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FACT CHECK: Rick Scott’s Record on Job Creation

CLAIM: Rick Scott says he has created jobs in Florida, like he promised he would in 2010.

FACT: Rick Scott is 1 million jobs short on his promise to Floridians. In 2010, Rick Scott promised to create 1.7 million jobs over seven years. But after taking office, he stalled and backtracked, saying he would only create 700,000 jobs — and falsely claiming he had never promised Floridians any more, coming up 1 million jobs short. Just as bad, Scott has given out $266 million in taxpayer dollars tocompanies promising to create jobs, but only 4% have actually been created.

  

RECLAMO: Rick Scott dice que él ha creado empleos en la Florida, tal y como prometió que lo haría en el 2010.

HECHO: Rick Scott se ha quedado corto en 1 millón de empleos de la promesa a los floridanos. En el 2010, Rick Scott prometió crear 1.7 millones de empleos en el transcurso de siete años. Pero tras tomar posesión del cargo, se estancó y se retractó, diciendo que solamente crearía 700,000 empleos, diciendo falsamente que él nunca había prometido nada más a los floridanos, quedándose corto así en 1 millón de empleos. Lo que es peor, Scott le ha regalado $266 millones de dólares de los contribuyentes a compañías que prometieron crear empleos, pero solamente un 4% han sido creados en realidad.

 

CHECK THE FACTS:

[Tampa Bay Times, 12/9/13]

[Tampa Bay Times, 12/6/13]

And watch here:

[Fox 13, 7/14]

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