Josh Shapiro

And look, I mean, that kind of tax that you're describing is not something we have here.

It's certainly not something

on my agenda.

I do think people need to pay their fair share.

I think you'd agree with that.

We need to make sure that we are easing the burden on those who are working and who are at the lowest, you know, sort of economic point on the scale.

And we got to make sure that folks at the top are paying their fair share in order to sustain our society.

And I think we've struck a really good balance here in Pennsylvania.

And I think our growth numbers

bear that out.

I think seeing more people coming to this state bears that out.

And I think there's an important stat.

One of the things you cited in those entrepreneurs as you were going through your question is, you know, these are people who kind of started with a dream, with an idea that, you know, someone might have looked at and said, geez, I don't know about that.

But they stuck with it and they built up

their companies.

We see here in Pennsylvania, particularly when it comes to life sciences, right?

We're seeing people plant a flag here in Pennsylvania, start with an idea that others might think, boy, I don't know about that.

But then because of our tax environment in Pennsylvania, because of our pro-growth approach in Pennsylvania, we're seeing more of those small businesses, more of those small companies, especially in life sciences, survive that sort of valley where a lot of those companies go out of business.

and sustain themselves here.

Because again, I think we're showing that we're pro-growth.