He’ll flick a light switch on courtesy of electricity produced from a coal burning power plant.

Rep. Hagan proudly tells the world that he has been a highly paid locomotive engineer for 40 years. And at the same time admits that his $80,000/year elected position is part-time. Yet he wants to stand in the way of opportunity for others. Too many around here have no job; he has two, with pensions and paid health care.

While I understand that we can’t elect a Republican in this area, can’t we find a pro-business Democrat who wants to get us out of this hole? Life is about making choices and survival, and we don’t need a career politician to do either on our behalf.

Tim Ryan, Newton Falls

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