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Brainteaser: How Can The Government Encourage Businesses To Hire?
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Donnelly
November 18, 2009 (202) 225-2276
Brainteaser: How Can The Government Encourage Businesses To Hire?
President's 12/3 Job Forum To Tackle Job Creation Mystery
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Burton (R-IN-05) issued the following reaction to today's AP story on how President Obama's upcoming jobs forum will not be about creating jobs. Instead, the President intends to figure out how to encourage businesses to hire employees for jobs that presumably exist, but remain unfilled. Rep. Burton's statement is as follows:
"I'd like to call on President Obama to save America's taxpayers the cost of refreshments, service staff, or any other expenses associated with his jobs summit on December 3rd. In place of his pending public relations stunt, I'm willing to swing by 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and share this answer to the jobs brainteaser that President Obama has been struggling with:
"Mr. President, to create jobs or encourage businesses to hire, first you must stop threatening America's economy with the high-spending, high-tax programs like cap-and-trade and government-run health care. Second, you must cut spending. Third, you must cut taxes on capital gains, small businesses and individuals.
"It's been a long road from January 20th until now, but I'm glad the President has decided to really hunker down and tackle the 'mystery' behind pro-growth policies for American businesses. And, even after months of policy failures, if the President still has pent-up hostility toward free market principles, I suggest he use that angst against a country other than ours - say, Iran, for example."
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