How About a Real Stimulus Plan?

Washington is now talking about another Stimulus Package. The problem is the current one has not spent the money necessary to stimulate the economy. Only 10% of the pork laden bill has been spent.

How many permanent jobs will the bill create anyway? Aren’t GAO estimates we are spending $600,000 per job created? You could give away money cheaper. Let’s not forget what this is going to cost us. Consumers eventually pay all taxes.

To create jobs we need to focus on manufacturing domestically. Businesses grow from creating real value. Services and finance grow from these bases.

Stop the Cap and Trade nonsense. It will export more jobs than create jobs. Climate change occurs naturally. Temperatures have not gone up in the last ten years. That disproves the theory that CO2 will increase temperature. Remember, temperature was much higher millions of years ago. Wasn't that the natural temperature we should go back to?

How about limiting litigation costs by capping awards? That would lower medical costs. Even better lower the costs of government regulations. Make filling out forms and information simpler for reporting. How about simplifying tax regulations so we can concentrate on serving customers?

For more jobs we need nuclear power and domestic oil production to lower our energy costs. I am okay with alternatives, but these are the lowest cost energy for transportation and electricity. What regulations have to change to allow investment?

Government building infrastructure is a worthwhile investment, but central governments do not respond quickly to needs. Government needs to be neutral to the market, or we export more jobs which slows the economy.

Let’s stop government from ruining our economy and stimulate real growth.
Steve