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Getting down to economic policy with the next mayor and the Chamber of Commerce.

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The Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce (GPCC) has a lot of sway in this region, not to mention a huge stake in making sure the Delaware Valley continues to boom as an economic hub. That’s why, two weeks ago, they proposed a series of tough questions about jobs and business growth to each of the mayoral candidates:

  1. How many net new jobs will you create in your first term? How will you work with the business community to create them?
  2. How would you assist sole proprietors to grow into small enterprises and increase employment? Provide a specific example of how you would do so.
  3. Specifically, how would you create efficiencies in Philadelphia's operating budget and reform the cost structure of municipal government?
  4. How do you view the mayor's role in creating a well-educated workforce? How do you specifically plan to carry out that vision?
  5. How do you view Philadelphia's competitive standing compared to other cities with regard to taxes, regulations and job creation? How would you improve our city's competitiveness as Mayor?

Today, the Chamber made the candidates' responses public — five of them, at least. Former State Sen. Milton Street was the only candidate to not respond.

Click on the candidate’s name to see their responses:

Lynne Abraham

Nelson Diaz

Jim Kenney

Doug Oliver

Anthony Williams

Some of the responses are on the lengthy side, others opting for brevity. Anthony Williams’ team wrote a about 2,300 words, while Doug Oliver took only about 1,300.

After the GPCC posed the questions, AL DÍA asked the mayoral candidates if they had any questions for the Chamber in return. Some of them did. Indeed, they seemed relieved to be on the asking side for once. Will the Chamber respond back?

The expectation — and we’re guilty of this as well — is that we ask questions, and the would-be mayor provides all the answers. Their time for asking questions is up. But that doesn't quite sit well with us. Sometimes you can learn a lot about someone (both good and bad) by the questions they ask, sometimes more than by the answers they provide.

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