Governor preps for South America junket
Corbett to Sao Paolo, Rio, Santiago, Valparaiso
Governor preps for South America junket
Joseph N. DiStefano
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett, beset at home by a growing list of popular politicians who want to take his job, is heading to Rio de Janeiro and Santiago de Chile to try to promote Pennsylvania business down there. Officials of Easton medical-tubs maker Fluortek Inc., Jefferson County mining-locomotive maker Brookville Equipment, Drexel University and other Pa. enterprises, will join Corbett at investment seminars, public-official meetings and other events. They'll arrive in Sao Paolo, Brazil's largest city, on April 7, meet with local officials, Pennsylvania tourism promoters and Brazil "investment prospects." visit a Volvo plant and a Pennsylvania college graduates' reunion, then talk to energy producers in Rio de Janeiro.
In Chile they'll meet with President Sebastian Pinera and his mining, farm and foreign secretaries, visit the Port of Valparaiso (which ships a lot of grapes to the Delaware River ports), hold a Pennsylvana exports promotion event, and sign a Memo of Understanding with the Santiago Chamber of Commerce, flying back to the U.S. on April 16. Trip sponsors include the Barnes Foundation, which operates an art museum in Philadlephia; Philadelphia-based cafeteria operator Aramark; Brazilian chemical maker Braskem, whose U.S. arm is based in Phialdelphia; Unisys, the Blue Bell software maker; Santander, the Spanish bank that owns the former Sovereign Bank and affiliates in Brazil; the Greater Philadlephia Tourism Marketing Corp.; the Pennsylvania Convention and Visitors' Bureau; the Jones Day law firm; and others.
Why would anyone from SA want to set up shop here? Taxes are higher. Cost of labor is higher. Cost of supplies is higher. Declining consumer base.— Professor1982- 'Governor' Corbett 'preps' for SA junket. Now, isn't that a switch?
And his biggest 'athletic' supporter, Professor 1982, asks "Why would anyone from SA want to set up shop here? Taxes are higher. Cost of labor is higher. Cost of supplies is higher. Declining consumer base."
Taxes aren't necessarily higher here especially if you are in a Keystone Op Zone as a biz (but our 'Governor' doesn't support KOZ's), costs aren't necessarily higher and our consumer base isn't necessarily declining for consumptables especially imports from other 'foreign' entities.
So the 'Governor' is actually on a good track, albeit a bit late to try and drum up business or jobs - neither of which he really supports but he has to 'look like he does' because he's trying to get re-elected. Therefore, the need to 'prep.'
Meanwhile, the athletic supporter reveals himself as the hypocrite he is - because normally folks, Prof1982 would be calling out Dems and others for junkets like tworhese.
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#votethisguyout #worstgovernorintheUS
#nowtrending: MoneyforNothing, Junket'sonMe!— 24sDad 
What are politicains?— Pugh- Err, is he going with Sen. Melendez?— STEPHEN1988
- Stephen, wak up, it's "MENENDEZ".— blipster
- Port of Philadelphia has long established business relationships in South America which generates thousands of port, transport and warehouse jobs across the entire region. Many South American economies are rapidly growing and present new opportunities. We operate in a global economy and it is expected that senior level business and political leaders should visit and promote our interests to their counterparts.— proport
- Gee, all these Pennsylania businesses in Rio, WHY. WHY didn't Corbett do something to STOP the businesses from going down there?— TheGuyfromPhilly
- I see that One Term Tom Turkey needs a vacation and his buddies are paying for it. What -- he cann't stand to watch his sagging poll numbers? Don't get caught in another scandal down their in Brazil they will not allow you out of the country and the USA has no extradition treaty with them. Darn I should not have warned him--this would be a good way to get rid of him faster. Nix that last statement.— A. Martinez
- So basically, Tom is taking a vacation far away so he can't momentarily forget that just about everyone with a brain in this state hates him, minus of course, the moron lunatic fringe right.— john_dallas_bowers
- Meant "can momentarily" — john_dallas_bowers
