Common Sense Commentary: Drive A Stake Through The Heart Of Obama’s Policy Agenda
Amidst freefalling poll numbers, a declining economy, Republican resurgence and a God-sent halt to nationalizing America’s healthcare system, the President and his Democratic allies in North Dakota (see Earl Pomeroy, Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad) have decided to shift focus. Where it once displayed meaningless rhetoric suited for his personal agenda, the teleprompter now pledges the President’s number one priority will be to create jobs and get the economy back on track. My take? The biggest boost for the economy occurs when a stake gets hammered through Obama’s big government-loving, tax-hiking, regulation-laden health care and energy proposals.
With extraordinary volatility in today’s markets, anyone with an ounce of business sense would tell you what the private sector needs to get back on its feet: certainty. Under President Obama, we’ve seen the most ambitious expansion of government since the Great Society. And with more big-government budget question marks looming in the distance—from health care costs to the cap and tax disaster—the unfortunate question facing most employers is, “Why would I hire anyone in this climate of uncertainty?”
Now if Obama actually surrounded himself with experts who’ve actually made a payroll—real-life private sector veterans—someone in his staff could tell him that. Instead, his cabinet is filled with Ivy League academics who only know what works “in theory.” Well your Chairman doesn’t work in the theoretical world; I like to deal in reality. And here’s the sad truth: compared to previous administrations within the past 100 years, President Obama and his cabinet have virtually zero private sector experience. Check out the numbers: In the Bush administration, 55% of cabinet members came from the private sector. Under Clinton? 48%. Under Kennedy? 33%. And today, under Obama? A woeful 8%. Is it any wonder why his policies have been a disaster for unemployment and the economy?
70% off all jobs created in a recovery come from businesses that are less than five years old. But they’re all waiting for this “change” to end so they can get back to expanding their enterprise. It’s a no brainer (that is, if you know what it’s like to sign the front of a payroll check instead of the back of a government check).
That’s my opinion, what’s yours?
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