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NY Jets owner Woody Johnson on Tim Tebow’s addition to the NFL team and how Gov. Chris Christie has helped make New Jersey a more competitive state.
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What do you think Tim Tivo and New Jersey governor Chris Christie have in common.
Maybe more than you think not to look at reject as long as -- go back -- David -- of the George W.
Bush tax.
Conference where he spoke with the owner of the new deal -- earlier today David affect the all right well let.
Let's first talk about Chris Chris before -- just because Chris Christie usually makes light of how bad situations funny about it he was funny today.
But what surprised me was when he was describing the situation in New Jersey which she could could be true for any state in financial trouble.
Was how dire he sees the situation.
There -- seemingly less optimistic time in my lifetime in this country.
And people wonder why.
I think it's really simple.
It's because governments -- telling them stop dreaming.
Stop striving.
We'll take care.
We are turning into.
-- paternalistic.
Entitlement society.
Well still there's some very important business people who have businesses in New Jersey like New York Jets owner Woody Johnson.
Who thinks Governor Christie is exactly the person to turn things around.
In the state of New Jersey at any rate.
Here's what -- I visited governor do this type a job in any state particularly New Jersey ever.
I mean he's really address the problems of the state and the lack of lack of New Jersey being competitive state for business or people.
Ever he mentioned that when he came in office in January 2010.
They had zero.
Job growth over a ten year period and yet they had more bureaucrats per square mile.
Than any other state -- -- so they were growing government.
And as a result business was decrease and not balancing the budget I think his first two years he he -- first day in office he.
Took two billion dollars up the budget.
His next year he took eleven billion and had a huge fight.
Eventually got these senator Sweeney to back -- -- Democrat a Democrat.
To back that's always gonna get anything done to balance the budget all us and I think he convinced -- people new Jersey's only the truth.
That long term.
We've got -- we've got to kind of shrink government and and really support small businesses -- sort of jobs are created now he's actually gonna decreased -- is trying to decrease taxes 10%.
-- -- has to deal with majority democratic legislature do you think you'll succeed I think -- well because I think -- legislators saying that.
Medium and long term this is really gonna help them.
In dealing with the people that they represented in the -- in making New Jersey market -- I mean South Carolina Texas Florida all these other states have lower tax rates are licking their heels and stealing our best people of people moving down there that's got to -- I gotta ask you about your newest recruit T -- how's he doing.
Will now he comes back at this Monday.
On the fifteenth so you'll see him I'm very excited to see what he's what impact he's gonna have I think he's he's a lot like Governor -- He he is what he has.
You know these true true to his beliefs he's not afraid -- tell you where what he believes and and he will I think be a very very positive influence the locker and I think -- happens -- a lot of games was that all your decision.
If it's a good decision ammunition turned -- -- a great player I'll take fall back -- -- accountability of that.
But I assume -- -- as some do you you probably know yet how wild about that for awhile yeah that whole week we -- lot about it and -- and Mike makes those decisions and you know once again if it turns out to be got -- to -- full credit for have you seen any business results.
Because of T -- already.
Really I mean you're seeing not sell more jerseys.
Jerseys are really our main line of business are are a lot of is winning games.
But.
-- I expect if we do well we'll we'll continue to -- we were pretty well so that he has south despite what you read about is -- teams sold on him.
Will find out -- we'll get together for the first time.
On now on Monday so we'll see how -- works and I think you from what I hear from the people play with -- -- Florida.
And at the -- 'cause he says he's he's going to be well life.
So what do sun T Bo and Chris Christie very similar at least according to Woody Johnson noted merchant I don't think they run the -- elbow in the same method I'm just guessing I don't think -- -- and Christie run -- -- Well in the end they really should be called the New Jersey jets -- -- I do they play in New Jersey they practice in New Jersey out yet -- -- -- -- I think it's a business and.
