MIAMI, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Noted economist Farid Khavari, a Democratic candidate for Florida governor, has gained national attention for his plan to create a state-owned bank in Florida. Khavari says the bank would earn billions each year for the state while offering 6% CD's, 2% mortgages and alternative-energy financing, 6% credit cards, and 3% financing for state and local government projects.
Today Khavari described his plan to restore full employment in Florida. "A few stimulus jobs do almost nothing for nearly a million unemployed Floridians," he said. "We can create all the permanent jobs we need, without huge subsidies.
"We can solve this problem within three years, starting with 200,000 jobs in the first year. We must create the right kind of well-paying jobs to produce goods and services that improve quality of life and reduce living costs for the customers. This will make Florida recession-proof," Khavari said. "When we create one good job, the economy naturally creates two more jobs within a year, and those three create six more the next year. The key is starting the process the right way."
The plan is spelled out in Khavari's website, http://www.khavariforgovernor.com. One part of the plan calls for installing 500,000 solar water heaters per year in Florida. "When we negotiate the right price for them, they will pay for themselves through monthly energy savings and pay back five times their cost in the future," Khavari said. "Manufacturers will scramble to hire Floridians. Contractors across the state will hire new workers to install these systems. This simple program will create 105,000 jobs in the first year, leading to 200,000 more in the second year throughout Florida's economy. Besides, we will reduce greenhouse gas emissions equal to removing a hundred-thousand more cars from the road each year.
"This is just one program. There are other programs for alternative energy, efficient health care delivery, and energy-efficient, hurricane-proof construction. We will have the million new jobs we need, within three years. After that, we may need to import workers from other states," Khavari said. "Never again will a recession put Florida on its knees."
"None of these jobs will require government subsidies," Khavari added. "No other candidate has any plan to create jobs. Alex Sink, Bill McCollum and Charlie Crist lost over $50 billion in state retirement funds. If they were as good at their jobs as they are at raising campaign millions from special interests, we would not be in this mess. They don't know or care about normal people." Chief Financial Officer Sink, Democrat, and Attorney General McCollum, Republican, are also candidates for governor. Republican Governor Crist is running for the U.S. Senate.
Farid A. Khavari, Ph.D. is an economist and author of nine books, including Environomics. His latest book, Toward a Zero-Cost Economy, is available in stores or for free download at his website.
Photo of Farid Khavari: http://www.ereleases.com/pr/Farid-Khavari.jpg
Contact:
Bob Waterstripe, Spokesman
Khavari for Governor Campaign
P.O. Box 570502, Miami, FL 33257
bob@khavariforgovernor.com
305-318-4984
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