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Rob Mercuri: “The unemployment tax is something that hits us hard. We have…”

Featuring: Rob Mercuri, Republican | Former Candidate, U.S. House Pennsylvania, District 17

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28th Legislative Virtual Candidate Forum

Published | Video Starts at 25:34

Small businesses are important, too. As a small business owner, again, we own the UPS store locally here. The unemployment tax is something that hits us hard. We have a higher unemployment tax than other states in other areas. and we need to address that. So I look at those two things as just incentives and drivers of helping businesses thrive in this area and being an attractive region economically. (25:34–25:44)

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