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First of all, we need to understand that capital - money is the fuel of economy. The American economy has been strong because we are able to attract a lot of capital from all over the world because 1) relatively low tax rate, 2) political stability, 3) mature legal and regulation systems, and 4) a large well educated and well trained workforce.
So anything we do to increase the capital flow to the economy but not to the government welfare will create jobs.
Taxing the rich doesn't help create job in one way or another because when we talk about taxing the rich, we are talking about "income tax." Most capital or money doesn't sit as income; they are mostly held by large corporations, which are owned by the rich.
The whole income tax system we have is very unfair because it creates a system of "taxation without representation." While the rich pays the most tax, people, particularly the poor, who don't pay taxes still get to vote and get most benefits. It would be much better to switch to a consumption based tax, which eliminates the whole taxing the rich or socialism argument. And it's fair to everybody.
Having said all these, the best way to create jobs is to reduce or eliminate corporate tax and capital gain tax completely. Obviously we need some other tax systems to compensate but this will definitely encourage individuals and corporates to invest.
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