From the KDP: Six Key Quotes About Matt Bevin’s Failure to Help Kentucky Workers

Kentucky Democratic Party

FRANKFORT, KY — Under Matt Bevin, Kentuckians are working hard but struggling because this governor’s harmful policies benefit special interests and insiders at the expense of middle class families. 

Here are six key quotes about Matt Bevin’s failure to help Kentucky workers: 

• “Typical Kentuckians' wages are stuck, and not nearly enough for a modest yet adequate standard of living.” - Kentucky Center for Economic Policy

• “If the economy really is growing, a lot of paychecks aren't reflecting that.” - John Cheves, Lexington Herald Leader

• “Kentucky ranks 47th in the nation in personal income, with the state average at $39,000.” - WKU Public Radio 

• “Live in Kentucky? Your income is growing slower and you have fewer jobs to pick from.” - Lexington Herald Leader
  

• “... from the point of view of the typical Kentucky worker, good jobs are difficult to find and wages remain stuck.” - Jason Bailey, Executive Director of the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
  

• “New data released by the Appalachian Regional Commission Tuesday show per capita annual income fell by more than $1,000 in several Eastern Kentucky counties from 2016 to 2017.” - Lexington Herald Leader