Gary Patrick, Tom Perry, Chris Brown, Elisabeth Barone, Phyllis Bailey
“A problem is kids dropping out of school because they can’t pay for it. Obviously right now people are in a financial crunch who wouldn’t be under typical circumstances. There has to be a way that kids who deserve to be here can stay even if they can’t afford to do so.”
(Elisabeth Barone of Syracuse, 21, student at Syracuse University majoring in biology)
“There are no factories. Everything has gone China. A lot of the jobs have gone overseas. There are just no more jobs around. They are taking the jobs out of Syracuse because they are getting cheaper workers overseas.”
(Craig Brown of Syracuse, 56, DL Manufacturing employee, unaffiliated with a political party)
“I’d like to see lower taxes, so there would be more opportunity for jobs for people…I’m in healthcare but almost every area is hurting.”
(Phyllis Bailey, 49, of Irving Street in Syracuse, nurse practioner at Crouse Hospital, Democrat)
“I work with disabled people. I am a supervisor and help build homes for them. They are hurting. Keep Medicaid costs where they are right now.”
(Gary Patrick, 62, of Erie Boulevard in Syracuse, maintenance supervisor at Arc of Onondaga, Republican)
“Make Onondaga Lake swimmable. They have to clean it up. We have been talking about it for forty years now. If they can clean up the lake, that’s great.”
(Tom Perry, 54, of Bishop Avenue in Syracuse, general contractor, Democrat.)
(Hilary Levin is a senior majoring in broadcast journalism.)
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