Leave Us Alone!
I would love to wake up some morning and turn on the news without hearing the President or some member of Congress tell me of the latest plan to fix something that I wish they would just leave alone.
Thats not to say that there are not things that need to be fixed. For example, why not “fix” deficit spending? This is a very real and growing problem which surely will at some point come crashing down on us in the form of very high, possibly, hyper-inflation. Can they even spell Zimbabwe? And, it could be “fixed”. We just need those in charge of Government to commit to not spending more than is actually in the “bank”. You know, like the rest of us have to do. What a concept!
Here is another one. Why don’t they “fix” the current 10.2% unemployment problem? They could do this if the Administration and Congress would help create an environment where those who create the jobs are less afraid of Government interference. As it stands now any prospective employer must be fearful that Government will dictate who you can hire, who you can fire (lawyers ready to pounce), how much you can pay, Environmental Regulations, Healthcare “Mandates”, permits, fees, licenses, etc.? A real gauntlet.
And, if you comply with everything, obey all the rules, pay all the fees and manage to make a “profit” (a dirty word to Barney Frank and others), then you are looked on as greedy, evil and a target to be punished by having most of what you worked so hard for confiscated (stolen) in taxes.
What incentive does a prospective employer have in a business environment where each new day he/she hears in the news about proposed new Employer Healthcare requirements and taxes, Cap & Trade (Cap & Tax) regulations and other Government plans to “fix” things.
And all of this from a bunch that could not even efficiently run the Cash For Clunkers Program (actual cost to Taxpayers in excess of $40,000 for every car sold!). The only thing that government seems to excel at is Corruption, Fraud, Waste and Mismanagement. What do you expect when the Chairman of the House Budget Commitee (Charles Rangel) is an admitted Tax Cheat?
In my mind, Congress and the Administration is best thought of as a Disorganized Criminal Enterprise. If they were organized at least they might avoid deficits.
Bob Bandy
