[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2006, Book II)]
[October 24, 2006]
[Page 1902]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Remarks Following a Tour of Gyrocam Systems, LLC, in Sarasota
October 24, 2006

    I wanted to stop by here at Gyrocam for a couple of reasons. One, 
low taxes encourage small-business growth. One of the reasons why we're 
adding jobs in this country of ours is because our small-business sector 
is flourishing. And in order to make sure that companies such as this 
little company continue to expand, you got to keep taxes low. If we run 
up taxes, it's going to make it harder for the small businesses to 
expand.
    There's a big--there's a significant issue in this campaign. Make no 
mistake about it, if the Democrats take control of the Congress, they'll 
raise taxes by letting the tax cuts expire. And we intend to keep taxes 
low.
    The other thing that's interesting about this little company is one 
of the products they make is an IED detector. And I've been saying to 
the American people that our goal in Iraq has not changed, which is a 
country that can sustain itself, defend itself, govern itself. Our 
tactics are adjusting. And one of the adjustments we had to make in 
order to protect lives and achieve our mission was to better detect 
IEDs. And this little company right here makes an IED detector that 
enables our troops to be able to ferret out an IED before they come 
across it.
    And one of the interesting things I was able to do was talk to a 
couple of Iraq vets who now work for this company. They're bringing 
their expertise off the battlefield to help this company design a 
product which will work. Interestingly enough, they then send people 
back to maintain the detectors.
    At any rate, I want to thank you all for giving me a chance to come 
by. I'm proud to be with you. The entrepreneurial spirit must remain 
strong in this country. It is strong inside this company, and we intend 
to keep it strong by keeping taxes low, less regulation, hopefully less 
lawsuits, and our economy will remain strong. If we run up taxes, it 
will falter.
    Thank you. Appreciate it.

Note: The President spoke at 2:40 p.m.