Politicians don't create jobs

March 06, 2008

I’ve heard a lot of foolishness in the US primaries, but one of the biggest pieces of dribble that Clinton supports keep coming out with are all the jobs that the Clinton’s supposedly created during their last rein.

Unfortunately there are only 2 types of jobs that presidents create:

  • Government Jobs
  • Jobs with government contractors

Both of these types of jobs are bad for all kinds of reasons. They cause unfair competition in the real world as well as cost us the tax payers way too much money, that again stop us from creating real jobs.

The real job creators are businesses. These can be small and large (in the US they tend to be small). They can be local or foreign. They do this as long as the market opportunity is stronger than the government road blocks.

A good presidents job with regards to job creation is to step the hell aside and stop building barriers for the people who are actually creating jobs.

Unfortunately Presidents can easily kill jobs and job growth. They do this by adding more and more barriers for businesses. This is where Hillary looks like she might have her real strength.

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