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Should the govt. be in the business of 'creating jobs' for the population? Does it work for the long term?
What are some good examples of the govt creating jobs that have had long term success?
Thanks
The government should not be in the business of creating jobs, ever. The only thing which the government should be responsible for is creating an environment where job creation is not only possible but easily achievable. This means less taxation, less regulation, and less demonizing of the "rich". Unfortunately, we aren't likely to see such an environment again in the near future, as the hatred of successful business owners seems to have become an ingrained attitude among the majority of the voting public.
Creating jobs directly and indirectly is the perhaps government's most important duty. So much (education, healthcare, housing, the economy) depends on it.
There could be programs put in place where private employers can get employees with their salaries paid by the government in lieu of unemployment. There could be public corporations started by government and later privatized. Anything but letting people stay out of work, without ccupation and means of existence. The stability of the country depends on that. That will also be a huge help for the unemployed to be capable of finding new jobs, since employes usually reject people out of work.
Demo nixing the rich (as the other poster mentions) has nothing to do with that. Taxes also don't play much role in many fields. But with regulations he is right. The burden and difficulty these play in America today is very significant.
The government should not be in the business of creating jobs, ever. The only thing which the government should be responsible for is creating an environment where job creation is not only possible but easily achievable. This means less taxation, less regulation, and less demonizing of the "rich". Unfortunately, we aren't likely to see such an environment again in the near future, as the hatred of successful business owners seems to have become an ingrained attitude among the majority of the voting public.
I agree, for the most part.
Government exists for the purpose of leveling the free market playing field. Without regulation, the producers will always have the advantage over the consumers. The ideologues will whine and moan and complain, but they are wrong. Without regulation, the sellers, the producers, the employers, will take advantage of the consumers, the buyers, the employees. There should be balance aka a level playing field.
The government has a terrible track record when it comes to creating jobs or "helping the economy". Just look how Hoover and then FDR tried to "help". All we got was a Great Depression. Bush II tried some government "help" and bombed and Obama really has doubled down to failure too. Government has to take the money out of the economy and then tries to spend it wisely but that rarely happens. It's all corruption and more than ever, inept corruptions. Green jobs? Where? build bridges? Really? The new Oakland bridge was imported from China and is cracking.
Depends on what types of jobs are created. If they're for the military industrial complex, forget it. They're not sustainable.
The LA economy, which was the envy of the US for 40 years following WWII, still hasn't fully recovered since the Cold War ended. The defense contracts dried up, and all the direct and indirect jobs went with them.
The government should not be in the business of creating jobs, ever. The only thing which the government should be responsible for is creating an environment where job creation is not only possible but easily achievable. This means less taxation, less regulation, and less demonizing of the "rich". Unfortunately, we aren't likely to see such an environment again in the near future, as the hatred of successful business owners seems to have become an ingrained attitude among the majority of the voting public.
I'd be willing to bet that if you lived on the Gulf Coast after BP Horizon, or in NC after the Duke Coal Ash Spill, or in Alaska after Valdese, or Bopauh India (SP?) after the Union Carbide Incident, or etc etc etc you'd probably be the first in line to sue those companies.
Less taxation and regulations WOULD be good, but unfortunately, there are always a few who would bypass the rules (or common sense) for a quick buck. They ruin it for the rest of us.
I'd be willing to bet that if you lived on the Gulf Coast after BP Horizon, or in NC after the Duke Coal Ash Spill, or in Alaska after Valdese, or Bopauh India (SP?) after the Union Carbide Incident, or etc etc etc you'd probably be the first in line to sue those companies.
Less taxation and regulations WOULD be good, but unfortunately, there are always a few who would bypass the rules (or common sense) for a quick buck. They ruin it for the rest of us.
At no point did I say that there should be zero regulation, I said that there should be less regulation. Our business environment is filled with bureaucratic red tape, and as someone who used to run a small business I can tell you that a lot of it is wasted paper. What we currently have is an environment which makes it fairly difficult to start a small business, and extremely difficult to go from a small business to a big (aka job creating) business.
ETA: As for taxes, they are also rather onerous for small businesses. There should be a 2-3 year grace period for new small businesses in which they receive either a complete tax break or at the very least a reduced tax burden so that they can focus more of their earnings into growing their business - especially on the sole proprietor level.
Should the govt. be in the business of 'creating jobs' for the population? Does it work for the long term?
What are some good examples of the govt creating jobs that have had long term success?
Thanks
The government doesn't create jobs. They only establish policies that allow the economy to flourish, or languish, as it has been for the last 6 years.
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