Government is No Solution for Bad Economy
By Bradley Blakeman
Newsmax.com
The greatness of America rests not in our
government, it rests in our people. We should not be
growing government in trying times; we should be
unleashing the creativity and entrepreneurial spirit
of our businessmen and women, our scientists, our
students, and our inventors.
Growing government to somehow make up for the lost
productivity of the private sector makes no sense.
Now is the time for government to be cutting costs
and reducing spending. Our lawmakers should be
cutting taxes and providing incentives to the
marketplace for investment and ingenuity.
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The president should call for a 10 percent
across-the-board cut in bureaucracy spending
including the military. If a cabinet member refuses
to find the cuts, then they should be removed. There
is no good excuse for the government not to be
responsible in good times, in bad times and all
times.
Likewise, businesses that have been mismanaged
should fail. Businesses that need to reorganize
under bankruptcy laws, should do so. Government
bailouts are not the answer. Our laws are for
everyone, the corporation, and the individual. The
big. The small — and everything in between.
Our government should not be in the business of
picking winners and losers by providing taxpayer
funds to finance greedy, corrupt or incompetent
businesses and practices.
The Obama administration’s “investment” of public
monies in failed businesses like Solyndra, Ener1,
and others are yet further examples of misguided and
incompetent leadership.
People and corporations must be held accountable for
their behavior, including but not limited to their
business decisions. There must be more than a sense
of responsibility. It must be real and it must be
accounted for. There must be consequences.
For those who have violated the public trust, they
should be brought to justice and for those who have
acted incompetently, they should be removed.
The marketplace is resilient. We will come back
stronger economically if Wall Street and Main Street
operate on the same rules and principles.
Now is the time for sacrifice, but out of sacrifice
we will be a stronger nation. We have all lost
something of value in these times of economic
downturn. But, there is nothing more valuable than
our collective spirit and that is still intact and
unwavering.
The American people can solve any problem and
overcome any diversity. My message to my government
is simple: Let my people go! Get out of our way and
lighten our load and we will come back stronger than
ever.
The formula for a full and robust economic recovery
lies in leadership, and policies that restore
confidence and surety to the marketplace as well as
to the households of Americans.
We are all in this together and the only pathway
back to economic prosperity is a United States.
Pitting American against each other is never the
answer.
In this election year, Obama will plead that he
inherited a mess and that our problems — from
joblessness to energy, to debt are not his fault. He
will blame the rich for not paying enough of their
“fair share” and Republicans for rejecting to
cooperate with his agenda.
Republicans, in order to beat an incumbent
president, must set forth a contrast between what
Barack Obama promised and what he delivered. More
importantly however, they must articulate a set of
policies that will solve the problems of
joblessness, debt, and high-energy prices while
restoring confidence and security to the overall
economy.
In the end, the American people will demand
accountability. It is not about blaming. It is about
results.
The question 2012 will turn on is a very simple one:
Am I better off today than I was four years ago?
It is common sense that any household could not
survive if it were run the way our government runs
itself. Now is the time to get back to basics and
govern by example instead of by exception.
Bradley A. Blakeman served as deputy
assistant to President George W. Bush from 2001-04.
He is currently a professor of Politics and Public
Policy at Georgetown University and a frequent
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