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Originally Posted by Sly
I always sort of cringe when a politician talks about "creating jobs". Politicians don't create jobs, businesses do. A politician can, however, create policies that make it easier and smarter for businesses to create more jobs.
I also don't agree with the $500 back they keep talking about. It isn't going to do enough to make it even worth it. The typical person will either pay off their debt or save it, people aren't running around spending... which is what the economy needs. So take that money and put it towards infrastructure or schools or health or any of the number of buzzwords that need an overhaul.
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You pretty much went against your first paragraph with the second. Infrastructure improvements are jobs the governments creates and pays for, which are often done through contractor businesses but still when rubber meets the road - government paid for and created them. I personally have yet to see a freeway or something built by wal-mart yet.
As far as the cash back. I thought that it was via peoples paychecks and with that it would also have incentives for small businesses attached to it so they can save money and perhaps employ more people etc.
I am only about half way on health care. Yeah it is a big buzzword. Just do not like it that much at all and I really could use it. As for schools - fuck them unless they finally do what should of been done long ago and attach the funds to the student and let families decide where their kid goes to school with the funds following the kid. No real way of that happening much though as that would require that the teachers union would need to be crippled first, which it should followed by the board of education. Let the private sectors primarily take over schools.