{"id":8277,"date":"2010-01-28T06:00:34","date_gmt":"2010-01-28T11:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=8277"},"modified":"2010-01-28T05:06:42","modified_gmt":"2010-01-28T10:06:42","slug":"growing-government-is-not-creating-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=8277","title":{"rendered":"Growing Government is Not Creating Jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"

The President’s teleprompter mentioned “jobs” twenty nine times by my count. Unfortunately for the citizens of the United States of America, where “when the Union was turned back at Bull Run and the Allies first landed at Omaha Beach” and blah blah blah, their President thinks creating a public sector job is something other than simply enlarging the government.<\/p>\n

…and at the same time, is still hawking the now infamous “Two Million.”<\/p>\n

Because of the steps we took, there are about two million Americans working right now who would otherwise be unemployed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Who are these two million<\/em> people?<\/p>\n

200,000 work in construction and clean energy. 300,000 are teachers and other education workers. Tens of thousands are cops, firefighters, correctional officers, and first responders. And we are on track to add another one and a half million jobs to this total by the end of the year.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

…and the other 1,410,000, sir?<\/p>\n

All public employees, sir. With all due respect, we need jobs that “pay the bills,” sir.<\/p>\n

The term “Clean Energy” or “Green Jobs” is a euphemism for “Government Subsidy” and “beauracracy”…and “Failure.” Sir.<\/p>\n

The Obama administration’s call for green jobs<\/a> as an economic savior initially sparked hope for economic recovery. But the federal funds have only dribbled into the sector<\/p>\n

Among the victims: the plodding light-rail project in St. Paul; the massive layoffs at Suzlon’s wind turbine plant in Pipestone and the deep job cuts at New Flyer’s hybrid bus plant in St. Cloud, the site Vice President Joe Biden visited last year to herald the administration’s green initiatives.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

…back to the teleprompter:<\/p>\n

Now, the true engine of job creation in this country will always be America\u2019s businesses.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

…but not so much while Obama is President.<\/p>\n

So tonight, I\u2019m proposing that we take $30 billion of the money Wall Street banks have repaid and use it to help community banks give small businesses the credit they need to stay afloat.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

More TARP? Jolly good idea, Mr. President, because the billions of TARP dollars already out there are getting lent out, right? The TARP that the banks that are lending, that are in good shape, are giving back to you with a “Thanks, but No Thanks”?<\/p>\n

I am also proposing a new small business tax credit \u2013 one that will go to over one million small businesses who hire new workers or raise wages. While we\u2019re at it, let\u2019s also eliminate all capital gains taxes on small business investment; and provide a tax incentive for all businesses, large and small, to invest in new plants and equipment.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

…like the health care reform you proposed? How’d that go?<\/p>\n

Next, we can put Americans to work today building the infrastructure of tomorrow.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read: grow government.<\/p>\n

From the first railroads to the interstate highway system, our nation has always been built to compete. There\u2019s no reason Europe or China should have the fastest trains<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

…ours will be faster because they will be empty!<\/p>\n

or the new factories that manufacture clean energy products<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

…in China.<\/p>\n

Tomorrow, I\u2019ll visit Tampa, Florida, where workers will soon break ground on a new high-speed railroad funded by the Recovery Act.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

…because if there is one thing Tampa needs, it’s a high-speed railroad.<\/p>\n

There are projects like that all across this country that will create jobs and help our nation move goods, services, and information.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

…how do you move a service? Sorry Mr. President, you were saying…<\/p>\n

We should put more Americans to work building clean energy facilities, and give rebates to Americans who make their homes more energy efficient, which supports clean energy jobs.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

…like this<\/a>?<\/p>\n

And let\u2019s tell another one million students that when they graduate, they will be required to pay only ten percent of their income on student loans, and all of their debt will be forgiven after twenty years<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Why don’t we just give them the money when they’re born like Hillary wanted to?<\/p>\n

\u2013 and forgiven after ten years if they choose a career in public service.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

…or you could tell them to skip all that and just give<\/em> them the job.<\/p>\n

From the day I took office, I have been told that addressing our larger challenges is too ambitious \u2013 that such efforts would be too contentious, that our political system is too gridlocked, and that we should just put things on hold for awhile.<\/p>\n

For those who make these claims, I have one simple question:<\/p>\n

How long should we wait? How long should America put its future on hold?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

…apparently about three more years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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