Perhaps this is something he should’ve kept to himself?
Via Fiscal Times:
It’s a generally accepted principle that large market economies are not zero-sum games. When one gets rich, that doesn’t require other people to become poor; job gains in one state don’t require job losses in another. But Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner must have skipped that lecture in Economics 101.
In a remarkable interview with the editorial board of the Chicago Tribune, Rauner said his plan to revitalize his state’s flagging economy relies on trying to raid neighboring Indiana for good jobs. Rauner made no effort to sugarcoat his intentions, promising something that sounds more like explicit economic warfare than simple competition.
“I am going to try to rip the economic guts out of Indiana,” Rauner told the newspaper, going on to boast, “I am one of the baddest enemies anybody can have.”
Rauner promised that Illinois would “methodically and aggressively” move to help itself to the economic detriment of its neighbor.
“We’re actually going to get it done,” he vowed. “When I set a goal we do it. And we’re coming after Indiana big time. We’re going to deliver jobs out of Indiana and into Illinois.”