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Speaker 1 (00:02):
A twenty one and fifty five KCD talk station. A
very happy Monday to you made extra special. Welcome back
to the fifty five CARC Morning Showed. A very Happy
New Year to the next Governor of the State of Ohio.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
VV.
Speaker 1 (00:12):
Ramaswami vivike Ramas sam Me. It's a pleasure to have
you back on the show, sir. Welcome.
Speaker 2 (00:17):
Good to talk you, Brian, Thank you Mom.
Speaker 1 (00:19):
Doing great list as great as I can be. I
thought we might have hit the ground running. It a
little bit slower encountering your twenty twenty six, but I
keep joking. I've got like six months of flood of
breaking news stories that you know normally would take place
every a long period of time, all crunched into a
tiny little amount of space. There's a whole lot to unpackage.
I hope the whole year isn't this complicated. But I'm
looking forward to November because I'm looking forward to you
(00:41):
being elected as Ohio's next governor. Way ahead and all
a polling from everything I can tell, and you've kind
of solidified the team. You've selected Rob McCauley as your
running mate. What led you to choose Rob over the others?
Who were under consideration v Vake.
Speaker 2 (00:56):
Well, look, there was, first of all, a lot of
great people in office and running for office and even
not running for office who I considered. But it's going
to be a team effort. But the reason I selected
Rob as Lieutenant governor is, think about it, Brian, is
I'm an entrepreneur, I'm a businessman. I'm not a politician,
and I come from the outside, and We're going to
shake things up where necessary. Right, I'm going to tax reform,
(01:18):
regulatory reform, you name it. But in order to actually
turn that vision into reality, I wanted a governing partner
who does have the experience of passing laws, understanding the
effectiveness of working with the legislature, and in that department,
I think there's nobody better than Rob, who, by the
age of forty, got to be Senate president in Ohio.
(01:40):
He had served in both the House and the Senate.
But at the same time, he isn't somebody who's off
his peak, and you know, in the Rocker I should
say he's a young man still, he's about the same
age as me. He's of the next generation, and so
I think he brings that youthful perspective and energy while
still actually having legislative experience that I don't have have,
(02:00):
But I do bring the outsider experience of the business
executive and an entrepreneur, and I think that's going to
be a powerful one two punch combination. Not just to
talk about policy changes, not just to make noise on
social media, right, which are too many politicians focus on
these days, but to actually deliver meaningful change that lifts
(02:21):
up the lives of allolands, that puts more money in
your pockets, and also equally importantly improves the quality of
our schools.
Speaker 1 (02:29):
That's what I'm focused on, fair enough, And I guess
what I'm hearing is you are demonstrably successful as a businessman.
You know how business works, and you work that to
your own personal success. You plan on bringing that to
the state of Ohio. Having that keen understanding McCauley, I
guess understands the sausage making process. Can I put it
that way, sir?
Speaker 2 (02:49):
Absolutely, that's exactly right. And you know there's a famous
man born in Ohio and by the name of Thomas
Edison who famously said a vision without execution is a hallucination.
All right, So I'm bringing division and I'm also going
to be able to execute, but I want a governing
partner who helps me execute with the legislature because a
lot of what I want to do, some of it
(03:09):
we can do through executive power, but a lot of
what I'm going to want to do is going to
require legislation. That's going to be Rob helping me work
with our legislature, which he knows in and out. That's
the sausage making that's required. And he's able to do
it while still being young and energetic, and I like
that about him. And look, let's talk about the goals,
not just talk about sausage making. Let's talk about why
(03:30):
we're in this, which is not only do we want
to bring costs down, and this is the focus across
the board in the country, but I want to also
be the state that actually makes you wealthier, increases your
after tax take home pay by rolling back property taxes.
I want to deliver the biggest property tax rollback we
have seen in the United States of America. And I
(03:52):
want to make Ohio zero income tax state while we're
at it, and you able to roll back both income taxation,
property taxation, and even regulatory taxation. Yes, the reason your
electric bills are seventy eighty percent hiring some parts of
the state. Is because of the regulations that inhibit energy production.
Speaker 1 (04:09):
The reasons with a tax, the reason off his platform,
he's promising a reform on energy and I'm laughing out
loud vay because I'm still walking funny since the last
Duke Bill I got. I couldn't believe my eyes. We
need to do something about that control. Yeah, lowering the
price of energy will put out money in our pockets.
Speaker 2 (04:27):
Absolutely, I've been talking about this is the day I
launched the campaign. Now. I launched the campaign in Fibruary
of twenty twenty live now right, and so I already
twenty second Februar of twenty twenty five. I said that
our electric bills are going to continue to go up
because of the supply demand imbalance, and a lot of
people told me that, I don't think people believe you
(04:48):
on that. Well, then summer last year rolled around, and
then fall last year rolled around, and what do we see?
We saw that spike. And so I do think we
need a governor who is an entrepreneur, who's a businessman,
who's a to see where the puck is going. Even
economically and make those decisions in a calculated, thoughtful way
for Ohioans. I've built successful companies. I'm proud to say
(05:12):
because of the opportunities I've been given in this state.
The education that I gained in Cincinnati, went to public
school thre eighth grade, went to Saint X for high school.
So I'm so grateful for the opportunities I've been given.
But to be one of the most successful businessmen probably
in the last several decades coming out of this state,
I know how to solve the problems that this state
faces too. And with Rob at my side, working with
(05:34):
the legislature, We're just going to get things done, not
just talk about it, but actually act. And I'm looking
forward to starting next January so it can actually deliver
on bringing down those electric bills, bringing down those property taxes,
and eventually bringing the income tax down to zero.
Speaker 1 (05:49):
Check out the platform help him out. His vision for
Ohio is an outstanding one, and that is a confident
man I've got on the phone today, vivig Ramaswami. You
can help him online, learn about the campaign strategy and
maybe donate some honey. V vague VI I v E
k v ve four Ohio dot com. That's the word
for not the number v VEG four Ohio dot com.
Get over there, help them out and help them out
(06:10):
with a campaign trail knock some doors. Mister Ramaswami, thank
you so much for joining my program. It's always a
pleasure to hear from you. Have an open venue right
here to talk anytime you want about the issues as
we move fast toward November.
Speaker 2 (06:22):
Thank you, bry Good talking to you always a pleasure.
Speaker 1 (06:23):
At twenty seven right now, stick around. Zach Hanes Speaking
of elections in November, got Ohio State Senate candidate for
District seven, Zach Haynes
A twenty one and fifty five KCD talk station. A
very happy Monday to you made extra special. Welcome back
to the fifty five CARC Morning Showed. A very Happy
New Year to the next Governor of the State of Ohio.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
VV.
Speaker 1 (00:12):
Ramaswami vivike Ramas sam Me. It's a pleasure to have
you back on the show, sir. Welcome.
Speaker 2 (00:17):
Good to talk you, Brian, Thank you Mom.
Speaker 1 (00:19):
Doing great list as great as I can be. I
thought we might have hit the ground running. It a
little bit slower encountering your twenty twenty six, but I
keep joking. I've got like six months of flood of
breaking news stories that you know normally would take place
every a long period of time, all crunched into a
tiny little amount of space. There's a whole lot to unpackage.
I hope the whole year isn't this complicated. But I'm
looking forward to November because I'm looking forward to you
(00:41):
being elected as Ohio's next governor. Way ahead and all
a polling from everything I can tell, and you've kind
of solidified the team. You've selected Rob McCauley as your
running mate. What led you to choose Rob over the others?
Who were under consideration v Vake.
Speaker 2 (00:56):
Well, look, there was, first of all, a lot of
great people in office and running for office and even
not running for office who I considered. But it's going
to be a team effort. But the reason I selected
Rob as Lieutenant governor is, think about it, Brian, is
I'm an entrepreneur, I'm a businessman. I'm not a politician,
and I come from the outside, and We're going to
shake things up where necessary. Right, I'm going to tax reform,
(01:18):
regulatory reform, you name it. But in order to actually
turn that vision into reality, I wanted a governing partner
who does have the experience of passing laws, understanding the
effectiveness of working with the legislature, and in that department,
I think there's nobody better than Rob, who, by the
age of forty, got to be Senate president in Ohio.
(01:40):
He had served in both the House and the Senate.
But at the same time, he isn't somebody who's off
his peak, and you know, in the Rocker I should
say he's a young man still, he's about the same
age as me. He's of the next generation, and so
I think he brings that youthful perspective and energy while
still actually having legislative experience that I don't have have,
(02:00):
But I do bring the outsider experience of the business
executive and an entrepreneur, and I think that's going to
be a powerful one two punch combination. Not just to
talk about policy changes, not just to make noise on
social media, right, which are too many politicians focus on
these days, but to actually deliver meaningful change that lifts
(02:21):
up the lives of allolands, that puts more money in
your pockets, and also equally importantly improves the quality of
our schools.
Speaker 1 (02:29):
That's what I'm focused on, fair enough, And I guess
what I'm hearing is you are demonstrably successful as a businessman.
You know how business works, and you work that to
your own personal success. You plan on bringing that to
the state of Ohio. Having that keen understanding McCauley, I
guess understands the sausage making process. Can I put it
that way, sir?
Speaker 2 (02:49):
Absolutely, that's exactly right. And you know there's a famous
man born in Ohio and by the name of Thomas
Edison who famously said a vision without execution is a hallucination.
All right, So I'm bringing division and I'm also going
to be able to execute, but I want a governing
partner who helps me execute with the legislature because a
lot of what I want to do, some of it
(03:09):
we can do through executive power, but a lot of
what I'm going to want to do is going to
require legislation. That's going to be Rob helping me work
with our legislature, which he knows in and out. That's
the sausage making that's required. And he's able to do
it while still being young and energetic, and I like
that about him. And look, let's talk about the goals,
not just talk about sausage making. Let's talk about why
(03:30):
we're in this, which is not only do we want
to bring costs down, and this is the focus across
the board in the country, but I want to also
be the state that actually makes you wealthier, increases your
after tax take home pay by rolling back property taxes.
I want to deliver the biggest property tax rollback we
have seen in the United States of America. And I
(03:52):
want to make Ohio zero income tax state while we're
at it, and you able to roll back both income taxation,
property taxation, and even regulatory taxation. Yes, the reason your
electric bills are seventy eighty percent hiring some parts of
the state. Is because of the regulations that inhibit energy production.
Speaker 1 (04:09):
The reasons with a tax, the reason off his platform,
he's promising a reform on energy and I'm laughing out
loud vay because I'm still walking funny since the last
Duke Bill I got. I couldn't believe my eyes. We
need to do something about that control. Yeah, lowering the
price of energy will put out money in our pockets.
Speaker 2 (04:27):
Absolutely, I've been talking about this is the day I
launched the campaign. Now. I launched the campaign in Fibruary
of twenty twenty live now right, and so I already
twenty second Februar of twenty twenty five. I said that
our electric bills are going to continue to go up
because of the supply demand imbalance, and a lot of
people told me that, I don't think people believe you
(04:48):
on that. Well, then summer last year rolled around, and
then fall last year rolled around, and what do we see?
We saw that spike. And so I do think we
need a governor who is an entrepreneur, who's a businessman,
who's a to see where the puck is going. Even
economically and make those decisions in a calculated, thoughtful way
for Ohioans. I've built successful companies. I'm proud to say
(05:12):
because of the opportunities I've been given in this state.
The education that I gained in Cincinnati, went to public
school thre eighth grade, went to Saint X for high school.
So I'm so grateful for the opportunities I've been given.
But to be one of the most successful businessmen probably
in the last several decades coming out of this state,
I know how to solve the problems that this state
faces too. And with Rob at my side, working with
(05:34):
the legislature, We're just going to get things done, not
just talk about it, but actually act. And I'm looking
forward to starting next January so it can actually deliver
on bringing down those electric bills, bringing down those property taxes,
and eventually bringing the income tax down to zero.
Speaker 1 (05:49):
Check out the platform help him out. His vision for
Ohio is an outstanding one, and that is a confident
man I've got on the phone today, vivig Ramaswami. You
can help him online, learn about the campaign strategy and
maybe donate some honey. V vague VI I v E
k v ve four Ohio dot com. That's the word
for not the number v VEG four Ohio dot com.
Get over there, help them out and help them out
(06:10):
with a campaign trail knock some doors. Mister Ramaswami, thank
you so much for joining my program. It's always a
pleasure to hear from you. Have an open venue right
here to talk anytime you want about the issues as
we move fast toward November.
Speaker 2 (06:22):
Thank you, bry Good talking to you always a pleasure.
Speaker 1 (06:23):
At twenty seven right now, stick around. Zach Hanes Speaking
of elections in November, got Ohio State Senate candidate for
District seven, Zach Haynes
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